Patricia Arquette - Oscars

ShowMeTheCash · 24-02-2015 12:41PM #1

So I have watched a few bits and pieces of the Oscars. But watching Arquette's rant on equal pay for women and then Streep and Lopez go nuts I nearly p1ssed my pants!

Anyone else think this is just a big f##king joke?

Maybe the super wealthy feel the need to take up a cause to justifiy their extortionate wealth.

My exceptance speech would have been.

"F##k you Arquette, f##k you Streep and f##k you (don't look me in the eyes) Lopez......... Oh and f##k you too Oprah, you are full of sh1t also!"

super_furry · 24-02-2015 12:43PM

Just because they've made money they're not entitled to voice their opinion?

Callanutd · 24-02-2015 12:44PM

nothing like the super wealthy banging on about pay!!
on a side note how the hell did she win, awful performance in an awful film!

Menas · 24-02-2015 12:45PM

The oscars- great day for those involved in the entertainment business to slap themselves on the back and stroke each others egos.

Pity there is not as big an awards ceremony for people who actually do some good in the world.

mailforkev · 24-02-2015 12:45PM

It's one of the reasons why I can't watch award shows.

You earn millions just for pretending to be someone else. Why do you think I want to hear your political opinions?

Even if the message is one I agree with, the whole thing is just too wanky.

Tefral · 24-02-2015 12:46PM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

So I have watched a few bits and pieces of the Oscars. But watching Arquette's rant on equal pay for women and then Streep and Lopez go nuts I nearly p1ssed my pants!

Anyone else think this is just a big f##king joke?

Maybe the super wealthy feel the need to take up a cause to justifiy their extortionate wealth.

My exceptance speech would have been.

"F##k you Arquette, f##k you Streep and f##k you (don't look me in the eyes) Lopez......... Oh and f##k you too Oprah, you are full of sh1t also!"

I think she was right, didnt Charlize Theron manage to increase her wage to match that of Chris Hemsworth in their latest move once she found out through the sony hack?

If someone is rich so what, they worked hard to get there. Fair play to her I say.

nokia69 · 24-02-2015 12:47PM

I wonder what she pays her maids

millionaire feminists banging on about equal pay LOL

jamesbere · 24-02-2015 12:47PM

Trigger Happy wrote: »

The oscars- great day for those involved in the entertainment business to slap themselves on the back and stroke each others egos.

Pity there is not as big an awards ceremony for people who actually do some good in the world.

Because that would be boring. And hollywood doesn't like boring.

DoYouEvenLift · 24-02-2015 12:52PM

They live in their own little bubble, totally disconnected and out of touch with reality and it's facts. Just like many third wave feminists, actually, so it's no surprise seeing celebrities and actresses buying into their misrepresented statistics. When I watched it I could just imagine the countless screams of "you go girl!" amongst the applause.

She did not deserve that award, by the way.

Grayson · 24-02-2015 12:53PM

cronin_j wrote: »

I think she was right, didnt Charlize Theron manage to increase her wage to match that of Chris Hemsworth in their latest move once she found out through the sony hack?

If someone is rich so what, they worked hard to get there. Fair play to her I say.

i was going to mention that. Even the super wealthy film stars are affected by this.

nokia69 · 24-02-2015 12:56PM

Grayson wrote: »

i was going to mention that. Even the super wealthy film stars are affected by this.

god love them

its a hard knock life

LizT · 24-02-2015 12:59PM

I think fair play to her. I enjoyed her speech more than the typical 'thank you God, thanks mum and dad' dribble.

Lapin · 24-02-2015 01:03PM

She had a point to make and made it at the place guaranteed to gain the maximum possible attention.

Whether you agree with her or not, you can't say it wasn't effective.

This thread wouldn't exist otherwise.

Karl Stein · 24-02-2015 01:04PM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

I nearly p1ssed my pants!

This is not the place to discuss your bladder problems and if those women used their profiles to highlight an issue then I'm fairly sure they couldn't give two f##ks what you think.

ShowMeTheCash · 24-02-2015 01:04PM

cronin_j wrote: »

I think she was right, didnt Charlize Theron manage to increase her wage to match that of Chris Hemsworth in their latest move once she found out through the sony hack?

If someone is rich so what, they worked hard to get there. Fair play to her I say.

I disagree that they work "hard" to get there.
We live in a society where people are rewarded more not by how hard they work, but by how much they can lie, cheat and steel, they are rewarded by how popular they can make themselves or how good they look, they are rewarded by how they can manipulate the system.

MonkeyTennis · 24-02-2015 01:06PM

She has a great rack for a feminist

Grayson · 24-02-2015 01:06PM

nokia69 wrote: »

god love them

its a hard knock life

It's just as bad for women who earn less.

