how can hollywood consider itself liberal while producing so many violent and gory movies??
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GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
That is liberal. Haven't you seen what unmitigated massacre they have facilitated in Gaza and Ukraine?
Anyway, Hollywood doesn't really call itself liberal as much as it gets accused of it by the American right. Hollywood is about making money. Violence sells. Sex sells.
P.S. - Hollywood is just entertainment capitalism. They would lose money if they started shitting on non-straight people and minorities, so they promote non-straight people and minorities.
It isn't because they truly care about such people or any particular left or right wing ideology.
If it paid to be more "conservative" they would be.
Anyway, Hollywood doesn't really call itself liberal as much as it gets accused of it by the American right. Hollywood is about making money. Violence sells. Sex sells.
P.S. - Hollywood is just entertainment capitalism. They would lose money if they started shitting on non-straight people and minorities, so they promote non-straight people and minorities.
It isn't because they truly care about such people or any particular left or right wing ideology.
If it paid to be more "conservative" they would be.
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GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
@LeopoldBloom For facilitating the current debacle for Ukraine and enabling the killings in both places, yes, If we are to call the Democrat Party liberal. Whatever "liberal" is supposed to mean in this country anymore. The liberals aren't for liberty and the conservatives don't conserve anything of benefit to anyone.
GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
@bijouxbroussard I'm aware. I just think American liberalism is impotent and setting the stage for real fascism to take root.
Like the Weimar Republic before a wild Hitler appeared.
I see the USA as similar to the crumbling Hapsburg Empire.
It's a rotting structure with nothing to unify the people. Not blood, culture, values, nothing.
Like the Weimar Republic before a wild Hitler appeared.
I see the USA as similar to the crumbling Hapsburg Empire.
It's a rotting structure with nothing to unify the people. Not blood, culture, values, nothing.
bijouxbroussard · F
@GeistInTheMachine There are still plenty of conservative Democrats. The GOP comes closer to being a monolith ideologically; there’s almost no room or voice there now for anyone who’s not a MAGA.
GlitterEater · 36-40, F
bijouxbroussard · F
@GlitterEater A lot of right-wingers don’t know what liberal even means; they think liberals are warm, fuzzy, non-violent ‘turn the other cheek’ folks.
Ironic, because reportedly that’s how [b]Christians[/b] are supposed to behave. And many right-wingers are the ones who self-identify as Christians.
Ironic, because reportedly that’s how [b]Christians[/b] are supposed to behave. And many right-wingers are the ones who self-identify as Christians.
GlitterEater · 36-40, F
@bijouxbroussard Conservative Christians are the least Christ-like people on Earth. They see virtue and call it sin. It's disgusting.
bijouxbroussard · F
@GlitterEater Truth.
LeopoldBloom · M
Like Barbie? Yeah, real violent.
I’d estimate that maybe 5% of movies are “violent and gory.”
I’d estimate that maybe 5% of movies are “violent and gory.”
Because liberal can produce violence for entertainment
Aidan · 26-30
How is that a contradiction?
bijouxbroussard · F
GlitterEater · 36-40, F
@bijouxbroussard Also, the only people who call Hollywood liberal is conservatives.