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People are downvoting the parent, but set politics aside and pay attention to what they are saying. Obviously he is a conservative, but conservative themed movi
by glimshe 3y ago
People are downvoting the parent, but set politics aside and pay attention to what they are saying. Obviously he is a conservative, but conservative themed movies are a trend to watch and invest due to low budgets, strong word of mouth and high attendance. If you don't want to support this type of movie, it's okay, but someone else will make the money.
It's clearly an underserved market, and it also highlights that if you want to add themes currently associated with politics (race, feminism, vaccines, religion), you better know your audience and keep costs proportional to what you're doing.
Disney in particular has had a series of underwhelming to abysmal results when mixing liberal themes into movies that otherwise were meant to have broad appeal. The market is starting to do its job and reallocating resources appropriately to what people want to see. And to be clear, I'm not saying that this is a good thing or a bad thing, simply that it's happening.
- ahahahahah 3y ago> Obviously he is a conservative Huh, why would you say that? Dude seems like a little off, but I wouldn't just attribute any such oddities to being conservative.
- glimshe 3y agoMention of "woke feminism" in the context of something to look out for and appreciation of Sound of Freedom are pretty strong hints. I'm not criticizing him for it, just stating something that looks fairly likely to me. Here on HN we're too quick to associate the label "conservative" as a negative trait, while for me calling someone "liberal" or "conservative" is akin to calling someone "sports enthusiast". It is what it is...
- catchnear4321 3y agothis gets bandied about a good amount. have seen it from claimants of both parties. it sounds good. logical. sounds it. is it? what’s the distribution of your label attribution? this one suspects that the conservative label sees significantly more use. this isn’t judgement, it is an observation. humans like belonging, and belonging is cemented through identifying an out group. the puzzling bit is the labeling itself. did it add value? seems to have mostly taken everyone away from talking about Barbie bombs.
- glimshe 3y agoI think you are right, but it doesn't really go against the core of what I'm saying. I'm trying to pursue an environment where we can use these labels without assumptions of criticism. This said, I also think that the label "conservative" is thrown around a lot more because HN commenters tend to be more on the US "liberal" side of the opinion spectrum. Conservatives, thus, do stand out. This can be done with or without criticism. When I called the parent "conservative", I did so to point out that conservatives are an underserved market.
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