Black actors not in the Oscars race

[InRareForm]

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/black-actors-shut-oscar-race-again-151651573.html

[Wild Cobra]

So?

[Thread]

And ya's took a beating in the NFL coaching hires this week as well.

Don't fret. I heard where you're guaranteed the spot in a network remake of "Nancy Drew." It was tersely announced that whites are shut out.

[djohn2oo8]

So?

:lol trotting out Matt Damon as an alleged actor.

[Kim Jong-il]

Kinda funny how Black Twitter thinks they hold some great power with their trending hashtags and bullshit, only for the rich white people who actually run shit to constantly give zero fucks :lol

[MultiTroll]

Instead of whining about being excluded, would rather see them laude the decision to be spared from the Phonyfest.

:lol wanting rigged Phonywoods approval.

[Avante]

No Butterfly McQeen, Paul Robeson, The Kingfish, Duke, Count, Cap, Satchmo, Jimi Hendrix, Denzel, Samuel L, Sidney, Wesley, Jamie, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Platters, The Shirelles, Martha and the Vandellas, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, etc etc etc....ouch!!!!!!

No more.....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Ms_37TWBI

[Pauly D]

So? And I don't wanna hear about Will Smith. He sucks ass and Concussion was a dud for even a concept for a movie

[benefactor]

You guys got your darkie Oscars back when Halle fucked Billy Bob for hers and Denzel did Training Day. That doesn't mean you are going to keep getting affirmative actioned in every few years. The white actors/actresses were just better. Nothing more, nothing less.

[140]

:cry You cannot win an Oscar for roles that are simply not there :cry

[Mitch]

I thought Elba did good, more deserving than Damon even though the Martian was a far better movie.

[AlexJones]

Bryan Cranston is a joke nomination too.

[mingus]

The Martian was nominated for Best Picture? I thought it was a good movie, with good acting and great cinematography, but the story wasn't that captivating imo. Damon's a good actor, but he wasn't a good fit in the role IMO. He doesn't have the charisma of say a Tom Hanks in Cast Away, where he can carry a scene talking to himself.

Bridge of Spies was another movie I saw, and while good, I thought it was too boring. It's a quality Spielberg movie, the acting was great, directing & photography great, but there wasn't a whole lot of character development in it other than Hanks. He basically carried the whole movie by himself. The story was good, and probably historically accurate. It'll appeal to the historians out there. But aside from Hanks, and to a certain degree, the Russian spy, there was nothing Oscar-worthy about it.

I havent seen The Revenant yet, but two other movies I saw this past year were Steve Jobs (or is it just called "Jobs"?) & Mad Max: Fury Road. I thought both were extremely good and deserve to be up there.

[The Reckoning]

Damon did fine in the martian. i thought he fit the role well.

[Xevious]

Fuck Will Smith

[Reck]

Who cares?

Blacks act like the most victimized people on earth.

Hispanics and jews have been taking it raw for far longer than they have and you dont see them complaining every day.

[daslicer]

I'm disappointed there is no Asians,Indians,Mexicans that have been nominated for the Oscars. For those who don't know I'm being sarcastic.

[Texas_Ranger]

No black people??!! Well it must be cause everyone's racist.... fuckers need to shut up and act better. I watched all 4 of those movies and no one really has an oscar worthy performance. The only way I'd put one in is switching Cranston with Elba and that's it. Either way none of those two would win it... scratch that, I'd nominate Sam L Jackson as the only black guy. For me he was way better than any of those 4.

[Avante]

We need this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nIo8aBw-g



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQOfyR75vY

[Chinook]

I just hope Jennifer Lawrence doesn't get another trophy.

[hater]

:lmao ppl still giving a shit about the Oscars :lmao

[CavsSuperFan]

Straight Outta Compton should have received a best picture Nom & perhaps a few more...I hope Chris Rock tears into this one...

[InRareForm]

Spike Lee not attending Oscars to protest.

[SpursforSix]

Spike Lee not attending Oscars to protest.

who?

[Reck]

:lmao ppl still giving a shit about the Oscars :lmao

Dont act like you dont care about Premio Lo Nuestro. :lmao

[benefactor]

Spike Lee not attending Oscars to protest.
Never heard of her.

[Reck]

Spike Lee not attending Oscars to protest.

This is why people laugh at them. They are drama queens.

What does this guy think he will accomplish by not attending? One less idiot to serve food too.

[DarrinS]

I'm all out of white guilt, tbh.

[Donald Sterling.]

Do these house negros really need whitey to pat them on the head that badly?

[ChumpDumper]

This is why people laugh at them. They are drama queens.

What does this guy think he will accomplish by not attending? One less idiot to serve food too.I think he and the others eventually want to accomplish a change in the demographics of the Academy.

[Reck]

I think he and the others eventually want to accomplish a change in the demographics of the Academy.

Always such a white knight you are.

Fuck them.

So they dont get nominated for one year and everything is coming to an end? Give me a break.

If I was the head of the Oscar i would maake sure they never get nominated ever again, see how they like it.

Give them the Dicaprio treatment which by the way you dont see the guy crying over not winning shit.

[ChumpDumper]

Always such a white knight you are.A question was asked.

I answered it.

No reason for you to have a meltdown.

[Reck]

A question was asked.

I answered it.

No reason for you to have a meltdown.

Everything is a meltdown to you.

