the president of the united states says we have to do something about this.
many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.
what’s your view of this?
I'm not ashamed to be white. That said, there are too many white people in this country who look down on people who don't look like them. Trump made that problem worse, but it was already here.
Good point.
Let's wait for @minimus to provide a definition of "systemic racism" so that the actual discussion can begin.
the president of the united states says we have to do something about this.
many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.
what’s your view of this?
What's your definition of "systemic racism"?
Good question. Without a proper definition, this thread will likely go to #%@#$%@#%
we are encouraged to all, if possible, get the vaccinations.
if you don’t, we are told that we definitely could get the virus.
fair enough.. but what happens if you decide you aren’t going to get the shots?
Stan LOL, is that an upgrade or not? That is the real question
actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.
It goes both ways, of course. I'm a right-winger and want immigration to be controlled and illegal immigrants deported. But if some right-wing actor said during his acceptance speech that he wanted illegal immigration stopped, I'd be like 'What. The. F**k?! This is a film awards not the Daily Politics - f**k off from the stage, you tosser.'
What you said sound correct but it doesn't make sense in the real world. If you want to go down that road, Hollywood will likely stop making films.
If I quote you "Hollywood is about making good movies and entertaining people. Giving priority to current political opinions is ridiculous"
The issue with that comment is that entertainment or what we find appealing is often linked to our daily reality. Charlie Chaplin made films about the Nazi occupation during the second world war, what that Woke and out of place. Saving Private Ryan was another great film but it has its root in politics and the propaganda of defeating the Nazis.
Even the great Shawshank Redemption was a film about social injustice where you end up in prison and the system takes advantage of you. You can't just separate social issues from entertainment and insert them when it suits you. The only option left will likely be Science Fiction and not everyone will consider that to be entertainment.
You just need to consider maybe one of your favorite films to see how involve it is in daily reality
actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.
Are people in this forum really ok with this sort of tone ? 2021 and calling people ‘blacks’ and complaining about people of colour being on screen?
Okay, I'll be your Huckleberry. What should we call them if not blacks? You did not like it when they were called, even by themselves, N---ers. You whine if they are called Negro. And the term "person of color" can also be used for Caucasians as they are WHITE, according to the PC crowd. And if they are a "person of color"...WHAT color? And I also do not like the idea of blacks being inserted into movies just because they are black and it fits the "woke" agenda. It is just as offensive to me and senseless as inserting QWERTY characters in movies and television strictly because they are "gay".
LOL! You know that is not what he was talking about. His whole point is that some people feel that having black or so called POC in movies is being Woke and out of place. Why doesn't it bother the poster so much. If you don't like it don't watch.
see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .
i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..
I'm wondering about youtube's pro-left, anti-right agenda, then you gave an example of a banned right-winger but claimed this was because of his channel becoming too hot.
I agree that most social media are often left leaning but not necessarily anti-right. The example I gave is one of many right-wing channels that existed for years on Youtube and there were no issue(not too hot!!). You can't make a general statement as if those channels weren't given a voice for years.
What changed? It became too hot at some point and the potential commercial impact on youtube meant that he got the chop - why doesn't YouTube ban left-wing channels that become too hot?
You made a general statement here and I asked for an example which I believe is how "honest debate works". You make a statement, you back it up with sources/references. I even agreed with you that right-wing channel were banned and I even gave you example. You should be able to find a left-wing channel that is "too hot" that has not been banned on Youtube.
i give him an f for falling down on the job..
It's true but that is politics so there is nothing new there. You support who you like and turn a blind eye when they mess up. Just like marriage, you have to turn a blind eye to things you don't like in order to stay married otherwise you will be calling the divorce lawyers.
as a rule, there are 3 types.
one is the dramatic over the top person where a hangnail means you might have to get your finger cut off.. the second type is —who me, worry?
i’m not going to let too much of anything bother me unless it really is armageddon.. the third type is the person in between.
The third type is the person in between. Fairly normal and not extremist.
So there are 2 types of people, the normal and the crazy
see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .
i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..
We need real Journalists. They are out there, but they aren’t on CNN.
They are out there and they are starving.
Gone are the days of real journalism.
actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.
I wasn't aware Shawshank Redemption failed at the box office - it didn't fail, strictly speaking.
It didn't make a financial loss.
It just didn't pull in a lot of money, considering it's an excellent film.
Shawshank Redemption budget: $25 million.
Shawshank Redemption box office: $50 million.
^^^ Modest profit, really ...
Shawshank Redemption was a great film and it was entertaining yet only $16 million at the Box office after its initial theatrical run. For Hollywood standard, that is pretty bad. It did make more later.
Those in show business know that a box office flop can kill their career and that is why they make re-runs or whatever woke/traditional film will make them money. Entertaining you is just a consequence of the business.
If you take a look at the highest grossing films list, there is a pattern that works and Hollywood knows that.
