[Jacqueline-C21019]

Legal discrimination ended in the '60s, but discrimination didn't. The discrimination and racism now is not as blatant as it was in decades past, but it still exists. It is more institutionalized now, harder to recognize and definitely harder to prove. I see good reasons for award shows to give much-deserved recognition to black actors and musicians. If you look at the entertainment industry - esspecially TV - it is still dominated by white people. Most shows have very few, if any, people of color in them. There are some shows with a predominantly black cast, but hardly any with a racially mixed cast. Non-white actors rarely receive awards at the 'mainstream' award shows, even though they are much-deserved. As a result, people put together other award shows to celebrate the accomplishments of people that wouldn't otherwise be recognized. There are shows like ER, NYPD Blue and Third Watch that have ensemble casts that are diverse, and these shows are among the few that actually deal with diversity issues. And these shows do get the mainstream awards, but they are so incredibly popular that they simply can't be ignored.

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Name : Jacqueline-C21019, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : San Jose, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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