Thread: Ratings Fall as Politics Dominate Grammy's

Nobody really needs to read anymore of this article to get the gist of it - because of the profanity.

And the award for most sexist, misogynist bunch of vile hypocrites goes to… the Grammys!
By Piers Morgan for MailOnline
Published: 29 January 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...hypocrite.html

There was no doubting the highlight of last night’s Grammys.

It came when Kesha gave an emotional performance of her single “Praying”, about the alleged sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her former producer ‘Dr Luke’ Gottwald.

She was introduced by Janelle Monae who delivered a powerful speech to the star-studded audience.

‘We say time’s up for pay inequality, discrimination or harassment of any kind,’ Monae declared, ‘and the abuse of power.’

Then Kesha appeared on stage with a host of other female stars including Cindy Lauper and Camila Cabello.

They all wore white, the theme colour for the night, along with the wearing of white roses, to show support and solidarity for the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

When Kesha finished singing, she burst into tears, as did many of the audience.

But Kesha didn’t actually win an award.

In the category for which she was nominated, Best Pop Solo Performance, Ed Sheeran won, for a song – as enraged Twitter swiftly pointed out - about getting a woman drunk and taking her home to have sex with her.

This was the perfect embodiment of the gigantic problem the Grammys has in proudly joining the charge for better treatment of women.

Because let’s be perfectly frank: it’s the single most sexist, misogynist and abusive awards show of them all, celebrating many of the most sexist, misogynist and abusive people in an amoral industry of spectacular proportions.

If you thought Hollywood’s bad, it’s got nothing on the record business, particularly in the worlds of hip-hop and rap.....




...Towards the end of the show, Hillary Clinton, the High Priestess of Hypocrisy, popped up to read Trump-mocking extracts from Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury.

She received wild applause.

It seemed perfectly fitting that the liberal music world’s heroine on a night of tearful endorsements about abuse of power and sexual harassment, should be someone who it emerged this week had protected a campaign advisor’s job during the 2008 presidential race after he was accused of…. sexual harassment.

The last awards show I ever recall watching was the one in 1984 or 85 that was hosted by Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson won like 2 dozen awards or something. That was over 30 years ago.

I wonder if I missed anything in all of those years?

Originally Posted by Cardinal TT

You missed nausea, brain inactivity, hypocrisy, dumbness, vanity and spiritual decline

Ah, then nothing much changed from when I watched those shows back then

Actually, I should give them credit for the fact that it was about nothing but entertainment (though, even back then they had some sick performances, especially from Madonna). I cannot remember politics ever being mentioned back then.

Originally Posted by krystian

There were a few incidents but nothing like we have now on award shows. Remember Marlon Brando and a few of the others?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...226-story.html

Truth is I don't think I watched the Oscars much, if at all, back in those days. Even my music awards show watching was very, very limited. The one with Lionel Ritchie hosting is the only one I can even recall watching.

But you make a good point in that politics was more involved in these things than I thought.