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little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

Troy Queef posted:

with the recent NFL stuff, can we talk about how the NBA is selling itself as the #woke league, despite a good 3/4ths of the league having no shot at winning anything (and many of those teams actively tanking because the league has embraced Silicon Valley-speak and metrics even more than baseball has)?

what the gently caress are you even talking about my man

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little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

Jonathan Fisk posted:

the mcu is a children's fantasy environment that has divinely inspired half-animals and strongmen fighting robots, aliens and the undead to stabilize the universe's supply of magic

applying real-world ethics to its actors because they film it in nyc (and hong kong!!!) is a waste of time

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010
super hero movies are for children

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

get that OUT of my face posted:

say what you will about Tyler Perry, but his movies tap into a demographic usually ignored by Hollywood. the only people Crazy Rich Asians would appeal to are bougie california asians, and there aren't that many of those

better luck tomorrow was a good movie

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010
https://twitter.com/CraniumApparel/status/1101830061055860741

https://twitter.com/CraniumApparel/status/1102432719919755265

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

Paladinus posted:

Computer, open the voice of Tayne.

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

Pharohman777 posted:

You can tell no one on the alexa team got off their woker-than-thou high horse to think:

A. Unless this 'voice of trans' is fully integrated as an additional voice option etc., its gonna remain as this pile of stories about the life of a fictional trans guy behind the command 'alexa, open the voice of trans'.

The announcement does nothing to discourage this notion.

B. Deciding to not use a real trans person and make one up out of the stories of real trans people is really not inspiring or good. In fact, it feels skeevy as all hell.

the practical realities of the voice are completely irrelevant. it's like how for a mystery novel you write the ending first. the marketing people started out with the press release they wanted to generate and then worked backwards from there to figure out what the actual idea was going to be.

also it'd still be gross pandering if they used an actual trans person. using a person's genuine trauma as your advertising hook does not make you an ally

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

cool dance moves posted:

I'm glad commercial advertising has transcended wokeness and become pure nonsense

*dramatic music plays as we watch a puppy grow up in a loving family until finally the boy who became a young man gives it one last belly scratch as it is put down*
*its an ad for Cheez Whiz*

advertising is and always has been primarily about making the customer associate an emotion with your product.

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010
using my powerful brain I have been able to think "kaep did a good thing" and "kaep did a bad thing" simultaneously. it's ok to be conflicted about someone

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010
getting cancelled for misgendering the Google Stadia™ controller

little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

BULBASAUR posted:

of course its a white controller...

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little munchkin
Aug 15, 2010

Some Guy TT posted:

https://twitter.com/Eater/status/1314655962658156545

that seems like a really egregious waste of perfectly good tampons

sending a waitress home early with 10$ pay for the evening because we were having a slow night at the feminism restaurant

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