My favorite thing about watching the Golden Globes is not doing that. Now we have the Internet, so we don’t need to watch an entire 4-hour ceremony where overpaid, narcissistic One Percenters get all dressed up and congratulate themselves for playing make-believe and reinforcing each other’s prejudices. If anything interesting happens — and I do mean if — it’ll be on the Internet within minutes. Or, if you’re on Twitter, within seconds.
Julianne Moore won an award for playing Sarah Palin in Game Change, because of course she did. And then, apparently, the director of the movie was gushing about how “brave” she was for doing that. That’s right: Daring to depict Sarah Palin in an unflattering light is an act of bravery. In Hollywood.
Courtesy of Twitchy:
Jay Roach says Julianne Moore was “brave” to mock Sarah Palin. Guess it’s “edgy” in Hollywood to agree with everyone. #GoldbeGlobes
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) January 14, 2013
(I don’t know if “Goldbe” is a typo or a joke. Either way works for me.)
Yes, so brave of Hollywood actress Julianne Moore to make fun of Sarah Palin. #GoldenGlobes
— Mo Rocca (@MoRocca) January 14, 2013
Haven’t been able to tweet since learning how brave it was for Julianne Moore to play Sarah Palin cuz I’m afraid she’ll never work again
— Andy Levy (@andylevy) January 14, 2013
And the bravery didn’t stop there. Just imagine the gasps of shock as the fearlessly iconoclastic Moore dared to utter these heresies in public:
Moore on fellow Sarah Palin impersonator Tina Fey: “I thought what she and Katie Couric did in 2008 changed that election” #Globes
— Stuart Oldham (@s_oldham) January 14, 2013
NOTE: It’s very important for women to participate in politics, unless they’re Republicans.
Julianne Moore discussing Sarah Palin backstage: “She was simply unprepared for the vice presidency” yfrog.com/ocn8hpslj
— Stuart Oldham (@s_oldham) January 14, 2013
Ahem: Biden. And, for that matter: Obama.
When Game Change won for Best Miniseries or Whatever, because of course it did, the director actually said that HBO stands for “Heroic Brave Operation.” More like Horse’s Butt Output.