Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

......just plain irritating.


Is anyone else tired of everything being turned into a racial issue? Especially when they ignore data (or just lie) while doing it?

This oscars issue is a good example......we are hearing of protests, charges of r****m, etc., because no black actors were nominated for awards for the second year in a row.

The proposed solution? Randomly add more black members to the academy (actually not a bad idea in general, by the way. I would add more people in general, as statistically a larger pool will hopefully make for a better, more accurate result).

Ironically, though, those protesting are actually exhibiting their own r****m....the inherent message is that male, white v**ers cannot possibly fathom v****g for people who don't look like them! By definition? A r****t position.

Oh, I almost forgot.......a little data point: over the last 14 years, 21% of best actor winners have been black even though b****s only make up ~ 12.7 of the overall population. I suspect the same results don't hold for non-actor categories, but I could be wrong. Of course, once you add in the foreign participation in the oscars, especially from Spain, the ME, etc., the results might surprise me.

I would have more respect for those calling for protests to explain EXACTLY which nominees this year do NOT merit being nominated, and EXACTLY which un-nominated black actors should take their place. I suspect I already know the answer in Jada's case.

Finally, for ALL groups who feel they aren't represented enough I would suggest that they create their own production companies ........ Create their own businesses, with the need to make money in the long run, become the green-lighters, and make the movies they want and distribute them the way you want. Be a doer and don't rely on others in that case!

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Enough to make me pretty much lose what little I had to begin with......

WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md

I don't know what they have to b***h about, I never saw a white person get an award on BET awards

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

:thumbup:

Jerry Kos Loc: Milwaukee, Wi

Could you imagine w****s complaining that there are too many black players in football, basketball. Why isn't there more black players in Hockey, golf. Maybe because they're better at one sport and don't want to play in another sport. When will it all end?
At a local county golf course we had a manager/pro who was black. Many b****s started to come to the course and started to act like they owned the course and complained about the tee times they had and looked for preferential treatment. That ended pretty quick. I felt sorry for the manager.


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llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

That quota should be for pro sports too. And how about the arrestees on "Cops"? Oh, the real prison population? I have no racial or ethnic biases, but there is a reality to life.
~Lee

waywest Loc: las vegas

i think thats why trump is popular. it seems to me that "the tail is wagging the dog" these days in america.

Jerry Kos Loc: Milwaukee, Wi

You should watch "The first 48 Hours" show.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

Back in the good ole days when Billy Tubbs was basketball coach at Oklahoma he was routinely beating teams by 30 or 40 points & getting hammered for "running up the score"...His response was always "You need to get better".... Same goes for black actors...This was a year when the b****s did not have an exceptional year at the "flicks"....so...like Tubbs said "They need to get better" next year..

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

The Oscars are just junk pop culture. Who pays attention.

Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

True, but pop culture tends to reflect the most current trends and mores, and that is what I'm really referring too.

Have we come to the point where every segment of demographics needs to be represented in all corners of society all of the time, every time?

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

It means a helluva lot at the Box Office....Movies with Oscar winning performers usually draw more than the others..

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

it's like the Miss USA contest... who gives a flying f@ck?

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

I'll write that down.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

good for you...you would probably forget it otherwise..