Oscars Gotta Do What The Oscars Gotta Do - Max Gaddis 9th period

http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/can-the-academy-really-diversify-the-oscars.html

In a challenge to #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy has new regulations on who can vote in nominations, who is in the Academy, and who gets the boot. Cheryl Isaacs, AMPA president, appointed 3 new governors to rectify the lack of diversity, formalized a push to double the number of women and minorities over the next five years, and moved inactive members to non-voting status, which caused the uproar of claims of "ageism" from older, inactive members. Members claim that their removal from the academy would prevent them from getting work and accused the academy of giving in to the whinier, younger generation over a few complaints that were never a problem for them.

I see both sides, but I agree with the policy that Isaacs is bringing in because honestly everything in America needs to be represented more realistically in the media whether it's in gender, religion, sexual orientation, race, age and whatnot, we all need to be represented.

I remember reading about the controversy surrounding Star Trek and diverse shows like it because of the representation and the fact that they had a Russian on the show, which was a big deal then since we were near the Cold War, arms race, and the missile crisis in the 60's, and how they tried to censor the on-screen interracial kiss between Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner. Another example is how people hated I Love Lucy because of Dezi Arnav's nationality and accent which had to do with the time period. People are claiming the Oscars only care about representation because of the popularity of #BlackLivesMatter at the moment, but current events do tend to change people's views.