Filed Under () by Adam Lambert on Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Adam Lambert has spoken out on the continuing Oscars diversity controversy, calling for other minority groups to be recognised. In January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced emergency voting and membership reform, following the viral #OscarsSoWhite campaign. Prominent African-American stars including Jada Pinkett Smith, Spike Lee and Will Smith pledged to boycott the February 28 ceremony. Now former American Idol star Lambert has stepped into the fray, saying more should be done to shine the spotlight on other sidelined ethnic and social groups. “I know the debate sparked from the lack of black American actors in films getting recognised,” said Lambert, 34, in an exclusive interview with The National. “In addition to that, we need more diversity in general. “The Oscar race is predominately white and male, and I’d like to see some other examples of diversities come through — there are a lot of other cultures which are underrepresented, and there’s a lot of different ways in which the Oscars could be more diverse.”
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Yea, agree with Adam about diversity being represented in the Oscars. Actually, I don't watch movies anymore but if Adam acts in a movie, I'll watch from start to finish. lwl!
The bottom-line for Oscars must first be about the Art, and not just diversity representation for its own sake. Probably, the judges panel must be diverse to facilitate authenticity regarding diversity in the Oscars as Art is subjective to a very large extent.
Oscars need to be awarded on merit, not on race, the color of one's skin, gender, sexuality.
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