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Comment on Hollywood diversity report: Streaming films have abandoned women and people of color in ~movies
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Comment on Hollywood diversity report: Streaming films have abandoned women and people of color in ~movies
AnthonyB LinkLink to the full report There is some interesting stuff in there that isn't covered in the article, especially in the theatrical report, which has data going back a lot further. We're trending in...There is some interesting stuff in there that isn't covered in the article, especially in the theatrical report, which has data going back a lot further. We're trending in the wrong (imo) direction, but holy shit it is so much better than it was 15 years ago.
According to the study, theatrical films do better when they have a more diverse cast. The same might be true for streaming, but the results were inconclusive. Racism vs the profit motive is a real "unstoppable force meets immovable object" situation, so I guess we'll see which one prevails. And as always, people with disabilities are extremely underrepresented >:|
It makes sense given the current climate, but I'm still kind of surprised since a lot of the films that stood out to me had diverse/non-white casts (OBAA, Sinners, K-pop Demon Hunters, The Secret Agent).
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Comment on Watch baseball games in realtime in 8-bit view in ~sports.baseball
AnthonyB LinkThat's pretty cool! I got lucky and the first pitch I saw was a three-run homer, so I got to see some of the animations right away. This is also a nice reminder to catch up on some Foolish...That's pretty cool! I got lucky and the first pitch I saw was a three-run homer, so I got to see some of the animations right away. This is also a nice reminder to catch up on some Foolish Baseball videos now that the NBA season is finally over.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
AnthonyB LinkI saw Disclosure Day on Monday. A few non-spoiler thoughts: Has a major Spielbergian vibe right off the bat, which was equal parts comforting and dated. Overall, I enjoyed the movie and...I saw Disclosure Day on Monday. A few non-spoiler thoughts:
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Has a major Spielbergian vibe right off the bat, which was equal parts comforting and dated.
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Overall, I enjoyed the movie and appreciated the concept, especially as it pertains to the aliens.
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I wasn't a huge fan of his character, but I love me some Wyatt Russell. Definitely a top-12 nepo baby in my book. Someone please make a movie starring Wyatt Russell and Jack Quaid. Hell, throw in both sets of parents while we're at it.
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Hated the final act. I'm usually good at turning my brain off and going along for the ride the first time I watch a movie, but there were parts of it that pulled me out. Still worth seeing though.
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I'll always favor the theater over watching at home, but this isn't one of those movies where you absolutely have to see it on the big screen.
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Comment on How funerals keep Africa poor in ~life
AnthonyB Link ParentWell said. I thought the article was very interesting, but that's because I have practically zero knowledge of anything related sub-Saharan Africa. I don't think the author is bringing forward...Well said. I thought the article was very interesting, but that's because I have practically zero knowledge of anything related sub-Saharan Africa. I don't think the author is bringing forward enough evidence to support his sweeping claims. I might be a bit more receptive if this piece were written by, I don't know, a professor of cultural anthropology who specializes in sub-Saharan Africa and has published work about the region, but as far as I can tell the author is a 25 year old Grovel Institute kid who covers a wide range of topics. Impressive, no doubt, but forgive me if I question his expertise.
I feel like I'm in a dark room, and he's shining a light on a corner of the room and saying that's all I need to see in order to know what the rest of the room looks like.
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Comment on Leak exposes members of Peter Thiel’s secretive ‘dialog’ society in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentCorey Booker : progressive politics :: Applebee's : quality food. Looks pretty good on TV, but once you dig in, you realize it's mostly bullshit. Though he might try (and fail) to hide it, Booker...Corey Booker : progressive politics :: Applebee's : quality food.
Looks pretty good on TV, but once you dig in, you realize it's mostly bullshit. Though he might try (and fail) to hide it, Booker has been a strong supporter of a different fascist movement, and he is often among the first to sing the tune that the Democrat billionaire donors want to hear.
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Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
AnthonyB Link ParentI was wondering why I don't see your very recognizable username as often. If it's any consolation, I think of Gaywallet sightings as the internet equivalent of an old wizard coming out from the...This combined with a year long temporary ban (the longest in Tildes history, I believe) caused me to step back from this site significantly
I was wondering why I don't see your very recognizable username as often. If it's any consolation, I think of Gaywallet sightings as the internet equivalent of an old wizard coming out from the tower to speak to the commonfolk. Sort of a Gandalf the Gay, if you will.
