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Things that trigger the right?

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Greta Thunberg.

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Quantum Erasure

people in this thread so far on the left they seem to be living in the US...

Cody montana

Birneybau wrote: »

Wow, good steal from Twitter

Huh?

Wibbs

I see sheep wrote: »

Black/Asian people in historical shows/movies.

"Why is this thrown in our faces"

Meh I don't mind it. I mean you have to suspend disbelief going into any drama, but when it's too obvious a "progressive" casting decision with a side order of lecturing it can be irritating. Though this kinda thing has been happening in different forms throughout the history of 20th century drama. If the preamble to the flic comes out with "based on a true story/history" then my nitpicking can come out. This also goes for when Hollywood whitewashes a part. Which used to be far worse to be fair. John Wayne playing Genghis Khan one of the lowlights.

Where I would go "ah here FFS" is when documentaries claiming to be factual do that kinda thing in reenactments.

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

people in this thread so far on the left they seem to be living in the US...

Eh... the American Left outside of a minority in US universities would be very much centre, if not centre right here.

artanevilla

Bohs jersey launches.

Say Your Number

The mere suggestion of a homophobic slur being bleeped out of a song had a lot of people jumping up and down in rage, heard a song that had the word wanker bleeped out a while ago and no one gave a sh1te about that, oddly enough.

Arghus

This thread, soon enough. They're already getting uppity.

Quantum Erasure

Ipso wrote: »

Eh... the American Left outside of a minority in US universities would be very much centre, if not centre right here.

on a map, i mean. why are we fighting american culture wars on Boards.ie,

fúck Trump, Bernie 2020,

Wibbs

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

on a map, i mean. why are we fighting american culture wars on Boards.ie,

True that.

Better Than Christ

I see sheep wrote: »

Black/Asian people in historical shows/movies.

"Why is this thrown in our faces"

They did that to great effect with Armando Iannucci's recent adaptation of David Copperfield - genuinely colour-blind casting, to the extent of having characters who were related to each other played by actors of totally different racial backgrounds. Even Mr Micawber's wife was Bernie from the Commitments.

Of course, when Charles Dickens wrote the original movie, back in Dickensian times, other races hadn't yet been invented.

Robsweezie

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/opinion/sunday/marriage-housework-gender-happiness.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR0DlHwiyGcgWTCY7_GUvJgkC8mP8Qa2WUbfi0oWq0AdY6Rd7Z9VIrwed_M

TuringBot47

Better Than Christ wrote: »

The idea that never having found yourself unemployed is down to anything other than good fortune.

Yeah, it's fortunate that I've a good work ethic.

Wibbs

Better Than Christ wrote: »

They did that to great effect with Armando Iannucci's recent adaptation of David Copperfield - genuinely colour-blind casting, to the extent of having characters who were related to each other played by actors of totally different racial backgrounds.

A good example of stunt casting and a reflection of the times, like whitewashing was before it. Drama always reflects the times to some degree. Hell, in the 60's you had war, westerns and science fiction dramas that featured hippies. So today it's let's make James Bond a mixed race Black Asian Lesbian woman in a wheelchair. With Aspergers. As sure as the world turns it'll change again. Mostly when something stops making money. It's always about the money.

I do wonder though would you be so cool, holier than thou and "colour blind" about such things if someone adapted the story of say Shaka Zulu using a mostly European and Asian cast, or casting Brad Pitt as Genghis Khan, or Adam Driver as Othello? BTW I'd also consider all of the above daft and stunt casting. Seeing Olivier in blackface doing Othello is cringe inducing.

Wibbs

TuringBot47 wrote: »

Yeah, it's fortunate that I've a good work ethic.

Arguably it is indeed fortunate TB. Like any personality trait a work ethic is deeply rooted in biology, psychology, background and culture and different people have different traits and different focuses.

Salary Negotiator

Evidence lead decision making.

Geuze

Cody montana wrote: »

Greta Thunberg.

I consider myself centre-right (ish), and I applaud this girl's work to highlight climate change.

Geuze

Assetbacked wrote: »

Property taxes.

Most sensible people agree with property taxes, as they are the best type of tax.

Hoop66

The consequences of their actions

Zebra3

Challenging the US (and Britain's) self-proclaim right to bomb dark skinned people.

As David Lloyd George said: We insisted on reserving the right to bomb ****.

Any mention of the term war crimes usually sends the right off into having a collective shyte hemorrhage.

Wibbs

Geuze wrote: »

Most sensible people agree with property taxes, as they are the best type of tax.

I'm generally highly suspicious of what "sensible people" agree with, as what is considered "sensible" can be as variable as the wind.

I also don't see how property taxes are the best kind of tax. They're more out of the control of the individual. If someone wants to pay less income tax they can choose to earn less income. If someone wants to pay less VAT they can choose to buy fewer things that attract VAT. If someone wants to pay less road tax they can choose to buy a car that attracts less road tax. And so forth. Housing and I'm speaking of primary homes, not extra properties(I'd tax them alright), is different in a few ways. It's far more permanent, often for a lifetime. Property tax based on value has issues. Someone buys a house in an area that was cheap that then becomes gentrified twenty years on and values soar. Or property becomes an investment bubble. That is out of the control of the homeowner. Oh sure they could "downsize" but it's not like swapping out a 3 litre Merc for a Prius. Never mind that large chunk of tax they've already paid on their decades long mortgage.

biko

Things that trigger the right?
Antifa beating the living daylights out of people.

hetuzozaho

Oohh looks like this thread might be one too ha

jimgoose

Zebra3 wrote: »

Challenging the US (and Britain's) self-proclaim right to bomb dark skinned people.

As David Lloyd George said: We insisted on reserving the right to bomb ****.

Any mention of the term war crimes usually sends the right off into having a collective shyte hemorrhage.

So I’ll meet ’im later on
At the place where ’e is gone—
Where it’s always double drill and no canteen.
’E’ll be squattin’ on the coals
Givin’ drink to poor damned souls,
An’ I’ll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!
Yes, Din! Din! Din!
You Lazarushian-leather Gunga Din!
Though I’ve belted you and flayed you,
By the livin’ Gawd that made you,
You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!

biko

Things that trigger the right?
Gang rapes going without action because PC folks are more worried about their reputation rather than children's suffering.

RobbingBandit

Collective bargaining

Pure Bolshevism

biko

Things that trigger the right?
Mayonnaise with cheese on toast

Raconteuse

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Collective bargaining

Pure Bolshevism

Let me be blunt: is there a labour crisis in America today?

biko

Things that trigger the right?
When the price of soap goes up.

Tacitus Kilgore

biko wrote: »

Things that trigger the right?
Gang rapes going without action because PC folks are more worried about their reputation rather than children's suffering.

Personal computer folks?

Snickers Man

George Soros.

(Is he even a real person? Or just a political "Big Foot"?)

gerrybbadd

Pride events.

Hate speech legislation