Gene Seymour : With Hollywood , one never knows . At # OscarsSoWhite , many complain `` Selma '' Seymour : snub is about race . He says consider difference between Gene Seymour support for `` 12 years a Slave '' and the 'Selma ' Oscar one is about blacks as victims ; One is about strong blacks as agents of their own salvation .
Gene Seymour : At # OscarsSoWhite , many complain `` Selma '' Seymour : snub is about race . He says consider difference between Gene Seymour support for `` 12 years a Slave '' and the 'Selma ' Oscar one is about blacks as victims ; One is about strong blacks as agents of their own salvation .