Oscars were last night. I'm not a fan of the oscars. To me, the SAG and People's Choice are better than the Oscars. But... there is a big hoopla over "African-Americans" (black) receiving the top actor/actress nods.

Well, that sparks lots of rants, but the rant that I want to bring up is...

Why is someone with one black parent and one white parent always considered black? Maybe they aren't always. Maybe they are considered the same as their father. I don't know, I am so terribly confused.

Halle Berry is as black as I am Scottish. Don't let the red beard fool you.

Aside from that, she is a great actress. I didn't see "Monster's Ball", nor "Training Day", so I can't speak as to if they were the best performances of the year. I did want to see "Training Day" however. I might rent it this week. Didn't strike me as a movie with Oscar calibur characters. I'm sure Denzel Washington has done a much better job in any of a half-dozen other movies if for no reason but he had a better character to work with. Maybe "Training Day" will surprise me. Maybe the Academy is just making up for not giving Washington an award sooner.