Seth MacFarlane criticized by female California lawmakers

[Cleita]

62. We have so many homeless here in California. In my county which is mostly rural and underpopulated,

we have enough homeless children to fill an elementary school. And speaking of our schools, they have been suffering for a long time from underfunding because our tax laws allow very rich people from other countries (Saudi Oil Sheiks) and other states (Romney, McCain, Oprah) to own property and live here without paying the property taxes on their mansions for the privilege.

Our movie industry keeps a lot of people employed at good union jobs. I appreciate the outrage, but I wish our lawmakers would address those concerns as well as those of the women here who are in dire poverty and in need of every program that probably are going to be cut because of the sequester. Our movie industry has always been patriarchal, yet it has enabled many women to make outrageous amounts of money because they are prettier than the average woman. The Oscars are awards to acknowledge the artistic achievement of the people in the industry who entertain the world. There has been controversy in the past because of the hosts. (I'm remembering the flap when Whoopie Goldberg, hosted.) Bob Hope, who seemed to offend no one except the politicians he made fun of is dead.

Really, our lawmakers need to get to work to take care of the very real problems, the women of this state face. I hope in the future they don't televise the Oscars. It's an industry thing anyway. They should keep it that way because of this shit storm. Back in the forties, the Oscars were a dinner party thrown in the Coconut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and the awards were given out then. The next day people read about it in the newspapers and maybe Vanity Fair covered it. Done!