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Actor David Oyelowo's take on Will Smith's slap at the 2022 Oscars raises an issue that speaks to the broader Black population in Hollywood. He says he fears that the incident could impact Hollywood's ongoing efforts toward diversity and inclusion.
From his perspective, the Emmy nominee detailed the ripple effect of what occurred on that Oscars night in a published guest column for The Hollywood Reporter. His critical processing took readers on a journey through his past experiences attending the star-studded event, "steeped in unexpected drama and a constant intersection of public opinion, politics and race," over the years. He brought light to the dramatics of not winning Best Actor and Best Director for Selma, which ignited #OscarsSoWhite in 2015, to his viral reaction to La La Land being mistakenly announced Best Picture.
"But like most of us, nothing could have prepared me for what was to come," Oyelowo wrote of the 94th annual Oscars. "As a Black man in the public eye, you are constantly aware of the fact that your very existence is political. You are consistently in a state of either being used as an example to perpetuate or debunk a stereotype. Those stereotypes are tied to criminality, civility, education, sexual prowess, poverty, social responsibility, and so much more. It's a burden I have to accept despite it being exhausting in nature."
Oyelowo added, "The moment I slowly realized the nature of what had just occurred on the stage at the Dolby Theater, I was confronted by the same rising anxiety all Black people feel when the face that flashes up on the news after a crime is reported, is a Black one. You find yourself thinking, 'What does this mean for us?' 'What does that mean for me?'"
The British-born actor went on to describe an encounter he had with a white older gentleman at an Oscars afterparty, who was charged with racially "coded messaging when he said, "[Will Smith] should have been dragged right out of there."
Oyelowo commented, "I know that relish. I know that demeanor, and it is ugly to its core in all of its coded messaging."
The Midnight Sky star added that the Academy and the entertainment industry have made "great gains" since #OscarsSoWhite, especially to "improve its disgracefully uneven racial and gender demographics." And even in the wake of George Floyd's murder, a lot of pledges have also been made.
"My fear is that this unfortunate incident, which has us all processing, will have a negative effect on the ongoing push for inclusion. There are those who, in a bid to make sure something of this nature never happens again, will operate through an unconscious — or conscious — bias," Oyelowo said.
He continued, "It would be tragic if a bid to prevent such an incident from happening again becomes an excuse for ideas about inclusion and diversity to backslide. That would only confirm the disingenuous nature of some of these pledges in the first place. This incident should not be a springboard for proxy arguments in Hollywood circles about race, respectability and belonging."
"I'm calling on the good people with good intentions to stay focused on building on the great gains we've recently made. They mustn't be eroded by those with bad intentions who would seek with relish to weaponize this incident to derail those gains and divide us."
https://blackchronicle.com/david-oyelowo-fears-will-smiths-slap-could-setback-diversity-inclusion-gains-in-hollywood/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-oyelowo-will-smith-1235126563/
Very dumb and coon-ish take from him.
hes def big on diversity and inclusion
is becky next to him in that pic his wife
unfortunate he feels so embarrassed from will defending jada
cuz thats basically what hes saying . "this is a bad look for us"
Nigger.
Quote from: Brazilian ATLien on April 08, 2022, 10:40:23 PM
hes def big on diversity and inclusion
is becky next to him in that pic his wife
yes
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Quote from: Nine on April 08, 2022, 10:45:22 PM
Quote from: Brazilian ATLien on April 08, 2022, 10:40:23 PM
hes def big on diversity and inclusion
is becky next to him in that pic his wife
yes
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tsnfndsds
this mess is a kii
QuoteOyelowo added, "The moment I slowly realized the nature of what had just occurred on the stage at the Dolby Theater, I was confronted by the same rising anxiety all Black people feel when the face that flashes up on the news after a crime is reported, is a Black one. You find yourself thinking, 'What does this mean for us?' 'What does that mean for me?'"
he really needs to speak for himself...not "all black people"
not every black person is sitting around shaking in their boots cuz Dayquan was caught robbing the bank on the news...thinking his arrest will somehow affect them, wondering how his mess will impact their lives :uhh:
that sounds like a very personal issue that may require therapy
I'm tired of this slap story. Will will always be KING so shut the fuck up everybody and move on to the next topic.
This is really sadly the mindset that a lot of Black ppl have. "Oh no the white ppl are gonna stop accepting us! "They're gonna think we're all ghetto!"
Wake up! They're still gonna see you as a nigger and their opinions don't matter
Quote from: Amazing on April 08, 2022, 11:14:02 PM
I'm tired of this slap story. Will will always be KING so shut the fuck up everybody and move on to the next topic.
I'm so sick of all these fucking COONS. Damn niggers.
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this is a very late take.
This picture with this white woman as we click in :kii:
Yall are sumn fckn else :plzstop:
Quote from: Freemala Harris on April 08, 2022, 10:23:19 PM
"But like most of us, nothing could have prepared me for what was to come," Oyelowo wrote of the 94th annual Oscars. "As a Black man in the public eye, you are constantly aware of the fact that your very existence is political. You are consistently in a state of either being used as an example to perpetuate or debunk a stereotype. Those stereotypes are tied to criminality, civility, education, sexual prowess, poverty, social responsibility, and so much more. It's a burden I have to accept despite it being exhausting in nature."
