Do any of the rest of you feel like this?

[Warren DeMontague]

33. Let me add this, directly on the whole Seth MacFarlane deal~

I can see how people would consider it sexist. On one level, the most basic level, of course it was sexist. It was supposed to be sexist, because it was him making fun of himself, or a caricature of himself, or a caricature of the adolescent boy-man he represents, being sexist or being only interested in "seeing the boobs" of all these actresses.

That was why it was portrayed that way. That was what was supposed to be funny about it, including the bit as an old-school dance number with the guys in tuxes and the fake reaction shots of the actresses rolling their eyes.

That said, I didn't think it was all that funny. Mildly funny, tops. (yes. intentional pun.)

The Oscars always walk a weird line when it comes to "entertainment", the short answer being, the show generally isn't all that fucking entertaining. I mean, they have this big time slot to fill, yet the main reason everyone is there is to see who wins the awards (mostly, the top 4 or 5 or 6) and at the end of the day it's Hollywood- the most cliquish, insular, self-referential community the World has ever seen, forced to put on a "show" for one of the biggest TV audiences of the year; so they have to make talking to their navels sound good to Mr. and Mrs. Downhome Indiana, and they can't freak out the bluehairs too much while simultaneously not causing the 15-25 prime advertising demographic to go to sleep.

And they just about NEVER hit the right note, entirely~ no one ever does the hosting right, and the 'entertainment' as often as not comes off as ham-handed, or worse.

Fortunately for the Oscars, by the time the thing is over the entire auditorium; and half the folks viewing at home- are drunk as shit, so they don't care.