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Showing Original Post only (View all)Seth MacFarlane criticized by female California lawmakers [View all]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/political/la-me-pc-california-women-oscars-20130226,0,3817161.storyThe Banality of Seth MacFarlane's Sexism and Racism at the Oscars
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/02/the-banality-of-seth-macfarlanes-sexism-and-racism-at-the-oscars/273460/
Oscars 2013: How Seth MacFarlane's sexist jokes hurt women
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-oscars-2013-macfarlane-sexist-jokes-hurt-women-20130225,0,1140677.story
9 Sexist Things That Happened At The Oscars
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/sexist-things-at-the-oscars
Seth MacFarlane and the Oscars Hostile, Ugly, Sexist Night
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2013/02/seth-macfarlane-and-the-oscars-hostile-ugly-sexist-night.html#ixzz2M5nkGe5m
Yes, Seth MacFarlane's Oscar Jokes Were Sexist, And Yes It Matters - See more at: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Yes-Seth-MacFarlane-Oscar-Jokes-Were-Sexist-Yes-It-Matters-35994.html#sthash.JmJDQ6lG.dpuf
Seth MacFarlanes sexist Oscar flop.
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/poplife/2013/02/25/seth-macfarlanes-sexist-oscar-flop/
Seth MacFarlane's Sexist Jokes, Transcribed
http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/02/all-seth-macfarlanes-sexist-jokes-transcribed.html
Seth MacFarlane's Oscars opener was a great, steaming misogynist turd
http://www.newstatesman.com/glosswitch/2013/02/postmodern-irony-and-appreciation-tits
Between Seth MacFarlane and the Onion, Oscars night was a festival of misogyny
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/26/seth-macfarlane-onion-oscars-misogyny
None of these men and women could possibly have a point. The women are all think skinned, humorless whiners, filled with 'poutrage' who can't let go. The men are clearly under the thumbs of harridans; feminazis. They're all pathetic and they don't get that MacFarlane was being subversive and post-ironic. Or something.
And no, I won't let it go. Much of the reaction here at DU has been an approximation of the above paragraph. That reflects a sexism problem here on DU- much as that will be vehemently denied.
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Yes, going by meta you'd think the use of the p word as an insult wasn't at all sexist or misogynist
redqueen
Feb 2013
#58
IMHO he actually was being subversive, but I totally get how/why people got offended.
eShirl
Feb 2013
#3
presenting an over-the-top reflection of the industry at its yearly self-congratulation ceremony
eShirl
Feb 2013
#46
but it wasn't so over the top, I don't know how anyone could call that edgy....
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#49
I wasn't offended, to me it was his usual unfunny idea of humor. He's not that good.
reformist2
Feb 2013
#4
I will never forget the time I complained about the term 'throws like a girl'.
redqueen
Feb 2013
#59
at first i thought no big deal but after some time i think i have changed my mind
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#20
at the end he, after mentioning all the women who were topless and the movies they were topless in,
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#43
When "lawmakers" become television critics, we're in for a world of hurt. nt
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#23
think part of the problem with the Oscars is that they give one important award out
Laura PourMeADrink
Feb 2013
#31
It's certainly the last time he will host, for sure. And, I read he doesn't give a shit
Laura PourMeADrink
Feb 2013
#28
guess he didn't want to totally trash the entire process of making movies and performing
Laura PourMeADrink
Feb 2013
#39
But it's OK to shame boob-showing actresses, when it wasn't their idea to show them, but the boss's?
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#53
guess we don't know that for a fact, but I thought think he thought he was shaming them
Laura PourMeADrink
Feb 2013
#74
I think there's also an element to the boob thing about how guys are both into seeing it yet
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#50
Hadn't seen that... thanks. Damn, MacFarlane's an even bigger POS than I thought.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#78
From what I read their complaint is specific to the Oscar ceremony. Don't see why that obligates
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#81
We have so many homeless here in California. In my county which is mostly rural and underpopulated,
Cleita
Feb 2013
#62
Have these people even seen anything MacFarlane has done outside of the Academy Awards?
BlueStater
Feb 2013
#86
i rarely wtch tv. i was flipping thru the channel and paused on it. didnt even know what it was.
seabeyond
Feb 2013
#89