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GrandpaPants posted:The Simpsons and Futurama still seem safe from shittiness? I mean, along these dimensions I guess. It's Always Sunny also seems pretty low key, which is kinda weird considering the material. My dude I have some bad news for you if your life is just crossing off media from a big list under the heading "SOMEONE WAS TERRIBLE" like go ahead and start with all music ever recorded and then just go from there.
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The Office also has Gervais which is bad enough and the Simpsons had that extremely lovely handling of the Apu thing recently. I think you'd have a hard time finding any kind of entertainment where nobody involved is an rear end in a top hat
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# ? May 24, 2018 14:16 |
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peer posted:"I sound like I’m condoning yelling at work. I do not. The full context of the apology sounds better than just cherrypicking those particular lines. But even just with those lines, he's at least acknowledging that the interview sounds really bad instead of doubling down. He then goes on to explain that he realizes what he did, that he supported the person who did the bad behavior over victim, who is sitting right there. So it really does not feel like a half-hearted apology to me but if I could see him making it, directly from his mouth instead of on Twitter, I'd have an easier time accepting it(not that he owes anyone other than Walter an apology).
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GrandpaPants posted:The Simpsons and Futurama still seem safe from shittiness? I mean, along these dimensions I guess. It's Always Sunny also seems pretty low key, which is kinda weird considering the material. The Simpsons' recent response to the whole Apu thing was a bit tasteless
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# ? May 24, 2018 14:42 |
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The Simpson would have gotten a pass on Apu if it the plug had been pulled 20 years when the Good episodes outweighed the Bad, and the show would have grown fonder in the public's memory instead of growing older and outdated. The Deadpool movies have Deadpool's wacky sidekick Dopinder and it helps that he's actually played by an Indian guy and he's no less unhinged than anyone else in the cast. He'll probably replace Weasel entirely in Deadpool 3. Inspector Gesicht fucked around with this message at 15:02 on May 24, 2018 |
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So this thread has moved from being about sexual assault to just complaining about people being mean? Time to shut down movies/tv/music forever, it's been fun guys. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Pedro De Heredia posted:Moses Farrow wrote an extremely long essay about Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, and the accusations. It's a good (if very depressing) article. I kind of wish we had the recollections of the other children as well, but I can understand why they'd rather not share such intimate memories with the general public.
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zandert33 posted:So this thread has moved from being about sexual assault to just complaining about people being mean? I think we'd probably not be discussing Tambor if it weren't for the other accusations against him. This is just another thing to throw on the pile.
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peer posted:The Office also has Gervais which is bad enough and the Simpsons had that extremely lovely handling of the Apu thing recently. I think you'd have a hard time finding any kind of entertainment where nobody involved is an rear end in a top hat Not to be too cute about it but yeah, essentially this. You’re often looking at collaborative efforts in industries with messy inner politics in eras dominated by toxic culture problems. Enjoy as many unproblematic things, and support the best people working now, but if you’re looking backwards you’re going to have to live with the context. Which, imho, is a good thing, because it rounds out your understanding of what you’re consuming and hopefully makes you more aware going forward. I still love King of the Hill even though Mike Judge has outed himself as an absolute wackadoodle.
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# ? May 24, 2018 16:02 |
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Morgan Freeman's turn: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/24/entertainment/morgan-freeman-accusations/index.html
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peer posted:Morgan Freeman's turn: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/24/entertainment/morgan-freeman-accusations/index.html I let out a long and loud “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” at work about this and my boss just had to run and come see what was wrong, and she’s super bummed now because Shawshank is her number one all time favorite movie
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# ? May 24, 2018 16:08 |
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He was dating his granddaughter. This shouldn't surprise anyone
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Barto posted:I'm sure the man who has murdered people in cold blood, had people tortured, and locked up anyone who disagreed with him---I'm sure this man was the very model of an admirable feminist who always asked for consent. What I'm saying, ultimately, is that there is no possible way you're getting credible information about Castro from the CIA, FBI, would be assassins and exiles whining that Castro took away their right to own slaves. No offense because I'm sure your outrage is very real but there is no reason whatsoever to believe a word of any of that. LesterGroans posted:There's a really good part in the behind-the-scenes of Netflix's W/ Bob & David in the writer's room. Cross has a sketch idea about a kid who dies and comes back and writes a book about going to heaven. Cross seems more focused on talking about Jesus having a boyfriend and Odenkirk rightfully steers it to the funnier idea of everyone (Hitler, John Wayne Gacy) being allowed in Heaven. The funniest joke in the whole revival series is Heaven is Totes For Real thing about "the Prophet Muhammad?" "No! Mohammed Atta!" Timby posted:It's the audio that gets me. She is in tears, saying that she's never been treated like that by another person in nearly six decades of acting, and just doing pure victim mentality saying that she needs to get over it and realize that it happens, and you've got Bateman and Arnett and Hale egging her on, and Tambor's saying "you're right" like he accidentally bumped her in the hallway and made her spill her coffee. Yeah, in print you can see how they might play it off, but the audio makes it clear. HUNDU THE BEAST GOD fucked around with this message at 16:48 on May 24, 2018 |
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:What I'm saying, ultimately, is that there is no possible way you're getting credible information about Castro from the CIA, FBI, would be assassins and exiles whining that Castro took away their right to own slaves. No offense because I'm sure your outrage is very real but there is no reason whatsoever to believe a word of any of that.
