that bothered me, and I KNOW the Oscars are old news, but it's my blog, and I'm going to write about it.
Best Song: "It's hard out here for a pimp." On so many levels, I just...can't... understand why this is celebrated.
Level 1. This is awarded the same prize as works by Henry Mancini? Really?
Level 2. Do all y'all realize what this song is about? It's about men selling women to other men. Is that kind of really disgusting to anyone else? I don't think that songs can't be about controversial things, or about disgusting things, or about non-PC things. But guys singing about selling girls for sex is degrading in one of the basest ways. All that fuss about feminism and equality, but the little golden man goes to a song about pimping.
And mixed in with all this fuss about Brokeback Mountain -- The general feeling is that homophobia is Not Cool. We are ALL about supporting LOVE between people! No more taboo love! (I agree. Homophobia is bad!) But does it seem a little...hypocritical...to say, "Boo, homophobes!" and then turn around and celebrate misogyny? We're for gays but not women?
Level three: the obvious: "Woooe is me, I have it so hard as a pimp, wahwahwah" I have a hard time sympathizing, and the song doesn't make me want to, either.
We award this song because...it was the best song out there this year? Because it sheds light on the hard life of of America's overworked and underappreciated pimps? Because it's musically important? None of the above?
George Clooney gave a very good speech about how Hollywood is always out of the loop by reecognizing the unfortunate, highlighting social problems, talking about taboo subjects. Next subject: mistreatment of women.
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