Bitch Media - Oscars en New Academy: Will the Oscars' New
Diversity Just Be a Fad? <p><img src="" alt="Best male-directed
film of the year award: the oscars" width="300" height="300"
/></p> <p>The group that runs the Oscars is trying to become
more diverse—but has a long way to go.</p> <p>The Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences <a href=",0,3196133.story"
target="_blank">welcomed a roster of new members last month</a>,
after getting rid of an exclusive membership cap that has
restricted access in previous years. &nbsp;</p> <p>As diversity
has become a trendy word over the years, I hope that the
movement to a more inclusive Academy membership is not just a
fad. Now that change is inching forward, questions about the
Academy's inclusiveness will need to be addressed and revisited
in the coming months and years—especially in light of the
heavily disproportionate amount of women and people of color who
have been left out of the Oscars in the past. To date, <a
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