Cut From the Oscars: Cartoon Characters' Sins

[truthpusher]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/movies/oscars/27williams.html?

Cut From the Oscars: Cartoon Characters' Sins
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER

Published: February 27, 2005

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 - ABC executives have forced Robin Williams to drop a comic song from the Oscars show that might well have proved one of the most political and racy numbers of the broadcast, despite the fact that the network and the show's host, Chris Rock, have been promoting the night as anything but tame.

Mr. Williams, the presenter of the Academy Award for best animated feature, decided last week that his one minute on stage would be a prime time to lampoon the conservative critic James C. Dobson, whose group Focus on the Family last month criticized the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants for appearing in a video about tolerance that the group called "pro-homosexual."

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Overnight, Mr. Shaiman and his partner, Scott Wittman, dashed off a mock exposé of the dark underbelly of cartoonland for Mr. Williams to deliver, over a gospel-music groove, as if he were a full-throated preacher inveighing against other newly-discovered sinners in the nation's midst:

"Pinocchio's had his nose done! Sleeping Beauty is popping pills!


complete story: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/movies/oscars/27williams.html?

[BrklynLiberal]

1. It's a live broadcast isn't it? Wonder what would happen if they just do

as they damn please.

[baldguy]

2. Seven second delay

They would suddenly "go to commercial".

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. Yep. And then there'd be a senate hearing, and an FCC fine

and "serious reconsideration of just what freedom of speech means, and whether our Christian founding fathers meant it to be used mockingly against decent, God-fearing family-values Christians like Mr. Dobson."

[truthpusher]

6. I just had this story moved from LBN...

...can anybody tell me why this is not a legitimate news story?

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. No idea - it's from Feb. 27, which hasn't happened yet,

so I'd say it's LBN. At least, for the Times.

Might very well have been reported by other sources yesterday or earlier today and already discussed in LBN.

[truthpusher]

8. Brand new stuff....it's dated the 27th because it's from the Times Sunday

Issue. I just don't get it?

[elshiva]

4. Sad, sad! That is too damn funny!

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

5. I hope Robin Williams does it anyway.

I am so sick of this hypocrisy from these right wing nuts.

God, I want my country back...