(CNN)On what would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 86th birthday, the Academy Awards decided to snub a beautiful film made about a seminal moment in his life. "Selma" did pick up two nominations, including one for best picture. But when the Hollywood gods consider a film to be truly great, its actors and/or actresses, screenplay and particularly its director are also recognized. "Selma" is a good film that told a great story, at least according to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters. Those voters are 93% white, 76% male and the average age is 63, according to a 2012 analysis by the Los Angeles Times.
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LZ: "Selma's" 2 Oscar nominations seen as a snub by some; Academy voters mostly white
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He says calling out Hollywood racism fine, but it may not be the reasons for only 2 nods
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LZ: I don't need Academy to tell me how I feel about Selma, which is about awakening humanity
But as a summer full of marches for the fight for equality reminded us, @placeholder has neither the power to snub nor the authority to validate Selma.