Let me further expose my view: the validation of the academy is bleh, a dick measuring contest for movies is meaningles for their true purpose, the ability of art to touch individuals.
The academy won't see beyond the cat suit, or the acusations of racism of every year that they themselves don't see, a "change" this soon is just a publicity stunt, it is going to take time.
Besides, this is a global audience, hollywood hijacks culture of the hemisphere, as competing with that ammount of money, and pedigree is not easy. Cultural and language barriers crumble around the might of the media machine, leaving only niche markets for the rest of America. America the continent btw.
Thank you. This sounds a lot better than some of the other knee jerk reactions that I read upon first opening this thread.