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“Based on this stunning statistic, it is LATINOS who should be boycotting the Academy Awards. If anyone is invisible and under-represented in US film and television, it is LATINOS.”
According to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Latino moviegoers in the U.S. buy twice as many movie tickets as black moviegoers. All across America, twice as many Latinos line up at the the movie box office, as do African-Americans.
Based on this stunning statistic, it is LATINOS who should be boycotting the Academy Awards. If anyone is invisible and under-represented in US film and television, it is LATINOS.
Here are the MPAA Statistics:
In 2012, Latinos purchased 26% of all movie tickets in the US, compared to 11% for African-Americans.
http://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2012-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-Report.pdf
(see page 13, graph at bottom)
In 2013, Latinos purchased 25% of all movie tickets in the US, compared to 13% for African-Americans.
http://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MPAA-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-2013_032514-v2.pdf
(see page 13, graph at bottom)
In 2014, Latinos purchased 23% of all movie tickets in the US, compared to 12% for African-Americans.
http://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MPAA-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-2014.pdf
(see page 13, graph at bottom)
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