Oscars Slammed After Toto’s ‘Africa’ Plays as Daniel Kaluuya, H.E.R. Take Stage

breitbart.com ^ | 3/28/2022 | Simon Kent

[rktman]

The producers behind the 94th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night have drawn fire from critics who called it “insensitive” to accompany two black presenters as they took the stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles with Toto’s “Africa.”

Toto’s “Africa” played as British actor Daniel Kaluuya and singer H.E.R., both of whom claimed Oscars in 2021, strolled into the spotlights to present best supporting actress.

Some argued the 1982 song was a less than stellar choice to introduce two black presenters, the Hollywood Reporter pointed out and others agreed on social media.

[jjotto]

Yabba Dabba Honeymoon would be my pick.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Don’t they know that Africa is offensive to African Americans? And so is America.

[rlmorel]

I was formulating a way to word that, but you did it just fine!

Well done, FRiend...:)

[rktman]

Hmmmm. “Jungle Love”? Oh wee oh we oh!

[rlmorel]

“Bum bum budda bum, baaaa bum bum...”

[Salvavida]

“Little Black Sambo” would have been over the top. But seriously, what are they mad at? It was their party. Their woke industry. It was their quarter put into the juke box.

Now dance.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

How about 'Zulu Warrior', the infamous rugby song? THAT would have gone over BIGLY!

[1Old Pro]

They should have played “car wash”.

[God luvs America]

This was the original plan on the entrance of the presenters- unfortunately the plan was nixed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQLF37csfhI

[tophat9000]

By a white band

[Night Hides Not]

How about the theme from Sanford & Son?

[RckyRaCoCo]

Anything to take the focus off what a cluster f this administration is.

[LouieFisk]

“singer H.E.R”
—
Must also be a trained biologist.

[rktman]

😂😂😂

[I-ambush]

That’s right. When any action can trigger feigned offense, just throw up your hands and do what you want.

[cwa78]

“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah”

[1Old Pro]

this would have been better: https://youtu.be/r5tvnyKuBKM Barbershop

[dsrtsage]

There is much less biological differences between whites and blacks than there are between men and women, so how does anybody even know what a black person is anyway?

[rfp1234]

John F. Kerry’s wife called herself an African American.

[dfwgator]

Or Otis Day and the Knights’ “Shamma Lamma Ding Dong”.