Apparently she lost out on roles for her Oscar speech. Does anyone know what they were? Did she say? If she's losing
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HarveyManfredSinJohn — 10 years ago(February 26, 2016 08:26 PM)
It might not be possible to prove them, but it's also highly possible that it's merely conjecture and she believes she lost out on roles for her speech when in fact other factors may have been responsible (Hollywood is not, in general, very supportive to women of a certain age regardless of whether they have won Oscars, and it doesn't take a potentially provocative, although completely righteous and spot-on, speech to provoke Hollywood sexism/ageism).
However, it would help her argument if she could specifically state which roles she lost. I know she may be concerned about how such openness might affect her career, but since she already believes she's losing parts for her candidness I don't see what she has to lose.
Rose McGowen posted a Tweet last year in which she called out Adam Sandler specifically for requiring her to dress a certain way in auditioning for a film. I wish more women in Hollywood would speak out about specific instances of sexism. I realise it takes courage, but the only way it's going to stop is through naming and shaming. -
rascal67 — 10 years ago(February 27, 2016 01:36 AM)
Harvey is a lost cause. He is a mangina and feminist supporter and falls right into the traps and pitfalls that feminists and sexism advocates setup and they have him right where they want him.
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HarveyManfredSinJohn — 10 years ago(February 27, 2016 06:07 AM)
It's a shame the other 50% of the world are not particularly well represented on these boards. Then we could all have a fair and balanced discussion. As it is, I feel the need to speak up for a more feminist perspective, but that doesn't mean I'm a 'mangina', the type of ex5b4pression one might expect from a woman-hater.
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rascal67 — 10 years ago(February 27, 2016 05:31 PM)
Many of the 50% you are referring to on these boards, make a pretty good darn case for themselves, about where they are coming from and how poorly they may represent themselves. The same goes for males and a fair and balanced discussion about any topic will never exist. You sound like this "equality" thing has got you by the short and curlys. It is an ideal and delusion you are living in and equality is not a gender thing, it is a class struggle and that includes both genders. What is it with you man? Where are your balls? Yes, we all know you dislike your own gender, just as much as you dislike some women in your life. Does that make you a misandrist, a misogynist or just a "realist"?
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HarveyManfredSinJohn — 10 years ago(February 27, 2016 07:27 PM)
It is an ideal and delusion you are living in and equality is not a gender thing, it is a class struggle and that includes both genders.
Oh, I am as aware of the class/socio-economic divide and discrimination as much as anyone. I am a social-democrat and feel that the left, particularly in the1c84 US, but also the UK, has increasingly side-lined socio-economic justice and fairness, and that a liberal agenda, which focuses more on feminism, and civil and LGBT rights (all of which I nevertheless support), has been allowed to overshadow the marginalisation of the working and lower-middle-classes.
However, just because I feel so strongly about socio-economic unfairness, which has affected me on a personal level, it doesn't mean I can just ignore the on-going discrimination and unfairness that affects people on the basis of their gender, race and sexuality.
And whilst I may be a feminist, I am an intersectional-feminist who believes that feminism should be seen in the context of other forms of discrimination and unfairness based on identity, and that a wealthy woman may often be in more advantageous position to a poor man. That said, sexism still affects women of all classes, albeit not necessarily to the same extent, and even 'first-world' problems whereby wealthy women are placed at a disadvantage to wealthy men, should not be ignored. It's in all our interest to deal with sexism at any socio-economic level.
And trust me, I am no hard-line, unthinking liberal who is incapable of thinking for himself. There are plenty of instances where I've been accused of 'sexism' for questioning 'hard-line' feminists/civil rights campaigners, because whilst I am a liberal I think fairness, reasonableness and objectivity are more important than unquestioning solidarity. -
NinjaZombiePirate — 10 years ago(February 27, 2016 12:40 PM)
Meanwhile, the same actress likely dresses half-naked when she chooses to.
Likely? She has provably done so, and it wasn't even a role. It was just the VMAs.
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purplebear17 — 9 years ago(April 21, 2016 09:50 AM)
http://www.indiewire.com/article/patricia-arquette-lost-jobs-oscar-equal-pay-speech-20160420
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rascal67 — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 05:38 AM)
her speech was stupid
nothing she said is actually true
Exactly and it showed her up to be a fool. How dare she speak for all minorities, as though they asked for her as a "special" and "precious" mother of the earth to represent them. She was being condescending and only wants a bigger slice of the pie because she feels self-entitled. If she wants equality, then she will just have to lose her female privilege and be less favored and dispensable in society like men are.
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justahero — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 01:26 PM)
I meanthis narrative in the West how racist USA is, how sexist and evil
Biitch please look at other countries and try to think before you let beep like that from your mouth
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rascal67 — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 03:18 PM)
She is not a box office draw card and yet wants to be paid the millions that other actors get like DiCaprio, who's name on the marquee does tend to rake in the dosh. Other male actors have wage inequality too. Arquette is deluded, and for some reason she thinks she is hard done by when she has had a privileged life. This is what happens when people are spoiled and even if she does do charity work, she should be humble about it and not confused.
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justahero — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 03:22 PM)
yeahpoor herbeing a Hollywood actressshe has such a hard life
Did Dicaprios male privilege led him to be a million dollar movie star?
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rascal67 — 9 years ago(August 18, 2016 03:24 AM)
I guess Arguette has just fallen into the same I am owed something by men syndrome, for feeling so self-superior and self-important for winning an Oscar and being born a "special" female. Most people would hardly know who she is. I guess she must be envious of males like DiCaprio
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justahero — 9 years ago(August 18, 2016 10:13 AM)
I am generally not a fan or Oscar winners making statements in their acceptance speechesits so cringe worthy and unnecessarybecause they mostly and maybe only spread more and more beep
Dicaprio did that too of course
