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By Petr Navovy | Social Media | March 13, 2022
While Jane Campion’s win at the Directors Guild of America Awards this weekend for her psychological neo-Western The Power of the Dog was a solid achievement worth celebrating, clearly the far more notable moment of the awards show came when Campion took a moment to do what the stars of her film had thus far avoided doing: Confront Sam Elliott’s … how to put this? … Clumsily phrased yet unmistakably close-minded and bigoted comments about The Power of the Dog head-on:
Jane Campion responds to Sam Elliott's #ThePowerOfTheDog comments: "I'm sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He's not a cowboy; he's an actor. The West is a mythic space and there's a lot of room on the range. I think it's a little bit sexist." https://t.co/I32wQ8lCiF pic.twitter.com/Tftq4AoXCy
— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2022
Naturally, Twitter ate that up:
Jane Campion responds to Sam Elliott’s criticism of #ThePowerOfTheDog
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 13, 2022
“I think it’s unfortunate & sad for him because he’s really hit the trifecta of misogyny & xenophobia & homophobia. I think he was being a little bit of a b-*-t-c-h. Plus he’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor.” pic.twitter.com/xR11EoSMaw
The pause and head-tilt after "He's an actor" could freeze rivers. https://t.co/YEQsDkGEHn
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) March 13, 2022
We come to this place for magic. We come to AMC theatres to love, to cry, to see Jane Campion call Sam Elliot a b-i-t-c-h. Because we need that, all of us.
— Chris Feil (@chrisvfeil) March 13, 2022
Jane Campion calling Sam Elliot a bitch has given me nine lives pic.twitter.com/kbJZtTvCjn
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) March 13, 2022
JANE CAMPION.
— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) March 13, 2022
I swear, the woman could have gone the way of diplomacy. Instead she went open-hand slap to the face (with every right to do so). https://t.co/4lGGOP8AJB
NEW ZEALAND’S OWN JANE CAMPION CALLED SAM ELLIOTT A LITTLE BITCH WITH HER WHOLE f**kING CHEST THEN DOUBLED DOWN ðŸðŸðŸ https://t.co/GRWEevQvrz
— Maria Lewis (@moviemazz) March 13, 2022
“he’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor,” if Jane Campion said this about me I’d have no option but to depart this earth https://t.co/kHby3rYizP
— siân (sharn) (@sharnacious) March 13, 2022
Remember that Jane Campion won the night before winning the night. https://t.co/klRGvqaPnP
— Jenelle Riley (@jenelleriley) March 13, 2022
Jane Campion came with that Mortal Kombat energy and FINISHED HIM! https://t.co/j2jJi0dcnT pic.twitter.com/HzXyCuVZ82
— Kelechi Ehenulo 🿠(@kehenulo) March 13, 2022
Queen Jane Campion! https://t.co/e6fpRYS4e7
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) March 13, 2022
f**k it just give Jane Campion the Oscar right now. https://t.co/ybEiFDwTZJ
— The Popcorn Diet (@ThePopcornDiet) March 13, 2022
Jane Campion calling Sam Elliott a bitch. Wonders never cease. https://t.co/gFTnCiAeBm
— Lance St. Laurent (@LanceStLaurent) March 13, 2022
Between this from Campion and Kodi Smit-McPhee’s “Good luck to him,” we’ve been given two masterclasses last week on how to deliver a polite, classy “f**k you” without breaking a sweat.
— Tomris Laffly (@TomiLaffly) March 13, 2022
"I support Men's rights… men's right to Shut The f**k Up!" - Jane Campion https://t.co/84ykKrtkA5
— Wesley Boutilier (@WesleyBout) March 13, 2022
A shame that Jane Campion won't be able to accept her Oscar in person, as she will be in prison for murder.
— Joe Reid (@joereid) March 13, 2022
Jane Campion absolutely housing Sam Elliott on her way in to pick up a DGA award… iconic sh**
— Jason Bailey (@jasondashbailey) March 13, 2022
Oh holy sh**. Campion used to be my favorite living filmmaker but she's making a play now to be one of my favorite people, too. https://t.co/t0OV1nsCF5
— Walter Chaw 周瑜 (@mangiotto) March 13, 2022
