mekka okereke :verified: on Nostr: The Oscars is a bunch of old white dudes, voting for things that old white dudes ...
The Oscars is a bunch of old white dudes, voting for things that old white dudes like. 🤷🏿♂️
This isn't necessarily intentionally malicious! People vote for what they understand and can relate to.
Which is why a civil rights movie can win! But only if that civil rights movie is made for the white eye:
* There has to be a white savior in it! Non-negotiable.
* The white racist is often forgiven at the end of the movie!
* There is often a "Black people are racist too!" character.
This isn't necessarily intentionally malicious! People vote for what they understand and can relate to.
Which is why a civil rights movie can win! But only if that civil rights movie is made for the white eye:
* There has to be a white savior in it! Non-negotiable.
* The white racist is often forgiven at the end of the movie!
* There is often a "Black people are racist too!" character.