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It's not like companies are in any way shy about that. They love to associate themselves publicly with left wing causes, even going as far as to tell customers

by nvm0n2 3y ago

It's not like companies are in any way shy about that. They love to associate themselves publicly with left wing causes, even going as far as to tell customers who don't like it to fuck off. See Disney, large parts of the news business, Budweiser and endless more. How often have moviegoers been told that they are obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors? Musk isn't doing anything unusual in that regard. The only reason he attracts such opprobrium is the left feel they should have ideological control over every institution. Musk isn't on board with that and it infuriates them.

drakonka 3y ago
> How often have moviegoers been told that they are obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors? I don't know, how often? I'm genuinely curious because as a movie-goer, I've never been told that I'm obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors.
- nvm0n2 3y ago
  It's so common it's practically a meme by now. Hollywood loves saying its customers are toxic sexists and racists. Sometimes they even explicitly say that people have a moral obligation to watch their movies. This article has a bunch of examples. https://www.outkick.com/hollywoods-war-on-toxic-fans-makes-no-sense/ https://www.outkick.com/hollywoods-war-on-toxic-fans-makes-n... The 2016 dud “Ghostbusters” may have unofficially been the first time a Hollywood product singled out “toxic” fans. The franchise reboot, which reportedly lost Sony $70 million, included a scene where the budding Ghostbusters attack their online trolls. The director, Paul Feig, added the sequence to directly attack the film’s critics.
  - drakonka 3y ago
    I'm not really interested in the meme part, more just looking for the specific instances of this happening. It doesn't seem like anything in your quote is an example of movie-goers being told they are obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors.
    - nvm0n2 3y ago
      Specific example: https://youtu.be/XMVqNO3hRlc?si=6pOvAitq1NRX-nTX&t=281 https://youtu.be/XMVqNO3hRlc?si=6pOvAitq1NRX-nTX&t=281 "If you don't come see it, then you're sending a message that black women cannot lead the box office globally, that you're supporting that narrative"
      - IntelMiner 3y ago
        Can we get a source that isn't obnoxiously ideologically biased? When I saw "WOKE" I immediately clicked away and now I'll doubtlessly have to spend weeks weeding that mind poison out of my YouTube algorithm
IntelMiner 3y ago
That's such an incredibly sad world view and misunderstanding of the parasitic nature of capitalism playing both sides for maximum financial gain I'd recommend educating yourself further on the reality of what you're blaming "the left" for https://youtu.be/06yy88tLWlg?si=bAgkdMajM_5VDlAS https://youtu.be/06yy88tLWlg?si=bAgkdMajM_5VDlAS

by nvm0n2 3y ago

drakonka 3y ago

> How often have moviegoers been told that they are obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors? I don't know, how often? I'm genuinely curious because as a movie-goer, I've never been told that I'm obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors.

nvm0n2 3y ago
It's so common it's practically a meme by now. Hollywood loves saying its customers are toxic sexists and racists. Sometimes they even explicitly say that people have a moral obligation to watch their movies. This article has a bunch of examples. https://www.outkick.com/hollywoods-war-on-toxic-fans-makes-no-sense/ https://www.outkick.com/hollywoods-war-on-toxic-fans-makes-n... The 2016 dud “Ghostbusters” may have unofficially been the first time a Hollywood product singled out “toxic” fans. The franchise reboot, which reportedly lost Sony $70 million, included a scene where the budding Ghostbusters attack their online trolls. The director, Paul Feig, added the sequence to directly attack the film’s critics.
- drakonka 3y ago
  I'm not really interested in the meme part, more just looking for the specific instances of this happening. It doesn't seem like anything in your quote is an example of movie-goers being told they are obliged to like a movie because of the genders/races of the actors.
  - nvm0n2 3y ago
    Specific example: https://youtu.be/XMVqNO3hRlc?si=6pOvAitq1NRX-nTX&t=281 https://youtu.be/XMVqNO3hRlc?si=6pOvAitq1NRX-nTX&t=281 "If you don't come see it, then you're sending a message that black women cannot lead the box office globally, that you're supporting that narrative"
    - IntelMiner 3y ago
      Can we get a source that isn't obnoxiously ideologically biased? When I saw "WOKE" I immediately clicked away and now I'll doubtlessly have to spend weeks weeding that mind poison out of my YouTube algorithm

IntelMiner 3y ago

That's such an incredibly sad world view and misunderstanding of the parasitic nature of capitalism playing both sides for maximum financial gain I'd recommend educating yourself further on the reality of what you're blaming "the left" for https://youtu.be/06yy88tLWlg?si=bAgkdMajM_5VDlAS https://youtu.be/06yy88tLWlg?si=bAgkdMajM_5VDlAS