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The Citizen "Small wonder at the dismal ratings for Oscar Night! It used to be such a happy occasion when hosted by such as Bob Hope and, more recently, Billy Crystal. Everyone was united in having a good time and celebrating with such outstanding stars as Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Olivia de Havilland, Katherine Hepburn, etc. It was a joy to watch.
"Sadly, it has deteriorated into political lectures by hypocritical “holier than thou” actresses. Hollywood is a mess, but who else is to blame? Even the comperes [hosts], from their supposedly neutral stance, made snide remarks about the elected president of the USA. Many of their complaints are justified but the Oscar Awards is not the forum to air them.
"Fortunately such superb actresses as Jodie Foster and Julia Roberts distanced themselves from the fray.
"Hollywood hypocrisy is rampant. The top stars all belong to the reviled “one percent” but deflect any criticism by claiming to belong to the Democratic Party, since Democrats never criticize Democrats.
"I will definitely not be tuned in to the next Academy Awards, nor will I watch any movies featuring Meryl Streep, Frances McDormand or Ashley Judd, all excellent actresses who believe themselves to be oracles of wisdom but who should stick to their chosen profession." . . .
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"Piers Morgan blasts Hollywood’s virtue-signaling* at the Oscars: And the winner of Best Victim goes to… who cares?"... “ 'But for reasons that baffle me, they now seem to see a primary part of their job as being a political activist,” he added. “It’s not. Their job is to entertain us.” . . . *Virtue-signalling
Faking History and Remaking Oscar News "The racialization of Academy Award ‘firsts’ from mammies to Spike Lee"
. . . "The ugly consequences of this new, self-pleasing, progressive model could be seen in Spike Lee’s win for adapting the screenplay of BlacKkKlansman, another of his race-baiting films advocating social dissension, mistrust, cynicism, and sarcasm." . . .
. . . Over the years, critics have customarily hidden their lack of enjoyment by praising Lee’s films when they open, then forgetting about them at year’s end during the lists and prizes season. BlacKkKlansman was the first exception to this pattern, for reasons that are inconvenient for journalists to recognize and admit. Lee’s contumely in BlacKkKlansman was welcomed because it fit the mainstream-media narrative to discredit the current administration." . . .
The Citizen "Small wonder at the dismal ratings for Oscar Night! It used to be such a happy occasion when hosted by such as Bob Hope and, more recently, Billy Crystal. Everyone was united in having a good time and celebrating with such outstanding stars as Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Olivia de Havilland, Katherine Hepburn, etc. It was a joy to watch.
"Sadly, it has deteriorated into political lectures by hypocritical “holier than thou” actresses. Hollywood is a mess, but who else is to blame? Even the comperes [hosts], from their supposedly neutral stance, made snide remarks about the elected president of the USA. Many of their complaints are justified but the Oscar Awards is not the forum to air them.
"Fortunately such superb actresses as Jodie Foster and Julia Roberts distanced themselves from the fray.
"Hollywood hypocrisy is rampant. The top stars all belong to the reviled “one percent” but deflect any criticism by claiming to belong to the Democratic Party, since Democrats never criticize Democrats.
"I will definitely not be tuned in to the next Academy Awards, nor will I watch any movies featuring Meryl Streep, Frances McDormand or Ashley Judd, all excellent actresses who believe themselves to be oracles of wisdom but who should stick to their chosen profession." . . .
Good enough to post again:
Faking History and Remaking Oscar News "The racialization of Academy Award ‘firsts’ from mammies to Spike Lee"
. . . "The ugly consequences of this new, self-pleasing, progressive model could be seen in Spike Lee’s win for adapting the screenplay of BlacKkKlansman, another of his race-baiting films advocating social dissension, mistrust, cynicism, and sarcasm." . . .. . . Over the years, critics have customarily hidden their lack of enjoyment by praising Lee’s films when they open, then forgetting about them at year’s end during the lists and prizes season. BlacKkKlansman was the first exception to this pattern, for reasons that are inconvenient for journalists to recognize and admit. Lee’s contumely in BlacKkKlansman was welcomed because it fit the mainstream-media narrative to discredit the current administration." . . .
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