When announcing the winner of the best director Oscar, Sean Penn peeked at the opened envelope, did a classic, comic double take, then said, "Who gave this S.O.B. a green card?" And the Twitter crowd went crazy. The Huffington Post ran with the madness, saying that Penn had 'ruined' the entire telecast. Racist insensitivity, pure and simple.
The flap over Penn's remark only emphasizes the collective stupidity of the internet comment crowd.
First, and only and most importantly, it was a light-hearted joke between obvious friends. (Penn and Iñárritu are very close; Iñárritu directed Penn in '21 Grams'.)
In what universe could that comment have been anything other than a joke? In the devastating aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, Penn was there physically and financially, and not just for a photo op -- he was there for months! Racist? Jesus!
Watch the video; the two men embrace warmly at the end.
We've got to stop thinking that a Twitter feed is something other than a million-odd assholes looking for their Warhol moment.
The flap over Penn's remark only emphasizes the collective stupidity of the internet comment crowd.
First, and only and most importantly, it was a light-hearted joke between obvious friends. (Penn and Iñárritu are very close; Iñárritu directed Penn in '21 Grams'.)
In what universe could that comment have been anything other than a joke? In the devastating aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, Penn was there physically and financially, and not just for a photo op -- he was there for months! Racist? Jesus!
Watch the video; the two men embrace warmly at the end.
We've got to stop thinking that a Twitter feed is something other than a million-odd assholes looking for their Warhol moment.
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