Affirmative Action for the Oscars?

The announcement of the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards has caused a bit of brouhaha in both cinematic and social circles around the country. The biggest gripe is that neither the director or leading actor in the film Selma were nominated for Oscars this year and it has many people crying “foul.”

I wonder how many people who are upset about the lack of racial diversity in this year’s nomination have actually seen the movie Selma? The movie has only been out for a few weeks and though the movie did well at the box office this week – I would imagine the “controversy” has something to do wit...