I was happy to see Sean Penn win the academy award for best actor.

What I cannot understand is why when some actors win and Academy Award, they use the world as a stage and the podium as their personal platform, for them to not only spout their political opinions but to condemn other Americans for theirs.

Let us not forget that the Academy Awards is a celebration the art of Movie Making.  It should be free of all political, religious and social agendas.

Who does Sean Penn think he  is for lambasting Americans for their different points of view?  Who does he think he is for putting Americans down for exercising their right to vote?   Who does he think he is referring to the majority of California’s voters as “shameful” ?

Voters in California passed “Yes on 8″ last November… thereby banning
gay marriage in the state.

We all are different with contrasting and amazing stories that make each of us the way we are.  Our history makes us vote for things that matter to us and affect our lives.  Putting people down has a negative effect on the change we want to make happen.