It sucks that the ban hammer tends to strike the most passionate more often than their rational and nuanced counterparts, regardless of how annoying the latter might be.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentSorry for the late reply, I've been touching a lot of grass lately, but I didn't want to leave you hanging. Or maybe I just want to get one more word in because the lack of progress we've made in...Sorry for the late reply, I've been touching a lot of grass lately, but I didn't want to leave you hanging. Or maybe I just want to get one more word in because the lack of progress we've made in this conversation is deeply frustrating.
I don't know where I go wrong every time I have these types of conversations with you, but I feel like when I try to explain one of the marginal disagreements I have with you, that explanation falls of deaf ears. But hey, I'm a masochistic loser with way too much time on my hands, so let's give it another go.
One of the panelists specifically says they have "anti-woke sensibilities". Given that you and that panelist appear to disagree on what that means, we bump into the age-old problem, again, of what "woke" means.
No, dude. I'm actually trying to rephrase and expand on what that panelist said. Here's the rest of the quote regarding the "anti-woke" sensibilities.
And by saying that, I think what I’m often trying to do is distance myself from the woke of five years ago — this way too earnest, super p.c. kind of cringe, resistance-y culture, whose politics I mostly support, but the way that it’s carried out is cringe to me.
That's why I'm trying to make the distinction between values and messaging. Maybe there's a better way to differentiate the two, but I don't know how else to put it. They said it succinctly, I touched on it broadly and then expanded with examples. I don't know whats happening? Where is the disconnect?
If people find "wokeness" as "performative, cringey, scolding, or just flat out annoying" ... then why? What part(s) of "wokeness" hit them that way?
If it's because they felt like they were being "hit over the head" with messaging about murders, police killings, etc, from a racial standpoint ... then they missed the point entirely. The fact that people are paying attention and talking about how bad things are shouldn't be "annoying", it should be infuriating! And if it isn't ... why is that?
If it's because they don't like being confronted with LGBTQ+ issues ... same question about, why is that annoying?
I’d say neither of those very specific options apply, but what difference does it make? Politics is about persuasion, so it's not always what you say, but how you say it. You can have the right beliefs and the better policies, but it doesn't matter if your message doesn't resonate, or worse, turns people off. When that happens (which is all the time if you are on the left) you can do one or three things: you can adjust your message, you can keep it the same and tell people how stupid and wrong they are when they disagree, or you can go the third way and compromise your values.
If people are getting irritated with the delivery and not the message, then maybe that's a conversation worth having -
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but it doesn't address the article! Did Wokeness Leave Us Worse Off? continues to go unanswered
Oh.
Well, first of all, I wouldn't fret too much about NYT op-ed titles. It's just an attention getter and they change them all the time. In fact, I'd bet that this isn't the original title. As for the question itself, there are plenty of ways to interpret it. Given your original comment, you appear to be interpreting it as a reference to the state of the world? Maybe it's the state of American politics? Obviously, and for the third time, the answer to that question is no. But let's take another look at how they open the article and discussion:
The right is known for using provocative language. But lately there’s been a push to be transgressive, even on the left — from the return of certain slurs to the removal of pronouns from bios. Nadja Spiegelman, a Times Opinion culture editor, is joined by the writer and culture critic Aminatou Sow and the New York magazine writer Brock Colyar to debate whether our culture is abandoning political correctness — and if so, why?
Nadja Spiegelman: Did woke go too far? I’ve noticed some people are saying the R-word again, and pronouns and emails no longer feel so obligatory. It feels as if we’re just being a little less careful with what we can say and who we might offend. So, where are we with language policing, and are we simply done with being politically correct?
Between that opener and the rest of the 30-minute conversation, here's how I interpret the question: "Is the return of off-color and offensive langue a backlash to the politics of language policing, and will the return of such language damage solidarity?" But again, I think it's very silly to get caught up on the title.
