[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Johnnyuk123

It's gonna be very interesting to see who they choose next as the new James Bond. My money is on a chinese midget with tourretts.

This is the third time you've made this rather unfunny and irrelevant comment.

Why you've grouped black skin in with a list of disabilities is quite telling though.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Silly bitch.

Yesterday she had plenty to say for herself but apparently today those comments were misinterpreted. Not sure how her comments could have been misinterpreted, yesterday she seemed quite emphatic.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Well done for finding an interview where she says nothing other than - Perhaps they weren't good enough. The same excuse that was used 10/20/30 years ago

I dont think she's quite got the point.

Yeah, I don't think it's about them not getting awards. It's more that the Oscars shortlists exposes the large disparity between how many white people head movies and how many non-white people get that opportunity.

[Livia]

Considering some of the stuff Spike Lee's said about white people, Rampling's comment fades into insignificance.

[Marsh.]

I do think it was a case of her misunderstanding the situation. Her original interview implied she hadn't read/heard much about the boycott prior to the interviewer bringing it up and got the wires crossed about what it was about.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Considering some of the stuff Spike Lee's said about white people, Rampling's comment fades into insignificance.

I think we all have views on gentrification.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/us...entrification/

[kirklancaster]

Can someone please tell me just WHAT this thread is about, if it is NOT about the fact that black actors have NOT been nominated for an Oscar for two years running? Please enlighten me.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I think we all have views on gentrification.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/us...entrification/

Yes Spike does not Like our Builders
who buy out local zones to build New High End flats.


Thats OK
he should make a Film on it.

Regeneration
is needed in many Zones


Life In The City

[arista]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Can someone please tell me just WHAT this thread is about, if it is NOT about the fact that black actors have NOT been nominated for an Oscar for two years running? Please enlighten me.

Yes Spike Lee started it off
now a Gang off Actors want to back him.
to Not go to the Oscars
Lack of Black Winners Moan

I say Blacklist* the feckers

* Thats a Business Term Only.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Livia

Considering some of the stuff Spike Lee's said about white people, Rampling's comment fades into insignificance.

Spike Lee is a gifted film maker but he has a massive chip on those paranoid shoulders and his frequent bleating does no good to the black cause. Sorry - Just my opinion.

[arista]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Spike Lee is a gifted film maker but he has a massive chip on those paranoid shoulders and his frequent bleating does no good to the black cause. Sorry - Just my opinion.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/18/en...tt-smith-feat/


Yes he needs to make a Film about This Topic
and add Guns

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Spike does not Like our Builders
who buy out local zones to build New High End flats.


Thats OK
he should make a Film on it.

Regeneration
is needed in many Zones


Life In The City

He might win an oscar....Oh, wait :/

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Originally Posted by Livia

Considering some of the stuff Spike Lee's said about white people, Rampling's comment fades into insignificance.

Livia be on the reverse racism ish.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Spike Lee started it off
now a Gang off Actors want to back him.
to Not go to the Oscars
Lack of Black Winners Moan

I say Blacklist* the feckers

* Thats a Business Term Only.

When people feel strongly about an issue, they boycott. End of. In case of big white men they raid a building with big guns and they get sympathy. When it comes to blacks and what they feel strongly about-oh they're exaggerating, ALL LIVES MATTER. Sigh

[Z]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

Look at White applauding whitesplaining. It's like all the condescending people listening to a black person that's experienced racism and then preceding to say but that's not racism this is what racism is and then "explains"

I'm pretty offended and annoyed by this comment when my whole post was about how Hollywood is really stale and there's a lack of roles for everyone in general because all Hollywood cares about is investing hundreds of millions in superhero movies and other franchises instead of actually writing original screenplays and writing diverse stories and characters... I find your comment moronic, frankly. I'm not trying to justify white people being given awards.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Livia

Anyone see Ice Cube on the Graham Norton Show? He had an interesting point to make. He said you get lots of accolades in the movie business and didn't seem unduly worried that Straight Outta Compton was only nominated for Best Screenplay. He also said:

"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/new...er-used-858446

Youtube video

For Livia. Got to point out that Cube only got applause after Hugh Laurie agreed with him.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Youtube video

For Livia. Got to point out that Cube only got applause after Hugh Laurie agreed with him.

Audience must be a bunch racists then.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by wannashag

Audience must be a bunch racist then.

What were they waiting for. I dunno. Do you?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

What were they waiting for. I dunno. Do you?

The guy with the applaud card.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by wannashag

The guy with the applaud card.

He should have held the board up earlier.

[Kizzy]

Got to love the sheeple.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Originally Posted by Z

I'm pretty offended and annoyed by this comment when my whole post was about how Hollywood is really stale and there's a lack of roles for everyone in general because all Hollywood cares about is investing hundreds of millions in superhero movies and other franchises instead of actually writing original screenplays and writing diverse stories and characters... I find your comment moronic, frankly. I'm not trying to justify white people being given awards.

Well I find your post moronic too as it's typical when there's an issue black people bring into attention, people make it about everyone. It can't just focus on the point blacks are trying to make. Another example is I don't know who, maybe Reese Witherspoon, is now talking about lack of roles for women in hollywood and etc. Fair enough, it needs to be discussed, but when gays bring up their issues people give them respect enough to let it be about the gays and how they experience things from their point of view and they give them support. I don't see millions of people jumping on it trying to diminish what they are trying to bring to the forefront. This is just another example of black lives matter...nah ALL lives matter.

[smudgie]

Perhaps wealthy actors, producers and writers etc could sponsor talented black/ ethnic minority writers, then maybe more roles will be written specifically for them. Surely then the natural step would be for all good actors to be given parts judged on their ability to act.

[Johnnyuk123]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

Well I find your post moronic too as it's typical when there's an issue black people bring into attention, people make it about everyone. It can't just focus on the point blacks are trying to make. Another example is I don't know who, maybe Reese Witherspoon, is now talking about lack of roles for women in hollywood and etc. Fair enough, it needs to be discussed, but when gays bring up their issues people give them respect enough to let it be about the gays and how they experience things from their point of view and they give them support. I don't see millions of people jumping on it trying to diminish what they are trying to bring to the forefront. This is just another example of black lives matter...nah ALL lives matter.

I agree with you. It should be about all races. Another thing that annoys the hell out of me is that this group complain about the use of the N word. They are 100% right to complain about the n word and get it stopped from being used but then you watch a rap song on youtube from major black stars and they use the term over and over again as if it's nothing. If the n word is a big no no then it should not be used by anyone, no one should use that term but to me they think it's ok for them to use the n word but everyone else can't and that goes directly against the point they are trying to make.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Johnnyuk123

I agree with you. It should be about all races. Another thing that annoys the hell out of me is that this group complain about the use of the N word. They are 100% right to complain about the n word and get it stopped from being used but then you watch a rap song on youtube from major black stars and they use the term over and over again as if it's nothing. If the n word is a big no no then it should not be used by anyone, no one should use that term but to me they think it's ok for them to use the n word but everyone else can't and that goes directly against the point they are trying to make.

For *********ks sake.

If you want to discuss that then start a thread., It has been discussed a few times on this forum.