Oscars: Victory for sexual abuse victims
Great night at the Oscars.
Sylvester Stallone didn’t win.
The Vice President talked about the victims of sexual abuse.
Lady Gaga sung a stunning song about the victims and survivors of sexual abuse.
And the Best Picture went to Spotlight about the sexual abuse of children at the hands of Catholic priests.
I wonder what was going through Stallone’s head as he watched from the audience? Perhaps he had a flashback to an alleged incident at a Las Vegas Hotel in 1986 with a 16-year-old child.
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A bigger victory might have been Lady Gaga’s song winning but yes it was gratitfying to see Stallone passed over in an Oscar ceremony highlighting rape, “honor killings” and sexual abuse.