When are you going to realize you cant make anyone mad here. :lol

You're the poster child of being a flanboyant homo in these boards.

[ChumpDumper]

Everything is a meltdown to you.

When are you going to realize you cant make anyone mad here. :lol

You're the poster child of being a flanboyant homo in these boards.You're so angry that I answered a question that you asked.:lol

[Reck]

I'm not going to get trapped by your back and forth faggotry. You know you love it when people give you an ounce of attention.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm not going to get trapped by your back and forth faggotry. You know you love it when people give you an ounce of attention.Better yet, don't lose your shit the next time someone simply answers your question.

[JMarkJohns]

Tell the talented actors to stop making shit and coasting. When Denzel, Freeman, Foxx, Cheadle, and Ojiofor were taking on challenging roles they were getting nominated.

Only two or three were honest to goodness snubs.

Just as many or more non-blacks miss out every year who are just as deserving.

I thought Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler was last year's biggest snub.
I think Tom Hardy for The Revanent is this year's biggest snub.

And I've seen Creed, Concussion, Straight Outta Compton, Selma...

As for Idris Elba, name me the last non-cinema film that was nominated for an Oscar? His nomination was done wrong by the medium, and, specifically, the first-to-streaming offering of Beasts Of No Nation.

Will Smith being nominated would have felt token. It wasn't that strong a role.

If Foxx or Ojiofor wanted to, I'd bet they could get nominated every year the way Denzel or Freeman used to. But each is cashing in and, specifically, Foxx hasn't had a challenging role in a decade.

[Wild Cobra]

WTF is wrong with all of you race baiters?

There are only 20 nominees. Five each of four categories. Whites make up 5/6th the lead actors and actresses in Hollywood. It can be statistically normal in a colorblind society that blacks, which are only part of the 1/6th do not get nominated.

http://www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-Hollywood-Diversity-Report-2-25-15.pdf

Are we suppose to be racist, and start a quota system in awards?

[140]

I thought Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler was last year's biggest snub.

Absolutely.

[DarrinS]

The producer of this years Oscars, the host, and the Academy president -- all are black.

[lebomb]

Michael B Jordan should have been nominated period.

Nothing else to say on this subject.

[DarrinS]

Michael B Jordan should have been nominated period.

Nothing else to say on this subject.

Yeah, that was probably the only real snub.

[TDMVPDPOY]

u dont see white clowns winning at the BET awards...

[Chinook]

WTF is wrong with all of you race baiters?

There are only 20 nominees. Five each of four categories. Whites make up 5/6th the lead actors and actresses in Hollywood. It can be statistically normal in a colorblind society that blacks, which are only part of the 1/6th do not get nominated.

http://www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-Hollywood-Diversity-Report-2-25-15.pdf

Are we suppose to be racist, and start a quota system in awards?

Besides the assumption that there are only two races, I agree with this. It makes me sick that people are falling over themselves talking about the "opportunities" for black nominations wasted. Like there is supposed to be a special minority slot. One of the most demeaning things is to have your success qualified because of your demographics. I bet none of those guys want to be nominated just because they were "the best of the black guys."

Affirmative action was supposed to be a forced, temporary measure, not a standard for how we view fairness in the world.


Always such a white knight you are.

Fuck them.

So they dont get nominated for one year and everything is coming to an end? Give me a break.

If I was the head of the Oscar i would maake sure they never get nominated ever again, see how they like it.

Give them the Dicaprio treatment which by the way you dont see the guy crying over not winning shit.

But give me a break with this "them" shit. It wasn't like the actors came up and complained about no blacks getting nominated. To group the actors with the commentators is like grouping athletes with ESPN talking heads. Just stupid. And that's with me ignoring the probable implication that "them" means blacks in general, which would just be sniveling, beta shit.

[lefty]

:lmao ppl still giving a shit about the Oscars :lmao

[Reck]

Besides the assumption that there are only two races, I agree with this. It makes me sick that people are falling over themselves talking about the "opportunities" for black nominations wasted. Like there is supposed to be a special minority slot. One of the most demeaning things is to have your success qualified because of your demographics. I bet none of those guys want to be nominated just because they were "the best of the black guys."

Affirmative action was supposed to be a forced, temporary measure, not a standard for how we view fairness in the world.



But give me a break with this "them" shit. It wasn't like the actors came up and complained about no blacks getting nominated. To group the actors with the commentators is like grouping athletes with ESPN talking heads. Just stupid. And that's with me ignoring the probable implication that "them" means blacks in general, which would just be sniveling, beta shit.

Jada Pinkett Smith is one of the ones boycotting it so yes, them. Last I heard she herself is an actress so is not like is a bunch of twitter angry people mad about not being nominated.

[HI-FI]

if anyone should be complaining it's Ridley Scott, he got robbed by not even being nominated.

[Chinook]

Jada Pinkett Smith is one of the ones boycotting it so yes, them. Last I heard she herself is an actress so is not like is a bunch of twitter angry people mad about not being nominated.

Did you really think this was a good retort? In context of this conversation, she is a commentator, one with a very obvious bias. You're literally suggesting never nominating MBJ or IE or any of the other supposed snubs ever again because of what another person said. Do you realize how stupid that sounds? At worst, she's sour-graping for her husband, like Welker's wife did a few years ago for Wes. Or Klay's father does repeatedly. What does that have to do with the rest of the group? Do you think JPS would have been happy if another black actor had been nominated? No. She was just pissed about her husband.

