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Jada Pinkett contemplates boycotting Oscars as host Chris Rock calls it the ‘White BET Awards’

Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media yesterday to express her frustration over the lack of diversity among this year's Oscar nominees. In a series of tweets, Jada, called out the fact that there was no black actor nominated in the top categories in this year's Oscars.. I.e her husband, Will Smith, who got a nomination for Best Actor, Drama for his new movie, Concussion at the Golden Globes. See what she tweeted after the cut



at 1/17/2016 09:25:00 am

72 comments:

  1. SHORTEST DUDE17 January 2016 at 09:27

    Wetin concern agbero with overload?

    Kparo loor joor

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  2. Babylawyer.17 January 2016 at 09:28

    It's true na. But I'm preety sure someone will soon come for her and give a hot reply. Linda keep ur eyes open.


    @Lindaikeji No. I FAN.

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  3. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:28

    #HerOPINION















    #It WiLL oNLy gEt beTTer
    #iT MuSt eNd IN pRAisE


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    1. Andy sneh17 January 2016 at 20:05

      I feel ur pain ma'am, but dats d life we live in...

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  4. Bonita Bislam17 January 2016 at 09:28

    Truer than true.
    But racism isn't peculiar to the whites only.Even amongst the blacks, it exist.

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  5. BEAUTIFUL9JADELTA17 January 2016 at 09:30

    BEAUTIFUL9JADELTABABE.. racism tins, hmm let us learn to leave as one, we all are from dsame maker who created us all. Hmmm anyway me am Justsayingmaownohh via ma LATEST TECNO F7.
    @lindaikeji d lindus am still waiting ohh

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  6. JAYZSBOSS17 January 2016 at 09:31

    Racism never goes away

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  7. Eddy Ogbunambala 17 January 2016 at 09:32

    Ok

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  8. Mufliat17 January 2016 at 09:32

    I dont seems to understand this piece.




















    #Hajia Mufliat

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  9. michael George (the Fulani Prince)17 January 2016 at 09:36

    Racism is still exist but in a coded manner

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  10. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:37

    Now that my people

    #PeopleMustAdjust

    BIAFRA_LAND

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  11. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:41

    Ok dats her own opinion...


    #FINEST

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  12. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 09:42

    Shez so damn right....


    The same way BET gives african artise dia award at the back stage b4 the show starts


    Everyone has a mind of a racist... Period



    Meenah_wakil on instagram

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  13. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 09:42

    Shez so damn right....


    The same way BET gives african artise dia award at the back stage b4 the show starts


    Everyone has a mind of a racist... Period



    Meenah_wakil on instagram

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  14. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:44

    Their wahala tho...


    Lindaz in-law(my brother's wife)

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  15. NaijaDeltaBabe17 January 2016 at 09:45

    Awwwww...y racism na?



    .... merited happiness

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  16. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:45

    seen






























    #she'sunique#

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  17. Tpraise17 January 2016 at 09:46

    She has a lot of points.. whites still feeling superior

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  18. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:46

    Pls do. We keep fighting minor racist statements daily.
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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  19. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 09:49

    Linda beware!
    This blog http://www.niyidaram.com/ is a complete clone of yours.

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  20. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:51

    Some bitter truth.

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  21. Unknown17 January 2016 at 09:58

    I understand her frustrations,but I think the black community is always looking for an excuse to cry foul. There has been very notable nominations and wins among black actors of different nationality,even from the days of grand racism. Denzel won twice,was multiply nominated,Hattie McDaniel,Jennifer Hudson,Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry....Lupita all won,and manhy others i can begin to write. i think virtually all good,hard-working black actor has been acknowledged at the academy awards,through nominations and outright win. we always feel like the whites are always out to oppress us and as much as that is true,crying won t cut it. every hardworking person will get acknowledged. Period!

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    1. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 17:08

      God will bless you for this.

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  22. MissingEboBoy17 January 2016 at 10:02

    She's right... LINDA TAKE NOTE

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  23. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:03

    Issorite.
    "NeVeR SaY NeVeR"

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  24. Golda Awosika17 January 2016 at 10:04

    I tot d same too




    #*karlishah*

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  25. Posh Queen17 January 2016 at 10:06

    This is so not fair.

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  26. Tefe17 January 2016 at 10:12

    rubbish,same as the black Americans discriminate against African acts by asking them to perform and receive their awards before the show that is how they will also be discriminated by other races.

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  27. jokobaba17 January 2016 at 10:14

    Some see life only through the prism of skin colour. Lupita won this thing (on the strength of her performance) even though she was a novice. Why do black people always feel entitled? just accept you are not good enough on this occasion and try harder the next time

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  28. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:16

    No vex o Jada. Linda take note!

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  29. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:26

    Seen

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  30. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:27

    So true.. They're bias. Even with whites, see the likes of dicaprio

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  31. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:28

    total marginalization on blacks. bloody racists... #SayNoToDiscrimination...

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  32. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:30

    Na today? The Oscars is a racist Award..

