R Kelly Not Guilty On All Counts
It is very interesting when Michael Jackson was accused of molesting young boys the media had a field day. Yet there is only ambivalence with the media and public in relation to the R Kelly child porn case. Could it be because R Kelly isn’t considered as big a star as Jackson? Or is the real issue about the gender of the alleged victims?
The issue of gender needs to be explored it is clear that the reason the R Kelly case wasn’t that big because the alleged victim was a teenage girl and not a prepubescent boy. Child abuse is disgusting, abhorrent and unacceptable regardless of the gender of the victim.
However, when R&B King R Kelly was accused of sexually abusing teenage girls there wasn’t press attention at all. The end result was never in doubt the reason why is because the alleged victim stated that she wasn’t on the video tape.
Even though the relatives of the alleged stated she was on the tape there was reasonable doubt. The jury could not convict R Kelly because the prosecution simply didn’t have a strong case there wasn’t enough proof and evidence. I am not an R Kelly fan nor do I listen to his music.
It is not surprising since we live in a world of heterosexual male domination and male supremacy. We are conditioned to just shrug our shoulders when a man is accused of taking advantage of an innocent girl. It also appears there is an ambivalent attitude towards female sexual exploitation. Is society saying it is palatable for a grown man to be screwing innocent teenage girls?
Isaiah Washington’s Absence Is The Real Reason Grey’s Anatomy’s Ratings Are On The Decline
Some People say the Writer’s Strike from earlier this year is the “reason” Grey’s Anatomy’s ratings are down. I agree to a certain extent this is true. However, I have also been reading various blogs and a lot of people are still really upset that Isaiah Washington was fired last year from Grey’s Anatomy.
Isaiah Washington is a fine brother! I love Isaiah Washington he is so sexy and he’s also a very talented actor. Grey’s Anatomy lost the best actor on the program when Shonda Rhimes decided to fire Isaiah it was a dumb decision. Isaiah Washington, Chandra Wilson, and Sandra Oh were the only reasons why I watched the show.
Isaiah is still working thank goodness last year’s controversy didn’t destroy his career. I really loved the Christina and Burke relationship you cannot duplicate this kind of chemistry. I just think the whole gay slur controversy went too far the gay mafia is also very hypocritical as well.
Does anyone remember the racist anti Asian comment lesbian comedian Rosie O Donnell made on live television? Oops I forgot I guess GLAAD, HRC, and rest of the white gay mafia groups didn’t mind Rosie uttering racist Anti Asian American jokes.
I should of known better since Rosie is a rich white American lesbian she gets a free pass for her bigotry. Rosie was also an employee of ABC television. I guess ABC has different standards for white and black employees. It is like talk about double standards. The Isaiah Washington controversy proved the white gay mafia are not friends of the black community that’s for sure.
However, I can’t help but wonder if Isaiah was “white” would he have been treated so harshly and so unfairly by the mainstream media? Where was the black media? Why didn’t the black press support Isaiah more?
The only support public declaration of support for Isaiah was from the NAACP. Isaiah won best actor for his work on Grey’s Anatomy, The white gay mafia screamed at the top of their lungs but Isaiah deserved the award because the award was for his acting talent. Isaiah also received a standing ovation at the NAACP Awards because he won actor.
Look at all the incendiary comments made by white actress Katherine Heigl she also has no respect for her fellow actors, the crew, the executive producer Shonda Rhimes, or the fans. I guess Heigl gets a free pass for her disgusting unprofessional comments because she is a pretty young white woman. Heigl basically pushed the cast and crew under the bus with her flagrant grandstanding and diva like behavior.
Maybe Shonda Rhimes and ABC made a mistake maybe Katherine Heigl should of been fired instead of Isaiah Washington? Heigl wants to leave Grey’s Anatomy anyway because she thinks she is a big movie star.
Heigl better watch out though because the public is very fastidious. Heigl could end up like David Caruso. The only reason Caruso was able to return to Ton CSI Miami was because he’s actually talented. I am not sure Heigl is “really” that “talented” an actress her talent seems to be skin deep.
