From the Oscars to Super Bowl 50,political enrage over race discrimination is front and centre. Black artists aren’t asking to be ‘let in’ to the culture – they are the cultureSomething interesting is happening to the ubiquitous back-slapping fests that dominate celebrity coverage: they are becoming fiercely politicised. I don’t mean just the odd liberal speech or cause that is paid lip service by some luvvie, I mean lines are being drawn. The Oscars row about diversity” is not going to travel absent. Nor should it. Last night Simon Amstell introduced the Evening Standard Film Awards by saying it had been “another grand year for white men”. He then handed the best actor prize to Idris Elba for Beasts of No Nation. Elba, and who has been vocal about this issue,said a change is coming”. Related: #BlackLivesMatter: the birth of a unique civil rights movement Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com