The funny thing is that they actually DON'T understand. They're not pretending. They don't actually have any solid beliefs, which is why they can turn on a dime, adopt any position, and pretend they've always believed whatever they're saying in the moment. They aren't really even right or left. They're bullies, not a genuine, coherent intelligentsia. Like most bullies, they actually lack the intelligence to read and comprehend any social, political, religious, or economic ideas more complex than Doctor Seuss. It's why they don't do anything but regurgitate slogans or engage in bumper sticker politics. Like all bullies, they just get off on antagonizing other people. They think it's funny until they get serious pushback. Then, like all bullies, they turn around and play the victim for perceived authority figures, real or imagined. Failing that, they play victim to the crowd, hoping to garner sympathy there. It's just what bullies do. They just say and do whatever the demons whispering in their ears tell them to.
The best description I ever saw for SJWs was an article in ZeroHedge, believe it or not all the way back in late 2011 or early 2012: crybullies. Something to keep in mind is that many of these people who are in control of the hobbies and surrounding media now are the same people who would've bullied people for reading comic books or playing D&D, BattleTech, Jane's ATF, or anything more comlicated than Checkers back when you and I were in high school. (The rest have actually been subversives and SJW commies since the mid-90s, people just didn't know because social media didn't exist yet.) Most of them have always had some degree of personal disdain for pretty much anyone's hobbies. They only started to care about them when they became mainstream, or at least acceptable to the mainstream. But, of course, that wasn't good enough because, like all bullies, they are motivated by abusing even the smallest modicum of power over others. They were never nerds. They hated nerds. They only claimed the moniker of nerd when it became "cool" to be "nerdy." So, they rewrote everything to fit their own mold, most of which was drawn from their college "education." They just enjoy torturing other people. As I said above, their only responses to pushback are no different from a bully stealing a child's ball in kindergarten. "They're just racists" is no different from "he/she is just a baby." And, "why do you care? It's just fantasy" is really the same thing as "it's just a ball."
Dude deserves so much better than the way he’s been (mis)treated by Hollywood for his entire career. In a more perfect world, we’d be in the midst of his spectacular tenure as James Bond.
You can be provocative without producing a shitty product. Watchmen is regarded as a classic, even though its narrative never represented a majority of American public opinion (at times, it may have represented a plurality). The classical liberalism that undergirded Atlas Shrugged was even more widely scoffed at, but it is also a legendary piece of fiction (even if the movies were "ok").
The quality of the product is meant to drive the appeal of the message, not the other way around. As the old saying goes: "If you want to make a million dollar franchise, just give a billion dollar franchise to Kathleen Kennedy".
The funny thing is that they actually DON'T understand. They're not pretending. They don't actually have any solid beliefs, which is why they can turn on a dime, adopt any position, and pretend they've always believed whatever they're saying in the moment. They aren't really even right or left. They're bullies, not a genuine, coherent intelligentsia. Like most bullies, they actually lack the intelligence to read and comprehend any social, political, religious, or economic ideas more complex than Doctor Seuss. It's why they don't do anything but regurgitate slogans or engage in bumper sticker politics. Like all bullies, they just get off on antagonizing other people. They think it's funny until they get serious pushback. Then, like all bullies, they turn around and play the victim for perceived authority figures, real or imagined. Failing that, they play victim to the crowd, hoping to garner sympathy there. It's just what bullies do. They just say and do whatever the demons whispering in their ears tell them to.
The best description I ever saw for SJWs was an article in ZeroHedge, believe it or not all the way back in late 2011 or early 2012: crybullies. Something to keep in mind is that many of these people who are in control of the hobbies and surrounding media now are the same people who would've bullied people for reading comic books or playing D&D, BattleTech, Jane's ATF, or anything more comlicated than Checkers back when you and I were in high school. (The rest have actually been subversives and SJW commies since the mid-90s, people just didn't know because social media didn't exist yet.) Most of them have always had some degree of personal disdain for pretty much anyone's hobbies. They only started to care about them when they became mainstream, or at least acceptable to the mainstream. But, of course, that wasn't good enough because, like all bullies, they are motivated by abusing even the smallest modicum of power over others. They were never nerds. They hated nerds. They only claimed the moniker of nerd when it became "cool" to be "nerdy." So, they rewrote everything to fit their own mold, most of which was drawn from their college "education." They just enjoy torturing other people. As I said above, their only responses to pushback are no different from a bully stealing a child's ball in kindergarten. "They're just racists" is no different from "he/she is just a baby." And, "why do you care? It's just fantasy" is really the same thing as "it's just a ball."
Man, this comment is almost as long (and possibly even more detailed) than my entire Post.
I've had a long time to think about it.
Henry Cavill is too pure for this world.
One of the rare instances of one of /ourguys/ making it inside the Machine.
Dude deserves so much better than the way he’s been (mis)treated by Hollywood for his entire career. In a more perfect world, we’d be in the midst of his spectacular tenure as James Bond.
Thankfully I know all of my opinions are the correct ones.
..."Don’t like it, don’t watch!"...and you can bet I don't.
You can be provocative without producing a shitty product. Watchmen is regarded as a classic, even though its narrative never represented a majority of American public opinion (at times, it may have represented a plurality). The classical liberalism that undergirded Atlas Shrugged was even more widely scoffed at, but it is also a legendary piece of fiction (even if the movies were "ok").
The quality of the product is meant to drive the appeal of the message, not the other way around. As the old saying goes: "If you want to make a million dollar franchise, just give a billion dollar franchise to Kathleen Kennedy".