I believe she accepted the role because she was fired from Beverly Hills 90210 and was in need of cash. Understandably not a good reason but that is the reason that she gave. The oscar just was a result of the movie. She may have had the persecution part in her mind, but I think she was just hungry...LOL.
Oh and I am not saying she is perfect. She obviously picks roles that maybe she should not pick. I just know that she is not a Jane Fonda type, but she might not be a as much of a Patricia Heaton type either unfortunately.
She's an actress! That's what actors do, LOL!
So I guess I'm on "your side" here, especially if the role won her an Oscar...would that every actor, musician, sports star and all "famous folks" would just stick to whatever they do well, and stop bloviating about their irrelevent personal issues...