Boycotting The Oscars 2016 Tricky Business for Black Performers

We think it is perhaps more effective if black performers, who have achieved clout in the industry (and this list is short), and non black performers accept the burden of boycotting for their fellow performers who cannot afford to publicly boycott and risk future employment opportunities, when many may not have worked in years, and could potentially face financial disaster. Hollywood's powerful executives, agents, producers and directors have long memories. They may smile now in agreement with the cause, but at the end of the day it's called "the entertainment business" and anything that disrupts business, whether it is a noble cause or not, will not be rewarded, especially if a performer has no clout. Ironically Chris Rock will host the 88th Academy Awards so the ceremony should be interesting to say the least. The Oscars 2016 will air February 28th on ABC. For the complete list of Oscar Nominations click here.
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