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If the mention of Brie Larson is likely to inflict upon you great emotional distress, self-righteous outrage, teeth gnashing, or the feeling of the loss of "white male privilege"- don't read any further.
***TRIGGER WARNING***
If the mention of inclusivity, equality, or fairness is likely to induce feelings of being threatened, loss of masculinity, or shrinkage of penis size (even if you don't have one)- don't read any further.
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If the mention of Kevin Costner's 1997 classic, "The Postman" is likely to result in nausea, incoherent growling, and the desire to send me hate male- don't read any further.
And fuck you, I liked "The Postman"...
If you listened to this week's Extended Edition of the podcast, you'll be aware that Jay closed out the show by calling out the ass hats tearing into Brie Larson regarding comments she made about the demographics she wants to comprise the press meetings for "Captain Marvel". If not- go listen now. I'll wait.
*cue the heart beating under the floor boards*
Done? Good. I have to say, I haven't heard those sorts of growls, roars, and sputterings since the last time I mentioned that I liked "The Postman". I still fear for my life.
I decided that I wanted to have my say on the matter as well. Seemed it was right up my alley.
But, as I looked into it- it turned out to not really be a "thing". It was all bullshit.
Seriously. Just bullshit. I read the transcripts, and watched the videos. She never once said that white male reviewers (or fans) weren't going to be permitted to watch and review the film, or interview her about it. All she said was that she noticed that the field is filled mostly with white men. She didn't blame the white journalists, and in fact said that when she approached those that facilitated such matters (aka- studio marketing people), they gave her all sorts of excuses. It wasn't the fault of the reporters- it was a problem with the system. A problem she was hoping to rectify by adding more diversity to the press pool.
That's fair and admirable in my opinion. Her wording probably could've been a bit better, but that's the problem when you're not working with a script... and even sometimes when you are. Even then, it doesn't take a PhD in English to understand what she was actually saying when you consider the ENTIRE comment and not just a word here or there.
The only comment that irked me was this one:
“I don’t need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn’t work about A Wrinkle in Time,” Larson said. “It wasn’t made for him! I want to know what it meant to women of colour, biracial women, to teen women of colour.”
Good for you, Brie! Conversely, I don't need a rich 29 year old white CIS female movie star telling me what movies I should or shouldn't watch and review. My reviews aren't necessarily written for you, if it pleases the court.
Either way, the need for diversity in press coverage is real. And it makes sense from a marketing stand point, as it allows a film to reach a much wider potential audience- thus raising the potential revenue of a film.
Oh... and for "Social Justice". Right, that too.
To the ass hats out there: Just stop. Seriously- stop. You look and sound pathetically immature. You're on the wrong side of history here. Change is inevitable. Equality is inevitable. Get over it, accept it, and grow with it.
To those that think "The Postman" sucked: Just fuck you.
I liked the postman
ReplyDeleteI freely admit that the "epic" battle scene could've been a bit more "epic"- but the rest of it was pretty solid drama. I have the original book by David Brin on order right now. (Signed, Mike S)
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