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| John Krasinski and academy president Cheryl Boone-Isaacs announce the 2015 white best actor nominees Courtesy of Indiewire |
“The
‘struggle for civil rights’ crossed the finish line and lost its moral power
when demands switched from equal rights to equal results." - Larry Elder
Everyone has the equal right to get nominated for an Academy Award. It doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed a nomination.
Everyone has the equal right to get nominated for an Academy Award. It doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed a nomination.
For the second year in a row, the oh-so-powerful and PC
barometer known as social media continued its e-march against the clearly
racist voting body of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after
their list of acting nominees including not one non-Caucasian in four
categories.
Of course,
this called about continued strides to be made in the academy to have their nominees
better reflect the varied persons of all nationalities who make up the
population of the United States.
At face
value, diversity is a great thing. On the other, I don’t think it’s responsible
for a non-profit organization known for preserving the art and science of film to
change its already democratic and fair practices by succumbing to peer pressure
because people think it’s faulty for some lack of diversity.
While the
four acting categories, out of 24 total categories, have come under scrutiny,
people have neglected the great accomplishments of two men who aren’t white,
but because they aren’t black people don’t care.