I don't really want to go further than that, because as this thread has shown, there's people that will find ways to lambaste others over such statements
Fair enough. Not sure what kind of cards you're keeping close to your chest, but either way, I would encourage you to be a little more charitable in regards to the American electorate 's potential for growth. In this conversation and the previous one I linked to, there's this cynical and defeated vibe that all these racist people who have supported this fascist movement can't be reasoned with, or that their change must come solely from within. Maybe that's a misread on my part, but it's something that I fundamentally disagree with.
Before I end my participation in this conversation, I want to leave you with some food for thought. If you follow left-wing politics, then there are two names you might've seen pop up a few times over the past month, and that's Contrapoints and Hasan Piker. If you don't know who they are, they're both unabashedly left-wing and would qualify as having "woke" values. Contrapoints is a trans woman who makes these long, elegant, stylistic video essays that touch on philosophy, psychology, politics, and media criticism. Hasan Piker is a big, bro-type guy who streams on twitch and is known for using vulgar language, yelling at his audience, and going on bizarre and juvenile detours during his news coverage, like if the cars in Disney's Cars have vaginas. What I'm trying to say is that while there is some overlap in their politics, these two people couldn't be more different. However, there are two things they have in common. (1) They are both widely credited for deradicalizing right-wing men, and (2) they've both clashed with their audiences many times over the type of tone/language policing that would qualify as "woke." They might be on to something.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI get ya, but that's the burden one must accept when they become a tildo. But hey, even if no one responds, you never know who might read it and take something from it. If nothing else, it's a...- Exemplary
It took over an hour to put that post together, and the OP is unlikely to read or engage with it.
I get ya, but that's the burden one must accept when they become a tildo. But hey, even if no one responds, you never know who might read it and take something from it. If nothing else, it's a good exercise to write out your thoughts. I often feel like I get more out of writing the comment than posting it. For every effort post I make, I have two or three that I end up scrapping, maybe more. I actually have a Google drive file with dozens of unposted comments lol.
As for the rest of your post, I don't think your opinion is unfair, and I don't really disagree with the specific point you're making about 2024, I just think we're just looking at it differently.
We have both pointed out that there is something along the lines of a woke value system and a woke messaging system. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to be referring to woke the value system when you keep asking where woke went too far or failed. I wholeheartedly agree with what I think you're getting at there. I don't think that “woke” progressive policies are a problem, and I've disagreed with how Third Way centrist Dems made it out to be the defining issue of the 2024 election. But that doesn't seem to be the point that the original discussion or many of the comments here are focused on. They're focused on woke the messaging system, which is often perceived as performative, cringey, scolding, or just flat out annoying. That's a failure. Now, you can't control how people receive your message, but you can control how you deliver it. That, in my mind, is the purpose of the wider discussions around the failure of woke.
I don't know enough about the entire panel to say what their values are, but they certainly didn't strike me as having “anti-woke” beliefs. No one in that conversation was saying things like “they want men to compete in women's sports” or "they're demonizing white people in history class,” so I'm willing to give a little grace and assume that their criticisms of woke messaging were leveled with the hope that something more effective emerges. I've been around this site long enough to know that most people feel the same way to some extent. Or maybe I'm just projecting my own woke desires onto other people. I don't know.
I would argue that Trump won because ours is a deeply racist country, and he reflects what we are. But that's getting a bit off-topic, so I'll stop that there (this time).
Yeah, no need to go into all of that. You and I have had that conversation before
I am genuinely curious about the rest of your political identity though. I've seen you get passionate a number of times about bigotry and identity politics, and obviously we've discussed 2024 through that lens, but I can't recall seeing anything else about what type of world you want to live in, the type of candidates you support, or who/what your influences are.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentUnfortunately, I don't have enough time to engage with your takeaway from the original post, but I want to give you props for acknowledging the issue with your previous comment and taking the time...Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to engage with your takeaway from the original post, but I want to give you props for acknowledging the issue with your previous comment and taking the time to not only read the material, but also add a long and thoughtful response. More of this, please.
One quick thing that your comment reminded me of and that I wanted to point out elsewhere is the lack of a clear definition of "woke" and how the current iteration of the word is completely different from what it was when it first crossed over into mainstream lingo in the late-2010s.
