Thanks, Michelle, for saying what needed to be said.
I was going to ping you to ask how you were doing --you hadn't posted in a while-- but I see I didn't need to.
I certainly hope that times will change, but given how things have been since Election Night, 2008, I wonder whether we haven't gone backward. Perhaps things are more visible because certain aspects of society have become emboldened to crawl out from under that rock, but I fear that we have become less tolerant and respectful of others over the intervening time.
I was not amused by what passed for jokes at the Oscars the other night. You can poke fun at people without being offensive, but it's as if McFarlane didn't get the memo on that. And really, what the hell did the little girl do that pissed off all those people? Act well in a movie? Act like a kid? She behaved herself much better than Jack Nicholson did, but then again we all knew that one. Oh, I knew the swipe that McFarlane took about her wasn't about her at all, but rather a snide comment about George Clooney's tastes in women, but it was demeaning to both Clooney and the girl, both of whom displayed more class than McFarlane did.
And yes, I decided I wasn't going to watch any uncomfortable squirming or nervous laughter when the "We Saw Your Boobs" song and dance number came on screen. For all of the "lighten up!" comments out there, I'd argue that all we'd have to do is change the lyrics to "We Saw Your Dick" and see how those same people would react.
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Date: 2013-02-26 01:26 pm (UTC)I was going to ping you to ask how you were doing --you hadn't posted in a while-- but I see I didn't need to.
I certainly hope that times will change, but given how things have been since Election Night, 2008, I wonder whether we haven't gone backward. Perhaps things are more visible because certain aspects of society have become emboldened to crawl out from under that rock, but I fear that we have become less tolerant and respectful of others over the intervening time.
I was not amused by what passed for jokes at the Oscars the other night. You can poke fun at people without being offensive, but it's as if McFarlane didn't get the memo on that. And really, what the hell did the little girl do that pissed off all those people? Act well in a movie? Act like a kid? She behaved herself much better than Jack Nicholson did, but then again we all knew that one. Oh, I knew the swipe that McFarlane took about her wasn't about her at all, but rather a snide comment about George Clooney's tastes in women, but it was demeaning to both Clooney and the girl, both of whom displayed more class than McFarlane did.
And yes, I decided I wasn't going to watch any uncomfortable squirming or nervous laughter when the "We Saw Your Boobs" song and dance number came on screen. For all of the "lighten up!" comments out there, I'd argue that all we'd have to do is change the lyrics to "We Saw Your Dick" and see how those same people would react.