This just goes to prove that no matter what you do it will never be enough for the SJWs/BLMers
Emmys: Why Jimmy Kimmel and Anthony Anderson’s Black Lives Matter moment wasn’t enough
The Emmys reflected the new reality of COVID-19 by going virtual Sunday, but the broadcast itself didn’t do enough to address the continued fight for equality – luckily, the stars in attendance made up for it with poignant fashion choices and speeches.
The show checked the Black Lives Matter box with a skit featuring Anthony Anderson and host Jimmy Kimmel. During the moment, Anderson noted the “record number of Black Emmy nominees this year.”
“This was supposed to be the Blackest Emmys ever,” Anderson said. “These Emmys would have been so Black. It would have been like hot sauce in your purse Black. It would have been Howard University homecoming Black. It would have been ‘You fit the description’ Black.”
Then, Anderson coaxed Kimmel to follow him in a Black Lives Matter chant.
“Say it so that Mike Pence can hear it: Black Lives Matter,” Anderson said before saying he was “glad I got that off my chest.” Kimmel added with a laugh, “I’m glad you did too.”
With a platform this large, the Emmys could have and should have done more. This was a time to be firm in their support instead of briefly mentioning it.
Instead, the broadcast could have taken time to highlight what steps the academy is taking toward equality or the show could have allotted time for stars to speak about the Black Lives Matter movement, similar to the way first responders got a platform to speak about the coronavirus.
See? Never enough. They should set a quota that 12.9% of all Hollywood actors/actresses by Black. Would that be acceptable?
But while Kimmel and Anderson’s Black Lives Matter moment fell short, other stars stepped in to make up for it.
Regina King wore a Breonna Taylor shirt that read “Say Her Name” while accepting an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for “Watchmen.”
“(Breonna Taylor) represents just decades, hundreds of years of violence against Black bodies,” King said virtually backstage at the Emmys. “Wearing Breonna’s likeness, representing her and her family (tied into) the stories that we were exploring, that we were presenting, that we were holding a mirror up to in ‘Watchmen.'”
Say her name? Sure. Breonna Taylor, woman who dated a big time drug dealer, and was still friends with him, to the point that everyone thought she was the one protecting the drug money and getting the ex’s mail, and perhaps protecting drugs. Don’t consort with criminals, how about that?
And he’s correct. The Television Academy can truly promote equality by doing the work to use diverse casts accurately to portray underrepresented stories to show that everyone has a place in this world.
That shows that Black lives matter. Not forcing anyone to say so.
Actually, that sounds like forcing everyone to say so. It sounds like forcing people and networks to make shows that are Approved. BTW, where’s the diversity on the Black Entertainment Network? Hey, maybe we can make a show about how things are going in Baltimore, St. Louis, and Chicago, among others.
Again, it goes to prove that when you surrender to SJWs, they will always demand more.
