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Ellen DeGeneres Takes Aim At The Academy Awards With Well Placed #OscarsSoWhite Jab

On a recent episode of The Ellen Show, Ellen DeGeneres took aim at the Oscars and it’s severe lack of diversity among it’s 2016 nominees.

During a monologue, DeGeneres went through a rundown of the eight movies nominated for Best Picture, recapping the plot of some films while making up the plot of others.

However, she introduced her recap by saying,

The Oscars are on Sunday because the best way to end Black History Month is to have the whitest Oscars ever.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYukgtq-sOU