Misguided Boycott Further Elevates The Oscars’ Status
I have to agree with the people saying why aren’t they outraged about Detroit, Flint, MI, the black children killed by police, not to mention what’s happening in Africa?! Somalia?! The Congo?!
My husband and I believe Will Smith deserves an Oscar for his lead role in “Concussion.” He did an amazing job and had me crying several times. BUT there may be other reasons for that snub! Don’t want to piss off the NFL? Don’t want to admit that some jobs can break you? After all, Hollywood has had it’s own share of deaths happen. River Phoenix comes to mind. And look how long our “Superman” was in that chair.
I suppose Jada is upset that her husband got ignored, but I can tell you, most of the football fans my husband knows have no plans to see the movie. People just don’t want to know that our country’s multi-billion dollar pastime is not only killing people, but making them crazy before they leave us.
If Jada Pinkett-Smith can tell us some other amazing movies starring blacks (the word the old folks still use) that came out this year, please let us know.
In the meantime, start giving a sh#% about the regular black folks out there that are being killed. Whether slowly or quickly, that’s what’s a damn shame!
Peace, love & justice for all,
Sherrie
Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:
http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent
Never question the relevance of truth,
but always question the truth of relevance.
– Craig Bruce
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Under Steven Spielberg’s brilliant direction, and with powerful performances from Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and most everyone else, Purple would capture a jaw-dropping 11 Nominations, giving Black Hollywood and cinema enthusiasts, a reason to finally celebrate. But that early victory, turned into a trap.
Oprah Winfrey’s loss, knocked everyone off balance, as her win for Best Supporting Actress, had been touted as a foregone conclusion. A run of six more losses, before Whoopi went down. In retrospect, the Academy seemed more sadistic than racist, reveling in the humiliation of putting Spielberg in his place. By the time Out of Africa (ironic, we know) was named Best Picture: the audience was numb. But history would deliver the cruelest blow; The Color Purple – one of the Best Films of All Times – became the Academy’s biggest joke:
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