Actress Charlotte Rampling says uproar over Oscars diversity is 'racist to whites'

Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Spike Lee, and Mark Ruffalo are among a growing number of voices skewering the 2016 Oscars for the flagrant lack of racially diverse nominees. However, not everyone feels the same way: Charlotte Rampling, who is nominated for Best Actress for her role in 45 Years, says "Perhaps the black actors did not deserve to make the final list."

Going even further, Rampling, 69, told French Radio network Europe 1 on Friday that she saw the quarrel over diversity as being "racist to whites."

"Why classify people? These days everyone is more or less accepted... People will always say: 'Him, he's less handsome'; 'Him, he's too black'; 'He is too white'... Someone will always be saying 'You are too' [this or that]... But do we have to take from this that there should be lots of minorities everywhere?" Rampling said.

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According to The Guardian, the interviewer went on to explain that black people in the film industry feel like minorities, to which Rampling replied, "No comment."