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Now the Oscars have become political!
Posted: Jan 23, 2016
Congressional Black Caucus member supports Oscars 'diversity' boycott http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/22/congressional-black-caucus-member-supports-oscars-diversity-boycott.html Are Asians, Hispanics and Arabs boycotting also?;
As if they weren't previously? - nm
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Once again, the subject of racism was always - there-people just didn't hear it
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I find a boycott by a bunch of self-important millionaires - see msg. - anon
[ In Reply To ..]whose egos have been bruised to be incredibly ridiculous. I mean honestly! I guess we should boycott the BET awards since it's not diverse? I truly can find better things to worry about, as I'm sure most of us can.
Racism exists at every level of society. The rich are not exempt. - oldtimer
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All this BS racism crap is so infuriatingly stupid. - Seriously?
[ In Reply To ..]Waaa, waaa, waaaa. We are black and no one likes us. blah blah blah. Cry me a river. So, people with, I guess it would be called, a "lack of color" who produce and act in great movies are to be overlooked for persons of "color". Do persons of color not already have their own scholarships, colleges, TV networks, awards, etc. Please stop the whining. You're pathetic. God forbid whites should want special treatment. And that's not even the case here. The case is that the best quality product was produced by white folks, people voted and that's what was nominated. So shut up about it already. Do better and you will be rewarded. Do you really think the American people really want to see movies about Compton, the armpit of America? No, they don't. There's your reason for not being nominated. Simple. Garbage is garbage.
Just another way to achieve without actually doing anything. - anon
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I am sick to death hearing about "white privilege" - anon
[ In Reply To ..]I'm white, was raised by parents who worked their asses off for what they could provide, which often wasn't much. Their parents were dirt poor yet worked hard for what they could. Their ancestors were immigrants from Germany/Ireland who not only worked hard but were often subject to discrimination. Did they cry and demand handouts? Nope, they worked, instilled ethics in their descendants, and lived as best they could. And don't give me any crap about better opportunities because I'm white. No one in my family received preferential treatment and one or two were passed over in favor of minorities. None of us had any type of handout, social program, affirmative action - we got by on our own merit. There is no white privilege. Slavery is a thing of the past - unless you consider MT, then that's race neutral. My Jewish friends don't cry and moan about Hitler because, guess what, it's in the past. Sure, racism exists, but crying about a stupid awards show won't change anything.
Well said! Thank you! - old mt
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A college in Portland OR is going to have a month of - "white-shaming" activities.
[ In Reply To ..]I don't know what to think about this country anymore. I really don't.
In any event, I'm with you. "White privilege"?? I'm waiting to get me some of that, because I sure haven't had any so far. I've slung hash. I've hand-packed ice cream until my arms went numb. I've weeded and hoed the family garden because we either grew our own vegetables or we didn't have any. My dad sometimes got paid with produce or a chicken, and we didn't have our first new car until I was in high school. It was a Plymouth, and my dad drove it for 14 years. I paid every cent of my own college education.
Yeah, I can't wait for a whole heaping pile of that there "white privilege." Just drop it off on the front step if I'm out on my yacht.
I hear you - had relatively the same life. - anon
[ In Reply To ..]I also paid for my education unlike the BLM "activists" who are squandering theirs (paid for by social programs/affirmative action) by bullying other students because of their "white privilege."
I see you already got one of those drive-by "dislikes." - Should be disabled for this board.
[ In Reply To ..]I've even seen "dislikes" for posts that had no controversial content. In any event, I consider them to be either cowardly or lazy...or both.
Guess it saves them from thinking. ;) - anon
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