Chris Rock should do ‘serious damage’ at Oscars

I’d be thinking ‘this s**t is live.

After Jada Pinkett Smith publicly called for a boycott of the ceremony, Rock tweeted about his upcoming stint as host. Sylvester Stallone was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for “Creed” – but its star Michael B. Jordan was not, nor was the film itself given a Best Picture nod.

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate people of colour in music, acting, sports and entertainment.

“The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg, herself an Oscar victor, advised fans to boycott the movies they had issues with, not the Oscars. Dr. King Said “There Comes A Time When One Must Take A Position That Is Neither Safe, Nor Politic, Nor Popular But He Must Take It Because Conscience Tells Him It’s Right”. And Let’s Not Even Get Into The Other Branches. “But, How Is It Possible For The 2nd Consecutive Year All 20 Contenders Under The Actor Category Are White?” We can’t act?! WTF!!’

“Chris, please do not do the Oscars Awards”.

Alongside the boycott, the questions of whether black actors, musicians and directors should cease all participation in the mainstream market have risen.

‘Begging for acknowledgement or even asking [to be nominated] diminishes dignity. Period. The reason the rest of the world looks at us like we have no clue is because in 2016 it’s a complete embarrassment to say that the heights of cinematic achievement have only been reached by white people.

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs released a letter January 18 stating she is “heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion”.

Najee, an outspoken critic of law enforcement, explained that he and his supporters have a list of demands that they would like to present to Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs about how “we can move forward”.

The 2016 Oscars nominations has raised a lot of dust in the last few hours as it was noted that coloured actors had not been nominated for the Awards for the second year in a row. “It would be a tough spot for anyone who would potentially step in now”, says Boone, a two-time Emmy victor, about the prospect of Rock stepping down.