Initially, to be "woke" was (basically) to be aware of the historic and systemic injustices against marginalized people and to reject the sleepy, whitewashed, middle school version of history that we're spoonfed from birth. Woke was a way to describe a person's awareness or understanding, not the way that they interact with the world. Somewhere along the way, that got lost and now it's essentially a rebrand of the term SJW (or PC), but people still conflate the two all the time. Julian Casablancas calls out Zionists and American imperialism, or, your grandma recognizes the preferred pronouns of your non binary friend? Wow, they're so woke! Purple-haired woman chastises DSA-endorsed candidate for saying they support veterans, or a boy calls his dad a fascist for referring to the unhoused as "homeless"- ugh, they're so woke. I feel like I'm seeing a version of this play out in the comments. Some are quick to defend wokeness as the former, while others criticize it for being the latter.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentEarlier while combing through this IED of a thread, I ended up thinking about the dreaded "Kamala is for they/them ad" and whether that would've worked against a candidate like Zohran Mamdani. I...Earlier while combing through this IED of a thread, I ended up thinking about the dreaded "Kamala is for they/them ad" and whether that would've worked against a candidate like Zohran Mamdani.
I have always been of the mind that the more impactful line of that ad was the second, and often forgotten line, "Trump is for you." The implication being that Kamala doesn't care about common/everyday people. I don't think that ad would be effective if voters genuinely thought Kamala was truly focused on advancing their interests. How could someone say Mamdani doesn't care about New Yorkers when all he ever talks about is how he plans to improve the lives of New Yorkers? Instead of having a simple, universal, and steady message about addressing the material needs of Americans a la Zohran, Kamala gave us a medley of means-tested Washington mumbo jumbo and tried to position herself as a tougher, more moderate candidate than the one she was in the 2020 primary. "What do you mean I'm not for you? I've got 50k for small businesses and I'll sign a border bill that I would have vehemently opposed at any other point in my career! What more could you want from me?"
Conversely, had Zohran applied the same tactics as the Harris campaign, he would've spent the early days of his campaign focused on crime, because that's what the number one issue was at the start of the primary. Had that been the case, he likely would've ended up being an also-ran whose political career would've been as memorable as his rap career, and "affordability" would be just another word instead of the word in American politics.
I think there's still plenty of room for wokeness in politics. Not enough for a candidate to be defined by their wokeness, but it's not a killer as long as the primary focus remains on the material needs of the majority. And as Zohran recently said, "There's only one majority in this country, and that's the working class."
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Comment on New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses in ~tech
AnthonyB Link ParentUnfortunately, that's usually what happens when you populate a community with redditors. Always gotta be liberal with those qualifiers, just in case. It was interesting reading this chain comments...people still give votes to your comment but ignore mine despite being a relatively high effort explanation that expands on the article and applies to solar in general. Feels somehow reddity.
Unfortunately, that's usually what happens when you populate a community with redditors. Always gotta be liberal with those qualifiers, just in case.
It was interesting reading this chain comments because it's a good example of how convoluted the information is around energy costs. It feels like every week I see an article about some major breakthrough in renewables. Then you have this ongoing public debate about the efficacy/efficiency of renewables vs fossil fuels, and one side is pushed by advocacy groups while the other is pushed by a massive and powerful industry. Meanwhile, most of the information is being distilled through journalists that don't have any background in that field. Maybe you can go to some engineer's substack for a more detailed breakdown, but then you don't know who that person is or what their motivations are, and if you're a regular old dipshit like me, the math is something you pretty much have to take at face value. How the hell am I supposed to know what the dollar per kWh, euro per joule, or shekel per zip zap is? Now that I think about it, it's a lot like the conversation around AI. Are we on the precipice of a revolution, or is it all fraudulent and we're in some bubble that's about to burst? I have no idea.
But one thing that I think I have a whisper of an idea of, or is at least something that I've heard often from various reputable sources, is that there is a hidden cost to a fossil fuel like natural gas, which is the environmental damage it does. It's like an interest rate. And at this scale, that's probably going to be a huge cost, right? Using fossil fuels for a project that is going to double the energy used by an entire state,, and consuming a not insignificant amount of water in a region that desperately needs to conserve water all so Kevin "I'm not a billionaire, I just play one on TV" O'Leary can open a data center that serves the interests of practically no one seems pretty fuckin crazy to me. The added cost of using renewables, however steep it might be, should probably be the cost of doing business, just for society's sake.
