I find the Oscars tedious, and only watched a few minutes last night — I bailed shortly after Captain Kirk made his appearance — but apparently I should have stuck around, if only to watch the insufferable Seth MacFarlane’s award-winning performance as Unfunny Misogynist Asshole Host.
What, you say, he didn’t actually win an award for that? Well, yes he did: Having read a number of accounts of the whole sorry spectacle, I’m awarding MacFarlane the non-coveted Man Boobz Boob of the Day Award (Oscar Edition). In the wake of MacFarlane’s performance at the Oscars, in which he devoted a whole song to actresses’ breasts, I should note that I am using the word “boob” to mean “nincompoop.” Which, to be honest, is an undeservedly mild epithet for a guy who punctuated his comments with repeated jokes about rape.
A few of the highlights of MacFarlane’s night:
That song-and-dance number about how great it is to see so many boobs in films – including, specifically, in The Accused, and Monster, and Boys Don’t Cry. You know, during the rape scenes in those quie serious films.
MacFarlane’s animatronic teddy bear (from his movie Ted) joking about attending an orgy at Jack Nicholson’s house – you know, the place where Roman Polanski raped a 13-year old girl.
Oh, and then there was MacFarlane joking about how 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis would be too old to date George Clooney in about 16 years. (What, is Heartiste writing MacFarlane’s jokes?) And his bizarre domestic violence joke about Chris Brown and Rihanna. And on and on. (See here for many more examples.)
Getting into the spirit of the evening, whoever was doing The Onion’s twitter account decided it would be hilarious to refer to the aforementioned 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis as a “cunt.” The Onion later deleted the tweet and offered an apology for it.
Somehow I doubt we’re going to get an apology from MacFarlane.
Here are a couple more takes on the whole unfortunate evening.
Why Seth MacFarlane’s Misogyny Matters (Vulture)
Seth MacFarlane and the Oscars’ Hostile, Ugly, Sexist Night (The New Yorker)
Oscar Watch: Was That Awful or What? (NY Post)
EDITED TO ADD: Oh, joy! The Men’s Rights subreddit weighs in on the issue, in a thread sort-of-responding to that New Yorker piece.
EDITED TO ADD AGAIN: Actually, r/mensrights has two threads on the subject; here’s the other one.
inurashii, “free pass”? I highly doubt all this press Seth is getting is going to hamper anything he does. He will still be popular, rich and he won’t care who he offends. Haters gonna hate.
Or will develop a Gervais-style martyr/superiority complex. Well, more of one.
Oh right, Seth MacFarlane has a lot of money so that must prove he is right. Thanks for clearing that up niNNY.
I never said he was right or wrong. Just that he can do what he wants and often does.
Shut up, NNY. You would think money makes right, because you are a walking cliche. Yawn.
Er, niNNY, many people can do what they want. Some of us exercise this thing called “free will” to avoid doing things that hurt others. That is what makes us “decent human beings.” I know I am using concepts that are unfamiliar to you, but take your time and maybe you’ll learn. (hellkell, what’s the over/under on niNNY being able to learn?)
“I know I am using concepts that are unfamiliar to you, but take your time and maybe you’ll learn.”
B___n learn? Not going to happen.
Funny, I see you as the walking cliche hellkell. You are like the spitting image of “the angry feminist”. All name calling, no rational arguments. However, just to be somewhat fair, I am not bringing morality into this. I’m not saying what he did was right or wrong. Just that he personally doesn’t care who he offends or who find his stuff funny. He is who he wants to be and everyone else can either like him or hate him.
Timothy Spall: Loved him in Life is Sweet
OMG, I hated that film. Loathed it with a passion. That I had to watch it six times in two weeks made it worse.
His was probably the least horrid part in the film (well the blonde daughter maybe, but since I liked no one [well, I might have like the waitress, but she was such a small part I couldn’t really form an opinion], and cared not whit about any of them, it really doesn’t matter).
re casting: The stage play of Coraline was age blind, and I think gender blind. I didn’t see it, but MBF did, and said it was good.
Oh that’s right, niNNY is the reincarnated sock of our most tedious troll. [yawns]
He will still be popular, rich and he won’t care who he offends. Haters gonna hate.
And Seth continues to do so. That he dresses up his misogyny, racism, anti-semitism, etc., as if it were comedy doesn’t change that what he did was hateful.
cloudiah, if people went around trying to speak and not offend someone else, nothing would be said besides general pleasantries.
I am not bringing morality into this. I’m not saying what he did was right or wrong.
You lie. You are saying what he did isn’t worthy of condemnation, that those who condemn it aren’t doing it from reason, but because, “they hate”.
That’s a moral statement, against condemning him, ie. an indemnification of his errors.
Context, it matters.
pecunium clearly doesn’t understand that you can say something and not believe it.
Funny, I see you as the walking cliche hellkell. You are like the spitting image of “the angry feminist”. All name calling, no rational arguments.
Try harder, Brandon. You don;t have arguments. That would require you stand and defend one position instead of moving goalposts like a motherfucker. You’re the spitting image of the banal dudebro douche.
cloudiah: there is no evidence he can learn.
And you don’t understand that you can’t piss on us and make us think it’s rainwater.
pecunium, you can condemn him all you want. My point is that he doesn’t give a rats ass if you do.
Aw, niNNY, honey, did your fuckdoll with a pulse stop giggling when you spanked her and finally dumped you?
hellkell, you done? *yawn*
(directed at Brandon, of course)
Wow, NNY. I manage to spend pretty much every day talking to people without offending them. I can even have political discussions with my co-workers, some of whom do not share my political views, and we manage not to offend each other.
Then again, I treat all people like they’re actually people. That probably helps.
No shit Seth MacFarlane doesn’t care what we think. Doesn’t stop us from expressing those thoughts, you jackass. What’s it to you?
No, dear Brandon, I’m not done until you leave. Got any more cliches you’d like to share?
So who’s lying, B? You or McFarlane? And what’s the excuse for spouting abuse onstage, insulting and offending people and making jokes about rape and DV? You’re conflating deliberately offensive, triggering abuse disguised as “humour” with saying things that need to be said, like misogyny and racism are real and should be fought. Plenty of people hate hearing that said, for sure … like you.
You’re still fixated on hellkell, I see. Pathetic, really.
niNNY doesn’t know what words mean, and thinks jokes that punch down are the equivalent of jokes that punch up. And he thinks hellkell will care about his opinion.
Gah, so tedious.