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"The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award," Patel said on Twitter. He is, in fact, the first South Asian filmmaker to win that particular award.

Patel said he was "ecstatic" to be the third person of South Asian descent to win that night, after 2021 Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia took home Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye.

"That's never happened before!" Patel pointed out. "And it's meaningful! It's history!"

"So I'm angry. Angry at Will Smith. Angry at Chris Rock. Angry for me. Angry for Ahmir. Angry for my fellow filmmakers," Patel went on to say. "I got back home to New York last night and saw the ceremony on my DVR and didn't have the stomach to watch it. I probably never will. Thank you, Chris — you absolute f---ing dick."

While the newly minted Oscar-winner is determined to enjoy his victory, knowing that "what happened at the ceremony and the achievement of winning will separate in time," he does blame both Rock and Smith for staining "what should have been a beautiful moment for us."

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

epilogue wrote:Another angle on this:

"The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award," Patel said on Twitter. He is, in fact, the first South Asian filmmaker to win that particular award.

Patel said he was "ecstatic" to be the third person of South Asian descent to win that night, after 2021 Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia took home Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye.

"That's never happened before!" Patel pointed out. "And it's meaningful! It's history!"

"So I'm angry. Angry at Will Smith. Angry at Chris Rock. Angry for me. Angry for Ahmir. Angry for my fellow filmmakers," Patel went on to say. "I got back home to New York last night and saw the ceremony on my DVR and didn't have the stomach to watch it. I probably never will. Thank you, Chris — you absolute f---ing dick."

While the newly minted Oscar-winner is determined to enjoy his victory, knowing that "what happened at the ceremony and the achievement of winning will separate in time," he does blame both Rock and Smith for staining "what should have been a beautiful moment for us."

tree_ wrote:Funny he would blame Chris Rock for getting slapped.

Strat wrote:Not an attack or an insult or an agrgessive question here:

However, how much does the above have to relate to the fact that Chris Rock just made fun of a woman vs Gervais making fun of a man? I think that is absolutely playing a roll in your guys opinion on the differences in jokes.

Perhaps im wrong.

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

I don't think it's your job to decide

tree_ wrote:It's actually Ms. Harmless

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

I don't think it's your job to decide

Strat wrote:

epilogue wrote:Another angle on this:

"The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award," Patel said on Twitter. He is, in fact, the first South Asian filmmaker to win that particular award.

Patel said he was "ecstatic" to be the third person of South Asian descent to win that night, after 2021 Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia took home Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye.

"That's never happened before!" Patel pointed out. "And it's meaningful! It's history!"

"So I'm angry. Angry at Will Smith. Angry at Chris Rock. Angry for me. Angry for Ahmir. Angry for my fellow filmmakers," Patel went on to say. "I got back home to New York last night and saw the ceremony on my DVR and didn't have the stomach to watch it. I probably never will. Thank you, Chris — you absolute f---ing dick."

While the newly minted Oscar-winner is determined to enjoy his victory, knowing that "what happened at the ceremony and the achievement of winning will separate in time," he does blame both Rock and Smith for staining "what should have been a beautiful moment for us."

I mean, one person did what every host has ever done at any awards show, especially comedians, and one did a completely bat shit thing. i dont agree with the above take but understand his frustration for the overshadowing of some wonderful recognition.

Please note: I did not talk about whether Rocks joke was offensive or in poor taste. I simply point out that stuff like that has happened at literally every damn awards show.

The other ......

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

I don't think it's your job to decide

It's OK to ask a woman to come to your place in the proper context.

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:It's actually Ms. Harmless

my name is Madelyn / Maddy

epilogue wrote:

Strat wrote:

epilogue wrote:Another angle on this:

"The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award," Patel said on Twitter. He is, in fact, the first South Asian filmmaker to win that particular award.

Patel said he was "ecstatic" to be the third person of South Asian descent to win that night, after 2021 Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia took home Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye.

"That's never happened before!" Patel pointed out. "And it's meaningful! It's history!"

"So I'm angry. Angry at Will Smith. Angry at Chris Rock. Angry for me. Angry for Ahmir. Angry for my fellow filmmakers," Patel went on to say. "I got back home to New York last night and saw the ceremony on my DVR and didn't have the stomach to watch it. I probably never will. Thank you, Chris — you absolute f---ing dick."

While the newly minted Oscar-winner is determined to enjoy his victory, knowing that "what happened at the ceremony and the achievement of winning will separate in time," he does blame both Rock and Smith for staining "what should have been a beautiful moment for us."

I mean, one person did what every host has ever done at any awards show, especially comedians, and one did a completely bat shit thing. i dont agree with the above take but understand his frustration for the overshadowing of some wonderful recognition.

Please note: I did not talk about whether Rocks joke was offensive or in poor taste. I simply point out that stuff like that has happened at literally every damn awards show.

The other ......

Read the whole thing. It seems like you're commenting on the slap specifically, but Patel's issue has more to do with Chris's other terrible joke about "QuestLove and three other white guys."

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

I don't think it's your job to decide

It's OK to ask a woman to come to your place in the proper context.

she'll decide what the proper context is; this time she decided "here isn't"; you're needing more context to decide that was OK?

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

I don't think it's your job to decide

It's OK to ask a woman to come to your place in the proper context.

she'll decide what the proper context is; this time she decided "here isn't"; you're needing more context to decide that was OK?

The Argonaut wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:if an old man says to a woman at a posh event "hey Pammy, wanna go back to mine?" and she slaps him, is she acting in "poor taste"? he'll think so

need more context to decide

I don't think it's your job to decide

It's not OK to hit someone for asking you on a date. Why not just say no