Chapter 897: The Battle of Black and White

As a black reporter, Christine looked at the leading actors on the interview seat, how did she feel a little dazzling, no matter how she looked at it, she didn't feel very comfortable, and the non-yellow and white complexion had touched her sensitive nerves. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

The old Star Wars Audio-Technica Mark? Hamill, Kelly? Fisher and Harrison? Needless to say, Ford was a standard white man, and there wasn't a single black man in the new three leading actors.

When did Latinos and Chinese Americans have a higher status than blacks in Hollywood? They simply don't deserve such a role!

"This is Daisy? Ridley ......"

In the flashing lights that keep coming on, Robin? Grande officially introduced the three leading actors to the media, "This is Daniel? Wu, this is Oscar? Isaac ......"

Although there have been rumors that the first star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a woman, Duke and the crew and Lucasfilm have never responded positively, but the way the three new stars are now standing has revealed this to the media.

Daisy? Ridley stands in the middle, tall and handsome Daniel? Wu was standing on her left-hand side, clearly a Latino Oscar? Isaac stood on his right.

Like the old Star Wars Triangle Mark? Hamill, Kelly? Fisher and Harrison? Ford, Daisy? Ridley, Daniel? Wu and Oscar? Isaac forms the new Iron Triangle.

The focus of media reporters is all about these three people, although these three people can only be regarded as unknown actors in North America before, media reporters know very well, and now they have caught up with Duke? Rosenberg and the super-express of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", fame and popularity are inevitable.

Compared to the crazy reporters, the black female Christine is not very interested in them, and her eyes are always on Duke who is standing in the corner? Rosenberg, in fact, there have been rumors in the circle for a long time that this Hollywood superstar director has never liked black actors very much, and she would like to ask if there is racial discrimination in the casting of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

This is a very sensitive topic. Nor was there a single black man among the actors standing above, if Duke? Rosenberg can't give an explanation......

Thinking of this, Christine pulled out a sneer, if Duke? Rosenberg and Star Wars: The Force Awakens are suspected of racism. She was enough to make a sensation in the United States.

And she, the one who dug up the news, can definitely become famous.

In the previous interview, Christine had been silent until Duke? Rosenberg took the stage, and she seized the opportunity to grab the right to ask.

Look at the famous director on the small stage. Christine stood up and took over the topic and asked straightforwardly, "Director Rosenberg, in the list of the main actors of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", there is not a single black actor's name, do you have an opinion on black actors?" ”

Duke had already thought of such a question, glanced at the black reporter, and said unhurriedly, "Of course not." The crew and I chose the most suitable actors. ”

Christine still didn't give up, and asked again, "But, black ......"

Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Duke, "This lady, do you think that I and the crew are suspected of racial discrimination?" ”

Maybe it was a natural inferiority complex and a sensitive glass heart attack, Christine said without thinking about it, "Yes, I think the crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is suspected of racial discrimination. ”

"Alleged racism?" Duke looked at the new Audio-Technica. I couldn't help but show a hint of sarcasm.

The rest of the reporters looked at the three leading actors in the stands, and their eyes were also full of mockery when they looked at Christine.

Duke was keenly aware of these subtle changes in the press room, and couldn't help but say aloud, "It's always been." My team and I are both advocating for justice, freedom, and equality, and we treat any actor who auditions equally, and there are a large number of black actors who audition for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and other things, but my team and I chose the three most suitable people for the three main roles......"

Speaking of which, he looked at the three leading actors. One by one, he said, "Daisy from England? Ridley, Chinese actor Danny? Wu, Guatemala-born actor Oscar? Isaac. ”

Christine suddenly found that she only thought about black people, but ignored the origin of the two male actors.

Even she knew that blacks had a higher status in North America and Hollywood than Chinese and Latinos. Wu and Oscar? On the premise that Isaac became the lead actor of the crew, he attacked Duke? Rosenberg and his project are suspected of racial discrimination, which is simply impossible.

But Christine is still unwilling, the Oscars should have a share of blacks, and Hollywood's super projects should also have a share of blacks, if there are no blacks among them, it is discrimination!

