The 2015 Academy Award nominations have only just been announced, but already people have taken notice of one particularly obvious theme: basically every nominee is white.
“Patient Zero” @ReignOfApril was the first to take action, sending out the following tweet:
#OscarsSoWhite it has no idea why this hashtag is necessary.
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015
Her #OscarsSoWhite hashtag has officially blown up, and now everybody is going in on the Academy. Here’s a sample of the tweets being blasted out:
#OscarsSoWhite it's beefing with @AZEALIABANKS
— PghPlaywrightsJan24 (@DayBracey) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite They nominated Repealing Obamacare
— anibundel (@anibundel) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite its best friend is black
— based kortney ✊ (@fakerapper) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite They're going to make Oprah go through the servants entrance.
— ALL WILL BE WELL (@PoeticJusticeK) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite it wonders how your hair grew 22 inches overnight
— Elle (@spokenELLE) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite they made a black category
— NadirTheCurator (@NadirTheGreat) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite Mitt Romney shows up to try and raise money. ...OK, I'm done.
— J Ritterbusch (@typinggloves) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite they're serving kale chips as an appetizer this year.
— Right Up Your Ali (@mstharrington) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite T.I is gonna defend them.
— based kortney ✊ (@fakerapper) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite that David Duke said "Wait a minute, Our Annual meeting is on February 22 in LA?"
— Rita A (@ritaag) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite when they destroy property its called "rowdiness"
— Kwintin Jiffirsin (@Kwenten75) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite their frame of reference for blackness is the wire.
— mouf tresvant (@dopegirlfresh) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite It felt like LBJ was the real hero of Selma.
— Miles Morales (@Ljay90) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair. 😒
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite they use that terrible spray tan they was handing out at the #GoldenGIobes2015
— Blck Girl Unbothered (@Keepin_up_wit_K) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite Paula Deen will be the official Chef at the next Oscar Ceremony
— Rita A (@ritaag) January 15, 2015
::daps:: RT “@DayBracey: S/O to @ReignOfApril for getting this #OscarsSoWhite hash cracking! pic.twitter.com/bhYLtLcfig”
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015
#Oscarssowhite they can't see a problem in this - The diversity gap in the Academy Awards #Oscars2015 #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/UOZLOM9Mnl"
— Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) January 15, 2015
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