[Reck]

Did you really think this was a good retort? In context of this conversation, she is a commentator, one with a very obvious bias. You're literally suggesting never nominating MBJ or IE or any of the other supposed snubs ever again because of what another person said. Do you realize how stupid that sounds? At worst, she's sour-graping for her husband, like Welker's wife did a few years ago for Wes. Or Klay's father does repeatedly. What does that have to do with the rest of the group? Do you think JPS would have been happy if another black actor had been nominated? No. She was just pissed about her husband.

Obviously you took what I said about giving them the Dicaprio comment seriously.

It was a remark not meant to be serious. Half joking if you will.

The point I was making is that they percieve almost everything as a slight.

Do you think that for a second, this was racially motiviated? That they were snubbed because they were black? That's their thinking and why they're boycotting.

[Chinook]

Obviously you took what I said about giving them the Dicaprio comment seriously.

It was a remark not meant to be serious. Half joking if you will.

The point I was making is that they percieve almost everything as a slight.

Do you think that for a second, this was racially motiviated? That they were snubbed because they were black? That's their thinking and why they're boycotting.

I doubt JPS feels her husband wasn't snubbed because of his race. He's been nominated for Oscars twice and lost to black men twice. I doubt even the staunchest race-baiters truly believe that white men would have been nominated for those roles. It's like assuming Rush believes everything he says. It's at best sociopolitical trash-talk. You have some extremist like Lee who think they can raise awareness or something, but that's it. Most black people don't care about which rich guy gets what award. It's such a one-percent problem.

[Bender]

Who cares?

Blacks act like the most victimized people on earth.

maybe we can give them an Oscar for that.

[Reck]

maybe we can give them an Oscar for that.

:lol :bobo

[Sybok]

This is Jamie's fault tbh. Winning an Oscar for Ray and following that up with the bullshit he's put out, that's criminal.

[benefactor]

maybe we can give them an Oscar for that.
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[Boston Pancake]

u dont see white clowns winning at the BET awards...

Actually IIRC macklemore won a bunch of shit at the bet awards and all the black rappers were salty as hell over that too :lol

[Spurminator]

Some of y'all must be members of the Academy with the amount of personal offense you seem to be taking over this.

[MultiTroll]

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Oscar snub

[MultiTroll]

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40 years later continued Oscar snub

[Reck]

The head honchos cracking under pressure.

Talks about a meeting next week about possibly adding to more slots (From 8 to 10) so they can accomodate them.

:lmao

[140]

The head honchos cracking under pressure.

Talks about a meeting next week about possibly adding to more slots (From 8 to 10) so they can accomodate them.

:lmao

lmao that's fucking embarrassing for black people tbh :lol

[mrsmaalox]

Well maybe AMPAS needs to "update" their memberships. I read in Gregory Peck's autobiography that when he was the pres of AMPAS in the 50's or 60's, he cleaned out the membership rolls and jettisoned members who had been around since the 20's and weren't active in their fields anymore. Freed up thousands of memberships for new blood.

[quentin_compson]

I find it hilarious that Jada Pinkett Smith is boycotting the Oscars. She has no business being there anyway, that's like Jeff Ayres saying he is boycotting the All-Star Game.

[Reck]

"I never used to go anyway," he said. "You can't boycott something that you never used to go to anyway."

"I look at it like a horse race. Once your horse loses the race, you tear up your ticket and back on out," he said of the Oscar nominations.

"We don't do movies for the industry. We do movies for the fans, for the people. And the industry, you know, if they give you a trophy or not or pat you on the back or not, it's nice but its not something that you should dwell on," he said. "We got accolades from all levels, from our core fans to our curious fans, from people who didn't even think they wanted to see that movie. I think an older generation got an understanding on why we did that kind of music and the younger generation got a history lesson, and we got so much praise for the movie."
He added, "How could you be mad because one other academy or guild or whatever didn't say [we're] No. 1 … It's crying about not having enough icing on your cake."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ice-cube-oscars-never-used-858446

[Reck]

This is why Ice Cube is the man and gets my respect. Realest.

[Koolaid_Man]

I was banned so couldn't respond to all the retard shit in this thread but when I finally do I'm gonna make you white boys grab your ankles tbh

[Koolaid_Man]

This is why Ice Cube is the man and gets my respect. Realest.

He lacks a core understanding of whats going on....he's basking in the glow of SOC but has no perspective of the greater context....I hope. Chis Rock not only MC's the event but turn it into a spectacle..we need to get those old white men out of the judging and criteria booths they only have old white men perspectives and it needs to stop.....Kudos to Spike and Jada for leading the way..they are SPOT ON!!!!!!

[Koolaid_Man]

And if as Ice Cube says the movies are for the fans and not the industry then why aren't fan representatives voting who get the nominations...:lmao dude totally misses the point of Spike and Jada's point....

Cubes response is a major fail and makes him look bad and extremely uneducated...he doesn't understand the basic premise of the Boston Tea Party.....:lmao Taxation without Representation....that's what this is all about....its basic and its sad he doesn't understand it....time to get old man whitey exclusivity from behind the judging curtains and have equal representatives from all communities and make selections vis-a-vis an open transparent voting process.

