Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress Oscar

I'm not to proud to recognize the performance was powerful. It was too powerful to be a good thing associated with the Black community. We can do better as a people to elevate the debate. Hollywood honored us by promoting our worst behavior? That's what I've been arguing against. Monique wins what?

@Cecil.....it's about her PERFORMANCE!! She was the best in her catogery.I'm sick of this Politically Correct nonesense. Now if she had lost you would have been crying racism. It is the 21st Century dammit,Black people arent all angels and neither are white or hispanic people. If all Black Actors and Actress only played Hero's and saints,how real would that be? and how boring would that be? and how quickly would they be typecast and out of work? use your head before u critize,but most of all be REAL!!

Cecil Jones - I see your anguish... :)

Congratulations!! Congratulations!! You deserve the Oscar my sister. I saw your performance and as much as I found the character of Mary Jones horrible, I thought you did a great job bringing her to life on the screen. You showed your acting chops. Perhaps, this movie will help cast a light on some of abuse that goes on in many families across America. Again, Congratulations!!!

Congratulations are in order for the cast and crew. I hope there are no hard feelings and I hope you understand the root of my argument was not "Jealousy" but instead "Black Pride." Hollywood honored us for doing something at our worst. These are the images they want shared forever by the Black Community? If we feel no shame at what was offered as our best, then we have no where to go but "UP." Shocking behavior cannot be rewarded or it is destined to be repeated. What precious child gets raped next to win an Oscar and an NAACP image award? Is this the image anyone wants shared forever? The Rihanna Story should be a shoe in for next year if Oprah backs it?

You know, I am really tired of people saying that Hollywood honored "us" by promoting our worst behavior. Well news flash people. We are are worst behavior.

I see it everyday in the lives of black people who show no love toward each other. We look at each other with hate in our eyes, in our souls. It's easy to blame others when you are the problem.

I can tell you from life experiences, that most of my issues came from people who look like me: People of colour. The very same group of people who should have been been busy honoring one another instead of tearing each other down

Mo'Nique did an outstanding performance in here role. And she was honored for that.

I am Precious

Cecil, So what I'm hearing is ALL black actors get nominated when they portray negative characters? What about Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost? What about Jamie Fox In Ray? What about Cuba Gooding Jr in Jerry Mcguire? What about Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby? I guess those were negative roles too...... Anyway congrats to Monique for best supporting actor and Precious for Best screen play

Mo'Nique you gave a dynamic, riveting performance that was both heartbreaking and horrid. Hollywood has recognized many of their major stars in the past for playing not so popular characters and whores; i.e, Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8, Jane Fonda for Klute, Julia Roberts for Pretty Woman, Shirley McClain for Irma LaDouche. Of course that has changed over the years, but just because a black actress takes on an unpopular character type doesn't make it necessarily a terrible thing. We need to recognize the Mary's of the world and perhaps we will not have a Precious as a victim. Congratulations Mo'Nique for having us recognize the bigger picture. You won for your performance and not because it was popular.

The argument turns to the "Bigger Picture" and you blame me for asking us to do better and have some "Black Pride?" Shame on you. Halle Berry wins for Monster's Ball or being the hottest James Bond girl ever? Whoopie wins for playing some half-crazy lesbian psychic talking to dead people solving crimes? Jamie Fox wins for exposing the close relationship between drug addiction and musical genius in Ray? Morgan Freeman plays Mandela and he gets nothing? We are honored for playing the worst mother in history turning a blind eye to the serial rape of her child as she mentally abuses her and her baby for welfare? You accept the Oscar and the NAACP image awards like it's charity and we are starving. Where is your sense of "Black Pride?" We have risen to occupy the White House not because we accepted what was offered. We did it because someone had the courage to speak directly to power and tell them "We Can." We made no excuses for the past. We remained united in the challenges that confronted us. We shared the right message, we did the right things and yes some were "Childish Things." We won, but nobody expected President Obama to slam the door on the Little People who helped him. Holding him accountable won't be easy because we lack the courage and pride to demand the truth. The truth hurts and race relations have been reduced to a beer conversation. How sobering it is to see what some Blacks really think. This Black isn't Beautiful.

It's one giant step forward for stereotypes and one giant leap backwards for progress. This is one the reasons why I don't the watch the Oscars anymore. And the NAACP image awards are no better.

Congrats Mo'...I ain't got nothing but love for you. It's about time somebody broke the silence. So thanks to Mr. Daniels as well.

what happened to district 9? i thought that too was a challenging and master-minded flick, although many people especially from nigeria hated it, for a poor potrayal of nigerians. i supported it although south africans too were potrayed as equally bad.

i think we need more of the unflinching gaze. to wake up.

Cecil, obviously, you are the "ultimate pessimist" You love to live in misery and use the "plight of black america" to fuel your hunger for misery. But that's cool though, not everyone will see a Oscar win or presidential win as a "proud moment". People like you need to nit pick a simple moment of happiness and turn it into something dirty and tawdry. I guess we need to accept that's how life work for you........

DC Alfafa, you can't assume anything about my state of mind or what motivates me to share my truths. I just hope you continue to enjoy them as you turn "Green with envy." What if I'm telling the truth. What if I did exactly what I've said I did. What if I'm the one responsible for the "Rise of Obama?" What if I'm the Democratic Karl Rove. I've been shutout of the process and laughed at. Any suggestions on how to officially get in when such powerful people don't want the truth to come out? I'm far from miserable. I'm loved and hated. I haven't been paid and I've got nothing to lose. I can die knowing what I did changed history and helped America and Blacks focus on issues from the Back of the Bus. I've created a brand based in humor and truth and I've done it for free. Even you want money, but money doesn't make me happy. My life is filled with the joy of knowing the truth and a faith in something greater than you.

CONGRATULATIONS! It's all good. "All" families have Mary Jones' and Precious' among other things... I rated the movie an "8".

No one was more deserving than Monique. Her performance in Precious was masterful and should be studied by all aspiring actors. She brought art to acting. Just amazing. And CecilJones--I think you would ruin your own wet dream. Are you ever satisfied with anything?

I'd be satisfied with an 8 figure check from my book deal and speaking tour. Show me the money. I don't have wet dreams, I have sweet dreams. They could soon be a reality.

Book Deal? Maybe Monique will Play the Lead role...oops, sorry she's not taking your call because her memory is LONG. lol

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