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Comedian Bill Maher<\/a> delivered a scathing critique of the longstanding #OscarsSoWhite campaign ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, arguing that complaints about a lack of diversity should cease after the push has led to a far more diverse group of winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Hollywood isn’t a secret cabal of racists. It’s a secret cabal of people terrified of looking like racists,” the “Real Time” host said during Friday’s episode.<\/p>\n

“And I’m just tired of, no matter how much progress is made, social justice warriors<\/a> feeling the need to gaslight us as if none of it had happened.”<\/p>\n

BILL MAHER SAYS HE NEVER WINS AWARDS BECAUSE ‘WOKE’ HOLLYWOOD HATES HE CAN ‘SPEAK FREELY’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Maher blasted “progressives” for the decade-long push to increase minority representation at the ceremony, even as more recent Oscar-winning films<\/a> and stars have featured traditionally “underrepresented groups.”<\/p>\n

In the process, he listed several recent Academy Award-winning films, including “Moonlight,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “The Shape of Water,” and “Nomadland.”<\/p>\n

PRESENTING THE OSCARS ON\u2026 YOUTUBE? STARTING IN 2029, AWARD CEREMONY NO LONGER AIRING ON ABC<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He also listed winning actors Will Smith<\/a>, Ke Huy Quan, Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Regina King and others before delving into how many recent Best Director and honorary award winners also came from underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n

“Someone must wear a ribbon that says, \u2018We won.’ Just as a way to remind progressives, \u2018Hey, you\u2019re progressive. Progress is what you\u2019re selling. Take the win,'” he quipped.<\/p>\n

MAHER WARNS DEMS TO AVOID TONE-DEAF CELEBS BECAUSE THEY ARE ‘ACTUALLY HURTING’ THE PARTY’S BRAND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The Oscars are no longer a long, boring show full of white people. It\u2019s a long, boring show full of all people,” he added.<\/p>\n

Maher’s critique continued, pointing to inclusion standards<\/a> implemented by the Academy in recent years, requiring Best Picture contenders to feature underrepresented groups in at least 30% of the film’s crew, among other requirements.<\/p>\n

“No one can argue with a straight face\u2026 that the Academy in 2026 still overlooks minority achievement or that Hollywood is biased in favor of all white people \u2013 just Australians,” he quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Academy did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s<\/a> request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/bill-maher-slams-oscars-says-hollywood-a-secret-cabal-people-terrified-looking-like-racists <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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