Boycotting the Oscars
Who is at fault, who is to blame?
Is it Hollywood that keeps playing its game?
Is the studios who decide that black doesn’t sell
Or is the casting directors who put actors through hell
The silver screen has been ringing with the currency of a people lost
Whose accomplishments have been dismissed, discarded and tossed
Their place in history taints their position in the entertainment industry
And the Oscars merely reflect what the majority wishes to see
An organisation isn’t to blame for the pain of a race
Holding it responsible for society’s flaws is out of place
But that coin is double sided, as they represent a world of stars
Where our performances line the silver screen with golden bars
So we should be represented when the rankings are put up
Yet they cage us and keep us in the dark where we are forever stuck
They throw us a bone carved out of an ordinary stone and call it adjustment
Instead of accepting us into the ranks they create another lane of assessment
To reduce the insists whining and seem politically correct
They need something to keep these “outsiders” in check
Its not that their performance wasn’t up to par
But the ones that get awarded were ones that raised the bar
There is no set formula for greatness
But a story no one can relate to, is mere sadness
And production value counts, and that is where they usually lack
Maybe because studios don’t have their back
Or perhaps they don’t have any big stars to headline their movie
But color limits their possibilities and thus the list seems somewhat empty
But its not the fault of the Oscars, its the fault of perception
That little gold statue is nothing more than deception
Acceptance from those who placed you in the dark to begin with
A hand out of the darkness called illusion whose touch you will never get
While prizes and trophies remain ignored due to the size of the stage
Its as if validation comes from a check on this blank page
Holding them up to standards Hollywood dodges with every breath
A niche market that will eternally avoid death
Distort history and gain a prize
Ruin the truth and get praised for lies
This is what sleeps in the shadow of that gold frame
These are the screams of justice in pain
The boycott isn’t in, not going to the Oscars, its in not going to theaters
Its in showing them that our currency wont be placed in movies we aren’t in
Consumers dictate the market and not the other way around
Once a year is not enough for the fist of truth to pound on the door of profound insanity
Don’t boycott the Oscars, boycott the entertainment industry
With Stacey Dash making the statements she made, I wanted to see if I could find her reasoning in writing. I gave it a shot, and the BEST thing I could find in her logic is what Boycotting the Oscars is about. With Will and Jada doing what they did, and Spike Lee doing what he did. It makes sense that Boycotting the Oscars is something that might be a good thing to do. Because if you change the top, the bottom will have to adjust as well. And if you change the bottom, then the top will be forced to change. Either method is fine, but to leave things as they are is indeed NOT an option. So Boycotting the Oscars is a good thing if you ask me. But I do feel that they arent the only ones to blame. Boycotting the Oscars is a logical step that should extend into several areas of entertainment. So we should all be Boycotting the Oscars.
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