Really good discussion of this on NPR today. The guy they were
interviewing had a pretty pragmatic view on it. He said focusing on who
did and did not get an Oscar was missing the basic issue. He thought it
was a more systemic issue, and that there are obstacles all along the
way. From the material that's written, by who's chosen to play parts,
and so on.
Not to mention that picking Oscar winners is extremely subjective.
bp
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On 1/19/2016 5:19 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote:
So I guess there should either be a quota so that minority actors get
a set % of Oscars or should there be a minority Oscar?
To me it's like pig judging. Who's to say which one is the best
looking pig. I personally seem
to be counter Oscar. Every movie that I can remember winning a bunch
of them have really sucked. I really like almost everything Will Smith
has been in but haven't seen the concussion movie. If course not that
horrible thing with his son in it. That thing wreaked.
Anyway, it is really funny what some people get excited about.
Thousands die violent deaths and they are really upset they didn't get
a gaudy little knick knack.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016, 6:26 PM George Skorup <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
All I know is.. I'd probably have to pick Denzel Washington as my
favorite actor.
On 1/19/2016 5:26 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
> Remember the TV show Maude?
>
> Remember how she made the black housekeeper bring the groceries
in the
> front door to prove to the neighbors how egalitarian she was
when the
> back door was much closer to the car?
>
> That is what I think of when I think of Hollywood.
> If Maude was on the Oscar election committee her head would be
> exploding right now.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Prince
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:22 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT probably offensive
>
>
> On 1/19/2016 3:16 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>> I wonder how many had fits of apoplexy when accused of such a
thing...
> Ummm.... None?
>
>> and how will they ever atone for this sin?
> They won't?
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
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