My issue with the Oscars at this point goes beyond race. Yes black actors get nominated and do win sometimes. But lately it seems like the only way for an actor of any race to get recognized is by doing some crazy shyt. Leo had to get raped by a bear. Matthew had to get aids or some shyt, never watched the movie. Jared had to become a woman or some shyt, never watched the movie. I know they are all maybe good movies, but are those the roles black actors wanna get awards for? Playing a tranny or kissing another man just to get an award from the Academy? I say fukk the Oscars and the old ass members. They want you to basically sell your soul just for a piece of gold. That's why most winners fall off after they win it.
but like that article i posted pointed out, there's a good chance that a 60 year old white man wouldn't be interested in seeing straight outta compton. As much as we talk about race in the oscars, one of the biggest problems with them is the fact that there's no way to verify or guarantee that every voter sees every movie they're supposed to see. That's a huge fukkin problem, whether the movie starts a black person or an orange person. And that just bothers me as a movie fan more than anything else. But the racial issues with the academy are just a symptom of the disease that is a lack of progressiveness in executive boards and films that are greenlit.
