This morning a new offense popped up as noted by Vulture:
This, obviously, prompted an immediate apology. Ratner, as quoted by The Wrap said, “I apologize for any offense my remarks caused. It was a dumb way of expressing myself. Everyone who knows me knows that I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words.” Is this an apology any one will quickly accept, even if you can easily rationalize what he meant? Is it in any way acceptable or indicative of how someone should act or talk, regardless of whether or not they are hosting the Oscars? Of course, the fact he is hosting the Oscars sheds an even brighter light on the matter and people are already calling for him to be fired as producer of the show. Over at Grantland, Mark Harris just wrote an article headlined “Why the Academy Should Fire Brett Ratner“, where he sums things up with:
What do you think? Should Ratner be fired? Weigh in below… If you want my opinion, yes, he should be… Harris says it best, this kind of conduct is not what you’d expect from “the producer of a show that is supposed to represent the best the industry has to offer.” I would assume, at the very least, the Academy has to issue a statement at this point. Show Comments |