Interestingly, that is exactly what Marlon Brando was talking about in 1972, when he refused the Oscar for Best Actor (The Godfather). He was opposing the portrayal of Native Americans on the screen. To make his point, he sent his refusal via Sacheen Littlefeather. As I recall, she was met with hoots of derision from the Academy attendees.
The following interview with Brando explains more fully what he was hoping to emphasize in his refusal.
Amazing how little the non-cinematic world has learned over the 50 years since this interview.
And conversely Mr Green Beret an exceptionally flawed man was sainted by Hollywood and willing at the time to deal with Littlefeathers.
ReplyDeleteThe whole issue has swung like a pendulum to the point that an algorithm to find hate speech on social medium found 90% of hate speech was directed at white people.
To open another can of worms, I am glad that it is no longer law to have to hire a less competent candidate to fulfill the affirmative action conditions. It's a horrible development until it is your surgeon or your financial advisor then you just want the best ...keep your skin color free pass away from me.
Thanks for the link, lungta. I had hear that Wayne wanted to punch out her lights, but was unaware that he was restrained from doing so by Academy security.
ReplyDeleteAs for your comments about affirmative action, my understanding was not that it gave a free pass to incompetent people, but rather, when two candidates were equal in qualifications, the placement went to the one who had overcome a variety of challenges due to their social, economic and racial background.
Of those unqualified who get into prestigious universities due to legacy programs (if your dad went to Yale, you got in, no matter your sorry academic record) I will not speak. Enough of them abound.