Members alphanguy74 Posted January 19, 2016 Members Share Posted January 19, 2016 Seen a ton of media frenzy over this, Janet Hubert fired a shot over Jada's bow on this.... very interesting! http://thegrio.com/2016/01/18/actress-janet-hubert-says-jada-pinkett-smith-wants-oscars-boycott-because-will-didnt-get-nominated/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2016 Janet Hubert needs a reality show like NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MontyB Posted January 20, 2016 Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 Aunt Viv is on point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cct Posted January 20, 2016 Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 Oh. My. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted January 20, 2016 Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 OG Aunt Viv has beef with Will Smith -- I'm sure she feels her firing under the auspices of 'difficult to work with' prevented her from getting jobs. But that doesn't mean that what she is saying doesn't have a shitload of truth in it. I'm not against the basic message of JPS's words, but she does sound a bit pompous and... I don't know... talking from within her rarefied bubble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 Totally agree, I don't know why Jada is so butthurt, Will has been nominated twice, and Spike Lee has also been nominated twice, and given an honorary Oscar. I think the message would have had much more impact had it come from a great actor that had never been nominated. LMAO at her "The only Oscar I care about is Oscar Mayer wiener". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted January 20, 2016 Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 For me it was the "Imma e-nun-ci-ate slowly for the dumb people" tone of her delivery -- like she thinks she is bestowing light on those who don't know better. When I'm sure people could tell her plenty about what it means to grow up black in America today. Like I said, her message isn't fundamentally wrong, but her delivery is a little condescending. ETA: Aaaaaaaaaand sh!t just got messy(ier): http://dlisted.com/2016/01/19/and-now-alexis-arquette-is-slapping-at-will-smith-and-jada-pinkett-smith/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted January 20, 2016 Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 DAMN, Alexis! But I'm confused, if Will is supposedly gay, why would he refuse to kiss a man on camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2016 Whoa!!! Of course, Alexis ain't done squat in a long time, so it's brilliant to use this to get some attention. But ain't he a woman now? I guess that means she ain't gay no more. But hey, if it makes the whole thing juicier... go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 21, 2016 Members Share Posted January 21, 2016 Career reasons. I think the story was that Denzel Washington advised him not to do it because he got a lot of backlash for a romance with a white woman in Mo Better Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sivad40 Posted January 21, 2016 Members Share Posted January 21, 2016 Nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sivad40 Posted January 23, 2016 Members Share Posted January 23, 2016 Spike still harbors some resentment over his film Do The Right Thing lost to Driving Miss Daisy for best film in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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