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Friday, January 28, 2011

The REAL Reason Why There Were No Blacks Nominated For An Oscar

If you look at the list of movies, actors, actresses, supporting cast, etc. for this year's Oscars, you, like me will say, "Surely there must be someone of color worthy of a nomination in at least one of these catagories."
Some people think Tyler Perry's movie For Colored Girls or the documentary Waiting For Superman were deserving of a nomination for SOMETHING!
People have decried racism as the main reason for the BLACKOUT  this year. Not sure if that's the case. I think the REAL reason is, Hollywood doesn't take African-Americans seriously when it comes to supporting or boycotting movies at the box office. Tyler Perry once said, he went to a major movie company in Hollywood to pitch one of his movies and was told, "No one wants to see a BLACK movie." Maybe that's why you don't see a fair representation of us on the screen. Sure, we'll get the minor part in a major movie or the major part in a minor (low budget) movie, but as a whole, Hollywood view us as the people who will be satisfied with a crumb here or a bone there. Meaning, as long as we see Denzel, Will or Halle get a major role every now and then, we're cool. Is that their fault or ours?  Shouldn't we demand more from people who can make a movie that's not about stereotypes and comedy? Or are we cool just sitting back and criticizing Hollywood for having a BLACKOUT while we watch our favorite reality shows?
I've asked myself several times, "Would we even go see a movie that doesn't involve drama or humor?"  I don't know the answer but until we are in a position to have our own Oscars, we'll just have to sit back and accept what is given to us.
 Well, at least for the time being.

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