Hollywood’s soapboxing drags Oscars to all-time low ratings. Oh, and remember, Free Tibet!

NY Post

And many took issue with the soapbox-esque acceptance speeches given by actors including Pitt, who critiqued the Trump impeachment proceedings, and Phoenix, who used his 45 seconds to preach the virtues of veganism.

"The biggest flop of the award show season? The award show itself.
"The Oscars made history for the smallest audience the show has ever received after a night of predictable wins and polarizing acceptance speeches.
"About 23.6 million people watched the 92nd installment of the show, which showered Bong Joon Ho with awards including Best Director and Best Picture for his widely acclaimed social horror film “Parasite.”
"And while it was the most-watched show of the awards season, even the promise of a hostless show couldn’t hoist up Hollywood’s big night amid repeat wins by actors who already took home Golden Globes, SAGs and BAFTAs." . . .

Ricky Gervais Mocks Joaquin Phoenix Lecturing ‘Everyday, Hard Working People: ‘It Has the Opposite Effect’  . . . "The British actor-comedian was taking stock of Sunday’s Academy Awards, where actors Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, and Josh Gad used their time on stage to pontificate on politics and the environment." . . .

Ratings for Sunday’s Oscars telecast on ABC plummeted to their lowest level ever, drawing about 23.6 million viewers, down a whopping 20 percent from last year, and 11 percent from the previous all-time low.  . . .

Rob Reiner: Dems Have to ‘Punch’ Trump in the Nose, Call Him Fat  Meathead speaks.

Montage: And the Award for Most Obnoxious Oscar Night Political Take Goes To …

Hollywood, spare us self-righteous lectures  . . . "But now we're supposed to believe that Hollywood has something to tell the rest of us about sexual abuse. Thus, Oprah Winfrey took to the stage of the Golden Globes to lecture America about mistreatment of women – even though her association with Weinstein supposedly led at least one young actress to believe Weinstein was unthreatening, a mistake that led to that actress' sexual exploitation at Weinstein's hands.
"Meryl Streep cheered her from the audience, despite calling Weinstein "God" just a few years ago.
"This is Hollywood's unique gift: limitless gall, and a complete lack of morality. Once shamed, Hollywood steps up. But it takes the public to force it to do so. Which is what makes it particularly sickening that Hollywood's stars insist on treating the rest of us as the sinners.
"Here's a bit of advice to Hollywood: Try a little modesty. Spare us the self-righteous lectures. And try setting some standards for yourselves before you tell us all about how we're the barriers between women and respect." . . .

Denzel Washington SHUTS DOWN Every Self-Righteous, Trump-Hating Hollywood Liberal

. . . The same average Americans who voted for Donald Trump because they are sick and tired of the elitist attitude of people like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, etc.
At a roundtable discussion with other actors, Washington told his Hollywood colleagues to get off their high horses.
“…people say: ‘Oh, the difficulty of making a movie.’ I’m like, listen, send your son to Iraq–that’s difficult. It’s just a movie. It’s like, relax. I don’t play that precious nonsense.”
Rather than seeing themselves as entitled to tell the rest of American what to do, Washington said fellow actors should be on their knees thanking Americans for the chance to do what they do. . . .