The Political Correctness Haters' Club

12 minutes ago, SympathysSilhouette said:

 

I'm not aware of Haenel's broader political beliefs, I do know she became persona non grata in much of French cinema because she walked out at the Césars during Polanski's victory.

She never became persona non grata because of the Césars. She was praised for it! This is typical "victimisation" tactics. They always consider as victims, even when they get praised (you can add this to the definition of "woke zealots").

If you speak French, then this short video is telling:

17 minutes ago, SympathysSilhouette said:

 

How exactly is it a strategic win for Russia? The entire point of the "special military operation" was "denazification", which meant getting rid of the Zelensky government and installing another puppet regime. Not only did they fail utterly in that goal, it now looks further away than ever.

I just explained why it is a strategic win in the post after this one.

Yes, the original SMO is a big failure.

54 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

She never became persona non grata because of the Césars. She was praised for it! This is typical "victimisation" tactics. They always consider as victims, even when they get praised (you can add this to the definition of "woke zealots").

 

If you speak French, then this short video is telling:

 

Okay, so she is a bit in the same category as actors like Susan Surandan in the U.S.

TBH I do not expect a great deal from them when they do express a political opinion.

The new star wars looks like it's all women.

I heard in the lore that Asoka was trained by Darth Vader!

Wagner PMC released these claims on what they destroyed in Ukraine March 2022-May 2023.  They announced that they will refit for 1-2 months and be deployed again. 

I think at this point Russia has done more fighting with Ukrainians, convicted criminals and PMCs than conventional forces.

16 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

The new star wars looks like it's all women.

 

I heard in the lore that Asoka was trained by Darth Vader!

 

 

The head of Lucasfilm (Kathleen Kennedy) is a talentless suit who suck up to Lucas and Spielberg. By gaining their trust, she was able to be nominated by Lucas as her heir.

Since her appointment, she got obsessed with imposing what she calls "female supremacy" in all the movies she produced. Her team and her abandonned Joseph Campbell's principles (the hero's journey) and they used political manifestos instead.

As usual, the neo-feminist apologists will say it's great to erase men, because somehow the fact that most CEOs are men makes the rest of the male population (99%) guilty of being a so-called patriarchy.

I'm going to ramble on again, but I loathe this sexist/feminist society that comes from the USA. Anyway

On 5/27/2023 at 7:29 PM, SympathysSilhouette said:

 

Okay, so she is a bit in the same category as actors like Susan Surandan in the U.S.

TBH I do not expect a great deal from them when they do express a political opinion.

Idk what Surandon does or says. I used to think that American activists were crazier than the French ones, but I'm not sure anymore

Movie stars tend to be seen as reliable sources by some people (which is crazy).

Lucas' use of the hero's journey is what made his movies great. 

2 hours ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

Idk what Surandon does or says. I used to think that American activists were crazier than the French ones, but I'm not sure anymore

 

Movie stars tend to be seen as reliable sources by some people (which is crazy).

Sarandon is very left-wing. She hates Hillary too, much to the annoyance of a lot of Dem supporters. In general she is well to the left of the Democrats.

5 hours ago, Enrico_sw said:

Lucas' use of the hero's journey is what made his movies great. 

Variations of the basic model fits with a lot of religions and myths, and also great classical works like Dante's Divine Comedy. 

I think it also works well because it can be squeezed into a film format.

The heroes journey has been criticized by feminists and they have their own heroes, journey, for feminists.  I wouldn't be surprised if this Ashoka show used it.

A major reason why I like the Witcher so much is that it has an extremely sophisticated version of the heroes' journey.

11 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

Variations of the basic model fits with a lot of religions and myths, and also great classical works like Dante's Divine Comedy. 

 

I think it also works well because it can be squeezed into a film format.

 

The heroes journey has been criticized by feminists and they have their own heroes, journey, for feminists.  I wouldn't be surprised if this Ashoka show used it.