People like Reck is an intellectual light weight compared to Kool

[Reck]

He lacks a core understanding of whats going on....he's basking in the glow of SOC but has no perspective of the greater context....I hope. Chis Rock not only MC's the event but turn it into a spectacle..we need to get those old white men out of the judging and criteria booths they only have old white men perspectives and it needs to stop.....Kudos to Spike and Jada for leading the way..they are SPOT ON!!!!!!

You are wrong.

Ice Cube is more influential than both Spike Lee (:lol) and Jada Pinkett Smith (:lmao) combined.

Just look at what each of them have done to better the world. (In an entertaining way) And you will see Cube comes out ahead in all categories.

Jada ain't got a thing to be mad about. She's just upset her hubby didn't get shit. She's mad for him. And that's that.

[Koolaid_Man]

I find it hilarious that Jada Pinkett Smith is boycotting the Oscars. She has no business being there anyway, that's like Jeff Ayres saying he is boycotting the All-Star Game.


Bitch shut your fucking mouth...Jada is black and American Royalty

[Koolaid_Man]

Well maybe AMPAS needs to "update" their memberships. I read in Gregory Peck's autobiography that when he was the pres of AMPAS in the 50's or 60's, he cleaned out the membership rolls and jettisoned members who had been around since the 20's and weren't active in their fields anymore. Freed up thousands of memberships for new blood.

Sounds like you get the point on this issue

[Koolaid_Man]

You are wrong.

Ice Cube is more influential than both Spike Lee (:lol) and Jada Pinkett Smith (:lmao) combined.

Just look at what each of them have done to better the world. (In an entertaining way) And you will see Cube comes out ahead in all categories.

Jada ain't got a thing to be mad about. She's just upset her hubby didn't get shit. She's mad for him. And that's that.


You're a moron plain and simple...keep your trap shut you sound very uneducated and obviously dont have a clue tbh :lol

[Reck]

You're a moron plain and simple...keep your trap shut you sound very uneducated and obviously dont have a clue tbh :lol

:lmao Cedric is lit up mad today.

[Koolaid_Man]

Tell the talented actors to stop making shit and coasting. When Denzel, Freeman, Foxx, Cheadle, and Ojiofor were taking on challenging roles they were getting nominated.

Only two or three were honest to goodness snubs.

Just as many or more non-blacks miss out every year who are just as deserving.

I thought Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler was last year's biggest snub.
I think Tom Hardy for The Revanent is this year's biggest snub.

And I've seen Creed, Concussion, Straight Outta Compton, Selma...

As for Idris Elba, name me the last non-cinema film that was nominated for an Oscar? His nomination was done wrong by the medium, and, specifically, the first-to-streaming offering of Beasts Of No Nation.

Will Smith being nominated would have felt token. It wasn't that strong a role.

If Foxx or Ojiofor wanted to, I'd bet they could get nominated every year the way Denzel or Freeman used to. But each is cashing in and, specifically, Foxx hasn't had a challenging role in a decade.


:lmao more deserving by who's standards? You clowns never cease to amaze me....your response reminds me of all the white baseball player records prior to the Negroes infiltrating the league...:lmao if your standard is exclusivity silo's then by all accounts be my guest but we are going to demand a seat at the table and kick the old white prejudice fuckers out of the voting booths tbh

[Koolaid_Man]

:lmao Cedric is lit up mad today.


No.,.what Cedric is doing is kicking your ass left and right....this is why yall wanted him banned we all know he's your intellectual superior. None of you can match him...

I like your effort though..but don't run from me Reck.....or pivot...come back here and take this dicking like a man :lol

[Koolaid_Man]

Now that I got anally Reck *aka* baby DMC on the run let me dig in further..we should not be questioning the protestors and boycotters...but rather the old racist white men who been in those positions since Cosby first started administering qualuudes and now refuse to step down....

Will Smith is hands down the BEST actor in Hollywood and has been for dam near 15 yrs. He nailed it when he said:


Smith said that both times he had previously been nominated for an Oscar, he had "never lost to a white person."

"When I see this list and series of nominations that come out — and everybody is fantastic and that's the complexity of this issue, everyone is beautiful and deserving and it's fantastic — but it feels like it's going the wrong direction," he said.

[Reck]

Now that I got anally Reck

You might want to edit that Cedric. :lmao

Fucking fail.

[Koolaid_Man]

:lmao And so now one of the racist voters is trying in vain to defend himself....he's out there bashing Michael Moore as a socialist but he's the same guy who produced Dinesh D'Souza's racist hit piece on Obama....



Molen revealed that Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies got his vote for best film as he thought the film was "masterful," and that "[s]adly that placed a lot of other films in second place, but there can only be one." The veteran producer said he at least had some sympathy for Will Smith, because he gave a worthy performance in Concussion.

"But even then it is not like he has been ignored or overlooked in the past. I understand his disappointment but see no prejudice or racism in his not making it. Who knows, maybe he lost by one vote," said Molen. "I say to all my co-members: Stop acting like spoiled brats. Look to the next awards show for recognition — if you deserve it."

And herein lies the problem....this old fart dirt bag thought Bridge of Spies was "masterful" as he pit it...while I thought it was a piece of shit....that's the whole point of Spike Lee's diversity argument....was this old dirty looking fucker sitting at home playing with his old shriveled up hairy small hairy white balls when he got the revelation that Bridges if Spies was masterful :lmao

And to his own idiotic point....yes we don't know how many votes Concussion lost by or the voting criteria other than him maybe playing with his balls and getting all nolostalgic over the 50's....hence the need for greater diversity and TRANSPARENCY.....

