Sean Penn urges Prop 8 supporters to rethink their positions after winning Best Actor at the Oscar’s:
And then there’s Dustin Lance who totally rocked our boat with this emotional and moving personal story when he went up the stage to pick up his award for Best Original Screenplay.
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5 Responses
February 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Sean’s speech was great from the activism angle, but for me Dustin’s really packed the biggest punch, maybe not with the haters, but with the young kids feeling lost and lonely who really need someone like him to speak up for them.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Historic, moving and so very right. “For all its toughness”, yes and by voting Obama and Milk in the same aeon, the same America that outlawed slavery and racism will one day come to embrace its otherness.
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:36 am
[...] gay activists across Asia continue to lambast their local television stations for the censorship of two ‘Milk’ acceptance speeches — one made by Sean Penn, winner of the Best Actor award, and the other by Dustin Lance Black, [...]
April 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
You gave some great points in that post.
January 8th, 2010 at 6:39 am
Bookmarked!! I love what you are posting here, please keep it up.
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