Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

[mdk]

must be trick photography or something

[Andreyich]

must be trick photography or something

@mdk

I am not aware of the full ramifications of this, is there a lot of sexual abuse in hollywood that isn't protested or is this a reference to "made up" sexual abuse cases?

[mdk]

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I am not aware of the full ramifications of this, is there a lot of sexual abuse in hollywood that isn't protested or is this a reference to "made up" sexual abuse cases?

@Andreyich

So last week, news broke that one of the biggest and most influential figures in Hollywood, producer Harvey Weinstein, was a serial sexual abuser. New York Times was the first to report, and if that had been the end of it, I mean, that would've been bad enough -- Weinstein has always been pretty politically active, so there are some black-eyes to pass around on that account. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. It turns out the reporter who broke the story tried to take it to NBC first, and the execs killed the story on sight. "You're not reporting that here" sort of story-killing. The journalist, Ronan Farrow, didn't take that lying down, and suddenly here's NBC in the spotlight for trying to smother the bad press (the exec who did the smothering had Hollywood ambitions). Once the story was posted on NYT, dozens more credible allegations started streaming in about Harvey, and he admitted to almost all of it pretty early on.

But then things got crazier. A bunch of actors, including gigantic names like Ben Affleck, voiced their predictable condemnations of Weinstein's despicable behavior in that virtue-signal-y way they always do. Perhaps feeling emboldened by the traction on Weinstein, some folks started sharing their experiences with those very same virtue-signal-y actors. Bunches and bunches. They admitted it -- these weren't just attention-seekers capitalizing on a spotlight. And the circle just keeps getting wider. Studio execs, actors, producers, lawyers, directors, friends, family, etc etc etc. It's not just NBC and the Weinstein Company anymore, it's Disney, it's Amazon, and the list just keeps on growing.

By all the best assessments, it's a real, massive, actual scandal.

So the meme is a meme because (a) lots of these people wrapped up in / at the heart of the story are big-time donors to the Democrats, lots of them are so-called feminists, lots of them spent all sorts of time and money attacking Trump while they were actively complicit in covering up sexual harassment, assault, rape, and blackmail of like a TON of women. (b) Even now that so much is out in the open (probably not "all" out in the open yet because let's be honest, if it's this rampant, it's more rampant than this), people in Hollywood are still covering for Weinstein. (c) There were massive demonstrations in like every major city in the US over Trump getting elected, called the "Women's March." Whoever made the meme finds that hypocritical (posted on T_D, so I just presume that was the point)

[POOHEAD189]

Thanks for giving the rundown. I'd not heard the full story of it. Mostly because it's a sexual harassment scandal and I couldn't care less since that seems to pop up so much these days. But still.

[mdk]

Thanks for giving the rundown. I'd not heard the full story of it. Mostly because it's a sexual harassment scandal and I couldn't care less since that seems to pop up so much these days. But still.

@POOHEAD189

I usually try to stay away from celebrity bullshit, but at least on my preferred platforms (BBC, Fox, and Gizmodo in that order), the story's been inescapable all week, and probably gonna keep on growing.

in hindsight, that's probably deserved.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

This is not mine but it was requested to be put forward. I certainly feel it is about as close to truth as a green text post can be whilst still remaining a form of entertainment.

Anon Summarizes Current Events

[Dolerman]

@mdk the new yorker and new york times are fake news, so if they broke the story, it didnt happen

#logicked

[IceHeart]

Hollywood rape culture exposed, #PizzaGateReVisted

Marvel comics suicide by SJW writers, #ComicsGateIsGamerGate0.5

Media Credibility plummets, #RevengeOfSmartPhoneCamerasEverywhereShowingReality

Democrat Party Fractured #AllHillarysFaultAndNotOurs

Republican Party Crumbles #RhinoHuntingSeasonOpens

Catalonia Votes to become Independent #PoliceBrutalityLegalized

Trump is President #DemocratsWhySoHardToPickAGoodCandidate

Trump is Republican backed candidate #RepublicansRealizeFewLikeThem

Why am I torturing myself I never use hashtags/social media. So many good choices to pick on.

[mdk]

@mdk the new yorker and new york times are fake news, so if they broke the story, it didnt happen

#logicked

@Dynamo Frokane

fuc.

[POOHEAD189]

[Penny]

Obi-wan, very dishonest. Empire Strikes back worst Star Wars movie, terrible ratings... FAKE NEWS. Sad.

[Andreyich]

independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/a…

I love how the writers over at the independent are retarded enough to call the FPO far-right. I can't decide to giggle or be sad.

[POOHEAD189]

Obi-wan, very dishonest. Empire Strikes back worst Star Wars movie, terrible ratings... FAKE NEWS. Sad.

@Penny

Admiral Tarkin on Destroying Alderaan: We will show them fire, fury, and frankly power.

[Penny]

Sir don't you mean Grand Moff Tarkin?
As I said we have a man in the med bay.

[Dolerman]

@mdk you told me that the_donald speaks the truth that no where else will, and now they are re-posting stories from the NEW YORKER? SAD!

[POOHEAD189]

Sir don't you mean Grand Moff Tarkin?

@Penny

Dammit, I can't believe that slipped my mind!

[Kratesis]

This is not mine but it was requested to be put forward. I certainly feel it is about as close to truth as a green text post can be whilst still remaining a form of entertainment.

Anon Summarizes Current Events

@The Harbinger of Ferocity

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, '/pol/ was right again'.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

The collective unconscious that steers the internet counter-revolutionaries is a pretty miraculous thing. Meme magic is quite real at this rate, @Kratesis. As they say, "best timeline".

[mdk]

@mdk you told me that the_donald speaks the truth that no where else will, and now they are re-posting stories from the NEW YORKER? SAD!

@Dynamo Frokane

Correction: The New Yorker is finally catching up to the T_D events of six months ago and realizing that Hollywood is full of rapey freaks.

[POOHEAD189]

Slightly political (political enough for the thread anyhow)