 

A major reason why I like the Witcher so much is that it has an extremely sophisticated version of the heroes' journey.

Yes, the Witcher, Jedi Survivor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Bayek of Siwa, etc. all of them have their hero's journey, that's why we like them.

The traditional hero's journey shows love to both men and women. The feminist hero's journey is rooted in hatred; they have to show contempt for men and ridiculise them, that's why they're despicable

(I know I repeat the same things over and over again, but I cannot not say what I think...)

In short, they can criticise "gender roles" however they want and build "new ones", but if their new tales show hatred (which was not the case before), I don't see it as progressivism. It's regression.

For the Chinese Communist apologists:

Another one for the Chinese Communist apologists:

"Communism is the perfect system" => riiiight....

1 hour ago, Enrico_sw said:

Another one for the Chinese Communist apologists:

A bit related to this but I noticed that India seems to have a trend of 'nationalism' (not only their leader but a portion of the population think that India can become a superpower) and there is a small tension between China & India, a rather mutual contempt/annoyance at each other.

1 hour ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

Yes, the Witcher, Jedi Survivor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Bayek of Siwa, etc. all of them have their hero's journey, that's why we like them.

 

The traditional hero's journey shows love to both men and women. The feminist hero's journey is rooted in hatred; they have to show contempt for men and ridiculise them, that's why they're despicable

My main issue isn't the feminist heroes' journey but why should I spend my time to watch it when I don't relate to it?   I think a lot of the male audience feels the same way.  Besides if they have a female supervisor/boss there is enough 'empowerment' on a daily basis. It's enough..

I do think that the traditional heroes' journey is more male oriented and deals with more male issues than female.

The Witcher's journey is not just a heroes' journey but a wisdom quest and a quest for wholeness combined.  To me that is superior to a heroes' journey by itself.  I don't know of any other franchise that has all three combined, usually they only have one.

Ciri's story in the novels/games is a female heroes' journey.

The Nolan Batman films are great to me as they are a heroes' journey combined with a wholeness quest.

6 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

A bit related to this but I noticed that India seems to have a trend of 'nationalism' (not only their leader but a portion of the population think that India can become a superpower) and there is a small tension between China & India, a rather mutual contempt/annoyance at each other.

Agreed, I've seen that. I don't think that India will ever become a superpower. It has lots of assets (great engineers, demographic power, growth, etc.), but lots of liabilities (bureaucracy being the worst).

It's funny to see that the Indians used a Western tool to counter China (they accused them of being racists), while China doesn't give a crap about "racism".

6 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

 

 

My main issue isn't the feminist heroes' journey but why should I spend my time to watch it when I don't relate to it?   I think a lot of the male audience feels the same way.  Besides if they have a female supervisor/boss there is enough 'empowerment' on a daily basis. It's enough..

 

I do think that the traditional heroes' journey is more male oriented and deals with more male issues than female.

 

The Witcher's journey is not just a heroes' journey but a wisdom quest and a quest for wholeness combined.  To me that is superior to a heroes' journey by itself.  I don't know of any other franchise that has all three combined, usually they only have one.

 

Ciri's story in the novels/games is a female heroes' journey.

 

The Nolan Batman films are great to me as they are a heroes' journey combined with a wholeness quest.

Ciri's story is relatable, because she has to go through hardships and she likes Geralt. She's not the typical Hollywood feminist that spits in the face of all the men she knows (like Captain Marvel). Ciri has huge powers, but she has to go through lots of trials. It's both her heritage and her work that make her special.

The Mary Sues in modern feminist shows are annoying because they're unrelatable (and full of misandry). Supposedly, it's to make up for the fact that women in real life were dealt a bad hand, but it's completely wrong. Women weren't dealt a bad hand in the West. They have lots of assets and lots of powers that men don't have. They're just different, but the advantages are legion and in lots of instances (not all of them), it's actually easier for them.