Imagine the impact if Jimmy Kimel reacted to racism in Hollywood like he did to poaching in Africa…
…instead of doing this:
#dontBSyourself
Imagine the impact if Jimmy Kimel reacted to racism in Hollywood like he did to poaching in Africa…
…instead of doing this:
#dontBSyourself
#dontBSyourself 
Lame skit but He has a point, boycotting the awards because they didn’t invite you is lame as hell….but I find it more funny that he can shed a tear over a lion but have nothing for an entire population of black and white people poisoned by the government.
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It would be lame if the boycott was only about them not getting invited, but that’s not what it’s about. There’s a broader issue of systemic racism in Hollywood of which the Academy is just a microcosm.
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Call out the studios….what do the Oscars have to do with anything?
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The Academy members who vote for the Oscars are made up of a cross-section of Hollywood, including studio heads and producers.
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I don’t get what not coming to an award show will accomplish….it’s like rappers not attending the grammys change the industry….how sway?
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That’s like saying you don’t get how not riding the bus will change segregation. Just the talk of boycotting the Oscars has already yielded changes in the process, as well as prompting dialog about the broader issue of discrimination in the industry. It’s working.
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The actual Academy VOTERS are also 95% White with a known penchant for nepotism.
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Speaking of it working, just saw this Vox piece about it:
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/22/10816542/academy-awards-boycott-rules-changes
Oscars boycott: the Academy changes its membership rules to deal with diversity problems
Lifetime Oscar voting rights for Academy members are no longer a guarantee, among other things.
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