Now just to be as clear as humanly possible, this isn't a rebuttal, goal post shift, or whatabaoutism style argument against your comments. Someone raised a very specific point and you responded to that specific point. This is just a separate thought that feels like a natural addition to the conversation around this topic.
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Comment on Resident Evil | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
AnthonyB Link ParentI'm loading up on Austin Abrams stock these days. I recently rewatched Euphoria and The Americans and I thought he was really good in both of those shows. I couldn't believe it was the same guy...I'm loading up on Austin Abrams stock these days. I recently rewatched Euphoria and The Americans and I thought he was really good in both of those shows. I couldn't believe it was the same guy from Weapons.
It'll be interesting to see how he does leading a horror/thriller, plus it'd be crazy if he ends up being another actor that got really famous after Euphoria.
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Comment on New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses in ~tech
AnthonyB Link Parent"Foggy" is a good way to describe it, but I'd add that there is an unsettling yellow hue that you can only see when you're up above it. When it gets bad, it kinda looks like an airport smoke... -
Comment on New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses in ~tech
AnthonyB Link ParentToo bad there isn't some sort of local climate crisis to get the Utah state government to consider the environmental implications of their endless pursuit of growth...Too bad there isn't some sort of local climate crisis to get the Utah state government to consider the environmental implications of their endless pursuit of growth...
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
AnthonyB LinkI've always said that foster kittens are a cheat code against depression. Imo they have the highest score when you apply the (cuteness + cuddlines) ÷ effort equation. Starting at about 4 weeks...I've always said that foster kittens are a cheat code against depression. Imo they have the highest score when you apply the (cuteness + cuddlines) ÷ effort equation. Starting at about 4 weeks old, they can do pretty much everything on their own, only they haven't developed that smug sense of superiority that cats have, so most of them like being around people. I think it's crazy that people let you hang out with them for free. But every now and then I get a little cocky and take in some bottle babies, which drastically raises the amount of effort.
Enter Sally. Life hasn't been easy for Sally so far. She lost her mother at six days old and her brother passed the next day just before I arrived to pick her up. On top of that, she's had a difficult time adjusting to formula.
Most baby kittens are unable to expel waste without assistance from a caregiver, but not Sally. Sally has pooped on every blanket she's ever touched, and she appears to take pride in pooping on me whenever I try to hold her. It's as if she leaves a little in the tank just to remind me who's really in charge. Weighing in at a whopping 175g, Sally is about 100g underweight, yet she is very feisty and remarkably agile. She is also adorable which makes all of the pooping less of an issue.
Yesterday, I brought home a couple friends for Sally. Meet Cal and Jules. They'll be bunking with Sally once her digestive issues are resolved. As you can see, Cal loves to be swaddled and Jules can't get enough of the heating pad. And in case you are wondering: Yes, they were part of a litter named after Euphoria characters. No, I did not name them. And no, I don't think the person who divided them up understands the dynamic between Cal and Jules on the show. At least I hope not. It makes Cal's habit of suckling on Jules's backside so much worse.
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Comment on For $700 a month, sleeping pods make San Francisco more affordable, but at what cost in ~life
AnthonyB Link ParentI actually have a friend who rents these spaces out to people and one of the lesser known facts about these spaces is that for an extra $30 down, you get to choose the gun you put in your mouth...I actually have a friend who rents these spaces out to people and one of the lesser known facts about these spaces is that for an extra $30 down, you get to choose the gun you put in your mouth before bed. Believe it or not, that's a huge selling point. Also, a lot of the tenants are shy exhibitionists who are seeking the thrill of masturbating in a public space without the shame, humiliation, or potential legal consequences of doing it at a Vons or something.
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Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society
AnthonyB LinkI mean, the answer is pretty obvious, right? It's a dry run to see who gets the invite on the giant dick rocket that takes society's winners up to Bezos's space colony when civilization inevitably...Each morning, we gathered in a lecture hall to hear presentations. If you’ve ever seen a TED Talk, you understand the format. The year I went, a sitting Supreme Court justice was interviewed, and a neurologist talked about technological advances in prosthetics. In the afternoons and evenings, we were encouraged to exchange ideas over drinks and four-course meals, with no set purpose—to network, in other words, with some of the most rarefied talent on Earth. The most common question I heard was “Why am I here?”
