Were the Oscars always this sexist, or are we spoiled by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's decidedly pro-woman Golden Globes? Host Seth MacFarlane has been on a misogynist tear all night, and people are noticing. Here are the transcripts, so you can read them— and MacFarlane's own awkward quasi-hesitations— and judge for yourself:
Calling Jennifer Aniston a stripper:
Our next two presenters, at least one is honest about being a former exotic dancer. Please welcome Channing Tatum and Jennifer Aniston.
Ridiculing the Kardashians for having "dark facial hair." (Because they are Armenian? I thought we already learned from Keeping Up that none of them have any body hair at all.)
This man has gone from starring in "Gigli" to becoming one of the most respected filmmakers of this generation. I feel like we're six months away from having to call him le Benjamin Affleck. I thought we'd cut this joke but really, want to do it? First time I saw him with all that dark facial hair I thought, my god, the Kardashians have finally made the jump to film.
Joking about Chris Brown beating Rihanna:
This is the story of a man fighting to get back his woman who has been subjected to unthinkable violence or as Chris Brown and Rihanna call it, a date movie. Oh. Oh, no. No, that's what we were afraid he would do.
Joking about Quvenzhane Wallis hooking up with George Clooney:
So let me just address those of you up for an award, so you got nominated for an oscar, something a 9-year-old could do! She's adorable, Quvenzhane. She said to me backstage. "I really hope I don't lose to that old lady, Jennifer Lawrence." To give you an idea how young she is it'll be 16 years before she's too old for Clooney.
Joking about Jessica Chastain's Zero Dark Thirty character being a nag:
And how great was Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"? Yeah. Playing a woman who spends almost 12 years tracking Osama Bin Laden. Twelve years. The film was a triumph and also a celebration of every woman's innate ability to never ever let anything go.
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