I'm not even shocked. Joan worked her ASS off and never got the respect she deserved. She freaking MADE the red carpet into what it is now ("who are you wearing!") and she STILL couldn't get her picture run through a cheap photoshop filter by an intern and thrown into the line up.

Also, remember that time he tied up and then horribly beat Madonna? Why does everyone just pretend that never happened?

I get that Sean Penn and Iñárritu are buddies after making 21 Grams together, but that was still a really weird joke he made ("Who gave THIS guy a green card?) before he announced the award for Birdman, right?

"When I was 16 years old, I tried to kill myself because I felt weird and I felt different and I felt that I did not belong. And now, I'm standing here. And so, I would like this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different and she doesn't fit in anywhere. Yes, you do. I promise…

I grew up watching this; it was a family tradition. I can't lie — the minute Gaga started to sing, I teared up. Knowing that Julie Andrews won't ever be able to sing this richly again, I am SO delighted to know that these songs have someone who gave them all the wonder and beauty they possess again.

And come on — a…

Why so critical? There isnt a single relevant pop starlett who could come close to what Gaga did tonight.

please hold your horses

I had chills listening to her sing. Her voice is gorgeous and rich and full of restrained power.

Aww come on. She sailed through those shenanigans with grace and style. We should all have such glorious awkward years.

I knew she could sing, but when I realized she was totally hitting ALL of the Julie Andrews notes, my jaw dropped.

TiVo it and go to bed, I guess? Man there are so many people online who just can't wait to tell the world how much they don't care about something.

Yes, art is serious business. It must be viewed with the solemnity and respect it deserves.

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Oh, it was intense. Black people basically stopped talking to everyone. White folks walking around feeling guilty/sad/scared. You could cut the tension with a knife. The headquarters office almost got involved. It was a mess. And again, all because one white man felt left out. It was just crazy!

I have never understood why she attracts so much criticism and ire. I think she's awesome, and it bugs me that people still say she's a bad actress.

My job did this a few years ago. It's a federal government office. On the menu was "chitterlings and maw" and something called "Hopping John." Yes, this was all planned by non-Blacks.

OMG! That reminds me of the day my dad told me my mom had been fired. — since I was maybe four year old, I thought she had literally been set ablaze. I was pretty sure I was supposed to feel sad that my mom was dead, but my dad didn't seem all that fazed, so I kept my festerign grief to myself. You can imagine my…

One time when I was playing with the dolls that my grandmother would buy me in an attempt to make me a girly girl, I stripped the clothes off all of them except for one. I then arranged all of the naked dolls in a circle around the clothed doll, with their legs bent back and their arms up, clearly worshipping her. My…

When my dad was driving my brother, his friend and me home from school when I was in kindergarten, his friend was talking about how his class was having a Thanksgiving play. I thought to myself, "I want to be in a Thanksgiving play", so I chimed in that my class was having one too! I said that there were so many…

This is terrible but I was 4. My mother was pregnant with my brother and the hospital had these classes for kids that were about to become older siblings. We got to put on scrubs and go to the nursery, etc. Well, we proceed to visit the new babies and the nurse holds one of the babies up to the window for us to see…