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Steve Crifasi: Is Oscar race issue a cause worth fighting for?

Well, as the Oscar season approaches, another cross to bear for the beautiful people in Hollywood. The Oscars aren’t black enough. Let’s rewind a few years. Remember all those poor kids in the movie Slum Dog Millionaire? They were paraded all over Hollywood. The movie won all the big awards that year. When it was all said and done, everyone went back to India and the kids were dropped off in the slums where they came from. That was the last you heard of them.

I can’t believe how stupid these people are, and how fast they get sucked into a cause. I guess there is always room for one more on the Clown car!

Steve Crifasi, Modesto

This story was originally published February 15, 2016 at 12:40 PM with the headline "Steve Crifasi: Is Oscar race issue a cause worth fighting for?."

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