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02-29-2016, 11:17 AM
Chris Rock skewers Hollywood, but the Oscars were still a rough night for diversity
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In terms of diversity, this year's Oscars was a night of historic highs — and embarrassing lows.*
Chris Rock's mo**logue stole the night, while*Alejandro González Iñárritu made history with a**ther Best Director win. But the show wasn't without its cringeworthy moments.
Rock opened the show with a powerful mo**logue, rising to the occasion that the #OscarsSoWhite campaign demanded (http://mashable.com/2016/01/14/oscars-2016-diversity/). He stepped up to the plate, immediately skewering the Academy for its lack of **nwhite **minees.*
"You realize if they **minated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job," Rock joked. "Y’all would be watching Neil Patrick Harris right **w." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/oscars-chris-rock/)
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In terms of diversity, this year's Oscars was a night of historic highs — and embarrassing lows.*
Chris Rock's mo**logue stole the night, while*Alejandro González Iñárritu made history with a**ther Best Director win. But the show wasn't without its cringeworthy moments.
Rock opened the show with a powerful mo**logue, rising to the occasion that the #OscarsSoWhite campaign demanded (http://mashable.com/2016/01/14/oscars-2016-diversity/). He stepped up to the plate, immediately skewering the Academy for its lack of **nwhite **minees.*
"You realize if they **minated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job," Rock joked. "Y’all would be watching Neil Patrick Harris right **w." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/oscars-chris-rock/)
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