I just want to learn to be as pure and perfect as you are, oh holy pious one who is more woke than us mere mortals.

You mean a company is withdrawing resources from areas that aren’t profitable? I am stunned. STUNNED, I SAY.

Don’t worry, we know you’re not tired of espousing your pious superiority.

I know! Clearly it’s slightly MORE interesting than Wilco.

I know Sterling Hayden and you, Sir, have a very similar voice.

I can’t speak for you, but I believe in the JD Salinger theory in that I write songs (and shitty short stories and hundreds of aborted novels with 2 shitty complete ones) pretty much for myself.

Tell us in English, we all ain’t Doctors!

Meh. You’re right, but I couldn’t help myself anyway.

It’s TO WHOM. TO WHOM BROTHER. TO WHOM BROTHER...

You have valid points: and note how I’m willing to discuss and change my view when you present completely valid points.

I’m not disagreeing on that in any sense. If the writing of James Ellroy is any indication, the sheer systematic repression back then was frightening. My argument is D-bag Recognitions assessment that Lucas apparently was ‘lucky’ by being a white guy.

Surprisingly quite a few, and even some women. Now granted the percentage of white men he gave a chance to is WAY higher. But Corman appears to not care who directs a film as long as it’s under budget.

But not due to talent, but because they were white men, right? As that’s the only reason any of these people had success, right?

And yet that white privilege did them SO much good, huh?

Scorcese was ‘helped’ by who? Kubrick? And I’ll keep harping on Hal Ashby, who was not only NOT helped but was screwed over by everyone.

“I mean do you think maybe him being a white man helped him get into the position where he was successful enough to finance movies all by himself “

Evidence? The fact that Sci-Fi was considered a flop and not worth investing money in other than as drive in fare. The guy changed the genre (and sometimes I think for the worse) and he was the right guy at the right time. It just happens that way. There were people more talented than him, but he had the right mix of…

I’m not disagreeing on that: the issue to me with your statement is you devalue the work of the artist. Your point seems to be that their work is only acknowledged because they’re white men. You make it seem that the Beatles ONLY got where they were because they were four white guys and not, you know, incredible…

Maybe the same number as folks who couldn’t make Star Wars either? Talent is TALENT.

So his hard work, stubborn mindset and refusal to bend for Star Wars is cause he’s a white man? So a woman or non Caucasian couldn’t do the same, Chief?