Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2016 18:03:06 GMT -8
#OscarsSoWhite Creator Says It's Not Just An Issue For Black Folks BUT For All Minorities
Now that Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has promised “big changes” to bring more diversity to the group that dispenses the Oscars, many Academy members have told TheWrap they applaud her comments.
But not everyone believes Boone Isaacs has the power to make a real difference.
“She is fighting an uphill battle,” April Reign, creator of the Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, told TheWrap. “She is one person and she may be battling against an Academy that we know is 94 percent white, that is over 70 percent male and has an average age of 63.”
“The hashtag of #OscarsSoWhite was borne out of my disappointment and frustration with the lack of inclusion in the nominees for the 2015 Oscars and unfortunately, the hashtag has seen a resurgence this year,” she explained.
“It’s not just an issue with the Academy itself, but the lack of quality roles for people of color, for people from the LGBTQ community, for indigenous people, for differently-abled people and so on,” Reign said.
“It’s a concern that doesn’t just affect black people, but affects everyone because we all should want to see diversity and inclusion and stories that make us think, stories that make us laugh and feel, and those are not particular to a specific race,” she said.
Now that Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has promised “big changes” to bring more diversity to the group that dispenses the Oscars, many Academy members have told TheWrap they applaud her comments.
But not everyone believes Boone Isaacs has the power to make a real difference.
“She is fighting an uphill battle,” April Reign, creator of the Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, told TheWrap. “She is one person and she may be battling against an Academy that we know is 94 percent white, that is over 70 percent male and has an average age of 63.”
“The hashtag of #OscarsSoWhite was borne out of my disappointment and frustration with the lack of inclusion in the nominees for the 2015 Oscars and unfortunately, the hashtag has seen a resurgence this year,” she explained.
“It’s not just an issue with the Academy itself, but the lack of quality roles for people of color, for people from the LGBTQ community, for indigenous people, for differently-abled people and so on,” Reign said.
“It’s a concern that doesn’t just affect black people, but affects everyone because we all should want to see diversity and inclusion and stories that make us think, stories that make us laugh and feel, and those are not particular to a specific race,” she said.
