Racism? Something happened at the 2016 Oscars...

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Chris Rock was the host of the 2016 Oscars, this year.
He's black, liberal, Democrat, and an ardent Obama supporter.  
Even his stand-up comedy is 100% pro-Obama, pro-liberal, and very anti-conservative/Republican/Bush.


I only mention his political proclivities as background, for those who aren't familiar with him or his comedy material.

During his opening monologue at the 2016 Oscars, Rock wasted no time confronting the big elephant in the room: Hollywood racism.

“Is Hollywood racist?” he asked. “You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist.” Rock qualified his comments by saying that the industry was not “burning cross racist ... it’s a different type of racist”.

The host then told a story about attending a fundraiser at the White House, and telling the President that his fellow – white – showbiz guests “don’t hire black people and they’re the nicest white people on earth; they’re liberals.”

"Their prejudice", he continued, "is 'sorority racist'; like ‘We like you, Ronda, but you’re not a Kappa.’”

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/29/chris-rock-at-the-oscars-youre-damn-right-hollywoods-racist

You can watch Chris Rock's opening monologue in its entirety, here:
http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/chris-rock-opening-2016-oscars


Is it true?  Are Hollywood Liberals racists?  Are most liberals racist but are just subtle about it, in a "sorority racist" kind of way?
I'm not labeling anyone a racist.  This is just to open a forum to discuss.  I hadn't really thought about Hollywood being racist until all the protests of the Oscars, and then Chris Rock affirming it's existence, albeit in a comedic forum.

Thanks, Didge.  I do see your point, as a matter of principle.  I don't think Ben used IT maliciously, though.
I'm fine with anyone abbreviating my name as IT.  I know it's preferable to typing out IndependentThoughts every time.

IndependentThoughts wrote:Thanks, Didge.  I do see your point, as a matter of principle.  I don't think Ben used IT maliciously, though.
I'm fine with anyone abbreviating my name as IT.  I know it's preferable to typing out IndependentThoughts every time.

No worries Independent

I think its always prudent to ask a poster though first out of common decency whether you want to be refereed a certain way

I quite often abbreviate or give people a nickname.

No matter what your ID I stil always call you didge too, same with Vic

eddie wrote:I quite often abbreviate or give people a nickname.

No matter what your ID I stil always call you didge too, same with Vic

You still miss the point after Ben making an issue over this by how he would not respond Eddie

Seriously, can you not see that?

No we will have to agree to differ I'm afraid.
He abbreviated a name and it had nothing to do with the issue other than the word and the fact that IT happens to be the abbreviated word for a posters name

eddie wrote:No we will have to agree to differ I'm afraid.
He abbreviated a name and it had nothing to do with the issue other than the word and the fact that IT happens to be the abbreviated word for a posters name

It has everything to do with it Eddie

Its called being hypocritical, because you cannot make an ultimatum to posters when you are a poster doing the same, no matter how you meant it to be.

It still spells out as IT and not I.T. which I would have had no issue with

Okay didge well it wasn't intentional so I guess that's what matters

muchadoaboutnothing

eddie wrote:Okay didge well it wasn't intentional so I guess that's what matters

I completely disagree

Raggamuffin wrote:I have no problem referring to Phil as "it", and I don't care if Ben doesn't approve.

Are you saying Independent Thoughts is actually Phil? How do you know?

Original Quill wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:I have no problem referring to Phil as "it", and I don't care if Ben doesn't approve.

Are you saying Independent Thoughts is actually Phil?  

No.