This is nothing but racism through and through and Spike Lee live him or hate him nailed the shit this time....For this old fucker to think his close friends film was masterful while the job Will did as a solo act alone gets no credit would be downright laughable if not so shameful....

These morons are disgusting tbh

[Koolaid_Man]

You might want to edit that Cedric. :lmao

Fucking fail.

Naah totally good....I'm in your ass big time....holla at me though don't run and bitch out....either come with a counter argument or fellate me for being the shit...you look weak and clueless right now....I'm boss hogging wiggas today ;)

[SpursforSix]

Naah totally good....I'm in your ass big time....holla at me though don't run and bitch out....either come with a counter argument or fellate me for being the shit...you look weak and clueless right now....I'm boss hogging wiggas today ;)

Bend over, I'll show you fuckin boss's hoggin.

[Koolaid_Man]

I just don't get why you guys are so afraid of me..I'm nothing but a black poor Nigerian

[Koolaid_Man]

I just don't get why you guys are so afraid of me..I'm nothing but a black poor Nigerian

Dam either my wigga Reck types half a word per min or he's dumb as fuck...he's been sitting in this thread for dam an hour trying to formulate a response....I done took a shit went to Whatburger for a breakfast taquito...made a tequila sunrise and shaved my balls...keep up anally Recked..keep up :lol

[Koolaid_Man]

Thanks Mark...its appreciated. :lol



https://youtube/6Wv7Uue75Ps

[Koolaid_Man]

My nigga George Clooney lays down the fucking hammer :lmao



“If you think back 10 years ago, the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated. I would also make the argument, I don’t think it’s a problem of who you’re picking as much as it is: How many options are available to minorities in film, particularly in quality films?

I think we have a lot of points we need to come to terms with. I find it amazing that we’re an industry that in the 1930s, most of our leads were women. And now a woman over 40 has a very difficult time being a lead in a movie. We’re seeing some movement. Jennifer Lawrence and Patricia Arquette have made the loud pronouncement about wage disparity, have put a stamp on the idea that we got to pay attention. But we should have been paying attention long before this. I think that African Americans have a real fair point that the industry isn’t representing them well enough. I think that’s absolutely true.”


Take a look at what else Clooney had to say about black directors:
Clooney goes on to say that there have been numerous of black directors and actors who should have been nominated in the past.

Let’s look back at some of the nominees. I think around 2004, certainly there were black nominees — like Don Cheadle, Morgan Freeman. And all of a sudden, you feel like we’re moving in the wrong direction. There were nominations left off the table. There were four films this year: “Creed” could have gotten nominations; “Concussion” could have gotten Will Smith a nomination; Idris Elba could have been nominated for “Beasts of No Nation;” and “Straight Outta Compton” could have been nominated. And certainly last year, with “Selma” director Ava DuVernay — I think that it’s just ridiculous not to nominate her.

[Koolaid_Man]

Kool just shut this thread down....sorry folks :lol

[bigzak25]

Uh...you guys niggad up starwars, got you own black rocky, and had a hit movie about rappin niggas with drugs, guns, women and money. What the fuck do you all want? The fucking Oscar statue to have a fro? Lol.

Will smith has had one good movie that I know of...the persuit of happiness, and I believe he did get nominated for that one.

[Koolaid_Man]

Uh...you guys niggad up starwars, got you own black rocky, and had a hit movie about rappin niggas with drugs, guns, women and money. What the fuck do you all want? The fucking Oscar statue to have a fro? Lol.

Will smith has had one good movie that I know of...the persuit of happiness, and I believe he did get nominated for that one.

You have very weak opinions. Did you finish school ? Doesn't seem like it tbh

[bigzak25]

Ima po ignoant Nigerian...

But I like to get to the point son. Fact is, If I ever watch the oscars, it's the last 5 minutes to see best picture. And this isn't the Grammys where you have performances..black presence will not be missed.

Bottomline....stop whining.

[Brazil]

Kool just shut this thread down....sorry folks :lol

:lol sorry to break it up for you but nobody read your posts and nobody gives a single shit about what you think about academy award

[ChumpDumper]

lol instant Kool meltdown.

[daslicer]

I haven't watched the Oscars since high school. I can't believe people still take that awards show seriously.

[Koolaid_Man]

Ima po ignoant Nigerian...

But I like to get to the point son. Fact is, If I ever watch the oscars, it's the last 5 minutes to see best picture. And this isn't the Grammys where you have performances..black presence will not be missed.

Bottomline....stop whining.

Tell that to Ruffalo and Clooney ok pop belly

[Koolaid_Man]

lol instant Kool meltdown.

Its a thing of beauty

[Koolaid_Man]

Ima po ignoant Nigerian...

But I like to get to the point son. Fact is, If I ever watch the oscars, it's the last 5 minutes to see best picture. And this isn't the Grammys where you have performances..black presence will not be missed.

Bottomline....stop whining.

