Sorry, Spike: I'm to Blame for the 'White Oscars' | PJ Media
By Roger L Simon January 21, 2016
It's my fault, Spike Lee. I'm to blame for the "White Oscars." I'm an Academy member and I didn't even bother to vote in the nominating process. And, to make matters worse, I would probably have voted to nominate Straight Outta Compton, the raucous story of the ground-breaking hip-hop band N.W.A. for Best Picture and possibly for Best Original Screenplay as well. It's no masterpiece, but it was entertaining and energetic enough to have made my top ten.Was my not voting then an act of racism? I'll leave that for Spike to decide. For me it was an act of sloth, coupled with a general distaste for the entire process. To put it bluntly, I am so over that overblown fiesta of narcissism known as the Academy Awards, not to mention the idiotic knee-jerk liberal rhetoric that almost always accompanies it, that the idea of voting made me a little sick to my stomach.
On top of that, I wasn't that impressed with any of the movies I saw. Sure, some of them were
reasonably good, but worthy Oscar winners? Oh, please. Not a single one would I ever consider seeing again. It's obvious: movies, as an art form, are, if not over, basically asleep. It's been years since we've seen films of the quality of Lawrence of Arabia, The Godfather, Chinatown or Casablanca. Nothing even close. The movies are not central to our culture anymore.
They're just another entertainment choice in a seemingly endless stream available on our smart phones.
So when I hear the various black millionaires in the industry whining about their lack of Oscar nominations, you'll have to excuse me if I roll my eyes.
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