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It's the quickest way to find out what's trending today. Hey y'all, it's Still Black History Month, still talking black excellence. And today we're gonna focus on the Golden Globe Awards. Let's get started.
I'd like to start today's discussion off tying a couple of things together. I've already told you that today's episode is going to focus on the Golden Globe Awards, but today's also World Cancer Day. And then with it being Black History Month, I got to put that cherry on top of black excellence. So those three strands tied together all take me to one direction.
And that would be to a homeboy of mine. Now, granted, I didn't know him. However, we both hailed from the same home state. I'm talking about the late Chadwick Bozeman.
Now, he recently lost his battle with colon cancer back in August. And it has been announced recently that he is being posthumously nominated for a Golden Globe. Now, the role is going to be the one that he played in Montreini's Black Bottom. And the category is best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama.
Now, I am so excited. I'm so for this. I think this is awesome. Because a lot of people only focus on his role as Black Panther.
However, he has been in a number of movies and has had extraordinary performances. And so I think that it's only right that he should be nominated. And then on top of that, Viola Davis from the same movie, she's being nominated for her role as well. But there's something in the back of my mind that I just can't shake and I wonder to myself, if he hadn't passed five months ago, at the young tender age of 43, would he have still been nominated?
I'd like to think the answer is yes. But can I say that for sure? It's hard to say because there have been so many times that great actors, both Black and Brown, have been passed over in these types of recognition awards programs. And it makes you wonder, you're kind of like, well, I wonder why that was, because this was a pretty darn good performance here.
I wonder why. And then it makes you want to look at all the other categories and the other actors and actresses and see, well, what did they do? They was so outstanding. So that when compared to this person over here, they didn't even get a nod.
So I know it's a conspiracy theory type thing, but I just wonder, you know? Do you think? Yes, I am leery. And it's not like it's not warranted though, because let me highlight some other stuff here.
Let me just throw this out there and see if it sticks. Now, there are a number of movies and television series and shows out there that are written and produced from the Black and Brown perspective. And they're well supported, they're well written, they're well executed. The actors and actresses in their roles are phenomenal.
You know, before I go on, let me just give you some examples. Like on HBO, you've got Lovecraft Country. I may destroy you in secure. On Showtime, there's The Good Lord Bird.
On Netflix, there's Bridgerton. On ABC, you've got Black-ish, The Five Bloods, Marini's Black Bottom, Judas and The Black Messiah, One Night in Miami, Malcolm and Marie. There are a number of pieces of work out there, but they've been largely passed over for nominations for this 78th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. And if you recall, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was criticized just last year for failure to recognize topical black themed projects and other shows that had non-white perspectives.
And so do you see where I'm coming from with this? That it's a thing, this is a thing. And it's troubling, it bothers me. Now, I get it though, and it's sad that I get it, but I do.
OK, so I'm going to explain what I get, what I understand here. There have been a number of movies that I've watched that were white perspective movies. And I sat there, and by the end, I was just kind of like, you know what? I don't get it.
I didn't understand it. I wasted my money, my time, my effort, my energy. And I can't get that time back. And so because I know that that's how I've been toward some of their movies, it only makes sense that it works the same way, that they don't understand the concept behind the movie, why, what's, who, none of it, the language, the attire, none of it, they don't understand it.
And that's perfectly fine. However, if they're the ones that are in control of who gets the recognition, who gets the awards, then that's when it becomes a lopsided event. Because then we are not going to get the acknowledgment that we should, because they didn't understand it in the first place. It didn't make sense.
So then what do we do? We go and create our own awards programs and shows. And then what happens, people outside of the Black and Brown community, then they start to gripe about it, saying that we're always trying to do something and how would we like it if they had white award shows and it's kind of like, I don't know, you kind of sort of do. Every now and then you give us a nod.
And we're supposed to be OK with that. But we know that in our communities, there's so much more to uplift and highlight that a lot of times it's just best if we create our own thing. And so we speak up about it then in the more mainstream shows. We say, hey, we're lacking representation.
And to me, what it all boils down to is being seen. Now, I don't know if you ever heard of this before, but there's a julut tradition that is where they say that, you know, I see you. And in doing that, it offers an intention to release any preconceptions and judgments so that I can see you as God created you. And so then to hear, I see you as an affirmation that you exist, that you're both equal and that you have a person's respect.
So when these shows and actors arrive and they come in the room and they're like, I'm here to be seen. And then as crickets, like nothing, no one returns that with an ICU, well, that's the ultimate slap in the face. And because it's like an unspoken acknowledgement that you don't meet the mark, you're not on my level. And in a sense, it's true.
Because when you look at the budgets for some of these various movies and whatnot and other incidentals, they just don't line up. However, the crazy part is, however, one of these lower budget movies can take that little bit of a budget and that short filming time period. And end up with flick fire. I mean, it's like that old Cheetee-Cheetee Bang Bang make a dollar out of 15 cents type magic that they can make with that little bit that they were given.
And still not get the credit where it's due. Kind of like when people say that they don't see color. You know, that's a straight up insult. You know, if you feel that way, don't say it out loud.
Don't let anybody hear you say that you don't see color. Because let me tell you how that works. That's my most prominent trait, as well as other black and brown people. You know, when we walk into a room, our skin color speaks for us before we can even open our mouths.
So we don't even have a chance to give you any type of anything to go off of because you see our skin color. If you already have preconceptions about us and other people with that same color skin, then we just don't even have a fighting chance to start with. Cheetee-Cheetee! We've come all the way to the end of today's episode and still really there's no concrete solution to the problem other than continuing to have the tough conversations.
If we act like it's not there, then people are just going to overlook it and think that you're okay with it. And if you're not okay with it, then you need to keep bringing it up. You need to keep talking about it. You need to keep coming to the table and seeing what we can work out.
That's the best that I can offer right there. If you have other suggestions or recommendations, by all means, please reach out to me. You know where to find me. You can find me on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube at hayevette.
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And I would love to have the conversation with you. Have a great weekend. And I'll see you back here again on Tuesday.