tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post6849090706345521834..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: A stormy night at the OscarsNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-83455655804411963902013-02-25T18:57:07.548-06:002013-02-25T18:57:07.548-06:00Is, "Dude, she's 9" no longer a thin...Is, "Dude, she's 9" no longer a thing?<br /><br />The Boobs song was literally the only thing I saw, and that was today. Adding the LA Gay Men's Chorus sent it to "sublime nonsense" territory.<br /><br />Did someone say that the median age of Oscar viewers is about 53 now?Dr. Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638684475622149972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-33543637679683030942013-02-25T15:48:59.280-06:002013-02-25T15:48:59.280-06:00Hmmmmm.....
Perhaps one may "safely bet"...Hmmmmm.....<br /><br />Perhaps one may "safely bet" re: Ms. Hathaway. But, it is known with certainly re: Ms. Wallis. And, people, generally, not getting offended at that extremely derogatory behavior might be an assumption. I would believe that, CERtainly, Ms. Hathaway would be offended. And, in terms of defining a female using that term, it isn't socially acceptable. Rather difficult, then, to use this hurtful term and attempt to say it was a joke. Which was the second part of why The Onion, VERY appropriately, landed in hot water.<br /><br />The first part is that it was aimed at a child.<br /><br />Ms. Pants, in her post following this one, links to a post that should answer your question fully.Blackmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-82435637843351613222013-02-25T13:32:06.489-06:002013-02-25T13:32:06.489-06:00I suspect the Onion went to deep into the meta-hum...I suspect the Onion went to deep into the meta-humor hole on that joke. I really don't think they were poking fun at a 9 year girl. I suspect the target was the inane types of tweets you see during these kind of events in which people say some of the most offensive stuff you can imagine about people.<br /><br />Put it this way, why is calling a 9 year old a "cunt" any more offensive then calling Anne Hathaway a "cunt" (considering the hate she receives online, you can safely bet that Hathaway has been called that and more)? Yet people (generally) don't get offended when the latter happens.<br /><br />The essence of the joke was good but the execution was extremely poor.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-80925325374161555932013-02-25T13:03:18.388-06:002013-02-25T13:03:18.388-06:00The Onion has apologized, but they've damaged ...The Onion has apologized, but they've damaged themselves, and rightly so.<br /><br />What the hell is wrong with people. Have we lost all sense of decency? Where was their common sense to know better than to associate a sweet 9-year old girl with that vulgar tweet?<br /><br />I agree on your assessment of the Oscar debacle. MacFarlane was boring, and so was a lot of the evening. I turned it off half way through. (And I saw all of the films that were nominated.)<br /><br />I would characterize most of the evening as coarse, tasteless, and lacking glamour. The hell with the idiots who don't know how to put on what is supposed to be the gold standard of movie awards show.<br /><br />Broadway's Tony Awards show always outclasses and outperforms Hollywood. I never miss it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-78930314480461077652013-02-25T11:16:05.295-06:002013-02-25T11:16:05.295-06:00I agree with your commentary about the Oscars. Lov...I agree with your commentary about the Oscars. Lovely performances by the goddesses of music. Unfortunately the Onion tweet really put a stain on the evening. I was hurt in my soul that anyone would say something so ugly about a 9 year old. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com