Monday, March 8, 2010
Mo 'Nique Wins Oscar For Precious.....Is There a Pattern Here????
So once again we see an African American winning an Oscar for a dysfunctional role in a movie. I am not "Oh So Proud" of this accomplishment at all. I don't even patron these shows anymore other than the occassional tune in to see what everyone's wearing. We've seen it with Denzel, winning for Training Day, the street hustler cop out of control. We've seen it with Halle Berry, the broke down single mother of an overweight black child whose father was in prison and who became the lover of Billy Bob Thornton and showed off her assets. We've seen it with the winning of an Oscar for the theme song from the movie "Hustle and Flow", It's Hard out Here for a Pimp, and Terrance Howard receiving a nomination for being an all out thug. Come on, this is not something to be proud of. Seems like applause for exploitation to me.
I'm over these shows. Nothing of substance and no need to patronize. It is also troubling to see Mo 'Nique be so proud to tell Barbara Walters that she doesn't believe in shaving and displaying her hairy legs on national TV. How do you put on a beautiful gown, get all dolled up and then unleash a beast from underneath your dress. Come on Mo.....I am not proud of that. Not at All!!!
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I completely agree with you and was just saying the same thing to someone else about how the Oscars only give awards to Black Actors who are playing stereotypical roles. Jamie Foxx was a drug addict in "Ray" you can add that one to your list. I'm glad I didn't get to see Mo'Nique's legs. I feel like I have never seen her in a good role, besides the one on the show The Parkers which still was not the best.
I had forgotten about Jaimie. You are right. So correct. And yes, there she was looking lady like on Barbara Walters couch glorifying harry legs and open marriage. What MO????????? Come on.
Those legs were aweful. It's as if Barbara Walters made a fool of her by asking her these simple questions about herself and she didn't even realize it. Stuck her leg out for all to see. Nice MO, thanks!
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