Amala Ekpunobi
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17,226 appearances
116 recordings
4 series
first heard Jun 2022
last heard 2d ago
Amala Ekpunobi’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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They're already pushing it in production, in scripting, in the storytelling, in who's on screen and who's behind the screen to go to the Oscars and be nominated as a film.
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You literally have to meet their diversity standards, which means they are controlling who you tell.
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Stories about and who's involved in the creation of your film.
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Now you also want to dictate that you must win awards too?
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How much further can we go?
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And there's a couple things that are being devalued here.
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You're devaluing what it means to be nominated for an Emmy Award if you believe that black people must have a win and that it's just simply not enough to have your work recognized in a nomination.
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You're also devaluing the award by dictating who must receive.
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What does winning an Emmy Award even mean if we're controlling who wins it?
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Nothing.
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And I have to mention, black people make up what 13% of the population since this person is singling out black people.
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And you would know that by watching TV because black people are so heavily pushed everywhere because of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Now, if you take this to an award ceremony and think about that 13%, it's likely that an award ceremony could take place without a black person winning an award.
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It's not some racist white supremacist.
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premises conspiracy theory, it just makes sense.
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But some disagree and they're alleging that this is the Emmys conspiring against black people because they've been winning for too long.
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Let's watch.
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Maybe it's Maybelline.
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Here's the thing.
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This is no message to black people.
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