During the state of the union Obama mentioned that something had to be done to change this. The democrats all applauded. The Republicans stood then and looked like someone had just pissed on them.

pablomakaveli · 24-02-2015 01:07PM

Trigger Happy wrote: »

The oscars- great day for those involved in the entertainment business to slap themselves on the back and stroke each others egos.

Pity there is not as big an awards ceremony for people who actually do some good in the world.

I cant stand the oscars. The worlds most glamarous circlejerk.

ShowMeTheCash · 24-02-2015 01:14PM

Karl Stein wrote: »

This is not the place to discuss your bladder problems and if those women used their profiles to highlight an issue then I'm fairly sure they couldn't give two f##ks what you think.

You have a talent for stating the abvious!

However three women with a net combined wealth of close to half a billion banging on about equal pay I find hilarious...
Why not just shorten it to equal pay for all... Or better wages for the poor...

But I guess that might collide with how they want to lives their lives.

Karl Stein · 24-02-2015 01:31PM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

Why not just shorten it to equal pay for all... Or better wages for the poor....

I just watched the clip (fuck that Oscars bullshit) and it seemed perfectly clear to me she was talking about equal pay in a general sense:

It's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in America

Even if it had been solely about women, what's the problem?

WoolyJumper · 24-02-2015 01:32PM

It's not like she was up there whining about why she didn't get paid as much as Ethan Hawk, she used her position and her award to highlight the fact that women in all levels of society get paid less than men. Good for her. Meryl streep was fist pumping the air because she does a lot of work around womens rights. She is not a media hungry celeb so you don't hear about it very often.

ShowMeTheCash · 24-02-2015 01:35PM

Karl Stein wrote: »

I just watched the clip (fuck that Oscars bullshit) and it seemed perfectly clear to me she was talking about equal pay in a general sense:

What's the problem?

Watch it again! Or maybe you are better suited to watching Peppa Pig as I can now add "Missing the point" to "Stating the obvious".

Egginacup · 24-02-2015 01:38PM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

So I have watched a few bits and pieces of the Oscars. But watching Arquette's rant on equal pay for women and then Streep and Lopez go nuts I nearly p1ssed my pants!

Anyone else think this is just a big f##king joke?

Maybe the super wealthy feel the need to take up a cause to justifiy their extortionate wealth.

My exceptance speech would have been.

"F##k you Arquette, f##k you Streep and f##k you (don't look me in the eyes) Lopez......... Oh and f##k you too Oprah, you are full of sh1t also!"

So you have to be poor now to speak out about economic injustice, is that it?

nokia69 · 24-02-2015 01:38PM

Karl Stein wrote: »

Even if it had been solely about women, what's the problem?

because the so called pay gap is a myth

ShowMeTheCash · 24-02-2015 01:41PM

Egginacup wrote: »

So you have to be poor now to speak out about economic injustice, is that it?

No, but if you are getting paid 15 million a movie and pay your nanny minium wage you are complicit in that injustice!

Trying to take the moral high ground in some side issue is laughable.

Karl Stein · 24-02-2015 01:42PM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

Watch it again!

What part of what she said is it you have the problem with?

PopePalpatine · 24-02-2015 01:43PM

The simple fact of the matter is that in the USA, there's no legislation (at least on a federal level) mandating equal pay for women and men. Women are at the mercy of their employer if they want equal pay to their male colleagues working at the same job, so if their employer is an Ayn Rand-reading selfish prick, they're shit out of luck.

Arsemageddon · 24-02-2015 01:49PM

Grayson wrote: »

The Republicans stood then and looked like someone had just pissed on them.

In fairness, they look like that most of the time

brevity · 24-02-2015 01:51PM

Didn't someone else on here have a problem with a speech that Emma Watson gave? I think it was about gender equality as well.

Strange coincidence eh?

Playboy · 24-02-2015 01:53PM

In the entertainment industry it has fck all to do with gender and everything to do with box office draw. The people who draw the biggest audiences get paid the most regardless of gender. Plenty of talented actors out there who dont get paid as much as Tom Cruise or Sandra bullock.

I wouldnt have minded the speech so much if it was for the benefit of people who are actually disadvantaged by unequal pay in certain industries or in some of the lower paid jobs on movie sets but it was clear in her interviews after the ceremony that she was concerned about her own pay.

nokia69 · 24-02-2015 01:55PM

PopePalpatine wrote: »

The simple fact of the matter is that in the USA, there's no legislation (at least on a federal level) mandating equal pay for women and men. Women are at the mercy of their employer if they want equal pay to their male colleagues working at the same job, so if their employer is an Ayn Rand-reading selfish prick, they're shit out of luck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963

some one should pass the link on to Patricia too

Patricia Arquette - Oscars

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