Posted on 01/18/2016 3:30:07 PM PST by SeekAndFind
There will be two empty seats during the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee announced on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that they will not be attending the 2016 Oscars over the lack of diversity in this year's nominations.
As previously reported, Pinkett Smith, 44, initially posted a series of tweets on Saturday to air her grievances. On Monday, she shared a Facebook video and confirmed that she will not be attending or watching the live show. (Last year, only white actors received nominations too.)
"I can't help but ask the question: Is it time that people of color recognize how much power [and] influence we have amassed that we no longer need to ask to be invited anywhere?" the Gotham alum said in the clip, posted on Monday, January 18. "Have we now come to a new time and place where we recognize that we can no longer beg for the love, acknowledgment or respect of any group? The academy has the right to acknowledge whoever they choose. To invite whoever they choose. And now I think that it's our responsibility now to make the change.
"Maybe it is time to pull back our resources, and we put them back into our communities. Into our programs. And we make programs for ourselves that acknowledges us in ways that we see fit. That are just as good as what the so-called 'mainstream' wants," she continued. "Begging for acknowledgment or even asking diminishes dignity and diminishes power. And we are a dignified people, and we are powerful. So let the Academy do them in all grace and love. And let's do us differently."
Entertainers are way too concerned about stroking their egos by give one another award after award. How about an Oscar or Emmy for a plumber, electrician, auto mechanic, etc.?
Years ago someone here on FR called it a golden calf ceremony. Probably the best description of it ever.
Diversity means what ever crap we put out we want an award for
Jada Smith and Spike Lee - Two liberals who still believe that people should be judged based on the color of their skin rather than the content of their character.
But guarantee they’ll vote for Hillary or Bernie.
F’n hypocrites!
BOO-FREAKIN-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where’s that Well, Bye meme from Tombstone? I can never remember how to link photos.
Is Spike going to boycott the NBA for the same reason?
Thank Goodness they announced they wouldn’t be there...Else, how would we notice?
Good on them I say. Expose those Hollywood liberals for the racists they truly are.
I can’t remember the last time I watched The Oscars. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever watched it in its entirety. Too much self-congratulations and pomposity for my liking.
Teach whitey a lesson! Move to Africa!
When Cary Grant, John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, Gary Cooper, Bette Davis. etc. stepped up to the dais, I knew who the hell they were!
I won't watch tonight either, but I will put an empty card table chair by my TV in honor of the silver screen's put-upon and ignored minority - CONSERVATIVES !
Leni
Spike is a sawedoff punk and a fan of the hapless Knicks...she’s quite pretty but being angry all the time likely will give her premature wrinkles. She’s light skinned...likely one parent is white and one of her parents may not have been involved in her life...people like this tend to be the outspoken, angry type.
Overall I wish our candidates would call out the Hollyweird left’s hypocrisy. Cruz and Trump should jump on it. The left is supposed to be so caring and compassionate.
Do they have legitimate examples of snubs or are they just whining?
Hey, we need the Rooney Rule for these constantly complaining racists. They’d bitch if their asses were on fire.
The lighter-skinned blacks are always the ones with the biggest chips on their shoulders. They think they should be the ones speaking for all blacks. Because as the late Julian Bond put it, “Light-skinned blacks are more intelligent than darker blacks.” Yes, it was meant as a joke, but I think a lot of lighter-skinned blacks really do think that way.
Or maybe it’s time that, as a race, you grew up and started acting like adults.
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