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February 25th, 2013, 13:27 GMT · By

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Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane Offends with Chris Brown, Rihanna Joke

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I think Seth MacFarlane’s opening monolog at the Oscars 2013 was the best in years. He was funny, he was witty and he was irreverent. Depending on who you ask, he was also controversial for joking about domestic violence.

E! News for one believes that the joke was “controversial” and potentially offensive. On Twitter, people are saying that domestic violence should be no laughing matter, regardless of the context.

Speaking of “Django Unchained” and how violent it is, MacFarlane said, “This is a story about man fighting to get back his woman who has been subjected to unthinkable violence, or as Chris Brown and Rihanna call it – a date movie.”

“That's as bad as it gets, if it makes you feel better,” he said when he heard some boos. “It's really not as bad as it gets,” he added immediately.

So what do you think? Do you agree that Seth crossed the line by making the Chris Brown, Rihanna situation of 3 years ago (when he beat her bloody in an argument) the punch line of a joke?

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Comment #1 by: Anonymous on 26 Feb 2013, 01:11 UTC reply to this comment

Well of course some people would find this amusing, others not so much. It is rather offensive in my opinion--Domestic Violence is no laughing matter. Chris Brown and Rihanna's personal lives should not be the context of jokes. The incident that happened four years ago should be left in the privacy of those two people. Seth crossed the line but its not okay to joke about serious matters like that and this was probably why he had gotten mixed audience reactions off of that joke


Comment #2 by: Chloe on 26 Feb 2013, 10:46 UTC reply to this comment

Really? Is Hollywood that easily offended - they who show ppl peeing on toilets, open sex scenes, who are desperate for more original swearing words, who show violence in graphic form and slow motion? Really, are these ppl embarrassed afterwards about anything under the sun? The ultimate double standard. How very fake of them to sulk about anything.

Comment #2.1 by: Fran on 26 Feb 2013, 16:22 GMT

You are sooo right Chloe ! Tell it like it is !!!


Comment #3 by: firefox on 04 May 2013, 00:10 UTC reply to this comment

I thought it was very rude!!!!!!!!!!!

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