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...other perhaps seems more appropriate, but equally unnecessary. Here we are in the 21st century and in case you hadn’t received the memo, women are now men’s profound equals in the academy??indeed, more than equals in some instances, like in the matter of what qualifications one must possess to be admitted into graduate study in the sciences...
...There are a lot of people in the business world who did not understand, or chose not to understand, the academy??but Bob got it,” Daniel said...
...clear example of mainstream America’s willingness to take notice of and uplift music and films that portray black Americans in the most negative possible light. While some insist that Three 6 Mafia’s win represents a positive turning point in the history of the Academy??that perhaps they are finally beginning to accept and respect rap music as a legitimate form of art—I can’t help but think that they could have found a better way to do it than applauding a song with lyrics like...
...worthy of some praise, but he also did a fantastic job this year in “Crash,” portraying an upper-middle class black man struggling to maintain his dignity and hope in an oppressive white world, and was unsurprisingly nominated for the former role. The Academy??s choice to nominate Howard for his portrayal of a stereotypical pimp, rather than to reward his much less predictable and more nuanced role in “Crash,” suggests a sadly familiar unwillingness to accept black actors outside of the traditional, offensive roles...
...Academy??s tradition of awarding black actors for fulfilling clichéd roles—when it awards them at all—is one that can be traced back to over 75 years ago, when, as George Clooney noted on Sunday, it “gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the back of theaters.” While Clooney undoubtedly meant this observation as praise for the Academy??s boldness, McDaniel’s Best Supporting Actress win was actually an affirmation of the sexless and happily...