The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Guest 7034872]

Johnny Cash - covering "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. When, in praise of the cover, the original artist says, "that song isn't mine any more," you know you've hit it out of the park.

Yep. Aretha Franklin did the same thing with "Respect." It got to where almost no one listens to Redding's original version anymore.

And Cash's cover of "Hurt"--wow, what a performance!

 

[Gradine]

I mean, they kind of sucked...?

Are they still making those?

Huh. They probably shouldn't.

I mean, somebody's got to fund the war against trans kids ><

 

[eyeheartawk]

I mean, somebody's got to fund the war against trans kids ><

You all notice how Katherine Waterston said something relatively mildly critical of Rowling and then suddenly is nowhere in the commercials, or posters.

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

 

[Umbran]

I mean, they kind of sucked...?

The first one wasn't bad. I saw it before I learned of her particular positions.

 

[Parmandur]

The first one wasn't bad. I saw it before I learned of her particular positions.

Same here, but I didn't really care for it. The second one is a dumpster fire (thank you, the library).

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I mean, somebody's got to fund the war against trans kids ><

Well, setting aside the very debatable merits of that franchise, it gets to tough issue. The interconnectedness of everything.

I mean ... think of the following three situations:

A. A person buys a ticked to whatever stupid thing is being released in the Fantastic Beast Potter something or other movies.

B. You go get your COVID vaccination from a Publix (a supermarket).

C. You get gas at a Valero gas station.

These seem unrelated, but they're not. A you probably recognize. B relates to one of biggest supporters of the governor of Florida. C relates to one of the biggest supporters of the governor of Texas.

It's really hard to be ethical. And while I share your belief re: A, it's not just about her (she who will not be named). It's also about the cast (Eddie Redmayne- who made notable statement in support of the trans community, Jude Law etc.) and the crew and so on.

But I totally understand your P.O.V. The perfect is the enemy of the good.

 

[Gradine]

You all notice how Katherine Waterston said something relatively mildly critical of Rowling and then suddenly is nowhere in the commercials, or posters.

Nice to see Sam raising a good one

 

[eyeheartawk]

Nice to see Sam raising a good one

I'm just glad he protected her from the robots.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Are they still making those?

Yes, unfortunately. There's going to be 5 of them. This is the third.

I personally enjoyed the first movie, but the second was a mess. After how bad the second one was and the whole stuff about J.K. Rowling in the past couple years, I'm not going to see this one. At least, I'm not going to pay extra to watch it. If it comes to one of the streaming services I have, I might eventually watch it.

 

[Gradine]

It's really hard to be ethical. And while I share your belief re: A, it's not just about her (she who will not be named). It's also about the cast (Eddie Redmayne- who made notable statement in support of the trans community, Jude Law etc.) and the crew and so on.

Yes yes, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. I still think there's a distinction between "purchasing a necessity that, through a complex layer of back channels, lines the pockets of somebody horrible somewhere" and "going to see a movie that directly profits the world's most powerful advocate against trans rights"

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