Asclepias
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I like having our own awards. I boycott the Oscars every year because I put more emphasis on the BET awards. I dont even know most of the white actors except the really good ones. Its weird to me that Black people would think white film makers and producers would recognize the scores of incredibly great Black actors when most of their money comes from white audiences.Good guys don't win Oscars. Good guys aren't memorable.I didnt ask about all that. I asked where quotas were asked for. They shouldnt be bitching. I dont know why they actually think a system set up to glorify white people would recognize Black people. They should have realized that white people as a group only give lip service to the idea. I say Black people should focus on our award shows and stop trying to solicit recognition from white people. The irony of Denzel Washington finally getting an award only after portraying a villain in Training Day should have been enough proof that whites in general dont care for Black actors unless they are fulfilling a stereotype.I missed where he asked for quotas?Our useless controlled media won't ask him about that. Why do we need racial quotas in the movie biz but not in pro sports??
Spike Lee Boycotts Oscars, Compares Himself to Martin Luther King, Jr.
jan 18 2016 Spike Lee will boycott this year’s Academy Awards after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated exclusively white actors in top categories for a second consecutive year.
In an Instagram post Monday morning, the Chi-Raq director said he meant “no disrespect” toward ceremony host Chris Rock and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, but felt compelled to act after seeing this year’s nominations.
“How is it possible for the second consecutive year all 20 contenders under the acting category are white?” Lee wrote in a lengthy post. “And let’s not even get into the other branches. Forty white actors in two years and flava at all. We can’t act?! WTF!!”
They're bitching about not enough blacks....not just in the Oscars but all sorts of places. So....how many is enough?
Blacks should just concentrate on their own awards where no one else is allowed. Or, just set up black categories in the Oscars. Best black actor since they aren't capable of honest competition.