Thats cuz you prolly got min by min electricity in that trailer you live in....:lol

[TheSanityAnnex]

Watched Beasts of No Nation the other night and really liked it. Those kids were damn good actors and it took me a while to realize it was Idris. Anyone here ever tried brown brown? (gunpowder and heroin)

[Reck]

Dam either my wigga Reck types half a word per min or he's dumb as fuck...he's been sitting in this thread for dam an hour trying to formulate a response....I done took a shit went to Whatburger for a breakfast taquito...made a tequila sunrise and shaved my balls...keep up anally Recked..keep up :lol

:lmao

I made you wait hours. You're a fucking dumbass. I was nowhere near this board. :lmao

[DMC]

Did you really think this was a good retort? In context of this conversation, she is a commentator, one with a very obvious bias. You're literally suggesting never nominating MBJ or IE or any of the other supposed snubs ever again because of what another person said. Do you realize how stupid that sounds? At worst, she's sour-graping for her husband, like Welker's wife did a few years ago for Wes. Or Klay's father does repeatedly. What does that have to do with the rest of the group? Do you think JPS would have been happy if another black actor had been nominated? No. She was just pissed about her husband.
Well he faked an accent so he's basically running on fumes now. Jamie gets one just by doing his normal on state routine of Ray but Will Smith is going to have to wear a wig and a dress to get one, you watch.

[DMC]

I find it hilarious that Jada Pinkett Smith is boycotting the Oscars. She has no business being there anyway, that's like Jeff Ayres saying he is boycotting the All-Star Game.
lol..

[Wild Cobra]

Has anyone tried this yet?

There are four categories for actors and actresses. Each has five nominees. Whites make up 5/6th of the star billings of actors and actresses.

Take five dice. The one represents a minority, and two through six represents a white. Roll all five dice at once. If we assume the acting ability and those nomination them are equal and colorblind, then this random result can show what can happen.

From rolling five dice at once, the possibility of not getting a one showing on any of the five is 40%.

Go on people, find you five dice and have fun.

[SpursforSix]

The one represents a minority, and two through six represents a white.

Lol. Of course.

[Avante]

I do have fun with all this race stuff. It is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo damn obvious this goes far deeper than just skin color. We walk differently, think differently, talk differently, and live differently. As do Asains.

But lets play pretend because we don't want to be racist....hahaha!!!!!!!! Let's no stereotype.

If I have some problems with this computer and can have anyone work on it......Asian. If I want a country song .....white guy. If I need some R&B....black.

[Wild Cobra]

Lol. Of course.
Have you rolled the dice yet?

Pick the six or other number for minorities. It doesn't have to be the one. Use five 10 sided dice if you wish one of the numbers to represent a black rather than a minority. This makes the odds of a not being nominated in a category at 59% rather than the 40% for a minority. Blacks only make up 10% of the actors and actresses. Diversity of awards should be looked at by Hollywood's demographics, not national demographics. For the 20 nominees total, if actors and actresses were selected totally by random, the statistical odds would be 12.2% that none of the 20 nominees are black.

Go ahead. Roll the dice.

[SpursforSix]

Have you rolled the dice yet?

Pick the six or other number for minorities. It doesn't have to be the one. Use five 10 sided dice if you wish one of the numbers to represent a black rather than a minority. This makes the odds of a not being nominated in a category at 59% rather than the 40% for a minority. Blacks only make up 10% of the actors and actresses. Diversity of awards should be looked at by Hollywood's demographics, not national demographics. For the 20 nominees total, if actors and actresses were selected totally by random, the statistical odds would be 12.2% that none of the 20 nominees are black.

Go ahead. Roll the dice.

Who the fuck has 5 ten sided dice. Do you even know what you're saying?

[SpursforSix]

You could give me 4 ten sided dice and I still would be shit out of luck because I couldn't come up with the last one. Not before I forgot why I needed it anyway.

[Wild Cobra]

Who the fuck has 5 ten sided dice. Do you even know what you're saying?

I have several 4 sided, 8 sided, 10, 12, and 20 sided dice.

Used in gaming.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gaming+dice

One of the several dice sets you can buy:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/716ZXxwa5wL._SL1000_.jpg

I take it you never plays Dungeons and dragons.

[SpursforSix]

I have several 4 sided, 8 sided, 10, 12, and 20 sided dice.

Used in gaming.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gaming+dice

One of the several dice sets you can buy:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/716ZXxwa5wL._SL1000_.jpg

I take it you never plays Dungeons and dragons.

I had a starter set but never did play. But maybe I will splurge on a big ass bag of dice. Then I will try to sole the Oscar mystery.

[Wild Cobra]

I had a starter set but never did play. But maybe I will splurge on a big ass bag of dice. Then I will try to sole the Oscar mystery.

Tell us what your results are.

[Koolaid_Man]

Kool got you muthafuckers spinning and pivoting like a son of a bitch.....I hit yalls asses with the fucking goods I'm forcing you to your knees....I told yall I would shut this muthafucker down....DMC , Reck, Pop Belly Zak all you SOB's dont know how to respond...Wild Cobra so confused I got him resorting to talking dice and shit :lmao

[Koolaid_Man]

Aww shit....Danny Divito going super balls deep on Whitey...

Speaking on the controversy surrounding the Oscars' lack of diversity (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jada-pinkett-smith-oscars-boycott_us_569bd4bce4b0b4eb759eb364) while at the Sundance Film Festival, the actor said, "It’s unfortunate that the entire country is a racist country."

