Comments on: No Reds on the Red Carpet http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/ Danny Schechter's daily media dissections Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: rationalrevolution.net http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-267 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:42:16 +0000 http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-267 I found it ironic that Chris Rock's metaphor for the war was flawed due to the ologopolistic nature of Corporate America. In fact, the Banana Republic is a subsidiary of GAP, and thus they would never have gone to war with each other because the same company owns both stores. So who would the GAP have gone to war with? Old Navy? Nope, they own them too... I just find it ironic that our society is so screwed up that people can't even make metaphors about how bad it is because its so bad and so twisted, even those making the metaphors fall into traps of deception. I found it ironic that Chris Rock’s metaphor for the war was flawed due to the ologopolistic nature of Corporate America. In fact, the Banana Republic is a subsidiary of GAP, and thus they would never have gone to war with each other because the same company owns both stores. So who would the GAP have gone to war with? Old Navy? Nope, they own them too…

I just find it ironic that our society is so screwed up that people can’t even make metaphors about how bad it is because its so bad and so twisted, even those making the metaphors fall into traps of deception.

]]> by: J. Boudreau http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-263 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:55:24 +0000 http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-263 Danny, I've agreed with 99% of what you have said since BCN was on Stewart Street, but you're a bit off on this one. A little-noticed fasion statement was made by Carlos Santana. When he arrived on the red carpet, I noticed he was wearing a Che shirt under a jacket. Very pleased to see that the ABC "powers that be" either did not catch it OR did not call him on it OR did and Carlos played on. We need to ask Carlos what happened. Sometimes the best protests are subtle. http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050228/thumb.kdk14702280009.oscars_kdk147.jpg More photos & commentary at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3190764 Danny,

I’ve agreed with 99% of what you have said since BCN was on Stewart Street, but you’re a bit off on this one.

A little-noticed fasion statement was made by Carlos Santana. When he arrived on the red carpet, I noticed he was wearing a Che shirt under a jacket.

Very pleased to see that the ABC “powers that be” either did not catch it OR did not call him on it OR did and Carlos played on.

We need to ask Carlos what happened.

Sometimes the best protests are subtle.

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050228/thumb.kdk14702280009.oscars_kdk147.jpg

More photos & commentary at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104×3190764

]]> by: Mike Forter http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-262 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:52:05 +0000 http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-262 I generally agreed with your comments on the Oscars. But saying things like ripped him a new asshole is a macho homophobic slur. It would be better to use adjectives or more sexually neutral expressions. For an interesting discussion of the feminization of the things we fear, see a good recent book by Stephen J. Ducat, The Wimp Factor." Thanks for listening. I generally agreed with your comments on the Oscars. But saying things like ripped him a new asshole is a macho homophobic slur. It would be better to use adjectives or more sexually neutral expressions. For an interesting discussion of the feminization of the things we fear, see a good recent book by Stephen J. Ducat, The Wimp Factor.”
Thanks for listening.

]]> by: Jon Wiener http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-261 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:46:44 +0000 http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2005/02/28/no-reds-on-the-red-carpet/#comment-261 Clint Eastwood's Oscars were a blow to Rush Limbaugh & Co., who had attacked "Million Dollar Baby" as commie propaganda -- because it supposedly was a message film about the "right to die." The absurdity of this case was demonstrated by Frank Rich in the NYT two weeks ago. Clint Eastwood’s Oscars were a blow to Rush Limbaugh & Co., who had attacked “Million Dollar Baby” as commie propaganda — because it supposedly was a message film about the “right to die.” The absurdity of this case was demonstrated by Frank Rich in the NYT two weeks ago.

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