By Dr. Nsenga Burton, Ph.D cross posted from The Root
Watching the Emmy Awards last night was like taking a sedative. The snooze fest was full of glitz and glamour and the usual suspects were there — Mad Men, Jon Hamm, Nurse Jackie, Edie Falco, Kyra Sedwick and all things HBO, except for Entourage, but that’s another rant. What was missing was people of color. We weren’t surprised of the lack of color because other than Wanda Sykes and Sofia Vergara, there were few people of color nominated. We’re not completely mad because who needs validation from the Academy? We’ve been rolling with Mad Men and The Daily Show before it was all the rage. Besides, if Ed O’Neill can get overlooked for his brilliant comedic turn in Modern Family, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Vanessa L. Williams and America Ferrara of Ugly Betty fame were missing from the nominations.
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