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  • Gnash2

    Lolz a’plenty

    ‘Starting in 2024, movies will need to meet specific inclusion standards in order to be eligible for the best picture Oscar‘

    https://www.latimes.com/entertai…

    Not a cult

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    • As they (continue to) lose relevance they double down, increasing the velocity of their decline.MondoMorphic
    • I'm so conflicted with this decision. On one hand addressing racial and gender inequality is good. On the other hand forcing companies to adhere to specific...utopian
    • ...guidelines to be considered for an award is extreme and fucked up.utopian
    • It's tricky, for sure. What's ironic is Disney's rumored direction change away from the woke identity politics and how alienating it's been.MondoMorphic
    • Disney isn’t moving away from wokosity, instead they are moving towards the massive Chinese market. Money talksGnash
    • lol trueMondoMorphic
    • Fine, just don't call it the Best Picture any more then.MrT
    • Dumb as fuck. Inclusion is lowest common denominatordeathboy
    • cult is a negative word. people prefer to call it an alternative spiritual community. lolpango
    • disney aint woke. they're just following the money.pango
    • So a film about African Americans will now need to have a white lead?shapesalad
    • lol yespango
    • now is the right time to start panicking!
      https://media.tenor.…      pango
    • All QBN's fault.NBQ00
    • This is so stupid. Good grief.nb
    • Luckily, the Oscars are already a farce and have been for years. “Best Picture” is meaningless nonsense anyway so this hardly affects anything.nb
    • This will only make movies better.
      Long overdue. Constraint drives innovation. A designer should knows this.      jtb26
    • True, nb. This won’t change real film making muchGnash
    • interesting that Parasite wouldn’t have one in 2024Gnash
    • Won*Gnash
    • Or crouching tiger hidden dragon_niko
    • It's cuz all the #oscarsowhite is not really making them money anymore. They're just following where the money leads.pango
    • Awards for art... what a jokenb
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