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Bartholomew Harte
This Man should'nt have to resign-these thin skinned people out there are just Way over the top with their P.C. nonsense and should accept their lot in life,
nath
Bart, you should retire too.
Be nice. The guy is a racist. Boycott his movies.
papasmurfinjapan
If only he had said : "Rehearsing is for fags. Not that there's anything wrong with that.", this would have been a non-issue. But JapanGal is right, this guy's comments are more often than not disgusting and offensive. Why the Academy even hired him in the first place is beyond me.
kanoe81
Meh. This guy is a loser and all his movies are terrible anyways. The Oscars are better off without him.
Nessie
Which raises an interesting question...
Foxie
So what did he say?
wtfftw
He said: "Rehearsing is for fags." I don't think that Brett Ratner is anti-gay. He did mention that he admired and respected Ian Mckellen for his talent and activism when they made the X-men movie. But, he does seem to have an offensive personality. And his movies are not too good. I hate smoking, but I would rather light up a thousand fags, than watch another one of his movies.
Novenachama
The prejudice that exist today against gay or other groups is based on beliefs that are nothing more than arbitrary meanings we give to a series of events. What we read in the newspaper, what we were told by our parents, what other people believe, etc. The beliefs are not facts. They are not the truth. Your beliefs are just interpretations that exist in your mind. You just made them up and have nothing to do with reality. Hence beliefs are the primary determinants of what a person does and feel and even what they perceive. All prejudice can be traced to beliefs.
smithinjapan
The guy never should have been chosen in the first place, but him resigning saves the Academy, in a way. Anyway, the guy is indeed offensive, and his remark was as well. Good riddance to this guy.
Fadamor
He actually said "Rehearsing is for fags?!" That is SO gay! ;-)
Romdeau
Good. What an idiot for making a comment like that.
nath
Yes, Mommy Dearest.
Piglet
Now let's see when Japanese entertainers and politicians start being asked to resign when they make racist comments.
Elbuda Mexicano
I find all of this offensive and vulgar! The nerve!
Jared Norman
The french call cigarette butts "fags", he could have said that he was speaking french
Fergus Kelly
FREE SPEECH FOR ALL.IF HE,S ANTI GAY, THATS HIS PRIVILEGE