Wonktonodi on 24 January 2016
| Aielyn said: While I do agree that the lack of diversity is indicative of a problem, I also think that these decisions to "boycott" the Oscars is misguided in the extreme. Did Rosa Parks boycott buses in 1955? Think about what would have happened if she did. What would happen if "African Americans" had just refused to use buses at all - it would just become another place that whites wouldn't be exposed to anyone who looks different from them. What should be happening is a dialogue with all of the Oscar candidates, to get them to mention the diversity issue in their acceptance speeches, should they win. They need to make sure that the full diversity is on display in the audience, and refuse to allow the event to be a white-only event. Visibility is essential, and boycotting won't bring visibility, it'll limit it. |
Yes, Rosa Parks and the entire black community boycott the Montgomery bus system for over a year, though this is a very different case.
