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Old 22-01-2016, 05:00 PM #320
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I dunno, I think it's a bit ****ty to be boycotting the Oscars, most award shows are just a cover for bribes from big labels/studios to push certain stars and very little to do with actual recognition of what's good... I do think there's a lack of variety in the mainstream, but I don't think that's a black actor specific problem - most films now are 1) franchise sequels or 2) reboots of classic franchises. If they're new screenplays, they rarely do well at the box office - I mean the films that won all the awards last year I hadn't heard of until they started winning awards, like Birdman and whatever else. It's all about superheroes and action movies which means you have to be a big burly man or an innocent looking but still sexy damsel in distress with very little room for variety.
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