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'Diversity' and Drag Define the 2023 Oscars, as the Rest of Us Just Go See Top Gun: Maverick for the Third Time
Bonchie
The 95th Academy Awards happened on Sunday evening, and if you’ve been paying attention to popular culture for the last two decades, it was exactly what you’d expect.
Prior to the show, there was hope, largely driven by the nominations made, that some return to normalcy would prevail. Perhaps, just maybe, the award process wouldn’t boil down to producing the best “diversity” storylines.
But nope, as I said, it was exactly what you’d expect. Top Gun: Maverick was nominated for seven different awards. In the end, the massive box-office hit hauled in a single win for Best Sound. Best Picture went to a lesser-known film that seemed awfully derivative of The Multiverse of Madness called Everything Everywhere All At Once.
What made the moment so special, though, was that the leading role in the movie was played by a “self-identifying” Asian woman.
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https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/03/13/diversity-and-drag-define-the-2023-oscars-as-the-rest-of-us-just-go-see-top-gun-maverick-for-the-third-time-n715619