How Social Media And Sensationalism Ruined This Years Oscars

The Oscars have had their fare share of controversy. And they have been accused of exclusion, racism and bigotry. And for the most part, the Oscars has done its best to course correct. This years Oscars had all of the good stuff. From Beyonce dancing in yellow to support Venus and Serena, to Amy, Wanda and Regina hosting as a trio of powerful women to Elliot and Quest and CODA and more. This years Oscars showed up. Supporting its stars with all of the glitz and glamor that one would expect to see on the red carpet. There were those who supported the Ukraine in their speeches and those who stood up for the LGBTQ community. This years Oscars had everything. So what went wrong?

Comedian Chris Rock told a joke referencing Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith stood up for his wife by cursing and slapping Chris Rock across the face. But that was not the worst part of the live broadcast.

Social Media jumped in with opinion. Twitter commentary and Instagram thoughts, Stars and civilians swapped opinions, liked, laughed, booed and re-shared. And for at least twenty four hours, the Oscars, for all of the wrong reasons became the center of the news. One could argue it was a trainwreck break that everyone needed from the war in the Ukraine. But most of us were in shock and disgust. Fingers pointing in every direction.  Social Media was the butane fluid to the flaming incident.

But what got lost were all of the heartwarming moments that happened before and after Will took a punch at a colleague in front of a live audience on television. The two day spectacle of social posts and replays and memes really shows how low our society has sunk.

 

 

Man’s ‘Atrocious’ List Of Demands For A Date Has People Furious

A 35-year-old Australian man has come under fire for his misogynistic and “appalling” list of demands seeking a potential partner.

Shared to Facebook, the unnamed man’s posted included weight requirements (“no skinny-fat girls thanks), race requirements (“Caucasian or maybe halfcast something exotic”), and a breast size minimum (C cup)—among other staggering demands, like having an “innie” vagina (WHAT???)

A screenshot of the man’s Facebook post—which, by the way, includes a selfie of himself ran through a Snapchat/Instagram animal ear filter—was shared to UK parenting forum Mumsnet, where users branded the dude everything from a “twat” and “f**head” to “a prime example of douchebags out there.”

Mumsnet

It reads, in full:

“I’m just a 35yo lost soul looking for love. If you’re between 19-23, no taller than 5’1, 43-47kg, Caucasian or maybe halfcast something exotic, have a job, license, reasonably modern car, regulary gym (no skinny-fat girls thanks), have an “innie” vagina, C cup breasts, no cheap tattoos, no face piercings, have no ex-f**k buddies or ex-boyfriends who know or know of and also willing to move to Canberra to be my girl, have a good personality and sense of humour, never get bratty or start arguments over nothing, and not be insecure when I don’t come home all weekend, then please…hit me up”

The “innie vagina” stipulation confounded commenters on Mumsnet, who asked, “surely every woman’s vagina is on the inside?”

Mumsnet
Mumsnet
Mumsnet

While others wrote how they hardly noticed the “innie” comment as they were “distracted by his casual racism and his blatant misogyny.”

Mumsnet
Mumsnet

(The term “halfcaste” or “half caste” is a derogatory term describing a person of mixed race or ethnicity.)

Mumsnet

On top of everything, the man wants the poor young woman to move to Canberra, where he presumably lives (and which one Redditor called “Australia’s most boring state.” I personally know nothing about Australian states and cannot weigh in), and for her to “not be insecure when I don’t come home all weekend.”

The man’s post also made its way to the ChoosingBeggars sub on Reddit, where there was again, plenty of confusing concerning the “innie” demand…

But where, as is typical for the site, roasting was at an all-time high.

Some people pointed out that the man may just have been making fun of the women who themselves post long list of demands on dating apps and websites, but if Hard Rock Nick has taught us anything it’s that THESE GUYS REALLY DO EXIST.

Sadly.

h/t Metro.co.uk

Women Are Using Ariana Grande’s New Song To Prove That Men Are F*cking Dogs

In case you missed it, Ariana Grande dropped a brand new album on Friday—the second album she’s dropped in less than six months. Thank U, Next is an album all about self-love, moving on, and female empowerment, according to Grande herself. The singer spent the last few months after a public breakup from her ex-fiancé Pete Davidson and the loss of her ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, with close friends producing, writing, and recording the album in the studio. She claims it was “better than therapy.”

One of the songs on the new album has been causing quite the commotion—not only because of its track title but because of the surprises it’s jampacked with. “Break Up With Your Boyfriend, I’m Bored” is not only a clever and petty title but Grande also samples *NSYNC’S “It Makes Me Ill” on the song. Not to mention, she dropped the music video along with the album on Friday, too.

While people have been bumping the album (so much so, the entire tracklist has taken over the Top 20 on Apple Music and Spotify), they’ve also been using the lyrics for some tricks and treats. Like, when Twitter user @holy_schnitt told women online to text a guy they “think is shady” saying “break up with your girlfriend, I’m bored,” to see how they would respond.

The result? Men are f*cking dogs, y’all. Not all of them, but, most of them.

Shady.

Gross.

https://twitter.com/mollynsmith12/status/1094019659953856515

Ummmm…

SCUM.

Jesus.

Oh okay.

NAH.

Eye-roll.

Da fuck?

Nope.

https://twitter.com/SRodosta/status/1094040916820660225

Some of the responses were…unexpected though.

What a man.

https://twitter.com/emmaisamess/status/1094002563840585728

WOAH, CAUGHT.

https://twitter.com/abby_makenna/status/1094011120547815424

Oops…

https://twitter.com/c_colwell/status/1094022045569036290

LOL.

“Stay bored.”

https://twitter.com/juliasweeneyy/status/1094035515526037504

Smart.

And, this one…takes the cake.

https://twitter.com/kaliduffy7/status/1093980830937088000

 

 

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