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12/18/2014

Al Sharpton And Amy Pascal: The Obligatory Come-To-Jesus Meeting

Filed under: General — Dana @ 7:38 pm



[guest post by Dana]

Last week, I posted about Sony Picture’s co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin’s email exchange involving racial comments about the president and the movies he might like. Pascal and Rudin both profusely apologized for their comments. Seeing an opportunity, Al Sharpton inserted himself into the situation by taking Pascal – not Rudin – to task, claiming that her apology was not good enough and that she needed to meet immediately with black leaders. And what did I say?

Pascal should tell Sharpton to bugger off, however, she will meekly acquiesce and meet with whomever the reverend deems necessary for her rehabilitation. All the while, she will be denouncing her white privilege and cough up thousands of dollars more to donate to some diversity project somewhere to atone for her sin. Ironically, Rudin, meanwhile, will be just fine basking in his continued white male privilege. And money.

On Dec. 11, Pascal called Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson to request a meeting with them to discuss her racial remarks. Today, Sharpton tweeted about the meeting he had with Pascal:

Very pointed and blunt exchange w/ Amy Pascal in our 90 min meeting. Hollywood needs to change. Her leaked e mails show a cultural blindness.

At today’s mtg w/ Sony we agreed to work towards establishing a basis to address the issues, Ms. Pascal committed to this.

Further, and with unbelievable arrogance, Sharpton added:

The jury is still out with where we go with Amy.

He also added that Pascal has agreed to work with various civil rights groups to improve racial diversity in Hollywood.

So, while Pascal’s rolling over in submission to Sharpton to beg forgiveness has set women back 20 years, Scott Rudin continues basking in his white male privilege. And money.

–Dana

21 Responses to “Al Sharpton And Amy Pascal: The Obligatory Come-To-Jesus Meeting”

  1. Hello.

    Dana (8e74ce)

  2. we know she’s not really racist she’s just your average hollywood skeeze

    like al sharpton is just your average racial grievance slut

    ok they’re both above average

    happyfeet (831175)

  3. Sony Pictures announces megabudget blockbuster film chronicling life of civil rights pioneer Rev. Al Sharpton!

    daleyrocks (bf33e9)

  4. i’m a make will smith some rice kkkrispies for so he can get in shape for the role

    happyfeet (831175)

  5. Why do people agree to meet with “the Rev.” Al? Why do they give him power over them he neither deserves or warrants?

    elissa (4b7b6c)

  6. Boss Al Sharpton, unless you can find some way in which he is ‘worthy of reverence.’

    Dave (588ad8)

  7. I suspect Rudin is exempt on the grounds of gay (or is that now transnormative sexuality) privilege. Plus he can wave his connection to Fences around, which is probably more of a contribution to black culture than anything Sharpton can lay claim to.

    kishnevi (3719b7)

  8. BTW, Mr. Feets, for your tea needs, go to a Chinese grocery and get Keemun tea (loose). Or, if you stick to teabags, Twining’s Irish Breakfast.

    kishnevi (294553)

  9. kishnevi,

    It’s hard to keep up with the pecking order of the grievance group. I lose track of who trumps whom…

    Dana (8e74ce)

  10. we’re gonna go to H-Mart (sp?) here soon

    i’ll bookmark though so i google the keemuns

    i’m all about loose tea cause i bought a teapot what has color style and verve

    plus matching accessories

    happyfeet (831175)

  11. they saw me coming

    happyfeet (831175)

  12. It would be great if, even just once, someone would tell Al and Jesse to shove it up their rectums.

    JD (86a5eb)

  13. In an honest world, here would be another of Sharpton’s tweets:

    The check has cleared. All is good. Go back to being pro-Sony.

    But that’s not really where we are at after all these years of the civil rights movement (I made the instant decision not to capitalize those nouns, based on what Jackson and Sharpton have done to it).

    JVW (60ca93)

  14. Pascal’s rolling over in submission to Sharpton

    Pascal is the epitome of a “useful idiot.” Her ilk will be the first mowed down in a future confrontation between the West and Islam, meaning she’ll be Nidal-Hasan-ized.

    Bye-bye, Amy.

    Mark (c160ec)

  15. President Obama has a mini me in Rev. Al. This fun video compilation catches him in the act.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sv_2c-E35c&feature=youtu.be

    elissa (4b7b6c)

  16. That girl must feel like a piñata. Must be something inside. Just got to keep whacking her to find out what.

    papertiger (c2d6da)

  17. Entertainment industry = prostitution industry. No sympathy for procurers and perverts. I’m microwaving my own popcorn watching all this; theirs is overpriced.

    nk (dbc370)

  18. I hate thugs of all stripe, be they ChiCom sock puppets or lawless domestic mongrels.

    My fantasy wish would be that when Sharpton got pointed and blunt that Pascal pepper spray his extortionist ass.

    papertiger (c2d6da)

  19. Scott Rudin has talent. That makes him immune.

    luagha (3a49b9)

  20. I take it to mean that Sharpton’s check hasn’t cleared yet.

    mojo (5c8ea5)

  21. Elissa, that’s a sriously funny vid of $harpton. How does anybody watch that fool?

    Gazzer (cb9ee2)


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