Ah, the eternal march of grade inflation.
Ah, the eternal march of grade inflation.
You specifically said that you "bitched" about The Witch because it wasn't what you expected, ergo holding the film's marketing against it.
How does a film's marketing reflect poorly on the film? We all know how little influence the director actually has on how their film is sold to the public, as well as the tendency for trailers to appeal to the lowest-common denominator and thus obfuscate the true nature of the film. Blame the marketing team, not the…
"I've heard from Sorkin and others that art, no matter how fictional, can get the truth of real people more than journalism can."
I mean, your early-warning system is basically "Every time ISIS suffers a defeat, expect a terrorist attack somewhere in the Western world". Which isn't very useful for predicting when and where and who. Paris is still essentially under martial law, but that's not a sustainable solution.
"I said your behavior was authoritarian because it demands purity and rejects diversity of thought. When you bully someone and smear their reputation, continuously ratcheting up the smears when the person doesn't bend, that's being an authoritarian. And here, the show stopped using those words. Are you satisfied? No, y…
I mean, it's a little silly to criticise a horror film for being based on mythology. To take a very recent example, The Witch is based on Christian folklore, yet it's still a very effective film. Likewise for any horror film that features the supernatural, which is almost all of them.
Oh, I'm sorry. I just assumed when you repeatedly used the term "you", you in fact meant "you". Or when you continually responded to my comments, you were presumably responding to my comments. Or when you consistently accused me of being "authoritarian", you were indeed accusing me of being authoritarian.
Idiotic hyperbole like accusing me of demanding purity, rejecting 'diversity of thought' and bullying and smearing RuPaul based on…what? I'm not even remotely joking now, but what the hell are you talking about? What have I actually done that deserves your 'authoritarian' label? What actually relevance does your…
So you're just talking past me, then. I don't know how I'm supposed to respond to your stream of invective against 'authoritarian' straw men when it apparently has no relation to this actual conversation or, indeed, reality,
I freely invite you to actually live under an authoritarian regime, because trust me, they don't simply express their opinions in a forceful manner…
So it was just pure conjecture, then?
Since when I have resorted to "hyperbole and extreme character judgements", let alone "smear campaigns"? My, it almost sounds as if you're declaring your opinion to be incontestable fact…
There was at least one delightful fuck-up of a team in Shakesqueer. This was just dead air all the way through.
But it wasn't her culture. She's Filipino; her character was 'Chinese'. That's like saying it's okay for Egyptians to black-up because they're basically Africans.
It's not the 'best' venue, but it's a venue, and when it showcases insensitivity, it should be held accountable like any other show. Honestly, for someone so concerned with dogmatism you seem to be setting a lot of arbitrary rules for others to adhere to.
I mean, your opening sentence just described any argument ever. But beyond that, do you not see some dissonance between declaiming absolutism - as you do here - and essentially telling trans people to suck it if they object to people using the word 'tranny'?
So what statistics have you consulted to determine that the response to this episode is 'largely everyone but the supposed targeted group'?
Ah yes, because no environment is more conducive to nuanced and intelligent portrayals of humanity than a reality show set…
And yet when people say "racist", fans of the target immediately get defensive about 'smearing' them and accusing them of hating black people, say. That's the point of problematic: to emphasise the unthinking, subconscious nature of insensitivity. I don't think we should retire an extremely useful word just because…