Do you think People of Color Awards are inheritly Racist?

[Littlejugs99]

Because they exclude one race deliberately (White folks) and are a condescending pat on the head to non-whites because they are not being awarded for their accomplishments more being awarded for being non-white as though they can't compete against whites because they are inferior.

Anna Taylor Joy recently won a POC Award.

[tesniolite]

Well, white people win a disproportionate amount of music awards. Like in 2022, 70% of the Grammy Award winners were white, even though only 60% of the US population is white. This is the trend across all music awards. (although to be fair it has fluctuated a lot)

SO I think the point is to give ethnic minorities the opportunity grammys dont give them - the point definitely isn't to disclude white people

BUT bc the statistics fluctuate it's debatable whether or not they are really necessary

AND considering your point - I think it's honestly debatable whether or not they are actually racist towards the ethnic minorities they're trying to accommodate for

but I am white, so my perspective on it is honestly pretty pointless, I think this just needs to be chosen by people who actually are affected by these awards

[Jennz6]

That’s a great question, I don’t really know. I would have never thought of something like that.

[Jennz6]

Thanks for the MHO

[Dargil]

If you consider the actual historic meaning of Racism (American slavery was a perfect example, as was the Trail of Tears), no it is not. Free choice and free speech allows us to advocate anything we choose. I'm a white MAGA guy who would defend this with my AR-15 with the large capacity magazine.

People of Color Awards do not harm me, deny me my rights, property or money. Leave them alone.

[Soteris]

I mean, to a point yes? But I guess its no more racist than sports tournaments are sexist for having a male and female tournament. It still makes me snicker at the idea that by your logic, male athletes are prohibited from competing against female athletes because they are afraid that they can't win.

[Littlejugs99]

It would be if sports awards best athlete award and then there was a best "female" athlete award.

[Soteris]

Yeah, question. How is segregation in sports any different from the example you used?

[Littlejugs99]

So you are pro racial segregation and pro gender segregation?

[Soteris]

Personally I am against it but I am also against separating male and female athletes so I am pretty consistent on this issue.

[jshm2]

Nope. Quite the opposite. That they are necessary, is a result of decades and more of White bias.

[Littlejugs99]

White bias by giving them a lesser award

[mb120101]

No they were created because in the past they had no professional reward ceremonies like white people had.

[mb120101]

It doesn't exist to exclude specific people

[OddBeMe]

Yes but historically viewed POC weren’t allowed in movies or given awards. Not sure how or if Anya up there got a POC award, but whatevs I don’t really care about award shows anyway as they’re self masturbation for actors.

[Littlejugs99]

Historically? In living memory?

[OddBeMe]

Does it matter if it’s living? But yeah some old ass actors like Sidney Poitier were pioneers for a reason.

[Littlejugs99]

So he deserves a POC best actor award?

[OddBeMe]

I don’t know. As I said I’m very skeptical of award shows and don’t know how they’re given. I used to watch the Oscar’s when Billy Crystal hosted. It was a fun night in the 90s. But seriously, doesn’t mean a Goodman thing honestly.

I am more interested and active in getting business loans and housing for POC. That still an issue somehow on 2023….

[Littlejugs99]

I'd be more intrested in seeing low income people from a walks of life get housing and buisness loans. Quite a number of the kids I went to school with who were POC got POC scholarships even though their families could easily send them to college.

[OddBeMe]

I don’t know those specifics. But fraud or shit like that happens. Still Medicare and snap are some of the best run agencies in America.

[Littlejugs99]

I just remark that this stuff rarely goes to where it's needed
A good example would be thd local youth club, trips would be planned for underprivileged kids to theme parks etc yet a lot of the kids going were the kids of the middle class volunteers or the local doctor's, accountant's, teacher's kids.

[OddBeMe]

Well that we can agree. There are folks who need this and should be prioritized.

[virtue2332]

Not if they are being thrown by people of color. It's just sad that we still have people that feel the need to make the separation by color.

[NostalgiaSenpi]

What's the point of awards in the first place? Here's your bozo button.

[Anonymous]

Since when is Anya-Taylor Joy considered poc? 😂 She’s only 1/4 Spanish (who are also white Europeans) 3/4 English and pale as a ghost

[Littlejugs99]

Thought she was Argentinian

[Opinion Owner]

Argentinian is a nationality, not an ethnicity. She has European ancestry

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Yes. If the opposite was true black people will be crying racism.

[Kelly6]

Absolutly yes.

it’s like saying white is not color

[CaptainSmartass]

Yeah. Its massively racist. Its almost verging on Hitler.

Simples...

[RationalMale]

Of course it's racist. The Left hates White people with a passion.

[mb120101]

🤡🤡🤡

[pink_blah]

side eye

[RationalMale]

@pink_blah it's telling that wo people replied but neither could offer evidence I am mistaken.

[DermalPunch]

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[Littlejugs99]

Stay woke?

[Anonymous]

It's very racist.

[In_Trance]

of course they're

[Anonymous]

No, I don't think so.