Week 8 EOC: Advertising in the Oscars

For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards are being called out for being as stark white and monstrously aged as the shimmering salt flats of Bolivia. And, while that failure comes as a surprise to exactly zero people, you might be delighted to learn that it's not nearly the only behind-the-scenes problem persistently haunting the Oscars like a mediocre ghost. http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-oscars-are-behind-the-scenes-nightmare/ Most of the winners were all white.

The story of the Oscars this year won’t be written in terms of the Best Picture winner — Moonlight — or the biggest trophy gatherer, La La Land. It won’t be written in terms of host Jimmy Kimmel or memorable speeches. (Honestly, for a year when many were expecting a nonstop assault on the Donald Trump administration, à la the SAG Awards, the speeches were mostly tepid, Viola Davis notwithstanding.) http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/27/14747790/oscars-2017-winners-losers-moonlight-la-la-land “Despite significant progress over the last few years, too many women and men on and off college campuses are still victims of sexual abuse,” Biden said. “Let’s change the culture No abused woman or man [should] ever feel they have to ask themselves, 'What did I do?' They did nothing wrong. “He then introduced Lady Gaga to sing her Oscar-nominated song “Till it Happens to You” from “The Hunting Ground.” Gaga, a sexual assault victim herself, was joined by survivors of abuse onstage in a show of solidarity and strength in the face of trauma. In his acceptance speech for Best Picture-winner “Spotlight” – which depicted The Boston Globe's reporting on sexual abuse within the Catholic Church – producer Michael Sugar also spoke about the reform he hoped the movie's win would bring about. “This film gave a voice to survivors, and this Oscar amplifies that voice which we hope will become a choir that will resonate all the way to the Vatican,” he said. “Pope Francis, it’s time to protect the children and restore the faith.” https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-02-29/5-issues-addressed-at-the-oscars-other-than-racial-diversity