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As protests swirl, Oscars have feel of high-stakes showdown
www.foxnews.com ^ | 2/28/16 | AP

Posted on 02/28/2016 3:47:50 PM PST by armydawg505

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood is bracing for an Academy Awards that more than any in recent memory, has the feel of a high-stakes showdown.

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After a second straight year of all-white acting nominees prompted industry-wide scrutiny, viewers and stars alike are hanging on the opening words of host Chris Rock. The Dolby Theatre ceremony, heavily guarded by security, stands at the center of a swirling storm over diversity in the movies and at the Oscars, with protests planned near the red carpet and some viewers organizing a boycott of the broadcast.

The Academy Awards, normally decorous and predictable, are this year charged with enough politics and uncertainty to rival an election debate. Arrivals for the 88th annual Academy Awards are expected to begin as early as 5 p.m. EST, with the ceremony kicking off at 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: diversity; hollywood; oscar
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To: armydawg505

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people/sarc, no really!!!


41 posted on 02/28/2016 4:46:42 PM PST by conservativesister (And FReepers, please quit attacking each other. We're all in this together.-"JR" i)
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To: armydawg505

“There IS one glaring diversity problem and this is in home alarm commercials where we NEVER see an African American breaking into a home, “

Indeed, in those commercials we see a burly, but well dressed black man standing in the yard guarding the house


42 posted on 02/28/2016 4:47:24 PM PST by Fai Mao (Just a tropical gardiner chatting with friends)
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To: SWAMP-C1PHER

Well if we are going to run the numbers, Hong Kong films and Bollywood productions should be getting at least 2 of the 5 “Best foreign language” nods every year..


43 posted on 02/28/2016 4:49:44 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: Dalberg-Acton
I switched over to the Red Carpet show and it was a fag fest freak show. Is there a hetero in Hollywood?

Not if they want to get ahead in Hollywood. The casting couch beds both men and women these days.

44 posted on 02/28/2016 4:50:59 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: armydawg505

Who in the heck is this Oscar guy?


45 posted on 02/28/2016 4:51:13 PM PST by John 3_19-21 (Buckle up Dorthy (GOPe) cause Kansas is going bye bye!)
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To: Cementjungle
A bunch of massively overpaid people giving themselves awards for being so great while lecturing us on how we should be better people. I’ll pass.

The "gift bags" they receive can run higher than my annual take home pay.

Maybe they should start protesting on behalf of "fair trade" tech work.

46 posted on 02/28/2016 4:53:01 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: John 3_19-21

47 posted on 02/28/2016 4:55:28 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: armydawg505

With all of the flatulence that is going to come out of that joint tonight, there is going to be an ozone hole bigger than the gun free zone of Australia hovering over California in the morning. I’ll be sticking with TWD and TTD. Can’t go wrong.


48 posted on 02/28/2016 4:58:38 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The Supreme Court is a joke being played on the American people.)
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To: armydawg505

Can someone inform me why anyone watches this crap? A bunch of smug, Communist morons making uninformed political speeches & patting themselves on the back.

I’ve been boycotting this farce my entire life. Don’t see a reason to stop now.


49 posted on 02/28/2016 5:03:11 PM PST by CrimsonTidegirl (Only a traitor would vote for Rubio. Choose wisely.)
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To: armydawg505

The value of any group or organization to society is inversely proportional to the number of awards it gives itself.


50 posted on 02/28/2016 5:04:56 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: armydawg505
As protests swirl, Oscars have feel of high-stakes showdown shakedown

Fixed it.

51 posted on 02/28/2016 5:27:02 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The goal of socialism is communism... Hatred is the basis of communism" --Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Fai Mao

Yep, similar to the Allstate commercials where the strong black man is everything good and the disaster white guy is everything bad.


52 posted on 02/28/2016 5:45:41 PM PST by armydawg505
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To: Portcall24
They will never be happy until there are only minorities.

Even then they'll turn on each other, fighting for supremacy.

53 posted on 02/28/2016 5:52:57 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination. - Sowell)
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To: armydawg505

The Allstate commercial besmirches Jimmy his little upbeat son and grandma too. A shame. But, You’re covered, black guy Kevin go to the head of the class and give yosef that oscaaaaa.


54 posted on 02/28/2016 6:22:32 PM PST by Recompennation
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To: armydawg505

I have zero use for Oscar or similar awards. Just a bunch of lefties trying to out left the other.

One of the more disgusting scenes at a different award was Sandra Bullock doing a lesbo tonsil lick on another woman.

I quit watching that bitches movies right after.


55 posted on 02/28/2016 6:40:56 PM PST by redfreedom (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: armydawg505

Oh, whatever shall I do if there are problems at the all important Oscars show? Oh, yeah, that’s right, I don’t care.


56 posted on 02/28/2016 6:41:38 PM PST by Bigg Red (Keep calm and Pray on.)
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To: CaptainK

Biden’s security at this self-absorbed gathering?
How much are the tax-payers being charged for this horse shit?


57 posted on 02/28/2016 6:43:10 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: Portcall24

Case in point: No screaming about the lack of diversity in the NBA or NFL.


58 posted on 02/29/2016 7:14:11 AM PST by armydawg505
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