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Am I racist?

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  • D Doctor Phibes
    24 Jul 2024, 10:38

    @George-K said in Am I racist?:

    Yeah, it's Walsh, and I have to wonder how much is cherry-picked and staged.

    He's pretty unlikely to produce a movie featuring the type of normal people who frequently vote Democrat and aren't completely obsessed with this bullshit.

    Would Michael Moore make a move showing conservatives just sitting back having a nice Sunday afternoon with their folks?

    Obviously, the reason for the movie isn't to ask the question that's in the title. It's to show how awful the other side is. If you know the answer before you ask the question, it's not an experiment.

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    Jolly
    wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 13:47 last edited by
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    @Doctor-Phibes said in Am I racist?:

    @George-K said in Am I racist?:

    Yeah, it's Walsh, and I have to wonder how much is cherry-picked and staged.

    He's pretty unlikely to produce a movie featuring the type of normal people who frequently vote Democrat and aren't completely obsessed with this bullshit.

    Would Michael Moore make a move showing conservatives just sitting back having a nice Sunday afternoon with their folks?

    Obviously, the reason for the movie isn't to ask the question that's in the title. It's to show how awful the other side is. If you know the answer before you ask the question, it's not an experiment.

    Bias, much?

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • J Jolly
      24 Jul 2024, 13:47

      @Doctor-Phibes said in Am I racist?:

      @George-K said in Am I racist?:

      Yeah, it's Walsh, and I have to wonder how much is cherry-picked and staged.

      He's pretty unlikely to produce a movie featuring the type of normal people who frequently vote Democrat and aren't completely obsessed with this bullshit.

      Would Michael Moore make a move showing conservatives just sitting back having a nice Sunday afternoon with their folks?

      Obviously, the reason for the movie isn't to ask the question that's in the title. It's to show how awful the other side is. If you know the answer before you ask the question, it's not an experiment.

      Bias, much?

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 13:57 last edited by Doctor Phibes
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      @Jolly said in Am I racist?:

      Bias, much?

      Sure I'm biased, and obviously I haven't seen the movie, but I'm a firm believer in predicting that the future tends to be a continuation of the past. Based on past behavior I think it would be fair to say that I'm not nearly as biased or extreme in my views as either Mr. Moore or Mr. Walsh. I'd be happy to review any evidence that would refute that claim.

      I was only joking

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        89th
        wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 14:29 last edited by
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        Ok watched the trailer. Unsurprisingly it looks like the same format as the What is a Woman movie. Will be an entertaining watch one day I'm sure.

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          24 Jul 2024, 14:29

          Ok watched the trailer. Unsurprisingly it looks like the same format as the What is a Woman movie. Will be an entertaining watch one day I'm sure.

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          Doctor Phibes
          wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 14:39 last edited by
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          @89th said in Am I racist?:

          Will be an entertaining watch one day.

          One very bleak day.

          I was only joking

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            LuFins Dad
            wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 19:42 last edited by
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            Wait, I just saw the trailer all the way through. Was that Robin Diangelo at the end? 😲 Okay, I will go to the theaters for this one, and it will not be a bleak day at all!

            The Brad

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            • L LuFins Dad
              24 Jul 2024, 19:42

              Wait, I just saw the trailer all the way through. Was that Robin Diangelo at the end? 😲 Okay, I will go to the theaters for this one, and it will not be a bleak day at all!

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 22:42 last edited by
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              @LuFins-Dad said in Am I racist?:

              Wait, I just saw the trailer all the way through. Was that Robin Diangelo at the end? 😲 Okay, I will go to the theaters for this one, and it will not be a bleak day at all!

              Each to their own, I guess. I must admit I don't find her particularly sexy.

              I was only joking

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              • D Doctor Phibes
                24 Jul 2024, 22:42

                @LuFins-Dad said in Am I racist?:

                Wait, I just saw the trailer all the way through. Was that Robin Diangelo at the end? 😲 Okay, I will go to the theaters for this one, and it will not be a bleak day at all!

                Each to their own, I guess. I must admit I don't find her particularly sexy.

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                LuFins Dad
                wrote on 24 Jul 2024, 23:09 last edited by
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                @Doctor-Phibes said in Am I racist?:

                @LuFins-Dad said in Am I racist?:

                Wait, I just saw the trailer all the way through. Was that Robin Diangelo at the end? 😲 Okay, I will go to the theaters for this one, and it will not be a bleak day at all!

                Each to their own, I guess. I must admit I don't find her particularly sexy.

                Oh, she’s the exact opposite of sexy. A real horror show.

                The Brad

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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on 18 Aug 2024, 18:44 last edited by
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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 15:42 last edited by
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                    Link to video

                    The Brad

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 15:42 last edited by
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                      An actual reviewer gave an honest review…

                      The Brad

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                        Horace
                        wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 15:56 last edited by
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                        I can't speak for the movie, but it's obvious, if you watch clips of his show, that Walsh is funny. He delivers wry sarcasm as well as any of the pundits of any tribe, including the ones who got their start as professional comedians.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                          LuFins Dad
                          wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 16:02 last edited by LuFins Dad
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                          Not a single review showing on the Tomato Meter, but plenty of actual reviews if you scroll down… Hmmm

                          https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/am_i_racist

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                          The Brad

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                            Horace
                            wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 22:32 last edited by Horace
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                            I'm sure mainstream critics would be happy to register a review, if they hated it. Maybe they are exercising their option to say nothing, after seeing it and grudgingly granting that it's not too bad.

                            I tried to find any negative review online but came up empty. Spoiler alert, some of it sounds hilarious:

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                            In perhaps the funniest moment of the film, Walsh opens his own Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workshop, to which he invites attendees from Craigslist. In one scene, Walsh lectures the attendees about “white silence” and the necessity to confront racist family members at the dinner table before wheeling his disabled, chair-bound ‘uncle’ out in front of the audience. After screaming at and berating his disabled uncle for making a racist joke about Mexicans, Walsh encourages the audience to join in with the abuse, to which they gladly oblige.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 17 Sept 2024, 00:10 last edited by
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                              This right-wing youtuber held it to a high standard, and found it lacking:

                              Link to video

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 17 Sept 2024, 02:49 last edited by
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                                One of the official critic reviews cited by Rotten Tomatoes was an NPR outlet in Los Angeles. The review was on a podcast. There are two reviewers who give their opinions on a slate of movies, seven in total. One of the reviewers was clearly in the LGBTQ community. Both reviewers gave their opinions of all the movies, except the LGBTQ guy recused himself from Am I Racist. I thought that was adult of him. He can feel his feels, but not feel the need to alert the world to his feels. The other guy thought it was ok, but that it might run into the same problems as Michael Moore films run into, with the divisiveness and lack of ability to convince anybody of anything, if they are not already convinced coming in.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on 17 Sept 2024, 22:11 last edited by Horace
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                                  Critics ignoring the film en masse. Uniquely ignored, in the history of Rotten Tomatoes. This is as close as we'll get to admission from the mainstream that the movie isn't terrible, I suppose.

                                  Link to video

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    LuFins Dad
                                    wrote on 17 Sept 2024, 22:45 last edited by
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                                    Yeah, the Rotten Tomatoes thing is very odd and telling. It would be so easy to win pop culture points by completely dissing the movie. The fact that they aren’t?

                                    The Brad

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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote on 17 Sept 2024, 23:19 last edited by
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                                      Definitely want to watch this film.

                                      I know I would like it.

                                      Elbows up!

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