Actors who said stupid things about diversity – Ever since the announcement of the 2016 Oscars, the topic of Diversity in Hollywood, and who may be getting excluded, has been a popular topic among news outlets. For the second year in a row, no actors or actresses of color were nominated in any of the major acting categories – instead there were 20 white actors and actresses nominated.
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April Reign created the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite and it started trending yet again this year, causing a lot of controversy around Hollywood and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The honorary organization recently decided to change some of their voting rules and policies. The hope is that this will begin paving the way for a more diverse, inclusive body of Academy voters.
There are plenty of people in Hollywood, both actors and filmmakers, who spoke out about the controversy, with plenty of voices calling for change. George Clooney, David Oyelowo, Jada Pinkett Smith,Reese Witherspoon, Lupita Nyong’o and more have expressed their disappointment in this year’s Oscar nominations and the state of diversity in our modern society in general. There have been others who have talked about the Oscars controversy and how they feel about it, but did not handle their comments with quite as much tact as the ones above.
Unfortunately, for some celebrities, they have received negative backlash for their comments. Mainly because a lot of them have been absurd, outrageous and often just flat out incorrect. They put their foot in their mouths and only a few of them were able to pull it out and apologize afterwards, while some of the actors and actresses continue thinking their statements actually made sense. One thing is for sure though, Hollywood does not forget. So you better believe that these celebrities are going to think twice before saying something like that again!
10. Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart recently made some comments regarding diversity that recieved some negative attention, but she claims they were taken out of context. “Instead of sitting around and complaining about that, do something,” Stewart said, speaking with Variety. It would look as if she is simply telling those who wish to see more diversity in Hollywood to simply “do something” about it, as if they’ve never thought to try that. However, Variety clarified that Kristen was talking about sexism and women having difficulty finding roles in Hollywood. But to be honest, that doesn’t really make her dismissive comments any better. You’ll have to do better than suggesting “make it happen yourself,” to those who claim it is too hard to make it. The issue is much more complicated than that – a fact that she points out later in her comments, rendering her whole statement useless and contradictory. I suppose we couldn’t all star inTwilight.
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