At the American Music Awards last night (from the BBC Story):
Actress Anna Kendrick skewered the
cliches of acceptance speeches as she collected the best soundtrack prize for
her film Pitch Perfect 2.
…
She then thanked music producer
Harvey Mason Jr "for not telling anyone about that hooker we buried",
before giving her final shout-out to executive producers Julianne Jordan and
Julia Michaels, exclaiming: "I don't like you at all!"
This astonishing speech came amidst endless references to
how Paris matters, Syria matters and how peace is possible (one wonders if
Nigeria and Mali matter? perhaps not so
much?).
Now I know that edgy humour should be edgy.
And I know that being politically correct can be very boring
– but seriously, how funny is murdering sex workers?
Imagine the reference had been to another group? A big “Thank You” for “not telling anyone
about the burka babe we buried”? Perhaps
the fact that the brutal murder of (often aboriginal) sex workers is common in
Canada makes me over sensitive but I see this as an appalling comment and one
that is worthy of criticism.
1 comment:
The humour isn't in actual murder of prostitutes, the very idea is sickening and breaks my heart.
The humour is in the utter absurdity of the idea that this celebrity done such an extreme thing.
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