As Twitchy told you, after Twitter detectives dug up some of his old tweets in which he joked about homosexuality, Kevin Hart decided to bow out of hosting the 2019 Oscars ceremony.
I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018
Once again, the mob got what they came for. But they’ve got nothing to be proud of.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 7, 2018
Guy Benson is a member of the community that’s supposed to be outraged at being wronged by Kevin Hart. But in Benson’s mind, Hart’s the one who’s really been wronged here:
Perused some of Hart’s previous comments, jokes and tweets. Some were benign/childish. Some were worse. But I hate the whole scalp-collecting thing…esp w/ comedians. Hart is funny & likable. Encouraging people to grow & reconsider views is ~always preferable to punishment.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 7, 2018
LGBTQ rights advocates have made the biggest strides for our community by positively winning hearts and minds, not by stamping out ‘wrong-thinking.’ On Hart, I’d preferred to have seen more grace and more laughs, as opposed to this ‘gotcha’ episode.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 7, 2018
Well said.
I honestly think the LGBT activist community is doing more to hinder progress than to help it at this point.
— You Should Have Voted Gary (@colorblindk1d) December 7, 2018
I agree. It’s not just scalp huntng, its almost an Orwellian method of comformity in which anything can be takn to destroy your life if the mob deems it necessary. If evry wrd or phrase may destroy us, do we become an alienated society of paranoids with no voice? Orwellian indeed
— Jeff Kiser (@1962Kiser) December 7, 2018
Outstanding point. Getting to know people is the way to go. Hard approach puts people on the defensive and closes them off to acceptance. Whether it’s race, ethnicity, or orientation, showing people you are just like them in every other way is the key to success.
— Richard J Werhle Jr (@rwerhle) December 7, 2018
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