I am as liberal as they come and I found her speech utterly moronic and behind the times. It doesn't make me hate her or make her a bad person, but it was certainly dumb albeit with good intentions.

She only pissed off white, old, conservative american men, while the rest of the world celebrated her speech.

Really! Arquette doesn't know what she is talking about and neither do you. She has pissed off those, that have more 'intelligence' than she gives credit for. Of course, she wouldn't even be aware of that, or want to acknowledge it,16d0 because of her own self-serving, self-entitled and self-important notions about herself.
I along with many who doesn't hate women will continue to support her

I along with many, who don't hate men, will not support her.

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No, he's right. You can see a pattern in the people who criticize her. All I read in social media and on the media is people cheering except conservatives who can't stand anything coming out of the mouth of "those damn liberals in Hollyweird"

I find it funny that most of your comments are insults. On top of mentioning race and negative connotations towards Americans. Which makes anything you say moot. So support away.

She only pissed off white, old, conservative american men, while the rest of the world celebrated her speech. I along with many who doesn't hate women will continue to support her

Stupid speech from a boring girl. When will these people stop using any awards or talk show for their personal agenda? WE know, we know.blacks have it tough (unless they want to be president), gays have it tough, women have it tough, immigrants have it tough, and on and on ad nauseam.

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, is a twit like Arquette and thanks for your response. A sad argument for her to use the presence of a female in a film too make her point. The 2 films you mentioned are excellent examples and also your wage difference between your wife and you, for the same qualifications. I bet you're not crying about it as a male and going on about wage inequality and I'm sure you must be very pleased for your wife.

Rascal, are you serious? No strong female characters and you think the film is still good? So, you like bad movies huh? Sorry, but male driven action films with paper thin female roles are beyond boring. I prefer strong characters and great acting. In order to cast the strong female character, UM, you have to cast an ACTRESS.
So according to you Shawshank Redemption or Saving Private Ryan are bad movies?
My wife and I are both Web Designers/Programmers, and despite having equal education and work experience (we both went to the same school), her company pays her a higher salary than my company. Sorry, but just she is out of touch with reality, which makes her acceptance speech reek with self-righteousness and self-promotion.

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Oh noes, equal pay for all genders! The world is over!
Although I think an even more pertinent topic the US income inequality between rich and poor as well.
~ I've been very lonely in my isolated tower of indecipherable speech.

Wrong. It might be forgivable if it was off-the-cuff but it was not. She planned it. Evidence by the piece of paper on stage. It was a forced and unwanted moment. She took a chance that her moment would propel some change, yet that change has happened YEARS AGO. Just another millionaire completely out of touch with reality.

What exactly did she say that was so offensive? It was an off-the-cuff remark that may have sounded not 100% politically correct but anyone with half a brain would know she had good intentions. People like to nitpick and be outraged by crap.

Take your misandry elsewhere.

That wouldn't even exist, in her eyes. She wouldn't have any qualms though, about labeling you a 'misogynist', if it suits her agenda. It's ok for a female to hate men; but if it is the other way round, then you become a misogynistic, chauvinist pig.

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you can turn your back on her for wanting EQUALITY. basic human rights.
That's what some people don't seem to understand. Everyone is for equal rights. The problem comes up when people like Patricia Arquette rant about "giving women equal pay" when it has been proven that women do make the same as men when quality of education (an engineering degree is worth a lot more than a liberal arts degree), seniority, and willingness to work overtime are factored. It is not an issue. It is made up.

zeligtony
, when a person opens a post with 'are you serious?', that is a clear indication, that they have avoided the essence of what was being said and have found some truth, which is being avoided. So by your reasoning, a movie is 'bad', if there are no 'strong' female characters. It depends on what the film is about twit. And 'bad', is a very black and white term. I did mention it works both ways. What is your definition of 'bad'? People have many tastes and a dense red blooded alpha male who only loves action films like 'RAMBO', may not care about the latest chick flick, like 'SEX AND THE CITY', which has women at it's forefront. Both types of films, can marginalize it's characters.
A female actor, will be paid what she is worth, depending on her box office draw and appeal. Same as a male. It would also depend on how much budget has been allocated and are stars willing to take a dip in pay, to do a project they like. Did Meryl Streep, get paid more her male co-stars in INTO THE WOODS? She was likely paid more than her female co-stars too. She got around $8mill for IT'S COMPLICATED and by the way she was encouraging Arquette, my heart just bleeds for how underpaid she is. There are always going to be wage differences and this inequality will affect both genders, depending on talents, skills and in all fields of occupation.

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NO FILM would be successful or even interesting without the actresses cast in it.

Nonsense! It is the characters and the appeal of them and that is what makes the audience interested in them. Gender has nothing to do with it. A film doesn't need to have strong female characters in it, to leave an impression and vice versa. As it stands, most films will have actors of all genders and it would depend on the demographic target audience that the film is aimed at, over what slant it takes. Women are not adding that extra 'special' touch, anymore that men do and you WANT to think that they do. You are having a bias towards women and being sexist about men. Now, if I made a statement that a film would only work because of the male presence, women would be up in arms. Why is this different?
.her for wanting EQUALITY. basic human rights.

Arquette and women in the US and in many other developed western countries, do have EQUALITY and what are these basic human rights that you are referring to, that they lacking over men? Like Arquette, you don't even know what you are going on about and just want to join the bandwagon of female empowerment, by voicing something that holds no volume and doesn't exist.only in deluded mindsets. You are only dis-empowering yourself and other women, by carrying on as though females should have extra 'special' entitlements over men. Women are NO more 'precious' or 'special', than what men are.

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They can't argue worth a damn so they resort to screaming, "WAH! WAH! WAH! Look what you did! You meanie men!"

Give them all the power in the world and it will still come down to the same thing.they are insecure, excitable and act like children that need to be placated. I don't suppose I should put all women into the same box, as that is being narrow sighted; but from my experience, I don't ever recall meeting a female, that has commented that she 'actually' likes and enjoys being a woman. Or if they do comment on something about how they wouldn't ever want to be a man, it sounds phoney and disingenuous.