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I don't buy it that Trump

artappraiser — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 04:36:55 +0000

I don't buy it that Trump intended that, it's in the minds of paranoid beholders. Which happens naturally because he is already known as a racist, it's part of the circus. If all one thinks about is racism, and nothing else, one looks for things that confirm that bias just like the nuts who search for evidence of the Deep State plot in every bit of news they see. But I disagree with the deconstruction, I think it's paranoid and inaccurate. I think it was intended as a preference for old timey big epics about western civilization by American studios, i.e. MAGA. That's "racist" enough for many, but not enough for you few who seem to be obsessed with code for Trump secret project of restoration of the Confederacy.

An article in the WaPo

rmrd0000 — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:29:48 +0000

In reply to I've got to say that to me

An article in the WaPo addressed Trump's statement that you seem to be willing to dismiss.

Since its release, “Gone With the Wind” has been criticized for its depiction of enslaved African Americans as simple, scatterbrained and happy in slavery.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/02/21/trump-gone-with-the-wind-historians/

This is not about confirmation bias. I responded to what Trump actually said. He did not pick the movie out of thin air.

You miss the big picture by ignoring the fact that there is an ongoing discussion about lack of diversity at the Academy Awards.

One quite simply excellent

artappraiser — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:38 +0000

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One quite simply excellent and beautifyl result: globalism, cross-cultural fertility in action:

Yes, Bong Joon Ho and Martin Scorsese are penpals https://t.co/oYZKNc6AXr
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 24, 2020

Dick can Dyke for Prez?

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 06:09:29 +0000

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Dick can Dyke for Prez?

Dick Van Dyke looks amazing at 94 years old https://t.co/UTqUWOgGOP
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 22, 2020

Trump meant the Pentageli

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 05:53:00 +0000

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Trump meant the Pentageli scene the judge wouldn't allow in trial. Stone didn't bring in Randy Credico's brother, so it wasn't intimidation.

https://youtu.be/eUjjzwIrebQ

I've got to say that to me

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 05:20:35 +0000

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I've got to say that to me this is perfect example of how you hunt for bias verification about racism in each and every story, no matter what it's about. Trump could have just as easily said "can't we get 'Lawrence of Arabia' back?" or "can't we get 'Dr. Zhivago' back?" and then others with different confirmation bias than yours could do their thing just as myopically. Missing what's important.

The big picture message here: Hollywood came out against Bannonism, against Make America Great Again, for globalism and against nationalism and tribalism. There are open to quirky individualist works of genius no matter where they come from, no longer rah rah p.r. for the big American studio picture. And the members were surprised and proud that a majority ot them had come out and voted that way.

It is remarkable and important culture change. And Trump instinctively knows that. He knows that it's culture wars stuff and he's lost this battle (I dare say Ronald Reagan of SAG would too.) And you're missing the import by fixating on the fact that he used as an example of a movie from 1939 that revisionists have issues with, when it's not 1939 anymore and Trump probably was just picking a epic movie out of thin air. HE'S NOT THAT SMART, for chrissakes, and I'd certainly be willing to bet the last time he watched Gone with the Wind was: never. I seriously doubt he knows what the story of "Gone with the Wind" is.

But "Hollywood" conveniently

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 05:01:24 +0000

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But "Hollywood" still conveniently gets right what witness tampering is and isn't.

Can we get 1939's "Gone With

rmrd0000 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 04:45:12 +0000

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Can we get 1939's "Gone With The Wind" back?

Film critic Donald Trump

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 03:18:52 +0000

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Film critic Donald Trump reaches into his racist, rat-chewed box of Froot Loops to mock ‘Parasite’ and Brad Pitt

By Vinay Menon Entertainment Columnist @ Toronto Star, Feb. 21

love his snark but the photo illus. they chose is prime too. Ladies and gentleman, the president of the United States and new partner of Beavis and Butthead:

Drumpf apparently only

artappraiser — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 02:03:28 +0000

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Drumpf apparently only figured out now that there was a globalist message here and that he should be using it as a MAGA culture wars meme:

The president of the United States is complaining about 'Parasite' winning Best Picture at the Oscars because it's a film from South Korea. Via Fox pic.twitter.com/7szfnXgqPt
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 21, 2020

Maybe someone on Fox said something on topic as an aside?