Posted on 01/17/2015 1:42:53 PM PST by MeshugeMikey
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations, film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says the all-white acting slate inspires her to accelerate the academy's push to be more inclusive. She also hopes the film industry as a whole will continue to strive for greater diversity.
The first black president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spoke out Friday night in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press about the Oscar nominations and the widespread criticism that followed.
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I said this someplace else, the only solution is the Black Only Academy Awards, voted on by the black and minority members of the Academy and it can be shown on BET.
Problem solved. They already have the BET Black Awards for Entertainment so this is just an extension of that.
Yes, I think it goes like this:
"So, 'Twelve Years a Slave' won, are you happy now?"
"Nope."
"You need more wins?"
"Damn straight!"
"I suppose you think 12% of all Oscars should go to blacks?"
"Man, that's not enough!"
"What?? You want to win 50% of the awards??"
"No, man, of course not!"
"Well, that's a relief!"
"We want to win all the time! Every award! Because we're better than you!"
Did a lot more people watch Twelve Years a Slave because it won an Oscar ,NOPE
Who elected her?
Hollyweird has gone to the dogs.
I prefer Scottish Star Trek on YouYube.
It ws good that I haven’t cared about the Academy Awards for over 20 years.
Making Selma a winner won’t change the fact that nobody wants to watch it!
Affirmative action comes to the movies. Great! Why didn’t the woman just say the truth which is that every year is different. Last year there were a lot of blacks up for stuff this year not so much. She should just say stay tuned for next year.
very good question
I think it may have been suggested that the members vote for her.....ahem...
the SHAME...the SHAME I say!
Truth is that would be more entertaining than “Selma”.
Ahem...
Black International Film Festival
Etc., Etc. Etc.
Didn’t “Twelve Years A Democrat Voter” win last year?
Actually not an AP exclusive but rather a blogger named Sandy Cohen........
How about a protest to get Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) added to the Oscars ?
BS. Let’s insist basketball become more “diverse”. And football. Hire less able white boys yo get the racist quotas up
This is the problem of the 5200 members of the Academy ,LOL, mostly Liberals, LOL
Another caves.
Whites and Jews a target rich environment for the Rev.
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