DeVito added, "We are living in a country that discriminates and has certain racial tendencies which -- racist tendencies -- so sometimes it’s manifested in things like this and it’s illuminated, but just generally speaking we’re a racist -- we’re a bunch of racists."


https://youtube/GJV2BQJamZk (https://youtu.be/GJV2BQJamZk)

[Koolaid_Man]

Alec Baldwin.....As for Idris Elba not getting a Best Actor nod, Alec Baldwin expressed, “After the Oscars they should have the ‘We F***ed Up’ Awards. And they should give BeastsOfNation the recognition it deserves.”

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol
Seth MacFarlane rewrote the lyrics of a Barry Manilow song to mock the topic, tweeting, “Lovin’ so warm, Oscars so white, Closin’ our eyes and feelin’ the light…”

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol

I'm having a field day with this shit.....


William H. Macy applauds those boycotting the Oscarshttp://www.trbimg.com/img-56a26d99/turbine/lat-williamh-macy-20160122/600(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

William H. Macy of "Room" and "Shameless," who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 1996's "Fargo," applauded the actors partaking in this year's boycott, discussing the controversy with Us Weekly (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/william-h-macy-applauds-stars-boycotting-oscars-2016-good-for-them-w162281) at the Casting Society of America’s 31st Artios Awards in Beverly Hills.

Good for them. Good for them. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.

[Koolaid_Man]

Marlon Wayans gets funny -- and serious -- with the #OscarsSoWhite boycott (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-marlon-wayans-on-oscars-20160121-story.html)http://www.trbimg.com/img-56a1af4b/turbine/la-et-mn-marlon-wayans-on-the-oscarssowhite-bo-001/750/750x422(Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times)

We should have a sit-down with the Academy, but we should also have a sit-down with the film studios because we’re not getting the budgets that we need to get that kind of consideration. Look, 'The Revenant' was made for a lot of money. The bear alone was $100 million. And I’m sure the Oscars are going, 'What are you angry about? The black bear was awesome in 'The Revenant!'

Marlon Wayans

[Koolaid_Man]

My baby Reese Witherspoon going pussy deep on these fools

[thiste]

http://i.imgur.com/KQW3Slf.jpg

By the way, there are no white starters in the All Star Game this year either.

[Koolaid_Man]

My baby Reese Witherspoon going pussy deep on these fools....

"I really appreciated this article in TIME on the lack of racial and gender diversity in this year's Oscar nominations," Witherspoon, 39, wrote, referring to the publication's feature "The Oscar Nominations Prove the Academy Still Doesn't Get It."
"So disappointed that some of 2015's best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized," she wrote. "Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition. As an Academy member, I would love to see a more diverse voting membership," she concluded.

[Koolaid_Man]

http://i.imgur.com/KQW3Slf.jpg

By the way, there are no white starters in the All Star Game this year either.


^ white ignorance at its finest....racers win the race on merit in front of the world...Oscars are voted on behind closed doors by all white men voting their culture and heritage perspectives....go educate yourself dumb white boy

[Reck]

Kool, why are you posting shit from nobodies and washups? :lol

All those actors are irrelevant as fuck. No one gives a fuck about none of them. :lmao

[Reck]

My baby Reese Witherspoon going pussy deep on these fools....

"I really appreciated this article in TIME on the lack of racial and gender diversity in this year's Oscar nominations," Witherspoon, 39, wrote, referring to the publication's feature "The Oscar Nominations Prove the Academy Still Doesn't Get It."
"So disappointed that some of 2015's best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized," she wrote. "Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition. As an Academy member, I would love to see a more diverse voting membership," she concluded.







Tbh, all these past their prime actors are just cashing in hoping to get some attention since they can't get it anywhere else. Even a simpleton like you must realize this.

[thiste]

^ white ignorance at its finest....racers win the race on merit in front of the world...Oscars are voted on behind closed doors by all white men voting their culture and heritage perspectives....go educate yourself dumb white boy

Don't worry I'm not posting that in response to your idiot ass, I'm posting it relative to the subject at hand. When you're not good enough it's always easier to point fingers and yell racism than to take a good hard look at yourself and why you didn't make the cut. When black actors have been good, they've been recognized.

[Koolaid_Man]

Don't worry I'm not posting that in response to your idiot ass, I'm posting it relative to the subject at hand. When you're not good enough it's always easier to point fingers and yell racism than to take a good hard look at yourself and why you didn't make the cut. When black actors have been good, they've been recognized.

:lol tell that to all the white big name actors trashing the likes of YOU

Go sit down while we drive change in this country ...


DuVernay is a relative newcomer in the filmmaking world -- her first feature, "I Will Follow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1624426/)," came out just five years ago -- it also points to a larger diversity issue.

"Here's the deal: Most of us in the film community, across the board, work with people who we know, who we consider friends and family. If you use that as a barometer to look at the film world, it just shows you how segregated, xenophobic, sexist, racist and backwards we are as Americans in terms of how we deal with one another," cinematographer Bradford Young, another snubbed member of Team "Selma," (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/05/bradford-young-selma_n_6419254.html) told The Huffington Post in an interview earlier this year. "I'm not throwing anybody under the bus for hiring who they hire, but if we're honest with ourselves -- for whatever it's worth for the person who could actually admit it to themselves -- we have a lot of work to do. If film sets are representations of the American public as a whole, which they're supposed to be, then film crews haven't moved out of the era that we see Martin Luther King fighting in during 'Selma.'"

