The 88th Annual Academy Awards are set to take place on Feb. 28, and some celebrities have already decided to boycott the so-called “White Oscars” due to a “lack of diversity” among nominees. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are two of the most recent celebrities who have publicly announced their decision not to attend the “White Oscars” for this reason. Jada took to Twitter to explain her reason for boycotting the Oscars. “We are rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments. Should people of color refrain from participating all together?” she asked.
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My Take - Whine, whine, whine! Get over it! These privileged, pampered - exceedingly wealthy cry babies - really make me sick. In the rest of the world they'd be nobodys with nothing. As for me - I don't care if every nominee is black, hispanic, oriental, American Indians, gay, or communists, since I never watch them because I don't care who gets nominated and care even less who gets the award. The oscars have become as meaningless as the Noble Peace Prize because it's all been taken over by ideologues giving out awards for merit based on criteria that has nothing to do with merit.
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