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You can flip it around in the sense that a movie which only stars those specific leads is unlikely to end up with any awards specifically due to the demographic

by Ourgon 5y ago

You can flip it around in the sense that a movie which only stars those specific leads is unlikely to end up with any awards specifically due to the demographics of the cast. This actually reinforces the validity of the question asked by the parent.

dagmx 5y ago
How is it unlikely for them to earn those awards? The majority of winners, even last night, are straight, white, abled people. The majority of films that have won in the past have been that way too. I don't think you actually really follow the Oscars so much as complain about a false sense of virtue signaling
- Ourgon 5y ago
  a movie which only stars those specific leads is unlikely to end up with any awards Movie, not individual actors. Movies with a cast of only this unfavoured identity class are unlikely to gain any awards. > The majority of films that have won in the past have been that way too The past is not now, my comment relates to the here and now ('is unlikely to', not 'was unlikely to'). The obsession with D.I.E [1] is a recent phenomenon. > I don't think you actually really follow the Oscars There you are right, I don't. I do read quite a bit about it but I never watched any of those shows, it is just not my thing. > complain about a false sense of virtue signalling False? We're talking about the organisation which went full Soviet by proclaiming movies needed to abide to their D.I.E. rules to be considered for academy awards [2] as part of their D.I.E. plan [3]. Read [2] and report back on whether this is anything but virtue signalling. [1] Diversity, Inclusion, Equity [2] https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-representation-and-inclusion-standards-oscarsr-eligibility https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-representati... [2] https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-announces-next-phase-equity-and-inclusion-initiatives https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-announces-next-phase-equ...

by Ourgon 5y ago

dagmx 5y ago

How is it unlikely for them to earn those awards? The majority of winners, even last night, are straight, white, abled people. The majority of films that have won in the past have been that way too. I don't think you actually really follow the Oscars so much as complain about a false sense of virtue signaling

Ourgon 5y ago
a movie which only stars those specific leads is unlikely to end up with any awards Movie, not individual actors. Movies with a cast of only this unfavoured identity class are unlikely to gain any awards. > The majority of films that have won in the past have been that way too The past is not now, my comment relates to the here and now ('is unlikely to', not 'was unlikely to'). The obsession with D.I.E [1] is a recent phenomenon. > I don't think you actually really follow the Oscars There you are right, I don't. I do read quite a bit about it but I never watched any of those shows, it is just not my thing. > complain about a false sense of virtue signalling False? We're talking about the organisation which went full Soviet by proclaiming movies needed to abide to their D.I.E. rules to be considered for academy awards [2] as part of their D.I.E. plan [3]. Read [2] and report back on whether this is anything but virtue signalling. [1] Diversity, Inclusion, Equity [2] https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-representation-and-inclusion-standards-oscarsr-eligibility https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-representati... [2] https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-announces-next-phase-equity-and-inclusion-initiatives https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-announces-next-phase-equ...