Stacey Dash appeared on "Outnumbered", a segment on FOX News, on January 20th where she was asked to give her opinion on the public outrage surrounding the lack of diversity from the 2016 Oscar nominations. Dash stated, "The real issue is that there aren't enough opportunities for us people of color to have roles where it warrants us winning an Oscar". She also called for an end to BET, the BET Awards, and the 'NAACP' Image Awards because if black people want to be integrated, we cannot "segregate" ourselves. But wait, there's more! Dash also asserted that she did not believe that there should be a Black History Month because there is no "white history month". She is the visual representation of FOX News' "black friend" that the network calls upon to prove that they are not actually racist and with that, I have a few questions for Ms. Dash myself.

1. What exactly is a role for a person of color?

The character Katniss Everdeen was described as having olive-colored skin, dark hair, and dark eyes in "The Hunger Games" series, making this a role that a woman of color could easily fulfill. Wrong. Katniss was actually depicted on screen by a blonde-haired, blue-eyed actress, and I do use the term actress very loosely for Jennifer Lawrence.

There are actually roles for people of color that are Oscar-worthy, but they do not receive the nomination that they deserve due to the fact that the Oscar voters are nearly 94 percent white. The monolithic makeup of Oscar voters clearly correlates with the monolithic makeup of nominees. Michael B. Jordan gave an Oscar-worthy performance in the movie, "Creed", but the supporting actor, Sylvester Stallone, who is a white male, was the one who actually snagged an Oscar nomination. I understand that we need more people of color as screenwriters, producers, and directors to create more opportunities for black actors, but we should be able to see representations of ourselves on movie screens as much as white people have the privilege of doing so. It is normal for a predominately white cast to be starring in a movie, but as soon as one too many black people are cast, the movie suddenly gains the title of a "black movie". A person of color could have easily been cast in one of the Oscar nominated movies resulting in a nomination themselves, but as seen with "Creed", their skin color would have easily derailed them from gaining a nomination.

2. How exactly do the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards segregate the black community from everybody else?

White people have actually been included in the list of nominees and have actually received BET Awards and NAACP Image Awards. Actually, there have been more white people nominated for BET Awards than black actors and actresses at the Oscars this year. Don't worry, I'll wait for your answer.

3. How are you going to call for the end of a network that gave your career a much-needed boost?

Ms. Dash, I seem to remember your recurring role on the BET television series, "The Game". Let's be real for a second. You have a long list of credits, but people only know you from "Clueless", roles on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and "Eve", and a Kanye West music video. Your stint on BET's "The Game" made it possible for you to star in your own series, "Single Ladies", produced by Queen Latifah. If anything you should be thanking BET for delivering content for the marginalized black population. We have BET because black people should not only have reality television shows as representation. We are a diverse people and we deserve diverse representation, which is a privilege that the white community has had for years.

4. If we do not need a "Black History Month", why are the only black people who are regularly included within the public school curriculum George Washington Carver, Harriet Tubman, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

We need "Black History Month" because American history is plastered with pale white faces. Every month is "white history month" in a public school classroom. Children are taught that the only major accomplishments in American history were from white people, which is absolutely incorrect. When discussing topics on slavery, it is pointed out that there were also white slaves, which diminishes the inhumane way African slaves were treated in America. Black history taught in public schools goes from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement to Barack Obama as president, as if there is no in-between, as if black people suddenly stopped shaping society with their many contributions.

I understand that FOX News is probably cutting you a nice check right now to sit on television and to make such ignorant statements. You are welcome to having your own opinion, Ms. Dash, but some things do not need to be said out loud, especially such ludicrous claims that lack any grounded knowledge. I hope that you have learned something and that you kindly mail BET Networks an apology letter.