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Another year, another Oscars boycott. Several, actually.

But the difference this year is that theplanned boycotts of Sunday nightsAcademy Awards ceremony have less to do with race and diversity in Hollywood, as was the case last year, andmore to do with nationalpolitics

On one side of the political spectrum, conservatives and supporters of Donald Trump will skip the Oscars ceremony to protest bitter people of the entertainment industry including Meryl Streep andAlec Baldwin, both known for blasting President Donald Trump on live television. On the other side of the political spectrum, people objecting to Trumps travel ban will use the Oscars as a stage to air their criticism.

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A group of Republican women out of Tempe, Arizona, announced their boycott on Facebook with a post that calls for others to skipthe ceremony, change the channel or go for a walk with your family members and tell them how much you love them.

Many conservatives were irritated byanacceptance speech by Streep at the Golden Globe Awards. While outspoken liberals applauded the speech in which Streep criticized Trump without using his name, vocal conservatives said the speech was out of touch with much of America.

Let them know that we will not be silenced and that we are no longer going to be shamed for what we believe,the Tempe Republican Womens post reads. We must continue the fight! Boycott the Academy.

The same weekend Trump issued an executive order banning entry to refugees and foreigners from seven mostly Muslim countries, Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi said he would skip the Oscars. Farhadis film The Salesman is nominated for best foreign language film this year.

Countries affected by the ban include Iran, where Farhadi comes from, but he told Variety that he would still skip the Oscarseven if exceptions were made to let him into the U.S.

Joining her film director,actress Taraneh Alidoosti called the visa ban racist and she would not attend the Academy Awards in protest.

Hollywood talent agency UTA, which represents Farhadi,also announced that it would cancel its traditional Oscars party and holda pro-immigration rally instead, Deadline Hollywood reported.

In years past, Trump has been an avid viewer of the Oscars offering much more than his two cents on Twitter in past yearsbut the president doesnt plan to watchthe Academy Awards on Sunday night because ofanother event highlighting his new role.

Though the reasons are not explicitly political, Trump wont be watching the Oscars because he will be attending the annual Governors Ball at the White House on Sunday.

Are you watching the Oscars or are you skipping the eventyourself? Chime in.

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