Tag: Oscars

• Demi Moore is a Victim Too

  

  I’m not going to go into The Slap Heard Around the World at this year’s Oscars Ceremony. We’ve heard about it enough. The real victim here is Demi Moore. I’m sure her feelings are hurt because the comparison Chris Rock made to Jada Pinkett Smith caused such a storm. I bet she thought she looked […]

  shannoninkansascity

  April 7, 2022

  Beauty, Black Hair, Black Women, celebrities, fashion, Films

  alopecia, bald, Demi Moore, Hair, Jada Pinkett Smith, Oscars, Will Smith

• “Parasite”: My Review

  

  I watched the film Parasite over the weekend.  Parasite has received several awards including Oscars for best picture and best director.  The film is highly enjoyable and I recommend that you take the time to watch it.  It is a South Korean film with subtitles.  I know that subtitles are a turn off for a […]

  shannoninkansascity

  February 18, 2020

  Films, reviews

  Films, Movies, Oscars, Parasite, reviews, social class, South Korea, Sundance

• #oscarssowhite – Shannon in Kansas City

  #OscarssoWhite is a trending hash tag that is meant to bring attention to the lack of diversity in the work that the film academy recognizes as excellent.  All of the nominees for acting awards that are nominated are White.  To this I say so what.  Hollywood is not special.  I think that people perceive Hollywood […]

  shannoninkansascity

  January 18, 2016

  Uncategorized

  #OscarssoWhite, Africans, Entertainment, film making, Hollywood, Oscars, racism