[quote]Internationally renowned musician Seal trashed Oprah Winfrey on social media just days after her widely praised speech at the Golden Globe Awards on sexual misconduct in Hollywood, calling her a “part of the problem for decades.”
In a fiery Instagram post Wednesday, Seal republished a pair of photos of Winfrey with disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, including one in which she appears to be kissing the producer’s cheek. Overlayed on the photos, in all-caps, is the text: “When you have been part of the problem for decades, but suddenly they all think you are the solution.”
Seal added a sarcastic comment to the right of the photographs that suggested Winfrey knew Weinstein was mistreating women.
“Oh I forgot, that's right.....you'd heard the rumours but you had no idea he was actually serially assaulting young stary-eyed actresses who in turn had no idea what they were getting into. My bad,” Seal wrote.
He added the hashtag “#SanctimoniousHollywood” to the post.
On Tuesday, comedian and “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane also spoke out against Winfrey, cautioning that celebrity power does not alone qualify a candidate for the presidency.
“Oprah is beyond doubt a magnificent orator,” MacFarlane wrote. “But the idea of a reality show star running against a talk show host is troublingly dystopian. We don’t want to create a world where dedicated public service careers become undesirable and impractical in the face of raw celebrity.”
[quote]Oprah is beyond doubt a magnificent orator. But the idea of a reality show star running against a talk show host is troublingly dystopian. We don’t want to create a world where dedicated public service careers become undesirable and impractical in the face of raw celebrity.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) January 10, 2018[/quote][/quote]
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First, relying on "Seal", as basis for anything automatically renders argument suspect. Second, he said Oprah knew about "rumors" of Weinstein's acts, not that she had actual knowledge. Taking action based on a rumor, without actual evidence, would be both ethically and legally irresponsible. Based on all that has come out about Weinstein, a lot of people knew of rumors, including law enforcement. Therefore, you cast blame on one person, without blaming all.
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1 返信When I first saw this headline, I thought it was a navy seal. My second guess would have been an actual seal.
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WHAT THE -blam!- IS THIS. MAD MAX POSTED A -blam!-MOTHERING ARTICLE FROM FOX NEWS AND I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH HIM????!!!!!!! HOLY SWEET BUTTERY SHITMUFFINS I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS OMY GAWD SOMEBODY CALL EMS I THINK I'M HAVING A GOD DAMNED STROKE EITHER THAT OR I FELL THROUGH SOME KIND OF HOLE IN REALITY AND ENDED UP IN SOME KIND OF WACKY -blam!-ED UP PARRELL YOUNIVERSE I CANT -blam!-ING DEAL WITH THIS SHIT I LITERALLY CANT *flops on floor having a siezure*
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1 返信I never would have thought that I would agree with Seth MacFarlane about something.
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Not to comment on the content of what he said, but this is coming off as pretty hypocritical. For those who don't know, Seal accepted half a million dollars to perform at the birthday celebration of the president of Chechnya who has been implicated in the torture, -blam!-, abuse and murder of heaps of people. Out of all the hollywood / music celebrities out there, I can't think of many more who are in a worse position to criticize others for cosying up to the rich and powerful scumbags.
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