Oyelowo added, "The moment I slowly realized the nature of what had just occurred on the stage at the Dolby Theater, I was confronted by the same rising anxiety all Black people feel when the face that flashes up on the news after a crime is reported, is a Black one. You find yourself thinking, 'What does this mean for us?' 'What does that mean for me?'"
I was ready to dismiss him based on the pic, but this is a sound perspective. As ridiculous as it sounds to us, for White people to use this to paint us another shade of deplorable............. thats exactly WHAT THEY DO :plzstop: :kii: and these are the opportunities they look for to say "See!!!! told ya!" It IS stupid but thats what they do, he's right.
But there's always going to be SOMETHING. Even if there was nothing. They'll find something to point to. Fuck em and fuck this nigga
Quote from: L0NZ. on April 09, 2022, 02:05:51 PM
Quote from: Freemala Harris on April 08, 2022, 10:23:19 PM
"But like most of us, nothing could have prepared me for what was to come," Oyelowo wrote of the 94th annual Oscars. "As a Black man in the public eye, you are constantly aware of the fact that your very existence is political. You are consistently in a state of either being used as an example to perpetuate or debunk a stereotype. Those stereotypes are tied to criminality, civility, education, sexual prowess, poverty, social responsibility, and so much more. It's a burden I have to accept despite it being exhausting in nature."
Oyelowo added, "The moment I slowly realized the nature of what had just occurred on the stage at the Dolby Theater, I was confronted by the same rising anxiety all Black people feel when the face that flashes up on the news after a crime is reported, is a Black one. You find yourself thinking, 'What does this mean for us?' 'What does that mean for me?'"
I was ready to dismiss him based on the pic, but this is a sound perspective. As ridiculous as it sounds to us, for White people to use this to paint us another shade of deplorable............. thats exactly WHAT THEY DO :plzstop: :kii: and these are the opportunities they look for to say "See!!!! told ya!" It IS stupid but thats what they do, he's right.
so, why do we care? What are they gonna do?
Quote from: Vonc2002 on April 09, 2022, 01:51:12 PM
This picture with this white woman as we click in :kii:
Yall are sumn fckn else :plzstop:
CNNFCNCNCCNNCNNCNCNCNNCNCN
Maybe he's more concerned cuz they'll say it to his face when he shows up to beckys house for thanksgiving dinner with the fam
Quote from: RAY7 on April 09, 2022, 02:25:01 PM
Quote from: L0NZ. on April 09, 2022, 02:05:51 PM
Quote from: Freemala Harris on April 08, 2022, 10:23:19 PM
"But like most of us, nothing could have prepared me for what was to come," Oyelowo wrote of the 94th annual Oscars. "As a Black man in the public eye, you are constantly aware of the fact that your very existence is political. You are consistently in a state of either being used as an example to perpetuate or debunk a stereotype. Those stereotypes are tied to criminality, civility, education, sexual prowess, poverty, social responsibility, and so much more. It's a burden I have to accept despite it being exhausting in nature."
Oyelowo added, "The moment I slowly realized the nature of what had just occurred on the stage at the Dolby Theater, I was confronted by the same rising anxiety all Black people feel when the face that flashes up on the news after a crime is reported, is a Black one. You find yourself thinking, 'What does this mean for us?' 'What does that mean for me?'"
I was ready to dismiss him based on the pic, but this is a sound perspective. As ridiculous as it sounds to us, for White people to use this to paint us another shade of deplorable............. thats exactly WHAT THEY DO :plzstop: :kii: and these are the opportunities they look for to say "See!!!! told ya!" It IS stupid but thats what they do, he's right.
so, why do we care? What are they gonna do?
Boy bye. They run the world. Don't ask me why their opinions hold weight :dead: Nobody said it made sense or that it was right, it's just what IS.
Quote from: JCJ on April 09, 2022, 02:23:14 PM
But there's always going to be SOMETHING. Even if there was nothing. They'll find something to point to. Fuck em and fuck this nigga
Exactly, so he's not wrong. You just think he's stating the obvious.
White ppl who are ignorant and narrow minded enough to use the actions of one black person to get a quick "aha! Gotcha! Told y'all dey trash!! " moment is someone who just doesn't like black people at all.
They can see a million black people (consecutively) carry themselves with "class" and it'll only take one black person acting a fool for them to jump for joy with an "aha! exhibit a!" Tea.
will isn't the issue in this instance. Their EAGERNESS and readiness to broadly label black people is the issue .
Quote from: Brazilian ATLien on April 09, 2022, 05:34:50 PM
White ppl who are ignorant and narrow minded enough to use the actions of one black person to get a quick "aha! Gotcha! Told y'all dey trash!! " moment is someone who just doesn't like black people at all.
They can see a million black people (consecutively) carry themselves with "class" and it'll only take one black person acting a fool for them to jump for joy with an "aha! exhibit a!" Tea.
will isn't the issue in this instance. Their EAGERNESS and readiness to broadly label black people is the issue .
Set bacc deez nuts!!
Quote from: Edge gorl on April 11, 2022, 03:37:55 AM
Set bacc deez nuts!!
Be a fucking lady already. :uhh: