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Sony's Pascal to work w/Sharpton against 'cultural blindness' after racially insensitive emails
The Guardian & Observer ^ | December 19, 2014 | Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Posted on 12/19/2014 9:32:20 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Sony executive at the heart of the leaked emails met with the civil rights activist to discuss battling an ‘exclusionary, almost all-white hierarchy’ in Hollywood.

Amy Pascal, the embattled executive whose personal emails were exposed by the hack on Sony Pictures, has met with civil rights advocate Al Sharpton to discuss white bias in Hollywood.

The meeting was prompted by leaked emails from Pascal to producer Scott Rudin, in which the pair joke about Barack Obama’s likely taste in films. “Would he like to finance some movies?” Rudin asked, ahead of Pascal meeting the president. “I doubt it. Should I ask him if he liked Django?”, replied Pascal, referring to Quentin Tarantino’s slavery-revenge thriller Django Unchained. The pair also suggested Obama might like 12 Years a Slave as well as films by black comedian Kevin Hart.

Pascal apologised for the remarks, saying they were “insensitive and inappropriate, but not an accurate reflection of who I am”(continued)

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Seriously?
1 posted on 12/19/2014 9:32:20 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a p***y.


2 posted on 12/19/2014 9:33:52 AM PST by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. – Robert Heinlein)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

While everybody is jumping up and down screaming about North Korea, Obama and his minions are seizing control of Hollywood and the internet.


4 posted on 12/19/2014 9:35:55 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sharpton is thinking, “KA-CHING!!!!!”


5 posted on 12/19/2014 9:36:04 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

By the time Opie Obama and these other spineless liberals get done kissing Al Sharpton’s arse they will have elevated him to the stature of the new MLK Jr.


6 posted on 12/19/2014 9:37:24 AM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This pos killed a man by inciting a riot, who does he have to meet with, the parents of the young jewish kid. The mossad should take out this turd. And pay Pagones the money you owe him for accusing him of a false rape.


7 posted on 12/19/2014 9:37:52 AM PST by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Popcorn time?


8 posted on 12/19/2014 9:38:44 AM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Should read “Sharpton extorts Pascal”
and she is a total dusch’e for even entertaining that black POS


9 posted on 12/19/2014 9:39:10 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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Yeah, "work". Throw some 'reparation' dollars at the Poverty pimp.
Reparations for 'rescuing' folks who would have otherwise been slaughtered by their neighboring tribesmen, or castrated if sold to muslims...
10 posted on 12/19/2014 9:40:30 AM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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The supposed “white bias” in Hollywood is baloney!

If audiences wanted to see movies with mostly black characters, Hollywood would be making them.

11 posted on 12/19/2014 9:40:45 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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Thanks for that.

I actively avoid ANYHING associated with that idiot grifter.

Were I a racist and wanted to prove racial inferiority, Sharpton would be example one.

Thankfully, each and every African-American I have had the honor of knowing would have to be dead for years before their abilities would sink to that of Al SharpDorkton.


12 posted on 12/19/2014 9:42:34 AM PST by Da Coyote
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If the execs in Tokyo had any cajones, not sure the Japanese equivalent :), they would immediately fire Pascal for kowtowing to Sharpton. I am sort of surprised Pascal has not been forced to do the Japanese corporate version of seppuku.


13 posted on 12/19/2014 9:43:11 AM PST by C19fan
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Sony's Pascal to pay Sharpton against 'cultural blindness' so Sharpton doesn't hold protests against Sony after racially insensitive emails

Corrected.

14 posted on 12/19/2014 9:44:26 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama: 7 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
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To: Da Coyote; All

ALL of Hollywood is dependent on people being as stupid as possible to pay money for the drek they put out. Hollywood needs stupid people because their product is geared for stupid people. The occasional good movie is to few to support their economic model.

Hence recruiting Sharpton and his minions of idiocy.


15 posted on 12/19/2014 9:47:27 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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“Racially insensitive?” Total @#&(@). Of course Barak enjoyed movies about black people. Should they have hired white actors to portray black men?

People used to joke about such things. A couple I knew, a Puerto Rican man and an Irish Catholic woman called themselves: MICK AND SPIC. They’d be reported to the thought police today.


16 posted on 12/19/2014 9:50:21 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To save Ms Pascal's *ss, we're going to have to put up with everything from Sony passing through Al Sharton's filter of what is and is not racist?

I have no clue why the snarky witch hasn't been fired.

17 posted on 12/19/2014 9:52:34 AM PST by grania
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The shakedown and resulting groveling never ends.

The only question that remains is whether the other half of the Just-Us Brothers (Jesse Hi-Jackson) can get in on the action.


18 posted on 12/19/2014 9:56:56 AM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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P A T H E T I C


19 posted on 12/19/2014 9:59:02 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The question is Jeb Bush. The answer is NO!)
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"I have no clue why the snarky witch hasn't been fired."

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You used the correct term instead of insulting all female dogs.

20 posted on 12/19/2014 9:59:16 AM PST by libstripper (")
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