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HAS ANYBODY SAID IT YET? BOYCOTT THE OSCARS (Oscars Live Thread)
3-4-06 | freedom4me

Posted on 03/05/2006 1:43:20 PM PST by freedom4me

I suppose on this thread it goes without saying, but I'll say in anyway...BOYCOTT THE OSCARS tonight.

I want the ratings for this year's program go into the toilet (where most the nominated movies belong). I won't waste my money to see the films, my electricity to watch the Oscars, or my time watching to witness Hollywood's self-adulation fest.

Pass it on...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bbm; hollyweird; oscars
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To: freedom4me

Wouldn't a boycott draw more attention to something that is obviously waning in it?

That's ok, I will just go ahead and ignore both the Oscars and any boycotts of the oscars.


21 posted on 03/05/2006 1:51:34 PM PST by MikefromOhio (22,952+ replies - wow I'm talkative.....)
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To: freedom4me

A formal boycott of the Oscars would be counterproductive - it would draw attention to them. I'm not going to boycott them; I'm just not going to watch them.


22 posted on 03/05/2006 1:51:37 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Facts are a Zionist plot!" --MarkL)
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To: freedom4me

I haven't watched those stupid Oscars in many years. I don't evn go to the;movies anyh more.


23 posted on 03/05/2006 1:51:50 PM PST by Temple Owl (Excelsior! Onward and upward.)
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To: freedom4me

There's just something about watching a horrible accident though. You say you aren't going to do it, but then your head turns ever so slightly and look at it anyway.


24 posted on 03/05/2006 1:52:01 PM PST by kcbc2001
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To: freedom4me

Maybe I need a tinfoil hat, but has anybody else noticed there isn't anything worth watching on TV tonight? Not even "The Simpson's" is on tonight. I think it's a Hollywood conspiracy to make sure the Nielsen's ratings are high for the homo love fest.


25 posted on 03/05/2006 1:52:07 PM PST by txroadkill
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To: freedom4me

What did I do to deserve a boycott?

26 posted on 03/05/2006 1:52:20 PM PST by magslinger (Pray for your enemies, It's like taking a B52 to a gun fight.)
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To: freedom4me

Oscar who?


27 posted on 03/05/2006 1:52:24 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: freedom4me

Been doing that for years now.


28 posted on 03/05/2006 1:52:53 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: freedom4me

I don't think terrible ratings are really going to stop these people. But it's worth the shot. What can we lose?

For myself, I wouldn't watch the Oscars if I already wasn't watching them.


29 posted on 03/05/2006 1:52:56 PM PST by Irish Rose (Will work for chocolate.)
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To: freedom4me

Most people are setting there vcr's for the last episode of 24 and planning next sunday for the Sopranos. No time for bonesmoking cowboys and socialist traitors.


30 posted on 03/05/2006 1:53:03 PM PST by jetson (throne)
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To: freedom4me

Why would I waste my time watching something that celebrates stuff that is so far from what I think is worthwhile? Haven't watched them in years.


31 posted on 03/05/2006 1:53:10 PM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: freedom4me

You know what is going to happen when the rating bomb? Blame it on HOMOPHOBIA -- yeah, that's the ticket.

I haven't watch one of these since Raiders of the Lost Arc lost in 1982. I was a kid and I knew it meant nothing after that. :-)


32 posted on 03/05/2006 1:53:26 PM PST by Londo Molari
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To: freedom4me

Hell, I don't even watch TV anymore. It just gets in the way of my FReepin'.


33 posted on 03/05/2006 1:53:50 PM PST by SIDENET ("IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!")
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To: freedom4me

I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone around here who's planning to watch them.


34 posted on 03/05/2006 1:54:15 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: freedom4me

How can I boycott if I never watch them?


35 posted on 03/05/2006 1:54:28 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: freedom4me

I'd never boycott the Nascars!


36 posted on 03/05/2006 1:55:13 PM PST by Mamzelle
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To: Wheee The People
I just saw this survey on TVGuide.com,

Will you watch the Oscars this year?

As of now (1354 West Coast time) the responses are:
Yes. I can't wait to see Jon Stewart, and I love this year's nominees. 46%
No. It's too long, and I don't care about the nominees. 53%

And to think that this poll hasn't been FReep'd yet!

37 posted on 03/05/2006 1:55:13 PM PST by bkwells (Liberals=Hypocrites)
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To: freedom4me

Good idea, but I haven't watched any silly-assed awards shows in many years.


38 posted on 03/05/2006 1:55:42 PM PST by wingman1 (University of Vietnam 1970. Forget? Hell.)
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To: mystery-ak

"Does this mean there will be no live thread tonight?"

Hubby wants to see the part where they show all the folks who passed away, I'm curious to see if they do anything special for Shelly Winters. I admit it, I like Shelly, slut that she was, she was easy to make fun of, but she was a very good actress.



39 posted on 03/05/2006 1:56:03 PM PST by jocon307 (The Silent Majority - silent no longer)
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To: magslinger
What did I do to deserve a boycott?

Yeah, me too!


40 posted on 03/05/2006 1:56:06 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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