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2005-02-14 Home Front: Culture Wars
Chris Rock - "Only Gays Watch Oscar!"
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Posted by Steve 2005-02-14 9:19:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 *snicker* The truth hurts.

Catch 22. Nobody watches the Oscars, because it is a self-masturbating love fest. So they bring in Chris rock - in the hopes that they can draw people in, not to watch the Oscars, but to watch Chris instead. But the show is just a loser throwback from the Hollyweird era, an era whose glitter is long gone and of no interest to anyone except the old dinosaurs themselves. Chris is probably embarassed to host it and doesn't want to be tainted with the stench of the old foggies Depends.
Posted by 2b 2005-02-14 9:44:28 AM||   2005-02-14 9:44:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Only Gays watch Oscars." Okay what's the news here?
Posted by Cyber Sarge  2005-02-14 10:09:25 AM||   2005-02-14 10:09:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I love the dance numbers...er, no,.. actually I love the plunging dresses and enhanced cleavage
:-)
Posted by Frank G  2005-02-14 10:21:17 AM||   2005-02-14 10:21:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I stopped watching the oscars about 10 years ago when Woody Harrelson didn't get nominated for best actor in Kingpin :)
Posted by JerseyMike 2005-02-14 10:44:56 AM||   2005-02-14 10:44:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey guys... you knew who Chris Rock was when you hired him. It's just like the Howard Stern thing, or Limbaugh doing sports - they want somebody "shocking" but think they can control them. Quit trying to be edgy and stuff like this doesn't happen.
Posted by BH 2005-02-14 10:49:04 AM||   2005-02-14 10:49:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I find it funny that they keep hiring this guy. Every time he is hosting, the ratings plummet. Somebody is getting a kickback somewhere...
Posted by mmurray821 2005-02-14 12:19:12 PM||   2005-02-14 12:19:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I was really diasppointed Kingpin didn't win Best Picture. Truly a cinema giant.
Posted by Slomort Shoque7331 2005-02-14 4:32:01 PM||   2005-02-14 4:32:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 
fearing Rock may "tarnish" the reputation of the Academy
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

How the hell can he do that? They're about as tarnished as they're going to get already.

Think Mikey Moore.... 'Nuff said.

Nobody serious I know watches the Oscars - or cares.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2005-02-14 8:04:12 PM||   2005-02-14 8:04:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 maybe he just should of said the oscars are gay.

I never really watch any awards shows. Haven't watched any since the 80's.

My question is, if Rock really doesn't care about the oscars then why host? It's not like he needs the cash.
Posted by Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-02-14 10:23:26 PM||   2005-02-14 10:23:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey, great idea. They should have Michael Moore host the Oscars. Fresh from the can Cannes.
Posted by Alaska Paul  2005-02-14 10:36:37 PM||   2005-02-14 10:36:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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