Yea... you're full of shit bro. I just listened again. And to call her completely dismissive and self righteous is drama queen hyperbole on YOUR part. She was VERY respectful and gave deference in her response to Whoopi. She merely clarified her reasoning and said her casting couch comment was to illustrate that if you dont bow to their demands they will use that against you going forward. She didnt co opt shit. Whoopi's point was to say that its part of the game and her point was to ask at what point do we stop kicking the can down the road and ask to be paid fair compensation. Both valid points.
Like i said, you guys are so cemented in your stance against Monique, anything you see now you just use as further confirmation bias and thus lack the objectivity to see both sides and assess shit accordingly.
But if you watch that interview and only come away saying she was completely dismissive and self righteous, then you're just full of shit.
I never said she was rude to Whoopi, I said that she was completely dismissive of what Whoopi said - meaning she rejected it. Mo'Nique's point was not valid, because no one was trying to take advantage of her. Hollywood is not shitting on actors by it being expected for them to make appearances to promote movies they're in.
That said, she said nothing about fair compensation in regard to Lee Daniels and "Precious". Her comment about, "When are we gonna say, no more" was out of place. No one singled her out by asking her to promote the film. The facts are that she was paid only $50,000 for the role. IF it was an issue that she was expected to come out of pocket and pay for her airfare, accommodations, etc and she didn't have it like that,
then she needs to say that. I don't know but I suspect that to be the case. I can see her having a case on THAT basis. For someone like Denzel, it wouldn't be a thing because he is already wealthy and his paychecks for movies tend to be 20 mil on the low end for films. But she didn't bring up the financials in this interview.
What happened was, she said NO, she was gonna spend time with her family. That's her right. She is correct, she was not legally obligated to do international promotion - as it was not in her contract. However, it was not a smart move. She inconveniences the project by doing that. Oprah and Tyler Perry intervened to try to get her to help promote it. She stuck to her guns. Any director would look at that and see someone like her as a diva - completely about self aka difficult to work with.
What may be permissible might not always be expedient in the long run.
Whoopi gave her a simple truth. Mo'Nique's comments, however sweetly wrapped, completely disregarded what she said. Mo'Nique attempted to turn it into an issue of directors unfairly shitting on
actors in general" by her saying, "how long are we gonna... etc". That's why her casting couch analogy was bullshit. No one was trying to get her to go back to the hotel and "do something strange for the change". The analogy is an insult to people who are actually coerced into compromising their bodies and sexuality for opportunity. That there is drama queen shit.
I've looked at both sides the entire time in this long-ass conversation. There's no hatred here. Some may want to see her fail, but I don't. She's got a huge fucking ego and is delusional and embellishes when convenient and omits when inconvenient. She frames EVERYTHING into a crusade for justice and cannot just do a business deal without putting folks on blast if the exact conditions she deems ideal are not presented. This is not nitpicking. This is what she consistently presents to us all. Personally, I want her to stop doing that. This woman in Hollywood terms, is evicted and damn near homeless and has worn out her welcome with her relatives. Her opportunities are drying up faster and faster whenever she opens her mouth. And here, Whoopi Goldberg, a woman who is employed, paid, wealthy, in demand - with options is trying to put her up on game and she rejects her. I hate seeing that. It doesn't bring a smile to my face to see Mo'Nique slowly crash and burn. When I comment on her negatively, it isn't out of derision or hatred - moreso out of frustration.
