the displaying in this manner isn't shocking, and isn't the full picture... actual data analysis would require you to show of the losers each year, what the diversity looks like... to prove any bias you'd then have to go and show that a white person was picked over someone who CLEARLY should have won (thing about opinions is; everyone has one)...

THEN to take it a step further... you'd have to look at all the movies/actors/directors that weren't nominated... which suddenly increases involves even MORE opinion

THEN of the actually qualified movies/actors/directors you've had to compare the ratio of diversity between those and the level of diversity of movies/actors/directs that aren't qualified to be nominated

etc, etc, etc...

there's alot more to diversity in the oscars than just whom they pick in the end; its the projects/roles available, the movies that get greenlit and why, its the original source materials

but to say there should be more diverse winners is not really conclusively proven by who's won in the past...

i'm sure everyone would feel better about racism if next year everyone that won was of a minority... independant of whether or not they were the best in their category... but equality is about equality; not tilting the scales in the opposite direction

and it's easier to point the finger at the Oscars, because its public, its on the forefront, and there's money involved... whereas going after the more likely causes at the writing/production/casting level... is less glamorous and prone to actually involving some humanity

I'm sure you would find, on that personal level, prejudices involved... but in regards to finger pointing like this video... I'm sure alot of fingers would be pointed at instances that were completely innocent...

but that involves getting personal... and understanding people... and who wants to do that? when you can point to little balls forming an oscar and say "LOOK HOW FEW THERE ARE!"

it's lost on you how arrogant you statement is... thus making the "pompous response" comment absolutely hilarious

the last bit is very Christian of ya

so why the score from 2001: A Space Odyssey for this trailer? and where's the monster Godzilla fights? if it's just another, giant monster who you only catch snippets of while people run around an interact with the by-product damage of a giant creature walking around a city.... until the end of the movie.... why not just watch the other American Godzilla, or Cloverfield...

this seems to me like just a rehash of the American Godzilla from 10yrs back, with updated graphics..."that fog hiding Godzilla is SO realistic!"... but this time, lets make Godzilla look more like the rubber suit Godzilla...

two monsters or more fighting? naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... why'd they ever actually pay homage to the series like that?

you should tell someone if you are being forced to watch things you don't want to watch

by the way, are there any other popular things that you dislike because they are popular that you'd like to be quasi-hipster about?

Yeah, who wants to have special effects in a superhero movie... right!?!
on that note, the winter soldier storyline was one of the best (if not the best) Captain America storylines in 20+ yrs... with the recent infringement on personal freedoms/liberties in the states, this movie has a good opportunity to have some social commentary... is it going to be Citizen Kane? probably not, but a smart, entertaining, thrill ride? quite possibly. I'm looking forward to it

Citizen Kane, obvious special effects too... didn't see it (but really I did)

no no the US just gets corporate take over of journalists, and then intimidate anyone who doesn't tow the line, and anyone who dares to be show what the government is actually responsible for gets thrown into prison, or has their car conveniently wrap around a telephone pole... unless of course, it's the government themselves doing the "whistleblowing", then its fine, and not a hostile act against a nation that values openness and transparency... so much so that more documents have been declared SECRET since Obama came into power than ever before in US history...

let alone straight face lying about spying on their own citizens

let alone a President who decides he doesn't require congress's approval for declaring war/military action, and then decides to show what a humble president that he is, he'll let congress in on what he knows... unlike the NSA programs that most of Congress wouldn't have known about unless for guys like Snowden

and social issues, important as they are, are smokes screens to deflect people's attention from what the two party system's true goal is... serving big business needs and securing personal future wealth/comfort as payment... they really don't care about those issues as anything more as misdirection, unless they are wingnuts like alot of the tea party movement were (they were the reverse, social issues jaded with personal prejudices with no economic sense/ability)... they use social issues to turn people against each other so that they don't see that Democrat and Republican within the last 30yrs have really only accomplished the exact same goals... deregulation of banks/big business, reduction in personal liberties, establishment of a police/surveillance state, the destruction of the middle class, and the fortifying of corporations

so yeah, did he pass?

physics was not defied

this is why i don't preorder

and this is why i wait until most games goes on sale before I get them, I don't buy beta tests, want me to support a game at full retail, I want the full, functional game at retail, that's the video game developer's fault not mine

i'm more than happy to wait to the end of a game's life cycle if I actually get a fully functioning game (and with Simcity, with online DRM, maybe even then I wouldn't be getting the game if the servers going down meant my ability to play was going to dissappear)

for an INDUSTRY soooo concerned about piracy... they sure do EVERYTHING in their power to ensure that piracy is the most appealing option

EA lost me as a fan of some of the brands they own when they forced Origin on me as well... that was the first blatant, you can't ignore it any longer, slap in the face EA did in my opinion in regards to their profitability being ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE more important than my enjoyment of their games, my bang for my dollar, and my value to them as a customer

yeah, i would have been upset like this guy about Joan River's fat Adelle comment...

only 30yrs ago, when Joan Rivers was still somewhat relevant

the two most probable reasons why someone wouldn't come forward with information (allow information to be released)

1) it makes them look inept

2) (more likely) it cuts off the gravy train

the Conservative government in Canada are scum

the idea of a creator is fine with evidence to back it up
as you said, alot of religions have been used destructively
its really easy to replace creator with Invisible Blue Spaghetti Monster That Lives On The Far Side Of The Moon

also, not a single, constructive/positive thing that has come out of religion either directly or as a by-product... could not be achieved through secularism

spontaneous... yeah... but

like this sort of thing doesn't happen at sporting events ALL THE TIME?
i mean, if this happened in a church I'd be awed... at a crosswalk, maybe
at a sporting event, which is primarily where you'll see things like mass waves, etc... not so much

it doesn't take alot to reach out to someone,
small gestures sometimes carry big impacts