Golden Globes admits it has no
black voters amid shocking snubs
New York Post,
by
Nadine DeNinno
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
2/23/2021 9:02:34 PM
Could this explain some of this year’s egregious snubs? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association—the group of people who nominate and select winners for the annual Golden Globes—has come under fire for lack of diversity after a report found zero black members currently in the organization. The Los Angeles Times did a bombshell deep dive into the “insular, improbably powerful group” and the mysterious identities of its 87 members, who often keep “low profiles.” The revealing report found that although the group has some members of color—there are no black members.
The HFPA confirmed to the outlet that there are indeed no black members
Reply 1 - Posted by:
MrDeplorable 2/23/2021 9:14:15 PM (No. 706259)
Can someone tell me why we should care? Anyone? Bueller?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
davew 2/23/2021 9:25:03 PM (No. 706269)
The HFPA is a very close knit community of foreign press movie and tv writers who also work out of LA. They are supposed to be objective industry outsiders but get schmoozed by their contacts and friends into backing certain "favorites" each year. They're real value is tipping the SAG and Academy people on who they should vote for when their awards period kicks off since a lot of them never actually screen the nominated films or shows. Given the incestuous way this process works I don't think having a more diverse group of HFPA members would change anything.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
24tea@Mag 2/23/2021 9:28:16 PM (No. 706273)
Shame on the Golden Globes - just close the door and go home.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 2/23/2021 9:29:30 PM (No. 706274)
Glad to see someone else wondering why they are answering questions nobody is asking. When the ''why'' becomes the ''whine'' I have already lost interest. Like when you tell your two year-old, I can't hear you when you whine.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Safari Man 2/23/2021 9:37:28 PM (No. 706284)
But they did provide a small drinking fountain for you people.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DARling 2/23/2021 10:06:57 PM (No. 706304)
If you are rewarded for talent and not blackness, this is a non-issue. If you are looking for a quota then you will have to start nominating unworthy actors and programs to fill various racial slots. That means it is no longer a competition. That's the reason I can't remember the last time I watched an awards program.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
JunkYardDog 2/23/2021 10:17:26 PM (No. 706313)
But of course there aren't any black members. Although the Hollywood Left likes to preach to us about diversity, and how minorities are disadvantaged as a result of white racism, they are able to shift the blame to conservatives when it is, in fact, they themselves who are the biggest racists on the planet Earth. The outrageous accusations that come from their mouths had their origin in their minds, because that is what they REALLY, secretly, believe. It takes one to know one.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
red1066 2/23/2021 10:42:14 PM (No. 706335)
Here's a funny bit of info from a coworker from Germany. He had a friend from Germany come visit a while back, was surprised that Blacks only make up 12% of the total population, because after watching American TV for a few weeks, he thought Blacks made up 50 to 60 % of the population. I guess it's all that racism out there.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Omen55 2/23/2021 10:53:36 PM (No. 706339)
Guess they can come up with a different color globe.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
seamusm 2/23/2021 10:57:06 PM (No. 706341)
Because if there were - the globe wouldn't be golden - Duhhh. How this escaped attention until now is hilarious.
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#2 - I've read, also, that the members often haven't even seen many of the films they're voting on. Sort of like Bill Murray with "Celebrity Corner" that one time with his Best Picture pick: "This one? I didn't see it. Didn't see this one, either. Didn't wanna see this one. So - on the basis of what I've seen..."
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
NotaBene 2/23/2021 11:29:40 PM (No. 706364)
Bring Black, bring Black, my Bonnie to me.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 2/24/2021 1:23:04 AM (No. 706415)
And so?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Trigger2 2/24/2021 2:07:46 AM (No. 706425)
Anybody notice that shows and advertisers are now sporting blacks? You'd think they were 100% of the population.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
chillijilli 2/24/2021 7:22:49 AM (No. 706524)
In the 60s, we were taught to be colorblind about skin color. Now we're told that if we are colorblind, we are racists.
No wonder there's so much confusion out there about this. I'm hoping The Reverend Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, or Oprah will please step up and straighten this out.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 2/24/2021 7:28:03 AM (No. 706529)
Looks like a hate crime to me.....
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
mifla 2/24/2021 8:12:23 AM (No. 706563)
Powerful group? Only in liberal circles. The rest of us don't care.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
downnout 2/24/2021 8:31:37 AM (No. 706592)
Denzel Washington is not a member?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/24/2021 9:25:39 AM (No. 706680)
I'm surprised that all of the winners are not black regardless. Since every movie, program and commercial is now dominated by black "artists," one would expect that result. As Poster 1 says, it no longer matters.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
DVC 2/24/2021 11:13:04 AM (No. 706822)
#14, apparently there is a new rule in TV ads that 70% of the actors need to be black. It makes me WAY less likely to want to use a product if they use racism to try to sell it.
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Bet they don't have any straight Christian voters either.