African-American filmmaker accuses Hollywood of racism and sexism following Oscar snub

American Thinker ^ | 26 Jan, 2023 | Rajan Laad

[MtnClimber]

Hollywood unleashes a monster upon itself.

Cinema is a rare art form that transcends all boundaries and brings people together.

Nowhere else does a diverse group of people sit together to experience similar emotions simultaneously. Audiences are enthralled together, they laugh together, they cheer together, they jeer together, they cry together, and if the work is admirable, they applaud together.

SNIP

When award nominations are announced, many in the media study the demographic groups of the nominees instead of the quality of their work.

A few days back, the same Hollywood that sanctimoniously brands a large section of the public as bigots, was accused of bigotry for snubbing some critically acclaimed films by and about Black people.

The film at the center of this controversy is Till.

Till was released last year and is based on the true story of the mother who pursued justice following the murder of her son Emmett Till in 1955.

All this made Deadwyler a formidable contender at the Oscars. However, when the nominations were announced on Tuesday, Deadwyler’s name was conspicuous by its absence.

The film’s writer and director Chinonye Chukwu was also regarded among the leading contenders for the Best Director category at the Oscars. Alas, she was snubbed.

Chukwu accused Hollywood of racism and sexism.

“We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating unabashed misogyny towards Black women.

And yet.

I am forever in gratitude for the greatest lesson of my life - regardless of any challenges or obstacles, I will always have the power to cultivate my own joy, and it is this joy that will continue to be one of my greatest forms of resistance.”

[moovova]

“Greenbook”...loved that movie.

[Rummyfan]

A little research reveals our old friend Whoopi Goldberg (net worth 60 million) was one of the producers.....

Anything involving Whoopi Goldberg gets an automatic pass from me.

[Organic Panic]

Haha. I love watching these clowns feed on each other. Sounds like all award circle jerks need the “best black for being black goes to...”

[wardaddy]

Well I care

It’s social engineering and lies

How many unicorn nuclear black families must we see in commercials

[Rummyfan]

They find racism under every rock. In every facial expression. In every statement. In every drawer. Behind every door. Racism still exists, but nowhere near the extent clowns like this think it does.

And further, this clown was given $20M to make his movie. I guess that was racist too?

[Rummyfan]

Actually blacks attacked “Greenbook”, because it portrayed the “White Savior”.

Who was the savior in Greenbook was debatable. Each of the two main characters learned from each other. I think that was the whole point.

[Rummyfan]

True. It’s 2023 and Hollywood behaves - acts? - as if it’s 1960 and applauds itself for being so race aware.

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The film’s writer and director Chinonye Chukwu was also regarded among the leading contenders for the Best Director category at the Oscars. Alas, she was snubbed.

African-American? Depends on what you mean by "African-American."

[dfwgator]

They were also upset because they thought “BlackKkklansman” should have won instead.

So it’s not enough to be a “black” movie for them.

[EEGator]

I can neither confirm nor deny anything…