March 06-2006:
The Oscar Defined:
An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance.
Awardees are given The Oscar as a token or recognition, for exceptional performance/s in their individual field or craft.
The Academy Awards-2006:
I was extremely embarrassed this year when an award was given to the group that sung the pop song 'It's Getting Hard Out Here For A Pimp." This song to my mind, glorifies exploitation of men and women sexually, for money. And this is usually done via coercion, threats, abduction, drug addiction, and Loan Sharking.
So what is it about this song to warrant an Oscar?
Are we to accept sub-standard, moral depravity, marginalization of people negatively, and the promotion of filth and debauchery, as the new standards by which excellence is measured?
I sincerely hope that a revision is seriously contemplated, by those involved in the selection process. And to ensure that the standards hitherto observed never gets lost, or becomes irrelevant.
Om Shanti.
Derryck S. Griffith.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.
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