Will Sandra Oh Ever Win An Emmy Award? Is The Real Issue About Racism In Hollywood?
Katherine Heigl one of the stars of the ABC hit show Grey’s Anatomy has made some controversial statements removing herself from the nominations for this year’s Emmy awards.
Heigl said “I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention.”
Heigl also said “In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials.” The latter statement is a total dig at the writers on Grey’s Anatomy. Heigl is ungrateful, selfish, petulant, and immature.
Now some people may think Heigl is being “noble” but really she isn’t. Heigl obviously thinks she is the star of Grey’s Anatomy but she’s not. Ellen Pompeo is the star of Grey’s Anatomy not Katherine Heigl. Sandra Oh has a more prominent role on Grey’s Anatomy than Katherine Heigl as well.
Heigl doesn’t get it, she is not the “star” of Grey’s Anatomy and she will “never” be the female lead on the show. It is clear to me, that Heigl’s ego has gotten too big she obviously can’t handle being in a supporting role on Grey’s Anatomy.
Heigl does have a strong supporting role on the show. Heigl is taking her frustrations to the media and public in hopes of getting kicked off of Grey’s Anatomy but it won’t happen. Heigl is too important to ABC and they won’t terminate her contract.
Katherine Heigl is known for being outspoken she blasted Isaiah Washington last year in the press. I thought Heigl’s comments about Washington last year were totally out of line as well. Does anyone remember Heigl also complained about not receiving the same salary as Sandra Oh last year? Heigl has since received a salary raise. It appears Heigl is also jealous of Sandra Oh because she has a more prominent role on Grey’s Anatomy then Heigl.
However, Heigl’s comments demonstrates a lack of class and professionalism. It is clear, Heigl thinks she is too a big a star to be on Grey’s Anatomy anymore. The ratings for Grey’s Anatomy have taken a hit this season due to the writer’s strike. However, Heigl probably thinks Grey’s Anatomy is slowing down her red hot film career.
Don’t feel sorry for Heigl though, she makes millions from Grey’s Anatomy. Since Grey’s Anatomy is now in syndication Heigl is going to make even more money. However, Heigl’s comments this week reeks of arrogance and petulance.
Everyone knows Heigl’s film career is on fire she was the female lead in Judd Apatow’s comedy “Knocked Up” the film grossed $ 148, 768, 917 at the domestic box office. The worldwide box office for “Knocked Up” was an incredible $219, 001, 261.
The production budget for Knocked Up was only $30 million dollars the movie. After the success of Knocked Up, Heigl complained to the media saying the movie was “sexist”.
Heigl proved she can headline a hit movie by herself with her next film 27 Dresses . 27 Dresses was released earlier this year in January which is usually a slow month for the movie studios. However, Heigl proved she has an audience. Heigl is everything Hollywood loves she is young, attractive, blonde, and she is talented.
The domestic box office for 27 Dresses was a healthy $76, 808 654 and the worldwide box office was $158, 062,108. The budget for 27 Dresses was only $30 million dollars. The bottom line is, Heigl’s career is sky rocketing she is in high demand. Heigl’s film salary is $6 million per movie and she will definitely make even more money. The quandary for Heigl is, the fact she has a contract with ABC and most of the year is devoted to filming Grey’s Anatomy. Heigl wants to make movies she doesn’t want to be on Grey’s Anatomy anymore.
However, Heigl has to remember she never would of gotten the big film roles if she wasn’t a star on Grey’s Anatomy. Grey’s Anatomy put Katherine Heigl on the map in Hollywood. If Heigl wasn’t a star on Grey’s Anatomy she never would of gotten the attention of the power brokers in Hollywood. Heigl shouldn’t be slapping the writers of Grey’s Anatomy in the face with her backhanded comments.
What about Canadian actress Sandra Oh? Where is Sandra Oh’s Emmy award? Where is Chandra Wilson’s Emmy award? Where is Ellen Pompeo’s Emmy award? I thought it was kind of odd that Katherine Heigl won because I always considered her to be the weakest link on Grey’s Anatomy.
