"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member."--Groucho Marx
I was reminded of the above quote when the whole controversy about this year's Academy Awards started. For those of you who missed it, the Academy Awards show last night lacked melanin in the skin of the award nominees. Because of this, many melanin-blessed people became upset at the Academy. Fortunately, since the Academy made melanin-blessed comedian Chris Rock the host of the show, everyone was able to overlook the injustice of it all, and seemingly had a good time.
But what I don't understand is why the melanin-blessed folks even care? The Academy Awards is the worst awards show ever! Frankly, I am still holding a grudge against them for picking Woody Allen's Annie Hall over Star Wars. Do you really want an award from people that stupid? Heck, they did it again this year: Star Wars: The Force Awakens was only nominated 5 times, and in none of the major categories. Naturally, Star Wars: The Force Awakens walked away with a big goose egg of wins.
So if your skin is darker than the majority of people around you, don't feel bad about being ignored by the Academy Awards. Even the best movies get ignored by them.
In other news...
The Telegraph reports "Dementia cure may be just five years away, says world expert". Unfortunately, after the press conference, the dementia expert couldn't find his car in the parking lot...
Yes, I know that last line was insensitive to people with dementia. But it isn't like they will remember it 5 minutes from now, is it?
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