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  33. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:32

    Jst passing-by
















    *dEw*

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  34. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 10:34

    She's absolutely right, fucking racist

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  35. femobafem@gmail.com17 January 2016 at 10:35

    I know a couple of blacks that have Oscars on their shelf

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  36. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:43

    It's not entirely unfair cos BET awards don't nomally add whites to their lists. But i share her thoughts though.

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  37. Unknown17 January 2016 at 10:56

    Okay.

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  38. Unknown17 January 2016 at 11:03

    She's saying the truth, those organizers are racist

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  39. Unknown17 January 2016 at 11:12

    Hmmm whites will always be whites

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  40. Unknown17 January 2016 at 11:22

    There werent really great performances from black actors thia year except for maybe Will Smith as Dr. Omalu in Concussion but was that really better than many others? He didnt really convince me he was nigerian in that role

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    1. Cristinavlad17 January 2016 at 23:10

      Thank you Mark, there were not really great performance by the blacks. Although Will Smith gave his best, let's not forget that the movie tried to paint American football bad and is a true life story. So of course whites being who they are will not give an award for that.

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  41. Pesin Pikin17 January 2016 at 11:32

    Gbam! Highly stereotypical...I agree wit u

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  42. Muna17 January 2016 at 11:34

    Can't be eradicated... This colour thing.

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  43. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 11:45

    I'm tired of all these American, euro, and Naija trash that pull up a fuss when their candidate doesn't get an award. It is just sour grapes. It is enough.

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  44. Unknown17 January 2016 at 12:00

    Hmmmmmmmmm racism!

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  45. Dapsonbaby17 January 2016 at 12:00

    True! But na White people create Oscars now.. I'm not surprised


    #Linda OyaDab#

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  46. emeka4rl17 January 2016 at 12:50

    Sorry1Every one knows ur hubby is one of the best

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  47. WORKAMAN17 January 2016 at 13:14

    I concur

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  48. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 13:20

    Name a movie that deserves an Oscar by a coloured person. Agu, the little boy in " Beast of no nation".Will Smith was good in concussion but Leo was great in Revenant!Well, it is what it is!

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  49. Unknown17 January 2016 at 13:26

    That is oyimbo for you.

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  50. Unknown17 January 2016 at 13:41

    Who Them Help...Abeg mrs smith Go look Bush

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  51. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 13:44

    There is so much sulcking these days in relation to awards and nominations, for God sake if there wasnt any great performance from a black actor for the year, should anyone be nominated just for the sake of having some coloured guy in it? Hushhhh

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  52. Unknown17 January 2016 at 13:50

    I tire o..every small tin racism.. Mak dis blak modafukas chill small abegabeg.

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  53. Unknown17 January 2016 at 14:10

    Now that's my woman.

    #PeopleMustAdjust

    BIAFRA_LAND

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  54. Unknown17 January 2016 at 14:26

    Ok seen....where my comment go aunty linda?

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  55. Psalmuelle aka Samstone.17 January 2016 at 14:26

    It's just this year now. Try again next year. Idris Elba, Chiwitel ejiofor, Lupita N'yongo were once nominated na. But wat do I know? She could be making a point though.

    #LIB ADDICT#

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  56. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 14:33

    So which blacks should be nominated?

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  57. Unknown17 January 2016 at 14:38

    Exodus of truth without any iota of doubt....Jada spoke it all.

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  58. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 14:42

    But Will gives interviews all the time denying race problems in Hollywood. Now that he got slighted out yet another acclaimed but ignored performance, his wife comes out swinging. Good luck with that. You can't be with "the blacks" only when affected and then playing ball and reaping the benefits of the system when you want.

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  59. Unknown17 January 2016 at 14:46

    She's fighting for her fellow black Americans na. It's a good one.

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  60. Unknown17 January 2016 at 14:56

    Seen

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  61. Unknown17 January 2016 at 15:56

    Seen


    #somebody must to love me tonyt!!!

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  62. Anonymous17 January 2016 at 16:02

    Happens in Africa too, at the AMVCAs, the Nigerians are the whites and the rest of Africa are the undervalued blacks.. Just look at the nominations for 2016.. MNETs response to this is introducing area specific awards, maybe the Oscars should do the same, Black actress of the year award, black actor of the year award, etc.. You see how racist that sounds?

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  63. paparazi17 January 2016 at 16:35

    wow. What do you expect in a racist society.

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  64. Unknown17 January 2016 at 19:14

    That will make sense.

    Rapuluchukwuifenineadigommakings@yahoo.com
    Reporting from Delsu.

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  65. owakah (A.K.A. Innosometin)17 January 2016 at 20:26

    Ok

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  66. Unknown17 January 2016 at 21:19

    God go purnish that guy..racism in action

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  67. Unknown18 January 2016 at 09:18

    it's funny they say the AMPAS is a racist award when the president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs is black. Who here thinks will smith can be convincing as a nigerian?. Nobody. If it was chiwetel who played the role then maybe. Straight Outta Compton was nominated for original screenplay even if the writers are white.

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  68. Unknown19 January 2016 at 20:43

    seen....angelmakiz@yahoo.com

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