Posted on 01/16/2020 8:28:12 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Stephen King appeared to backtrack on his recent comments about "never" considering "diversity in matters of art" after criticism from a number of prominent artists, including Ava DuVernay.
"The Shining" writer on Tuesday weighed in on the controversy that ensued after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated a nearly all-white slate for acting Oscars.
"For me, the diversity issue did not come up," King, who is a voting member of the Academy, wrote on Twitter of his nominations for the best picture, best adapted screenplay and best original screenplay categories. "That said, I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong."
King's remarks were quickly rebuffed, with many criticizing the novelist as being out of touch and "ignorant."
"When you wake up, meditate, stretch, reach for your phone to check on the world and see a tweet from someone you admire that is so backward and ignorant you want to go back to bed," DuVernay, whose docuseries "When They See Us," recently won best limited series at the 2020 Critics Choice Awards.
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I loveit when NBC (Nothing But Communism network) says that King was “quickly rebuffed”. By who? The very cretins he was talking about.
I don’t like King but he was right about materials being judged on their artistic/creative strengths, not PC crap criteria.
Love it when the Left Hollywood/Entertainment/Writers world goes into total spasms over integrity and real talent.
“Diversity” is the white flag waved by those who have accepted many groups will never achieve as much as WASPs or those that ascribe to their system.
Stephen hack king
I love TCM but Saturday night is Live PD.
Do not be too hard on Mr. King. At least he held a principled position.
For three hours.
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