Oscar flap 'ludicrous' and get rid of Black History Month

CrocodileStunter · Jan 22, 2016

bruh we are 10 percent of da population we should be getting 50 percent of screen time.

BustinScales510 · Jan 22, 2016

spandy said:
Make up your own analogy, its still garbage that there is a black channel and black awards, and then the same people participating in that complain when it just so happens an all white crowd took the stage at the Oscars. Cry me a river.

Do you really think people behind closed doors are choosing the best actors/actresses based on skin color?

And what were the top 3 grossing movies last year? Star Wars, Jurassic World and Avengers. Not many black people if any played star rolls in these films. So are the movie making people racist too for having too many white people in their movies?

From what I have read, yes that is the complaint. Capable black actors are passed over for leading roles and that when they do impressive films (based on crtitical acclaim,ticket sales etc) they are overlooked during awards season. The Sony email leak showed that skin color is a factor that executives/producers consider when casting.

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/12/sony-email-hack-denzel-washington-black-leads-international-audience-racist/

Flaming Pie · Jan 22, 2016

spandy said:
Make up your own analogy, its still garbage that there is a black channel and black awards, and then the same people participating in that complain when it just so happens an all white crowd took the stage at the Oscars. Cry me a river.

Do you really think people behind closed doors are choosing the best actors/actresses based on skin color?

And what were the top 3 grossing movies last year? Star Wars, Jurassic World and Avengers. Not many black people if any played star rolls in these films. So are the movie making people racist too for having too many white people in their movies?

For real? I guess we all have to stop watching those racist marvel movies now.

spandy · Jan 22, 2016

Flaming Pie said:
For real? I guess we all have to stop watching those racist marvel movies now.

Are they any good though? I haven't seen any of those movies, just not a tv person.

But if they aren't properly proportioned with all walks of life, Im gonna scream racist, stamp my feet like a child and not watch them!

spandy · Jan 22, 2016

BustinScales510 said:
From what I have read, yes that is the complaint. Capable black actors are passed over for leading roles and that when they do impressive films (based on crtitical acclaim,ticket sales etc) they are overlooked during awards season. The Sony email leak showed that skin color is a factor that executives/producers consider when casting.

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/12/sony-email-hack-denzel-washington-black-leads-international-audience-racist/

So tell me all about your new hit movie where Santa is played by a black person...

UncleBuck · Jan 23, 2016

spandy said:
People would be very upset if there were white only awards.

gee, it's not like there is any history of white only establishments though.

do you not get how your whiote supremacy is viewed, spandy?

UncleBuck · Jan 23, 2016

spandy said:
So tell me all about your new hit movie where Santa is played by a black person...

tell me all about your belief that "multiculturalism wqorks best when an ocean separates the two cultures", racial separatist.

Uncle Ben · Jan 23, 2016

Black privilege sucks

bearkat42 · Jan 23, 2016

Uncle Ben said:
It's a double standard and in this PC era it takes a black woman to point out the absurdity of one sided racism of the BET, LULAC, GI Forum, NAACP, etc.

Lol

Rob Roy · Jan 24, 2016

UncleBuck said:
if only white people were so lucky as to have endured centuries of persecution, they could have their own TV channel as well.

poor white people.

you are so fucking stupid, spandy.

It seems you're cementing your racism here.

You correctly identify that some black people were harmed by government backed and enforced slavery, jim crow laws etc. However THOSE people are dead now.

Many of the "black" people today that are whining about not getting some silly award, are doing pretty well financially and do not experience the same harms that you pointed out OTHER black people have in the past and some black people still face today.

You award today's whiners arguments credence based SOLELY ON THEIR RACE, not any harm they have suffered.

Rob Roy · Jan 24, 2016

BustinScales510 said:
From what I have read, yes that is the complaint. Capable black actors are passed over for leading roles and that when they do impressive films (based on crtitical acclaim,ticket sales etc) they are overlooked during awards season. The Sony email leak showed that skin color is a factor that executives/producers consider when casting.

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/12/sony-email-hack-denzel-washington-black-leads-international-audience-racist/

If a person wants to make a movie and they are paying for it, should other people decide how they will run, cast or direct the movie?

UncleBuck · Jan 24, 2016

Rob Roy said:
some black people were harmed by government...However THOSE people are dead now.

are you really this stupid?

blacks are more likely to be pulled over, searched, and arrested when driving a car. they receive longer sentences than white people for the exact same crimes. i can go on and on listing all the institutional racism that still exists in america for hours.

doubt it would do much good to tell it to a racial segregationist like you though.

BustinScales510 · Jan 24, 2016

Rob Roy said:
If a person wants to make a movie and they are paying for it, should other people decide how they will run, cast or direct the movie?

I wasnt aware that movies were fully financed and cast by one person. Can you let me know which movies nominated for an award this year where that is the case?

red w. blue · Jan 24, 2016

BustinScales510 said:
I wasnt aware that movies were fully financed and cast by one person. Can you let me know which movies nominated for an award this year where that is the case?

Why does bob look like jimmy?

Rob Roy · Jan 24, 2016

BustinScales510 said:
I wasnt aware that movies were fully financed and cast by one person. Can you let me know which movies nominated for an award this year where that is the case?

No I can't let you know, I don't pay much attention to that stuff.

How would the situation differ if one person or a cast of people paid to produce a movie? Isn't the movie their business and not yours or mine?

Rob Roy · Jan 24, 2016

UncleBuck said:
are you really this stupid?

blacks are more likely to be pulled over, searched, and arrested when driving a car. they receive longer sentences than white people for the exact same crimes. i can go on and on listing all the institutional racism that still exists in america for hours.

doubt it would do much good to tell it to a racial segregationist like you though.

No, I'm not stupid and usually test in the 95-99th percentile on intelligence.

You didn't rebut what I said either. You did make an excellent argument for government racial profiling though...good job...bonehead.

unwine99 · Jan 24, 2016

Rob Roy said:
No, I'm not stupid and usually test in the 95-99th percentile on intelligence.

Sorry, but no one "in the 95-99th percentile 'on' intelligence" would say that they're "in the 95-99th percentile 'on' intelligence".

Fail.

BustinScales510 · Jan 24, 2016

Rob Roy said:
No I can't let you know, I don't pay much attention to that stuff.

How would the situation differ if one person or a cast of people paid to produce a movie? Isn't the movie their business and not yours or mine?

Im not really sure what youre asking anymore but it feels like youre steering towards the same conversation Ive seen you have with many others, which Im not interested in paying much attention to.

Rob Roy · Jan 25, 2016

unwine99 said:
Sorry, but no one "in the 95-99th percentile 'on' intelligence" would say that they're "in the 95-99th percentile 'on' intelligence".

Fail.

No need to be sorry, but thank you for the apology anyhow.

Rob Roy · Jan 25, 2016

BustinScales510 said:
Im not really sure what youre asking anymore but it feels like youre steering towards the same conversation Ive seen you have with many others, which Im not interested in paying much attention to.

I respect your right to disengage.

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