Slate magazine drags Sam Smith

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Sam Smith (along with Jimmy Napes) won the Oscar for Best Original Song on Sunday night for his Bond contribution, “Writing’s on the Wall.” This should not have happened, because that song is awful and many of the other nominated songs are excellent

Another thing that should not have happened: Smith’s utterly random acceptance speech, which, though blessedly short, managed to be factually incorrect, distract from the social justice focus of the night in an unhelpful way, and come off as fantastically self-serving all at once.

Let’s break those offenses down real quick. Smith began by noting that he had read something Sir Ian McKellen said once about no openly gay man ever winning an Oscar. That means Smith must be the first, right?! “If this is the case … even if it isn’t the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community, all around the world,” he exclaimed.

Indeed, it is not the case, on two fronts. McKellen did express to the Guardian back in January that he suspected prejudice might be to blame for an openly gay man (like himself) never winning the lead actor category—and importantly, he only did so as a way of showing solidarity with the ongoing critique of racism in the academy. And of course, a number of prominent gay people have taken home statuettes. Dustin Lance Black—who is very often photographed being openly gay with his fiancé Tom Daley—won in 2009 for his very openly gay screenplay for Milk. And then there are Bill Condon, Alan Ball, Stephen Sondheim, Elton John for goodness' sakes, just to choose a few gay male recipients. So no, despite what he thought he read, Sam Smith is not the first openly gay guy to win an Oscar. Let all future Oscar nominees learn this important lesson: Try Googling before you win.

Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/02/29/sam_smith_s_oscar_acceptance_speech_about_being_first_gay_winner_was_a_mess.html

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Gaga ha curse is real 

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omg internet chill

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16 minutes ago, yASSsss said:

If you’ve been following Smith’s attempts at “activism” at all, you’ll know that he has a way of putting his foot in his sonorous mouth. Back in 2014, he was not trying to “heal the world,” drawing accusations of a harmful gay conservatism. Then, late last year, he decided that he did want to be a “spokesperson,” a “figure in the gay community, who speaks for gay men.” Now I guess we

This part is important. He only speaks about gay issues when its convenient for him. Either don't say anything or advocate your beliefs. Gaga almost lost her career advocating and your calling yourself this gay "icon" girl bye

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This could have been avoided if the Academy had just done their job correctly 

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let the backlash BEGIN

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I already disliked Sam Smith, so I'm fine with everyone suddenly coming after him, this fanbase included.

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I don't want to hate on Sam cuz i love him and his songs but i just cant help it..i'm so bitter  

 

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Everyone is coming for him 

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Not every public figure is required to be an activist.

The measure of a great artists is not eloquence.

"The night was about racism in Hollywood" - tell that to Gaga who sang about rape, and Leo who spoke about climate change.

Slate magazine, bitter bette's on tumblr, and jilted Little Monsters should ask themselves if they were in the public eye would they conduct themselves better then Sam Smith conducts himself? Probably not, I've seen your posts.

I don't like his music, I don't really care for him, but there is a ridiculous amount of criticism of Sam Smith.

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3 minutes ago, SKANK said:

Not every public figure is required to be an activist.

The measure of a great artists is not eloquence.

Slate magazine, bitter bette's on tumblr, and jilted Little Monsters should ask themselves if they were in the public eye would they conduct themselves better then Sam Smith conducts himself? Probably not, I've seen your posts.

I don't like his music, I don't really care for him, but there is a ridiculous amount of criticism of Sam Smith.

He's the one who's acting like he's an activist. And he's giving out false information, and perpetuating serious issues to fluff his ego. 

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All of this is the Academy's fault. And what bothers me is that they're getting NO BLAME at all, they're just sitting there and watching the meltdowns and messes.

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I feel like we should direct the hatred toward the academy in general more than their less than thought out selections for winners.

I'm actually beginning to like more that Gaga is an underdog in the situation because the GP is totally rooting for her right now.

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4 minutes ago, AntiPotCrusader said:

He's the one who's acting like he's an activist. And he's giving out false information, and perpetuating serious issues to fluff his ego. 

 

A person doesn't have to chose between being an activist and being completely motivated and preoccupied with one's own life. The options are not Malcolm X or Paris Hilton. There is a middle ground. Most people view the world and its issues through the lens of their own lives. There is nothing wrong with that.

Sam Smith is a famous gay man, his status as a public figure is inherently political, but that doesn't mean he is an activist, and perhaps that is where he and everyone else is confused.

 

 

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One thing I didn't like is the way he threw out "for the gays" line.. Saying he was the first openly gay to get an Oscar. It just made him seem very egotistical considering the selfless performance Gaga just gave before his speech.

I don't hate him. But I don't love him either.