“Why am I here?” asked the 1980s hair-metal singer. “Why am I here?” asked the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, the famous anthropologist, the presidential historian.
I mean, the answer is pretty obvious, right? It's a dry run to see who gets the invite on the giant dick rocket that takes society's winners up to Bezos's space colony when civilization inevitably collapses under the pressure of the resource wars. Duh.
On a slightly more serious but still half-baked note, this line stood out to me:
And yet, looking around at faces I had only ever seen in a magazine or on-screen, I had an unsettling revelation: This is the hubris of accomplishment. To be declared a genius at one thing is to begin to believe you are a genius at everything.
My friend and I have this stupid little joke about the value of sucking at math. We both know a couple people who think they know everything because they were good at every subject in highschool. It doesn't matter that they didn't study or specialize in something, they watched one TED Talk or read one book and they think they're an expert. Us, on the other hand, well we know we aren't experts at the things we didn't study because we sucked at math and therefore know that we don't know things. If being smart at 17 can cause a normal to overestimate their understanding of the world, imagine what all that wealth and power does to a billionaire.
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Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI feel like this could be said about the vast majority of op-ed pieces. At least the guy went to a party that no tildo will ever be invited to.They're just run-of-the-mill opinions that you can get anywhere, from someone who doesn't actually know more than the rest of us.
I feel like this could be said about the vast majority of op-ed pieces. At least the guy went to a party that no tildo will ever be invited to.
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Comment on A brief history of fish sauce in ~food
AnthonyB LinkMostly offtopic but obligatory link to the Tasting History garum episode. It's a classic.Mostly offtopic but obligatory link to the Tasting History garum episode. It's a classic.
Ok, so it's pretty late and I may or may not be partially under the influence of the old devils lettuce, so there's a strong possibility that I'm misunderstanding something simple. Brain power is quite low, but not lower than inhibitions. Anyway, there are a few things I don't get here.
First, and least importantly:
It looks like you're saying that they're saying "excluding K-pop Demon Hunters" but in the article it reads as "and that’s counting Netflix‘s smash hit KPop Demon Hunters." Like they're saying, 'even though KPop Demon Hunters was a memorable success, the total number of women and BIPOC roles went down.' I don't know why that's wild, but that doesn't really matter.
This one caught my eye though:
It makes sense that good things are good and that we want more good things, but I don't know how you determined what the not good things are. Is there something specific that you're basing this off of, or are you just shooting from the hip?
Movies, but yeah, that definitely makes sense. I was curious so I went back and took a gander at last year's report, and while they don't show us the lowlights, they do show the top-20 streaming movies. Out of the top 20 movies, nine had a BIPOC lead and 11 had a female lead. Furthermore, only six out of the top 20 movies had a BIPOC cast share of 30% or less. If, as you said, the good things stay around and more money gets funneled into projects similar to the success stories, why did they move away from BIPOC and/or female leads to that degree? I thought maybe it's a production schedule thing and 2023's top-20 paints a different picture, but not that's not really the case. Half the leads were women, seven were BIPOC, only four had a BIPOC cast under 30%, and the number one movie, while having a white male lead, was about an interracial couple and prominently featured Black culture. Again, maybe there's something out there that shows the bottom 20 out of the hundred or so movies these streamers make have BIPOC and female leads, but I don't know where you found that.
Just two questions here. First, what is the hypocrisy? I mean, I get what you're saying about how Asian-Americans come from different cultures and that they wouldn't all necessarily be drawn to the Korean influences of KPDH, but how does that make the author a hypocrite for being interested that Latinas were especially into the movie? You used the Margaret Thatcher/British analogy, but I'll be honest, I'd be kind of surprised if Latvians were the most interested in her biopic. Second, how does the "VERY violent and relatively recent history" have anything to do with whether or not a young American girl wants to see a cartoon about pop music and demon hunting? More importantly, how would your analysis not apply to Latinas given the conditions of many Latin-American countries in the 20th and 21st centuries. Honestly, I'm very interested in your rationale here.