Pulse Nigeria readers say Jada Pinkett Smith has the right to call for an Oscar 2016 boycott due to lack of diversity.
Readers think Jada Pinkett Smith is right on calling for Oscar boycott
64.3% of our readers agree with Jada's call for a boycott by most people with color. 28.6% claim the actress just wants a 'Black Oscar Awards' while only 7.1% say she's just an angry Black actress.
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The 44-year-old posted a video on her Facebook page on Monday, January 18 expressing her disappointment with the lack of diversity with the nominations of the 88th Academy Awards. She later took to Twitter to explain even further:
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While Jada has already garnered so much support from many other actors and actresses on the diversity at Oscar issue, most of our readers also think Will Smith's wife has every right to boycott the event.
In a poll we conducted last week, up to 64.3% of our readers agree with Jada's call for a boycott by most people with color. 28.6% claim the actress just wants a 'Black Oscar Awards' while only 7.1% say she's just an angry Black actress.
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