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Old March 20th, 2023 #1
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Default Oscars called out for 'overwhelming racism' in Best Original Song's dance performance

"The 95th Annual Academy Awards is being called out for a lack of South Asian performers during the dance sequence for a song from an Indian movie.

The song, "Naatu Naatu," with music by M.M. Keeravani and lyrics by Chandrabose, came from the 2022 international film "RRR" and became the first from an Indian movie to win Best Original Song. Like other nominations in the category, the song was performed during the Mar. 12 awards ceremony featuring its viral "hook dance" movements.

While the win and the performance itself were well-received, some noticed that none of the Oscar dancers appeared to be Indian.

"Some people say, ‘Just be happy with what we got,’ and that’s part of [the problem] — this idea of just accepting the scraps that are thrown to you," the founder of an L.A. dance company told Variety. "Just be happy an Indian song was nominated [and won]. Don’t be mad about the overwhelming racism that appeared in the performance."

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