improper84 t1_j9oqe82 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 2:25 PM

Reply to comment by smalltalkbigwalk in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks

Removing episodes that have blackface when they’re poking fun at the concept of blackface is so stupid. Always Sunny in particular is mocking the stupid characters who find it acceptable and constantly pointing out that it’s racist. Same goes with RDJ in Tropic Thunder. That’s a brilliant use of blackface to poke fun at both the absurd nature of method acting and also Hollywood in general.

LicketySplit21 t1_j9p6cr0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:14 PM

That's because the executives just care about the bottom line.

whoah BLM and chatter about racism? Then it's either "better safe than sorry, this could be bad, even though nobody is talking about it" or "if we do this people will like us! We'll appear anti-racist!" Alternatively "people'll get mad, it'll boost us and we lose the potential risk of hosting the episode. Win win." There's no ideology involved.

And then there's the Fawlty Towers thing which was obviously shady as hell when you look into it.

and in the end you just get all the BLM and anti-racist activists getting the blame even though they're confused about the episode delistings too.

PAUMiklo t1_j9oz84k wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:28 PM

your post implied that people are capable of independent thought and not emotional posturing. Look at how many people protested the Puerto rican day episode on Seinfeld then even admitting they had not seen it yet because it was automatically implied to be racist while never viewing the context for themselves. Not to mention how many shows today continue to be overly racist but so long as the character is POC it gets a pass. A lot of people claiming they want jstice and equality but seeking their pound of flesh in the process.