スティーブン・キングを悪役に仕立てた2つのツイート
以前、私たちはオスカー2020候補者の完全リストを発表しました。なぜか、このリストがソーシャルメディアで非常に盛り上がっていました。懸念する人々は、候補者に人種や性別の多様性がないと判断しました。アカデミー賞の最優秀監督賞には男性候補者しかおらず、最優秀女優賞にはシンシア・エリボという一人の非白人女優しかいませんでした。Twitterは、オスカーは男性過ぎて白人過ぎるという投稿で溢れました。
No women directors. All white supporting actress! Where is Awkwafina, JLo, Shuzhen Zhao? Where is Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Lupita, Beyoncé? Queen and Slim, Farewell? So predictable choices very disappointed . #OscarNoms
— Constantinos Isaias (@Isaiasthoughts) January 13, 2020
#OscarsSoWhite pic.twitter.com/1CwE15Fskq
One Black acting nominee ... despite a plethora of chances to reward so many amazing performances from Black, Latinx and Asian actors this year. One nominee doesn't excuse this #OscarsSoWhite lineup.
— 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚌 𝚙𝚒𝚡𝚒𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 (@mathewrodriguez) January 13, 2020
ホラーの巨匠にこの状況についてコメントさせたのは、悪魔のささやきであったに違いありません：
As a writer, I am allowed to nominate in just 3 categories: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay. For me, the diversity issue--as it applies to individual actors and directors, anyway--did not come up. That said...
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 14, 2020
...I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 14, 2020
多くの評論家はキングの意見に賛同せず、彼の意見は白人のヨーロッパ人男性としての特権的な立場を通しては、女性や有色人種の困難を理解できないとの判断を下しました。
You're a very smart person ans one of my favourite writers, but you must acknowledge you've had an easier path in your career than a woman or POC, right?
— Faron Gidge 📷 (@FaronGidge) January 14, 2020
White men disproportionately reward other white men, regardless of quality.
Every writer of color reading this, including me, has had to work ten times harder to get the same recognition/opportunities straight white male authors get from the start. Same goes for women, LGBTQIA writers, & other underrepresented voices. Diversity matters. It matters a lot.
— Gabino Iglesias (@Gabino_Iglesias) January 14, 2020
As a fan, this is painful to read from you. It implies that diversity and quality cannot be synonymous. They are not separate things. Quality is everywhere but most industries only believe in quality from one demographic. And now, here you are.
— roxane gay (@rgay) January 14, 2020
それでもキングは、誤解されただけであり、彼の言葉は単に誰が作ったかに関係なく、映画は評価されるべきだと説明しようとしたと考える仲間を見つけました。
OKAY THEN I as a Mexican American will say that films should be Quality over Diversity.
— LetsComplain (@CharlesComplain) January 14, 2020
As a woman, I find this idiotic. I am just as capable as a male writer. I don't need people like you to pander to me and give me special treatment. I can succeed on my own, as can people of color. And if a man writes a better book than me, then he should win the awards. Simple.
— Cassie Beebe (@CassTeaElle) January 15, 2020
セレブへの批判は止まず、スティーブンはこの状況についての騒ぎを終わらせることにしました。
The most important thing we can do as artists and creative people is make sure everyone has the same fair shot, regardless of sex, color, or orientation. Right now such people are badly under-represented, and not only in the arts.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 14, 2020
You can't win awards if you're shut out of the game.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 14, 2020
「私たちは常に良いことをしようとするが、それは常に完全に間違っている」とは、この記事の対象者についてまさに当てはまる言葉です。この声明の後でも、評論家たちは不満を抱き続けました。今回は、キングが単に不満を抱える人々を喜ばせるために意見を変えたことに対してです。
Earlier you said it shouldn't matter....
— 5..6..7..8..Pounce! (@OnPointe28) January 14, 2020
Creativity should stand on it's own.
Make up your mind. 🙄
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