Does anyone remember Sandra Oh? Yes Sandra Oh was one of the stars of the hit comedy “Sideways” a few years back but she wasn’t the star of that film. Also, I am cognizant of the fact Sandra Oh has won a Golden Globe award and SAG award for her brilliant performance on Grey’s Anatomy.
It is nice that Sandra’s talent has been recognized by Hollywood. However, Sandra Oh isn’t being offered any leading lady roles despite the fact she is a superior actress to Katherine Heigl. Despite Sandra Oh’s incredible success on Grey’s Anatomy she is still only being offered secondary film roles.
The question is why? Why hasn’t Hollywood given Sandra Oh her breakthrough opportunity to shine on the silver screen? Nobody can say it is because the public doesn’t know Sandra Oh because she is famous. Is it an issue of race perhaps? It definitely appears to me that race is a factor here.
Katherine Heigl fits into the Hollywood category of the pretty, young, white, American, woman she already has a built in audience. Sandra Oh is viewed as an anomaly an Asian Canadian actress that was able to make it big in America.
It is interesting because in Canada Sandra Oh was always one of our biggest stars. Sandra always was a leading lady in Canada she was never second fiddle to anyone in Canada. The problem is Canadian films simply don’t generate enough international media attention or make enough money.
I remember Sandra Oh from the 1993 film “The Diary Of Evelyn Lau”. I was stunned at Sandra’s incredible acting talent. Oh followed up the Evelyn Lau movie with “Double Happiness” and she also starred in other Canadian films such as “Last Night”. Sandra Oh realized she had to move to America in order to have a profitable acting career.
Sandra Oh is successful, she is a working actress and she has some acclaim in Hollywood. Katherine Heigl should be lucky she is blessed her career is thriving some struggling actress would gladly take her role on Grey’s Anatomy. Why is Heigl even complaining? Isn’t Heigl making enough cash?
Sandra Oh is in a similar predicament as another actress of colour Parminder Nagra. Nagra is the star of hit British comedy “Bend It Like Beckham”, yet her co star Keira Knightley eclipsed her. Even though, “Bend It Like Beckham”, was a huge international hit grossing over $76 million worldwide.Parminder was never offered any leading lady roles. The truth is despite Parminder’s beauty and talent she is not getting the leading lady roles because she is a South Asian British woman.
Keira Knightley is a talented actress, I am not going to knock Keira but I find it odd that she is so much more successful than Parminder. Parminder should be the star of “Tulia” about the Indian American actress Vanita Gupta but of course we already known African American actress Halle Berry won that role. So what is an Asian actress supposed to do? It has got be so frustrating for Parminder and Sandra that inferior talents such as Katherine Heigl are getting the big roles while they are still in the background in supporting roles. It makes me want to scream at the top of my lungs it is so unfair.
Parminder is a British woman of South Asian descent Hollywood refuses to give South Asian actresses leading lady roles. People can say there is no “demand” for South Asian women but the truth is South Asian women aren’t even given a chance to smash the glass ceiling.
Now Knightley is a big star while Pariminder is still on ER. Parminder is a solid actress she is a star but just like Sandra Oh she is a woman of colour. Women of colour in Hollywood have it the hardest because they have to deal with the racism and the sexism of the film industry.
It is tough for women of colour to reach the top in Hollywood they have to have “cross over” appeal to reach a mainstream “white” audience. Hollywood won’t give Pariminder or Sandra the leading lady roles because they don’t think the public wants to see Asian women in leading roles. However, Hollywood is wrong. Hollywood refuses to even give Parminder Nagra or Sandra Oh the opportunities to shine in leading lady roles. Why can’t Asian women even be given a chance to reach the top?
I am not suggesting Oh and Nagra have to be in big budget movies. Nagra and Oh aren’t even getting the female lead in independent film either!
Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with Sandra Oh and that’s a shame.I honestly believe if the right screenwriter, or producer, and director would give Sandra the right material she could easily get an Oscar nomination due to her incredible talent.
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