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Fsmhunk posted:The dude made labour camps for gay people and thought homosexuality was a symptom of capitalist decadence. In contrast to which country, exactly?
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Davros1 posted:He was dating his granddaughter. This shouldn't surprise anyone that's new to me
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Davros1 posted:He was dating his granddaughter. This shouldn't surprise anyone My av. is currently my expression.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:In contrast to which country, exactly? It's ok if the commies committed crimes against humanity, the capitalists did too.
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# ? May 24, 2018 18:35 |
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Hollywood is full of pedophiles
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# ? May 24, 2018 18:36 |
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SimonCat posted:It's ok if the commies committed crimes against humanity, the capitalists did too. The implication was that you are meant to view Castro with some special horror, coming from a country that didn't decriminalize homosexual activity until the early 2000's and literally has state sanctioned reeducation camps to "cure" gay men and women. LGBT awareness and rights in Cuba were won exactly as they were in any other country, by the people themselves.
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PenguinKnight posted:that's new to me I thought it was his step-niece? And it was more of a tabloid accusation that he refused to respond to. Still really disgusting but not incest disgusting.
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:I thought it was his step-niece? And it was more of a tabloid accusation that he refused to respond to. Still really disgusting but not incest disgusting. This is confusingly phrased but "step-granddaughter" seems right: quote:While they aren’t related by blood, Freeman has known Hines since she was a small child and has been a part of her life for years.
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https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/999736744839909382?s=19
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Good.
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Excellent news.
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peer posted:This is confusingly phrased but "step-granddaughter" seems right: the heart wants what it wants
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I'm legit surprised Weinstein isn't just going to live out his awful life somewhere in Europe.
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# ? May 24, 2018 21:39 |
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I'm amazed he never left the country tbh. Maybe he just thought he was too big for the cops to actually come after, esp with the age of some of the accusations. I'm not sure what the statute of limitations is in NY tho? Not as lovely as in Cali I'm assuming?
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Like I doubt he'll do real time. I really hope he does do time, but I doubt he will.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I still love King of the Hill even though Mike Judge has outed himself as an absolute wackadoodle. Explain please?
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# ? May 24, 2018 22:35 |
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From pretty much day 1, there have been rumblings of Weinstein seeking a redemption narrative. There has even been talk of some kind of eventual documentary or something here and there. My suspicions are that dude simply doesn’t understand how loving much of a monster he is, and sees turning himself in as a way to “clear the air” so that he can continue that redemption arc. It smacks of “I always cooperated.”Tailored Sauce posted:Explain please? Isn’t he buds with Alex Jones? Tart Kitty fucked around with this message at 22:37 on May 24, 2018 |
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Fart City posted:Isn’t he buds with Alex Jones? Yeah, Judge is pretty much a full-out libertarian doofus.
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:I thought it was his step-niece? And it was more of a tabloid accusation that he refused to respond to. Still really disgusting but not incest disgusting. Her killer//ex-boyfriend told the police in his statement he was partially motivated by her confessing her and Morgan's sexual relationship to him
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# ? May 24, 2018 22:55 |
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It's nice that they announced the arrest in advance. You don't want to be unprepared for something like that.
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SimonCat posted:It's ok if the commies committed crimes against humanity, the capitalists did too. are you sad that fidel took away your family's slaves
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# ? May 24, 2018 23:02 |
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They did the same when they picked up Allison Mack in NYC, iirc.
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This is like standard procedure. My neighbor got a letter informing him where he could turn himself in for his impending arrest.
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Phi230 posted:are you sad that fidel took away your family's slaves esperterra posted:They did the same when they picked up Allison Mack in NYC, iirc.
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Samuel Clemens posted:It's nice that they announced the arrest in advance. You don't want to be unprepared for something like that. He's a rich white guy. He's owed the courtesy
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The implication was that you are meant to view Castro with some special horror, coming from a country that didn't decriminalize homosexual activity until the early 2000's and literally has state sanctioned reeducation camps to "cure" gay men and women. LGBT awareness and rights in Cuba were won exactly as they were in any other country, by the people themselves. In a thread that's significantly about recognizing that people in positions of power and authority can sexually abuse others with much greater ease, nuance and access than the stereotypical back alley violent rapist, you can't come to grips with the fact that a totalitarian dictator is de facto the biggest abuser of them all. Like, even hypothetically.
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