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Anonymous
09/25/19 at 5:31PM UTC (Edited)
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As I watched the Emmys the other night ....

Would love your POV on this: Am I the only one who thinks it's inappropriate/awkward for the Academy to point out Billy Porter as the first *openly gay AA man* to win", or Peter Dinklage mentioning wryly that if it wasn't for "GoT", he wouldn't be working or accepted in Hollywood. Same goes for Patricia Arquette's, Alex Borstein's and Michelle Williams' powerful speeches. Can award winners simply be actors who deserve the honor BECAUSE OF THEIR TALENT? I'm sure there were other "forced" moments, but I wish actors could be recognized for their hard work and talents, not their gender or sexual preference.

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Anonymous
09/25/19 at 4:26PM UTC
Perhaps look at it another way: these are immensely talented people who, were it not for roles that specifically looked for their 'type', and casting directors who specifically looked for authenticity in that type, their immense talent could've gone ignored in favor of yet another person that fits Hollywood's typical mold. That's what they were calling attention to, Peter Dinklage isn't the only little person capable of incredible, nuanced performances and that Billie Porter isn't the only LGBT African American ready for that kind of role. The problem is just that Hollywood is ignoring them. They had a platform and they used it to call attention to that fact.
Anonymous
09/25/19 at 4:31PM UTC
Many good points - thank you for responding with such insight and clarity. I can calm down now. :)
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09/25/19 at 3:08PM UTC (Edited)
No, you’re not the only one. But intersectionalism is big in show business these days, and everyone is expected to bend the knee in public. I’m rather disappointed in Dinklage for saying that. Maybe he wasn’t a household name before GOT, but I remember his work in The Station Agent and In Bruges. He’s a fine actor. And Dinklage is hardly the first dwarf to make a name for himself as an actor, even on TV.
Anonymous
09/25/19 at 5:31PM UTC (Edited)
Yes! LOVED "The Station Agent" and I think he's really talented, regardless of size or cold, dank castle.
BansheeBailey
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09/25/19 at 5:37PM UTC
He’s really handsome, too! ?
Anonymous
09/25/19 at 5:42PM UTC
Easy, tigress - he's married. LOL
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