Wednesday, January 20

Oh No You Didn't.

Oh yes she did.
Aunt Viv spanks the Frensh Prince...

{F}or you to ask other actors, and other black actresses and actors, too, to jeopardize their career and their standing in a town that you know damn well you don't do that. And here's the other thing -- they don't care. They don't care! And I find it ironic that somebody who has made their living, made their living and made millions and millions of dollars from the very people you're talking about boycotting just because you didn't get a nomination, just because you didn't win."
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"Well karma must be a bitch, cause now here you are. Here you are, you've had a few flops and you know there are those out there who really deserved a nod," she said.
Ouch.
Maybe I can skip that hockey game tomorrow night, reading that was watching aggression released...
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ADDED:  It's actually a big thing, in the organized effort to re-image Hollywood to make it more palatable for politically correct audiences.  Expect to see more hiring and diversifying in the entertainment news industry, too, like we've seen recently in publishing and education. 
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs released the following statement tonight:
"I'd like to acknowledge the wonderful work of this year's nominees," she said. "While we celebrate their extraordinary achievements, I am both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion. This is a difficult but important conversation, and it's time for big changes.

"The Academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership. In the coming days and weeks we will conduct a review of our membership recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond," Boone Isaacs said in what amounted to a rare and unusual move on the part of the Academy.

"As many of you know," she continued, "we have implemented changes to diversify our membership in the last four years. But the change is not coming as fast as we would like. We need to do more, and better and more quickly."

"This isn't unprecedented for the Academy," Isaacs added. "In the ‘60s and ‘70s, it was about recruiting younger members to stay vital and relevant. In 2016, the mandate is inclusion in all of its facets: gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. We recognize the very real concerns of our community, and I so appreciate all of you who have reached out to me in our effort to move forward together."
PUSH tactics.
(Hey, maybe Bernie will give Ta-Nehisi that VP nod afterall.  Scott Walker isn't a college grad either, and look at how far he's ridden his pony... )