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CMV: The "Oscars so white" hashtag/movement removed any semblance of legitimacy from the Oscars.

The problem with having a hashtag like #oscarssowhite is that whenever a white person or a movie lacking a nonwhite cast wins an award, this hashtag will "trigger" in peoples' minds. For the minor categories, nobody really gives a shit. But for the major categories, any time from now on when a movie lacking nonwhite people wins a major category, this hashtag will once again trigger in peoples' minds. Producers of the show and big players in Hollywood know this, and they take precautions in order to prevent this kind of backlash because they're really only concerned with ratings.

Personally I feel like the Oscars were already pretty meaningless, hollow celebrity worship, but this hashtag destroyed any remaining semblance of legitimacy the Oscars had. Much like something like the Miss America Pageant (in which black women consistently won several shows, despite this being overwhelmingly statistically unlikely), the Oscars have become merely a showcase for political and social virtue signaling by major media corporations.

Am I wrong? Change my view.
gpt
The problem isn't if a white based movie wins. It is if the only people nominated to win are all white based films. 

There is a difference between those two ideas. 

Since there are talented people from all races we should see a diverse list of nominees. That wasn't happening.