Sean Penn Prop 8

How Beijing Butchered Sean Penn's "Commie, Homo-Loving" Oscar Speech

David Flumenbaum | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment


David Flumenbaum

Around Asia, mentions of "gay" or "lesbian" were muted out of the Oscars broadcast. But the award for the most creative censorship method goes to China's CCTV for its work during Sean Penn's speech.

Tom Hanks, Sean Penn and Prop. 8

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics


Douglas MacKinnon

I'm troubled that a vocal minority of activists in favor of gay marriage (some obviously from Hollywood) have chosen to vilify fellow citizens who believe in traditional marriage.