Boycotting The Oscars

                                               
        Like a lot of people I have decided to boycott the Academy Awards this year but not because no blacks were nominated for an Oscar; I couldn't care less about that. My reason for staying away is because my feelings have been hurt that no old white men from the south end of Columbus are receiving any worldwide attention for anything! What's up with that? I am 63 years old and proud of my race and all of the struggles many white men (and white women) my age have endured to get where we are now! (Living, celebrating and contributing something daily to all we can to make our world a little better and to receive our long overdue praise for the amazing people we are.)

        So whether it is some silly tiny gold statue or a ton of accolades to celebrate old white folks that live where I do when can we expect to be adored and revered by millions of people around the world for our skills and talents? Furthermore; it isn't just the motion picture industry's annual TV awards program that I am boycotting, it is every organization or group of people that doesn't include old white men from the south end of Columbus in every public display of glitz and dazzle that showcases how awesome we really are! And by the way, if they are going to mold the trophy in the likeness of me when I step naked out of the shower on cold mornings shouldn't they at least offer me one?

       But back to the Academy Awads and the central reason I am staying as far away from that nonsense as I possibly can. Why isn't there a category for best old white man in the south end of Columbus, Ohio? I too am as much of an actor as anyone else on any other stage whether cameras are  rolling or not! In fact, I believe Hollywood is cheating the world out of some very facinating entertainment, not to mention a lot of raw emotion by not tracking me and presenting what I do up on the silver screens. This should concern anyone reading this because you too are being denied something here.

        I star in my own reality show that is based on true stories; it is focused on life itself and things that really happened and do happen every day. Hell, I even write my own scripts, produce, it, direct it and build my own sets! This year alone I built a small ramp on my back deck to make it easier and safer for my dogs to go up and down when they need to be outside for their scenes. But I won't go into a lot of the painstaking efforts it took to make it all look interesting or appealing or exciting, although I will add that I even produced the soundtrack that I believe was better than anyone else's. I programmed and starred in my own radio program called "Heartlites" and was able to include songs by such giants in the industry as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra and hundreds more from an amazing galaxy of recording stars. I think many would agree that those musical scores were as good or far better than anyone elses.

       This year, as in every other year when I dressed for and played those scenes of emotion, such as being sick with a crashing headache, or when my joints were aching I thought the realism was nothing short of incredible! But still, no word from the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences... and now that I think about it, even the Scientologists and Bio-Science people have again ignored me! How dare they do that?

       So I am left offended and with hurt feelings (in addition to a slight cold that has nagged me for a few days) and I don't mind raising a ruckous over all of this because someone needs to. Otherwise what can we expect? To be brushed aside and ignored again next year and left to feel like I don't matter, even though I play my role as well as anyone younger than me or someone that isn't an old white man that might live in a better neighborhood than I do?

        I am hoping this modest post will wake the masses and that millions more will join me in saying that enough is enough! There are just too many of us old white men that live on the south side of Columbus that do amazing things every day to simply be shunned like this.

       The outrage should be universal whether it affects you or not; even if it has nothing at all to do with your own life or the overall importance to the world.