"All eyes are on Barbie to save the Golden Globes."
I get it's Sasha beat, so I'm not criticizing her for this topic at all.
Just reading that line at the beginning made me (not) literally throw up in my mouth. I'm so tired about talk of movies that "saved" cinema during CoV and until this day. And now Barbie (aka unwatchable movies spoonfeeding liberal mush into unformed brains) and Taylor Swift are combining to save the world of entertainment and, with it, the back slapping circle jerk of these unwatchable
awards shows.
Just put on a film with Harlow & Gable, or Lombard, or Stanwyck or Jimmy Stewart, or a Kirk Douglas noir anything but the rot coming from Hollywood today.
If you haven't seen it or even if you have, watch Arsenic and Old Lace, also, the Preston Sturges movies, especially The Lady Eve and The Palm Beach Story.
Haha, yes. You get the idea. I'm not saying there isn't anything worth watching today, but especially since 2010 there are very very few worth a watch.
Not only was Barbie misandrist crap, it was boring. I refuse to believe anyone actually liked it. These days, people pretend to like what they've been told to like. It's a crazy phenomenon!
I agree. People are basically convincing themselves to like everything that people in their circle like. There's a fear of dissent and desire to behave like the narrative instructs you. We saw that quite intensely during CoV.
I bet I know which speech she's talking about. It's when the mother character goes off on how hard it is to be a woman in today's world. The speech is full of platitudes that I've heard a million times by now. I just found it. Here you go!
"It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.
You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people.
You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood.
But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful.
You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault.
I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don't even know."
Such a fascinating glimpse into the history of Sasha's journey, and one that makes her story all the more compelling, credible, and worthy of our attention. Being at the epicenter of cultural upheaval provided a unique perspective, and it's fortunate that Sasha is recounting history not as anyone really wanted it told, but just how it happened.
I don't think I've ever watched the Globes. Is that the one where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock? I happened to catch that exact moment while channel surfing.
Yikes! I just read the Academy’s DEI requirements that must be met in order to be eligible for best picture.
Such artificiality undermines the prestige the achievement would otherwise carry by validating the suggestion (accusation) that the Oscars awarded were, in reality, given out based on the number of black, gay, tranny or otherwise “marginalized” personnel it employed rather than the quality of the picture itself.
What’s next...works of art can’t be considered “masterpieces” unless they contain puce, ochre or gentian?
The only "Globe" I care about is the one they're trying to destroy
Nicely said
"All eyes are on Barbie to save the Golden Globes."
I get it's Sasha beat, so I'm not criticizing her for this topic at all.
Just reading that line at the beginning made me (not) literally throw up in my mouth. I'm so tired about talk of movies that "saved" cinema during CoV and until this day. And now Barbie (aka unwatchable movies spoonfeeding liberal mush into unformed brains) and Taylor Swift are combining to save the world of entertainment and, with it, the back slapping circle jerk of these unwatchable
awards shows.
Just put on a film with Harlow & Gable, or Lombard, or Stanwyck or Jimmy Stewart, or a Kirk Douglas noir anything but the rot coming from Hollywood today.
Funny, I’m watching Bringing Up Baby
If you haven't seen it or even if you have, watch Arsenic and Old Lace, also, the Preston Sturges movies, especially The Lady Eve and The Palm Beach Story.
Haha, yes. You get the idea. I'm not saying there isn't anything worth watching today, but especially since 2010 there are very very few worth a watch.
Count on one hand watchable.
Not only was Barbie misandrist crap, it was boring. I refuse to believe anyone actually liked it. These days, people pretend to like what they've been told to like. It's a crazy phenomenon!
I agree. People are basically convincing themselves to like everything that people in their circle like. There's a fear of dissent and desire to behave like the narrative instructs you. We saw that quite intensely during CoV.
I bet I know which speech she's talking about. It's when the mother character goes off on how hard it is to be a woman in today's world. The speech is full of platitudes that I've heard a million times by now. I just found it. Here you go!
"It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.
You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people.
You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood.
But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful.
You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault.
I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don't even know."
OMG, I love this movie now!!! 😂😂😂
I know, right? So original! So insightful!
I'm still not watching it.
Yeah, it's terrible, as demonstrated by the monologue above.
Such a fascinating glimpse into the history of Sasha's journey, and one that makes her story all the more compelling, credible, and worthy of our attention. Being at the epicenter of cultural upheaval provided a unique perspective, and it's fortunate that Sasha is recounting history not as anyone really wanted it told, but just how it happened.
I don't think I've ever watched the Globes. Is that the one where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock? I happened to catch that exact moment while channel surfing.
Make woke jokes.
Yikes! I just read the Academy’s DEI requirements that must be met in order to be eligible for best picture.
Such artificiality undermines the prestige the achievement would otherwise carry by validating the suggestion (accusation) that the Oscars awarded were, in reality, given out based on the number of black, gay, tranny or otherwise “marginalized” personnel it employed rather than the quality of the picture itself.
What’s next...works of art can’t be considered “masterpieces” unless they contain puce, ochre or gentian?
That’s it, I’m done with the Oscars!
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