tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post1570324041417963839..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: #oscarsnoslyDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-3279403044183333492016-03-04T16:23:55.663+11:002016-03-04T16:23:55.663+11:00The part I understood least was when Stacey Dash w...The part I understood least was when Stacey Dash was brought out to wish black actors a happy black history month. I'm sure I could read a detailed analysis of that moment somewhere on the web, but I have not done so yet. I am therefore left to conclude the meaning behind it was one of the following two things:<br /><br />1) This minimal effort was the face of the new commitment to greater diversity;<br /><br />2) Stacey Dash makes a funny person to assign in the role of increasing diversity because she is very light-skinned.<br /><br />I'm hoping it was the former joke rather than the latter, but neither worked.<br /><br />So while I agree with Wendell that Rock was mostly a win, I acknowledge Don's realization that Rock (or Rock-sponsored bits) were not always smartly executed or even coherent. Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-50153066173132268422016-03-02T08:45:59.788+11:002016-03-02T08:45:59.788+11:00But Rock didn't ALWAYS work. I liked that he ...But Rock didn't ALWAYS work. I liked that he pushed boundaries, but sometimes he was WAY off.<br /><br /> http://www.slashfilm.com/2016-oscars-asian/<br /><br />I thought Blackbird SUCKED. I was just squirming with seething hatred for such a soulless and off-base rendition of the most personality-challenged Beatles song. Why make the remembrances section all about Dave Grohl and his approximation of a personality? <br /><br />Glad Revenant didn't win.<br /><br />That's my summary.Don Handsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448844952916507647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-72083077252236914482016-03-01T11:50:54.873+11:002016-03-01T11:50:54.873+11:00I was pulling for Sly, too. Sigh.
It's my und...I was pulling for Sly, too. Sigh.<br /><br />It's my understanding that the other two nominees for Best Original Song were pushed out at the last minute and Dave Grohl was shoved in. They were most certainly not too busy to attend.<br /><br />Rock was very good last night. I am so glad he was.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com