Host Jimmy Kimmel filled the 2018 Oscars with barbs about sexual misconduct and Hollywood’s lack of diversity. Here are the comedian’s best jokes from the ceremony. https://t.co/JsAmf6qbWh pic.twitter.com/tngju7rn7t
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 5, 2018
A new Twitter debate is underway, this time overuse of the term “minorities,” versus “POC,” or people of color.
The discussion seemingly stemmed from host Jimmy Kimmel’s use of the word at Sunday night’s Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., which some viewers found to be problematic.
“‘Black Panther’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ were massive hits, which is almost miraculous because I remember a time when the major studios didn’t believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movie,” Kimmel joked. “And the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year.”
Twitter user N’Jadaka argued against the blanket term, however, noting that persons of color aren’t an outnumbered group.
https://twitter.com/TheNewThinkerr/status/970466608153022465
i love how the #Oscars is disproportionately utilizing and tokenizing PoC as presenters to cope with the fact this show and Hollywood is brutally white
— N’Jadaka 🇳🇬 (@TheNewThinkerr) March 5, 2018
this montage is heartbreaking bc almost all of the clips with black actors are them depicting characters dealing with white supremacy#Oscars
— N’Jadaka 🇳🇬 (@TheNewThinkerr) March 5, 2018
The comments drew swift reaction from fellow users, some of whom balked at any form of the term “colored/color” to describe people of African descent.
https://twitter.com/RASmiFraz/status/970502036209909761
Moreover, it says we’re fighting for all others and why? Here in LA, Latino grp fighting for more Hollywood Representation, they’re not out here saying POC! Clearly saying Latinos. Blacks aren’t part of other POC orgs unlike AA grps, all welcome.
— RAS (@RASmiFraz) March 5, 2018
Moreover, why we have cape, fight all others battle we have yet to win our own.
— RAS (@RASmiFraz) March 5, 2018
Other users sided with N’Jadaka, sharing stats proving that people of the Black or African Diaspora account for 20 percent of the world’s population. This number doesn’t include bi-racial persons, however, meaning the percentage is likely higher. Meanwhile, it’s estimated that whites comprise just 16 percent of the global population, according to a 2010 thread on Science Chat Forum.
I been saying this forever. I 👏🏾 am 👏🏾 not 👏🏾 a 👏🏾 minority! pic.twitter.com/Xn34SygC2b
— Blk Orchid (she/her/they) (@iamblkorchid) March 5, 2018
— roman numeral (@TFMSLMAO) March 5, 2018
man I was thinking that when he said it on stage but I kept it trucking #oscars
— Georgette Pierre (@georgette) March 5, 2018
Global Majority works for me. Also, If having to respond in context I’ll use “so-called” to address
— Honorable Rod Shaw (@aswadrodz) March 5, 2018
