Sounds like Jada is backtracking because she knows their position is horseshit. Hell, Will Smith essentially throws her under the bus implying he won't be there because of HER protest.
I'm SURE some black activists have probably pointed out that she, and her ilk, and rich people whining about bullshit awards while kids in Flint are poisoned and kids in Detroit have their schools falling down around them (Both cities are primarily black).
Academy Awards 2016
Stacie Dash is rapidly becoming a favorite of mine.
First she slammed this protest/boycott using something called logic (I know, right?), then BET decided to be snarky and attack her back.
Bad move.
She absolutely destroys them.
BET needs to slink away to the shadows before this gets even worse for them.
First she slammed this protest/boycott using something called logic (I know, right?), then BET decided to be snarky and attack her back.
Bad move.
She absolutely destroys them.
BET needs to slink away to the shadows before this gets even worse for them.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
There was an unaired (in the US) episode of the Boondocks that did way worse.
During the episode, the character Deborah Leevil relates the mission of BET within The Boondocks universe, stating:
Our leader Bob Johnson had a dream, a dream that would accomplish what hundreds of years of slavery, Jim Crow and malt liquor could not accomplish – the destruction of black people.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I'm starting to think this entire thing was scripted.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Plan to increase diversity.
On Friday, Boone Isaacs announced sweeping reforms to the organization that include doubling the number of female and minority members by 2020 and adding new governors to its leadership board.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
TheCatt wrote:blacks aren't the oppressed ones.
As I've said a billion times, blacks are over-represented while other minorities are the ones that are truly under-represented.
Although if you want to get technical, the line between whites and Latinos is getting pretty blurred.
Along that same line, who gets the award if Rashida Jones wins?
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“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
We need Chapelle to host the real racial draft.Leisher wrote:As I've said a billion times, blacks are over-represented while other minorities are the ones that are truly under-represented.
Although if you want to get technical, the line between whites and Latinos is getting pretty blurred.
Along that same line, who gets the award if Rashida Jones wins?
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Awards are sexist, says frog.
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The Paris-born actress clarified that her comments were specific to the U.S., “because in France it’s fine.”
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I am so pissed off that all these people who don't work 9 to 5 jobs and get paid more money for one film than most people make in their lifetimes aren't getting awards.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
This could be the schism that finally tears our country apart.
Also between this and his skipping on Independence Day 2: Independence Harder, my wife says she is boycotting Will Smith movies because she is tired of his shit.
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Also between this and his skipping on Independence Day 2: Independence Harder, my wife says she is boycotting Will Smith movies because she is tired of his shit.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