If white people are the overwhelming majority of an entire industry, and the awards created to honor that industry are decided on mainly by white people, how could anyone say this is a level playing field? "This is not me being humble," DuVernay told Entertainment Weekly when she predicted she'd be shut out of the nominations. Rather, she said, she was just looking at the surroundings.

"The question is: Why was 'Selma' the only film that was even in the running with people of color for the award? You know what I mean? I mean, why are there not -- not just black, brown people? You know what I mean? Asian people, indigenous people, representations that are more than just one voice, just one face, just one gaze?" DuVernay said (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/28/ava-duvernay-selma-oscar-snub_n_6565238.html) during an interview on "Democracy Now!" after the Oscar nominations were announced. "So, for me, it’s much less about the awards and the accolades, because, literally, next year no one cares. Right? I can’t even tell you who won the award for whatever three years ago. I don’t know."

[Wild Cobra]

Kool got you muthafuckers spinning and pivoting like a son of a bitch.....I hit yalls asses with the fucking goods I'm forcing you to your knees....I told yall I would shut this muthafucker down....DMC , Reck, Pop Belly Zak all you SOB's dont know how to respond...Wild Cobra so confused I got him resorting to talking dice and shit :lmao

LOL...

Believe as you wish. I don't expect you to comprehend statistics with your midget level IQ.

[Koolaid_Man]

LOL...

Believe as you wish. I don't expect you to comprehend statistics with your midget level IQ.


Your mama is a nasty redneck skank and your daddy a hillbilly whore

[Wild Cobra]

Your mama is a nasty redneck skank and your daddy a hillbilly whore

LOL...

You can't even describe my family right.

My mother is 1/32nd black. Viking on my fathers side. I would look like my avatar if I grew my hair a little and lost 15-20 lbs. He is a direct ancestor of mine

[SpursforSix]

I couldn't wait on the dice so I made my own set of 10 sided dice out of cardboard. I labeled the sides with names of black and white actors based on their race's proportion of actors in the industry.

[Wild Cobra]

I couldn't wait on the dice so I made my own set of 10 sided dice out of cardboard. I labeled the sides with names of black and white actors based on their race's proportion of actors in the industry.

LOL... Love to see pics!

Mine are in a box someplace, in my storage room. I need to look for something else before next week, maybe I'll find them.

[SpursforSix]

LOL... Love to see pics!

Mine are in a box someplace, in my storage room. I need to look for something else before next week, maybe I'll find them.

What happens next week?

[bigzak25]

After some retrospect, and considering well renowned actor Marlon Wayans has joined the fray, I have to reconsider. In the sole interest of ...diversity...yes...diversity....let me type it again diversity, I believe the academy membership should consist solely of African Americans and white women for their pleasure...hell...throw in a few Lucy liu's. May we all learn a valuable lesson from this global outrage as we look forward to next years summer blockbuster sequel, 13 days a slave.

[Koolaid_Man]

All we need to do for balance like Clooney, Ruffalo, aND others have outwardly advocated is to get rid of the old racist white men and we're good...tbh

[Wild Cobra]

What happens next week?

Does it matter?

Having a visitor, and my Chess board is in one of the boxes.

[SpursforSix]

Does it matter?

Having a visitor, and my Chess board is in one of the boxes.

I misunderstood. I thought you were saying you'd have to find some more multi sided dice before next week.

[Chinook]

http://i.imgur.com/KQW3Slf.jpg

By the way, there are no white starters in the All Star Game this year either.

I mean, I agree that people need to not have the double-standard. But those are horrible counter-arguments. The race competitors are chosen by objective means, while the ASG is picked by the world at large. The Oscars are chosen by an oligarchy. The equivalent counter to the Oscars would be the ASG bench. And the counter to the race would be some intelligence competition that isn't necessarily going to be all PC in its pool of competitors.

[MultiTroll]

^^^^ :lol funny and true.

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Blair+Underwood+2013+Bronner+Bros+ICON+Awards+UhSi yHOSPQxl.jpg (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zimbio.com%2Fphotos%2FBlair%2 BUnderwood%2F2013%2BBronner%2BBros%2BICON%2BAwards %2BPresented%2BClairol%2FzDTgOk7yMtF&bvm=bv.112454388,d.cGc&psig=AFQjCNEhRL64xbC4TBmHIKaZRmDwZjaqHw&ust=1453837982356190)
Blair Underwood should have been given an Oscar nom for Tom Gibbons in Malibus Most Wanted

[Wild Cobra]

I misunderstood. I thought you were saying you'd have to find some more multi sided dice before next week.
No, just mine. I haven't used them for many, many years, but I never got rid of them. I have thought about getting some more so I can throw 20 die at a time, but that many sets are more money than I can justify. I think I only have five or six sets.

But it would be fun to throw 20d10 or 20d20...

[SpursforSix]

No, just mine. I haven't used them for many, many years, but I never got rid of them. I have thought about getting some more so I can throw 20 die at a time, but that many sets are more money than I can justify. I think I only have five or six sets.

But it would be fun to throw 20d10 or 20d20...

It sounds like you're about to ask me to make some of my 10 sided dice for you. I'm open to it if we can agree on a fair price.