I’m not sure the right wing culture war guys have ever taken a loss this big before
It’s actually funny because they could have just done a “ah the movie led by the straight white male action hero was awesome!” position instead of all this nonsense
But the fighting is the point, I suppose
I need people who don’t know what they’re talking about to stop talking. This isn’t rocket science, and there’s no excuse to be this dumb. Yes, dumb. We’re past ignorant.
1.) The first film to win Best Picture after these rules were put into affect was OPPENHEIMER, the whitest film in the best picture category in 2024. Ten points to whoever can name the director and studio behind OPPENHEIMER.
2.) The inclusion standards were a response to #OscarsSoWhite, not George Floyd. The timing is pure coincidence. The Academy had been working on diversifying things for years up until that point.
3.) People in Hollywood, by and large, are not big fans of the standards, but rules are rules so they play along.
4.) Most studios didn’t have to do anything or change anything in order to meet the standards, because they’re that lax. 99% of films qualify based on Standards C and D.
5.) THERE ARE FOUR STANDARDS, and you only have to meet TWO. Standard A has to do with casting! #TheOdyssey qualifies with Standards C and D!
6.) For argument’s sake, let’s say Christopher Nolan is concerned with Standard A, which he isn’t (no one is), HE DOESN’T NEED TO DIVERSIFY THE WHOLE CAST! He only needs ONE! Himesh Patel OR John Leguizamo will do. Neither Lupita Nyong’o nor Elliot Page would help them meet Standard A because they’re not significant supporting cast and both could potentially be submitted for Oscar consideration, so they wouldn’t be counted in the 30%.
7.) The casting is colorblind because Nolan can do whatever he wants and cast whoever he wants. Colorblind casting for mythological epics, classic texts, and Shakespeare is not unusual.
BREAKING: The warden of the jail where Andrew Tate is being held has asked people to stop mailing bottles of BBQ sauce addressed to Tate’s cannibal cell mate with the label “Tate Sauce.”
I am being held in SHU, the highest level of security which exists.
No commissary.
No visits.
No contact with the outside world.
My neighbor is a cannibal who screams throughout the night.
Salmonella fears spurred the recall of over 1.5 million eggs that were sold in multiple states under several different brand names. https://t.co/VmKtIbCR9w