{"id":655048,"date":"2021-08-17T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=655048"},"modified":"2021-08-17T14:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:23:02","slug":"7-woke-categories-awards-shows-should-start-including","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-woke-categories-awards-shows-should-start-including\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Woke Categories Awards Shows Should Start Including"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F7-woke-categories-awards-shows-should-start-including%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=655048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-476996143.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Gotham Independent Film Awards this year either went 100 percent woke or toppled the first domino in Hollywood\u2019s rush for gender neutrality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Maybe both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The New York-based group announced this month it will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/entertainment\/awards\/gotham-awards-move-to-gender-neutral-acting-categories\/ar-AAMYJDK\"><span>no longer separate honorees by gender.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Best Actor and Actress categories are history for the indie-minded movie group. Instead, up to 10 stars will vie for outstanding lead performance, with another group of up to 10 fighting for outstanding supporting performer honors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Why stop there?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hollywood\u2019s woke embrace is a fait accompli. Turning the Academy Awards into a coronation of that shift makes perfect sense. Most Americans no longer watch what was once appointment television. The ratings continue to sink every year, with each new broadcast spending more and more time lecturing that dwindling crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We don\u2019t know if the Oscars will follow Gotham\u2019s lead quite yet. Let\u2019s start with installing a new set of awards recognizing Hollywood 2.0. Who needs a Best Animated Short or Editing category when you can honor what the industry now truly cares about?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are seven award categories that shows should start offering to fulfill their woke obligations.<\/p>\n<p><b>Best Resistance Moment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Oh, you thought Hollywood put down its you-know-what hats the moment President Donald Trump left the White House? The industry still seethes over Trump\u2019s very existence, and we\u2019ll likely see Trumpian characters on the big screen for the foreseeable future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new documentary \u201cThe Meaning of Hitler\u201d connects the former president to one of history\u2019s worst monsters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Resistance persists, and this award will make it official.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Biggest Gender Swap Flop<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Hollywood loves to reboot, remake or reimagine existing properties. That often means swapping out men for women without much forethought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2016 dud \u201cGhostbusters\u201d serves as Exhibit A.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The strategy often fails in spectacular fashion \u2013 the female Ghostbusters cost Sony <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/ghostbusters-box-office-loss-sequel-unlikely-918515\/\"><span>a cool $70 million<\/span><\/a><span>, according to media reports. Why not celebrate that? It\u2019s not about art or economics, after all. Virtue signaling reigns supreme, so trumpeting the biggest gender swap fail is a fitting tribute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Most Woke Speech<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The beauty of this award is that it isn\u2019t confined to actual movies. The winner could be selected for an awards show speech given at previous galas, or even via social media post.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Consider Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s eco-speech after winning Best Actor for 2015\u2019s \u201cThe Revenant\u201d as a prime example. Even better? Joaquin Phoenix\u2019s vegan manifesto after winning an Oscar for 2019\u2019s \u201cJoker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The only complication? We might see actors try to earn next year\u2019s Most Woke Speech award while picking up their current trophy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Crankiest Mansplaining Scene<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Modern screenwriters love penning moments when a female character snaps back at a male co-star for offering advice or wisdom. It could be about anything, from a battle plan to deciding what car to drive for the getaway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>No matter. These feminist morsels let actresses talk down to the man in no uncertain terms. You might think this wouldn\u2019t happen in films set in the 20<\/span><span>th<\/span><span> century, or earlier. Today\u2019s Hollywood doesn\u2019t care what era the film is set in. It\u2019s always a ripe time for a, \u201cyou go, girl\u201d smackdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Best Quasi-Coming Out Moment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Hollywood is trying its darndest to bring more LGBTQ voices to the screen. Except they know select foreign markets, like China, aren\u2019t too keen on these reveals. So they split the difference, making microscopic nods to social justice awareness without fully embracing its spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Case in point \u2013 a blink and you\u2019ll miss it lesbian kiss at the end of \u201cStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.\u201d Also recall the micro-moment in \u201cAvengers: Endgame\u201d when a man tells Steve Rogers he\u2019s having a hard time dating after The Blip, the five-year chasm caused by Thanos\u2019 snap. The man briefly referenced that he dates men, not women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This award will honor these micro-moments, and more half measures are certainly on the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Take That, Patriarchy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The new tic in modern movies lets women dress down men for any ol\u2019 reason. A great recent example? Laura Dern trashing Han Solo 2.0, Oscar Isaac, during \u201cThe Last Jedi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJungle Cruise\u201d similarly featured Emily Blunt\u2019s character both exposing and triumphing over the early 20<\/span><span>th<\/span><span> century \u201cpatriarchy\u201d in the film\u2019s first act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This Oscar might give voters a difficult task. How many patriarchy-bashing clips must they see before determining that year\u2019s winner?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Best China Kowtow<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Hollywood covets China\u2019s cash, so it often renders a collective shrug over the nation\u2019s human rights abuses. It\u2019s a perfect symbol of woke gone wild. The industry rallied to protest abortion legislation in Georgia while later turning a blind eye to genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That makes this award as woke as it gets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These cringe-worthy moments signal fealty to the Chinese government. It could be adding a superfluous, but heroic, Chinese character or awkwardly removing a story element that previously existed in the printed source material (like making China the source of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.au\/world-war-z-changes-scene-fearing-chinese-censors-2013-4\"><span>zombie outbreak in \u201cWorld War Z\u201d).<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of course, the best \u201ckowtow\u201d moments are invisible to most movie goers. They\u2019re the evil Chinese characters or groups that are never written in the first place for fear of angering the country\u2019s censorial board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gotham Independent Film Awards this year either went 100 percent woke or toppled the first domino in Hollywood\u2019s rush for gender neutrality.Maybe both.The New York-based group announced this month &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}