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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm AA too and disagree PP. The movie industry racist and sexist industries I've ever been part of and I'm no Al Sharpt[/quote]
Black man here.  So Hollywood made a movie about AA maids.  It was celebrated, received multiple Oscar nominations, made a lot of money, won best support actress but since Viola Davis didn't win Best Actress, its racist?  I'm not trying to say that there isn't racial and gender bias in Hollywood.  But using Viola Davis not winning Best Actress is not a reason to scream racism.  Save that for something more important.

[b]Crying racism at insignificant events (like the Oscars) belittles the true claims that "regular" people have in their everyday lives[/b].  It's like the "Boy who cried wolf".[/quote]

For my AA friends that have been toiling for years out in LA for them it's not insignificant or crying wolf - it's just more salt in the wound.  They care [b][i]deeply[/i][/b] about how AAs are portrayed but they can't get their stories told.  Look at all the garbage freaking George Lucas went through to get Red Tails made.  It's incredibly difficult for minorities to be recognized in the movie industry - you can't compare it to any other industry or field.  [/quote]
I think you are commenting on the wrong topic.  We're not talking about getting stories told.  We're talking about winning an award here.[/quote]

I bolded the part in PPs statement that I was responding to.  Winning awards IS related to getting stories told.  [/quote]

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