[seattlesue]

I was reading the replies on this thread and was curious why the uproar over Halle's acceptance speech. I went to oscar.com and read her speech and am even more puzzled than before. I could find nothing inappropriate with the following:

Oh, my god. Oh, my god. I'm sorry. This moment is so much bigger than me. This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll. It's for the women who stand behind me, Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox and it's for every nameless faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened. Thank you. I'm so honored. I'm so honored and I thank the Academy for choosing me to be the vessel for which His blessing may flow.

[latina4dubya]

that was not her entire speech... she went on about the 74 years, Oprah Winfrey, her lawyers, Warren Beatty, Spike Lee... blah, blah, blah... on and on and on... it was painful... gross... i couldn't figure out if she was thanking her lawyers for working out her contracts or for that hit and run accident from two years ago... when she got to Warren Beatty, i walked out of the room... so there was actually more... i just left...

[mafree]

Thanks- I'm glad you can see the moment for what it was.