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[Noel7]

The Oscars included political comments.  This is news?  Where have people been for the last 30 or more years?

[alicedee]

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Yes they have a right to speak out...but in appropriate situations.  In my view, it is very bad form to take advantage of a "captive audience" to spout your own ideas that have nothing to do with what you are gathered for.  I don't care which side of the fence it is...it is bad manners.

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@alicedee

It's not a captive audience.  All you have to do is change the channel, no one forced any of us to watch.

@Noel7  Yes Noel, I realize that the channel can be changed.  By "captive audience" I meant a) those physically there and b) those watching on tv to see who would win the Oscars...people tuning in for that purpose, not to hear personal opinions on political matters.  

I'm sure all of us have experienced a friend/relative who ruined a family gathering ....meant to get people together and have fun....by turning it into a political rampage.  Yes, you can get up and leave the gathering...but in my book, good manners dictate that it shouldn't get to that point.  There is an appropriate time and place for everything.  Save political stuff for political venues, letters to the editor, organized demonstrations....

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[Noel7]

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@Shanus wrote:

@Perkup. My objection & reason I don't watch is the speeches that go on forever!!! Who even knows all these people named by first names: "I have to thank Bill, Dave, Rob, Sally.......". Huh? Thank your parents if you'd like, the Academy, the music plays, then off you go. Maybe then the show would meet its allotted time slot.

This time I'm happy I recorded it just to see the mishap at the end. 

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@Shanus

The speeches were limited to 45 seconds last night.

[QVCkitty1]

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@alicedee wrote:

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Yes they have a right to speak out...but in appropriate situations.  In my view, it is very bad form to take advantage of a "captive audience" to spout your own ideas that have nothing to do with what you are gathered for.  I don't care which side of the fence it is...it is bad manners.

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@alicedee

It's not a captive audience.  All you have to do is change the channel, no one forced any of us to watch.

@Noel7  Yes Noel, I realize that the channel can be changed.  By "captive audience" I meant a) those physically there and b) those watching on tv to see who would win the Oscars...people tuning in for that purpose, not to hear personal opinions on political matters.  

I'm sure all of us have experienced a friend/relative who ruined a family gathering ....meant to get people together and have fun....by turning it into a political rampage.  Yes, you can get up and leave the gathering...but in my book, good manners dictate that it shouldn't get to that point.  There is an appropriate time and place for everything.  Save political stuff for political venues, letters to the editor, organized demonstrations....

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This was just an award show, over in a few hours. I'm on the other side of the political spectrum, and the news is ruined for me because it all makes me sick.

[Shanus]

A lot "wrong" can be stated in 45 seconds or less @Noel7.

[Noel7]

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@alicedee wrote:

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Yes they have a right to speak out...but in appropriate situations.  In my view, it is very bad form to take advantage of a "captive audience" to spout your own ideas that have nothing to do with what you are gathered for.  I don't care which side of the fence it is...it is bad manners.

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@alicedee

It's not a captive audience.  All you have to do is change the channel, no one forced any of us to watch.

@Noel7  Yes Noel, I realize that the channel can be changed.  By "captive audience" I meant a) those physically there and b) those watching on tv to see who would win the Oscars...people tuning in for that purpose, not to hear personal opinions on political matters.  

I'm sure all of us have experienced a friend/relative who ruined a family gathering ....meant to get people together and have fun....by turning it into a political rampage.  Yes, you can get up and leave the gathering...but in my book, good manners dictate that it shouldn't get to that point.  There is an appropriate time and place for everything.  Save political stuff for political venues, letters to the editor, organized demonstrations....

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@alicedee

It's not a captive audience when someone chooses to watch.  The classic example of a captive audience is a college graduating class.

Was it really a surprise to you that there were political comments?  It was the first time you watched?  Because there are always political comments.

[Noel7]

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@Shanus wrote:

A lot "wrong" can be stated in 45 seconds or less @Noel7.

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@Shanus

Yes, it can.  I was responding to your comment about long speeches.  I don't like them, either.  I was letting you know that, at least this year, there were no long speeches.

[Katcat1]

Jimmy made me laugh a couple of times but sometimes he went on and on and made the show run over.  Bringing in the people from the street was stupid.  So you wait all this time for the best picture and it's screwed up.  Warren too old to speak up (he is saying to himself, "is this for real"?  I was happy to see the women being more glamorous but would like to see more.  This is a big night -- go all out!   

[Stray]

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@Plaid Pants2 wrote:

When one is giving their viewpoint about a social injustice, one wants to do that in front of  as large an audience as possible to get the words out as far as possible.

Where would the civil rights be if MLK, Jr. had given his "I have a dream" speech ina townhall, instead of Washington D.C.

I suppose he should have shut-up, too, and done it in front of a smaller audience also.

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@Plaid Pants2- MLK!!  He lived the life; he knew about suffering and social injustice.  These so called "Stars" are spoiled, entitled pretenders who live a luxurious, pampered lifestyle.  MLK tried to initiate change though peace and civility and never spewed words of hate or attempted "humor" to bring attention to social injustice.  MLK cared about humanity not a paycheck or attention for self gain.  The concern of the "high earners" and Hollywood "elite" is laughable and insulting for those who truly suffer.