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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