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We're moving past allowing this kind of manipulation and distortion of reality.
by stainforth 7y ago
We're moving past allowing this kind of manipulation and distortion of reality.
- billfruit 7y agoYes there is a sentiment against TV shows and magazines doing such things, but many shows and magazines continue the practises today.
- mistermann 7y agoIn some ways we are, in others not. I think there is great value discussing such things abstractly, in no small part because it can minimize personal biases and rivalries.
- kristopolous 7y agoIt's more a question of "proper" filtering, not "no" filtering. For instance, if a PhD program only accepted white male applicants, we'd find that unacceptable. If instead, they only accepted people with proper credentials, scores, and recommendations, we'd find that fine. It's not no filter, just the right one. Similarly, if we were making a movie about Jim Crow segregation and needed actors to play white racist men then our same unacceptable filter all of a sudden looks reasonable. So it's not about removing filters, it's about making them justifiable and relevant. That's why we say "there's no reason that a qualified X can't be a Y", that part, the reason part, is important.
- leftyted 7y agoSo...does that mean ugly people are going to be star actors too?