She wanted to speak, but the microphone was taken away in time.

Duke will not leave a voice in the matter, especially since all the acting, directing and screenplay awards in this year's Oscar nominations are all white, and once again sparking protests from blacks, it will not leave blacks with the opportunity to create a topic.

"Daisy? Ridley, Daniel? Wu and Oscar? Isaac became the star of the film because of their efforts, not their skin color! ”

Compared to just now, Duke is completely talking nonsense, but no one can refute, "Their talent and hard work are worthy of the actor contract they signed, if I and the crew don't choose the best performers in the audition, but black actors, can this be understood as unfair and racist against them?" ”

Christine pursed her mouth tightly, and after this period of buffering, she gradually got rid of the glass heart state deeply rooted in her heart, and looked at Danny? Wu and Oscar? Isaac, knowing the existence of these two people, the suspicion of so-called racial discrimination could not exist at all.

Duke's words began to harden, "I chose the actors because of their hard work and acting skills, and nothing else!" If an actor is black or white and he should be given a role in my film, that's real discrimination and it's against the justice, equality, and freedom that we've been advocating. ”

With that said, Duke handed the microphone to Robin? Grande, no more questions answered.

Danny? Wu and Oscar? Isaac suddenly clapped his palms, as if Duke's words had spoken to their hearts, and then more people in the press room clapped their palms, especially the white, Asian and Latino journalists, who clapped their palms with a shocking sound, as if to hit back at the black journalists who had been jumping up and down in the last month or so.

Since the Oscar nominees were announced, and blacks have not received any heavyweight nominations, they have had enough of these people's protests and glass-hearted and delusions of victimization.

Because of the related issues encountered at the press conference, Duke then paid special attention to the controversy about this Oscar.

There is less than half a month left before this year's Oscars, but the controversy that started after the announcement of the shortlist is still escalating, because "Gravity" has long been filmed by Duke, the past year is definitely a small year for the awards season in the North American film industry, and the shortlist for the Oscars is "above qualified, not yet good" films, but this lackluster annual summary once again triggered a "Hollywood Truth Debate".

None of the heavyweight individual nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay were black.

With the glass heart of the black community and the habit of not being nominated for the Oscars a few years ago is racism, it is conceivable what kind of reaction this situation will trigger from black actors and black organizations.

However, Duke's words at the press conference weakened the voice of black protests, after all, Latinas or Asians were nominated for these awards, but what Duke didn't expect was that the relevant protests or discussions did not end there, but went in a deeper direction.

Soon, a targeted hashtag appeared on social networking sites - the overly white Oscar.

The original "black-and-white debate" quickly evolved into a wave of denunciations from various "disadvantaged" voices within Hollywood, with Latino and Asian filmmakers complaining that almost all people of color and minorities were facetized and marginalized. Non-heterosexual directors and actors are outraged by the neglect they have suffered; Finally, women in the industry are also angry: can we talk about adjectives like inclusion and diversity first? Do you dare to get more women into the decision-making level?

The controversy escalated into an industry-wide affirmative action movement that spread from North America to Europe, to the point that Obama and Hillary Clinton came out one after another, with Obama saying politically correct things such as "race and gender should not be career boundaries," and Hillary Clinton being sharper: "It's a big deal to argue like this, but the Oscar jury should also think about keeping up with the times and not always keeping women and minorities out."

But veterans like Duke are actually very clear that not only is the Oscar selection monotonous, but the whole of Hollywood is so monotonous, and Hollywood cannot achieve diversification, unless middle-aged and elderly white men who monopolize decision-making can get out.

It is not difficult for those who are interested to find that minorities are not only suppressed in the award process, they are marginal and silent on the screen, and it is difficult to walk in front of the camera to make their voices heard.

Usually, they play roles that are nothing more than psychic goddesses, nannies, babbling girlfriends around the heroine, incomprehensible otaku, rich Arab sheikhs, villains, terrorists, underemployed henchmen, muscular men, and loyal and generous servants or deputies, and finally the most decent kind of scenes.

The mainstream aesthetic of the whole Hollywood can be said to be white and straight. (To be continued.) )

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