We Knew Papers Couldn't be Trusted at the Oscars

For the cynical bunch in PR and media (present company included), there was a fleeting thought that the best movie of 2013 would post a pothole as wide as Hollywood and Highland for headline writers who think that’s the time to break out a new comedy series on that funniest of topics — slavery. Because nothing says fun-and-yuks like millions of oppressed people for the sake of lazy rednecks, cheap labor and a civil war.