The Hollywood that is upset at Seth shows more boob than he talked about.... maybe that was his point?

It was a ratings hit, I hear, and likely that is what counts. Seth was hired to bring in more and younger viewers. It worked for me and I watched. (having only watch them once or twice before) I enjoyed his jokes, and understood most of the references,and who  the actors over 40 were. Also I had actualy seen two of the movies nominated as well, The Life of Pi, and Les Miz.

Unfortunatle as is often the case with music I was unable to understand the lyrics to the song he and Kristin Chenoweth sang. Loved the bit about Capt Kirk traveling back intime. Loved seeing a 70 year old Streisand belt out Marlin Hamis The way we were , in a memorial to him. It was from my grandmom's  favorite movie whcih she showed me a couple of years before she died.

There were jokes that could be seen as using  sexism,(boobs) racism (black hand sock puppets) and homophobia. Howevr there were done in a way that I saw as making fun of sexism, sexism, and homophobia.  Which means they were radically anti sexist, anti racist, and anti-homophobia. Because if you can make fun of something you take away it power.   Its hard through to say this  becasue art(comedy)  changes it meaning  through the listener 

Alex, what about the Onion?  I don't see how that was making fun of sexism as it wasn't funny and was just a shock statement.

lol Maybe Witch.

That would be the Heisenberg Schtick

Even the Onion agrees with you. They withdrew the tweet within an hour of it being posted, instituted tighter procedures for posting on their Twitter feed, and disciplined the staffer who posted it.

Mendalla

What was really tasteless, offensive.... and for more reasons than just sexism, was the Onion staffer using Twitter to call a 9 year old child the c-word.

I feel that the Oscars would be much further ahead by not trying so hard to make it primarily a comedy event.    My view is that the awards themselves seem rather secondary .... it should be the other way around....

I would much rather see an emphasis on the wonder of the medium and more of a showcasing of those behind the scenes so to speak

I would like to see the Oscars become a much more classier event ...and I am not speaking about the clothes etc ...... there is plenty of that and it's a good place for it...

Class ..... I would like to see that ...... that would be more honourable towards the awards and make them more valuable.

That's my two cents worth ...... before it becomes a nickel's worth

Rita

Rita, I agree.  Usually when I look for the highlights I want to see the big results, the very good and very out there outfits and the few quirky/funny things that happened.  This year, when looking up the highlights the first things that came up were the offensive things.

SG, I agree!   The first article I read about it didn't mention the word used.  I sat wondering, it couldn't have been the c-word, right?  It must have just been the b-word (which would have still been inappropriate).  I like the onion and I know it's not politically correct, but it's satire.  No clue what went through that staffer's mind at the time though.  That was just one big WTF?! for me.  I don't see the satire in it.

Mendalla, and rightfully so!!!

I just thought of something .....

.... that nickel thing .....

3 cents ... round up

2 cents ...round down....

...perhaps my opinion isn't worth anything LOL

.... THERE!  ....said it before someone else did

Rita

I wish they would quit prostituting themselves for advertisers.

The Academy Awards, now officially called "The Oscars" for re-branding, have always been about movies. They are now about advertising.

Now, they want to play a demographic game and try to lure who advertisers want watching. Young folks go see more movies, but they don't, by and large, watch the awards for the movies.

I say, quit charging like it is the Superbowl and let other advertisers step up. Instead of condom ads run incontinence ads....

They go with young hosts and bomb (not simply Anne Hathaway and James Franco, but also Jon Stewart). They go with Billy Crystal and do better. Age is not what it is about. Hosts have to be good hosts.

People watch because they love fashion or love movies... and then they either love or hate the host.

Sometimes the movies nominated draw people. Most times not.

They ain't The People's Choice Awards based on boxoffice success or popularity. You cannot nominate Twilight.

Young folks are some times not interested in artistic value, cinematography, writing.... On a Sunday night they are not going to sit for hours watching one thing when they could be online, talking to friends, watching multiple shows, the stuff PVR'ed, or could be streaming a whole movie or two.

Next year they will decide that, like the Kid's Choice Awards, they are going to try sliming the winners.