This article discusses the major win of a British actor Idris Elba at the 2016 Oscars awards. His awards (for his roles in the detective drama Luther and supporting role as as African warlord in Beasts of No Nation) gained an increased amount of attention because Idris Elba was of African descent. It was a such a big moment in the Oscar industry because there has been an increased amount of controversy over the lack of diversity in Oscar nominees (as I had written in in my blog post last week...I had wanted to do a follow up for my post this week).
As I mentioned last week, this is a perfect example of the reverse of what had happened during the Civil Rights movement. People had not even questioned discrimination because of the normality of it, and now people are criticizing people for not enforcing diversity among famous industries such as the film industry. The large amount of non-white winners at the awards reflects this change in ideology. Although the issue of discrimination has decreased largely since the Civil War movement, it is finally starting to become a moral crime in many people's eyes. It is great to see the reversal of one of the most terrible times in history.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35453223
It's good to hear that people are so vocal about the lack of diversity, and that Idris Elba won. He's a great actor.
ReplyDelete- Isabella Montague 5th period
I agree. Although there is still discrimination, it is good to see people so vocal about trying to create a country of equality.
ReplyDelete-Victoria Garza
I think that the widespread knowledge of these events through social media really help make a difference. Hopefully, future Oscars will have more diversity- not only black and white but also Asian representation!
ReplyDeleteShara Jeyarajah
I'm glad that people are raising their voices about this. I hope next year there won't be a problem to raise their voices about.
ReplyDeleteOlivia Browne Period 6
ReplyDeleteI hope the SAG Awards will set precedents for all awards shows in the future.
It's always nice to hear about people trying to raise awareness to make change happen
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