2024 oscars

[CrimsonFox]

pfff it's only the oscars. just l.ike will smith ....it's just a joke. fon rickles made a fortune on that. DOwney himself makes fun of himself and how he used to be. It's healthy really. Laugh at your problems and suddenly they aren't as herd to deal with. It's part of admission

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

pfff it's only the oscars. just l.ike will smith ....it's just a joke. fon rickles made a fortune on that. DOwney himself makes fun of himself and how he used to be. It's healthy really. Laugh at your problems and suddenly they aren't as herd to deal with. It's part of admission

Well.

Maybe you’ve never been in recovery.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

pfff it's only the oscars. just l.ike will smith ....it's just a joke. fon rickles made a fortune on that. DOwney himself makes fun of himself and how he used to be. It's healthy really. Laugh at your problems and suddenly they aren't as herd to deal with. It's part of admission

You honestly sound like someone who has never been touched by addiction.

Would you say the same thing about rape?

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

pfff it's only the oscars. just l.ike will smith ....it's just a joke. fon rickles made a fortune on that. DOwney himself makes fun of himself and how he used to be. It's healthy really. Laugh at your problems and suddenly they aren't as herd to deal with. It's part of admission

Do you actually read your posts before you hit "submit reply"? Could you do us all the courtesy of spending at least 5 seconds to do basic proofreading so you don't make our eyes bleed?

[flere-imsaho]

OK, I have no idea what's going on. Did Downey make fun of his own addition, or of someone else's?

[korme]

Just close this thread it's gone off the rails

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

OK, I have no idea what's going on. Did Downey make fun of his own addition, or of someone else's?

Kimmel made fun of Downeys addiction and Downey played along. I found it beyond distasteful.

Originally Posted by korme

Just close this thread it's gone off the rails

Why? We are discussing something that literally happened during the Oscars.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

OK, I have no idea what's going on. Did Downey make fun of his own addition, or of someone else's?

Is making fun of someone's math skills now taboo?

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Is making fun of someone's math skills now taboo?

How about rape? Is that ok?

Having a stillborn baby? Is that cool?

Teen suicide? Got any good jokes about that?

[korme]

Originally Posted by Lathum

How about rape? Is that ok?

Having a stillborn baby? Is that cool?

Teen suicide? Got any good jokes about that?

There’s one famous interview where a Channel 4 journalist blindsided RDJ and he didn't take well to it. I’ve seen way more interviews and interactions where he’s completely willing to discuss the subject seriously as well as make a couple of self-deprecating jokes about it.

End of the day it’s the Oscars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. I very much doubt RDJ was angry, if not looped in ahead of time.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by korme

There’s one famous interview where a Channel 4 journalist blindsided RDJ and he didn't take well to it. I’ve seen way more interviews and interactions where he’s completely willing to discuss the subject seriously as well as make a couple of self-deprecating jokes about it.

End of the day it’s the Oscars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. I very much doubt RDJ was angry, if not looped in ahead of time.

It isn't about him though. It is about mocking a disease that ruins the lives of millions of people. Just because RDJ addresses his addiction issues through public humor doesn't mean everyone else suffering about it does.

I just think some subjects should be off limit. We can agree to disagree.