Oscar took a massive beating. Lowest ratings in decades which says a lot about America's disgust of people who are self-important narcissistic dicks. I happen to be one of them.
Most businesses take to denying their political affiliation with hot button politics. Hollywood not only spews them out, they reward each other for it. Case in point, how much did they love themselves over how many "Black movies" there were. The movie "Get Out" essentially draws light to people who cheer a little too hard for the plight of Black people. The truth is...Hollywood could care less. Green is all that matters. But soon, that will turn on them. The American public has already gotten sick of phony causes for the police vs. Blacks. No one seems to care BUT Hollywood. They seem to take a lot of joy in rattling middle America. Under then guise of social injustice. Pretty soon, this business will have to adjust if it wants to survive. Majority of Americans don't want to see these inner city melodramas anymore. They weren't going to already.
I personally feel the biggest way to integrate completely is to beat the movie business at its own game. Jordan Peele out did M.Night Shamalan in "Get Out." And was enough of social commentary to not be annoying. "Hidden Figures" showed functioning Black middle class with very little gang garbage cheaper movies would rely on. The biggest respect was to act like life moved forward despite color of skin.
Hollywood will need to change. It won't be the other way around. The first shot over the bow has already been fired, and most of America are fed up with rewarding whiners. Strike that, whiners rewarding themselves.
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