The Ursulas
The 97th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 2, 2025
In honor of Ursala Haverbeck—an indomitable truth-sayer
The following assessments are based entirely on the official trailers. Judging by the trailers, which of the Best Picture nominees have the best political claim to the Ursula?
The Brutalist
Strongest claims: Unrestrained Jew worship; reverence for Jewish people; persecution of Jews by the “dark heart of America”
trailerA Complete Unknown
Strongest claims: Unrestrained Jew worship
trailerConclave
Strongest claims: Anti-Catholic
trailerDune: Part Two
Strongest claims: Very German-looking villain; possibly Jewish-looking hero; fighting for equality
trailerEmilia Pérez
Strongest claims: Currentyearity—a trans lead actoress; pro-illegal immigrant
trailerI'm Still Here
Strongest claims: First Brazilian nomineeAnora
Strongest claims: Foulest mouth by a lead actressNickel Boys
Strongest claims: Negrolatry
trailerThe Substance
Strongest claims: Anti-beauty standards
trailerWicked
Strongest claims: Interracial romance; black moral superiority; white moral redemption through shedding whiteness; old white male villain; magical negro;
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I don't watch any of this stuff, so I won't vote. I am careful about what I subject my mind to.
A few years back I sent Ursula a birthday card while she was in prison. It still sticks in my heart that she opened my card and knew that a woman in the U.S. was thinking about her on her special day. R.I.P. Ursula.
Thank you for remembering Ursula Haverbeck. A courageous woman with an indomitable spirit. Her story was very inspiring. May she rest in peace, amen.