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Selena Gomez Broke Charlie Puth's Heart

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In promoting his new single How Long, Charlie Puth talked about his relationship with Selena Gomez and admitted they dated.
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- He doesn't kiss and tell but yes he dated Selena
- He doesn't kiss and tell but it was"very short-lived, very small, but very impactful. And it really messed me up. I’m trying to put this the best way possible: It wasn’t like I was the only person on her mind. And I think I knew that going in—what I was getting myself into."

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Piers Morgan Tweets a Picture of Himself with His Nose Up Trump's Ass

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BBC aired a satrical cartoon of Piers Morgan with his nose up Trump's ass on Thursday night, and Piers Morgan, being the emotionally unhinged blowhard that he is, has tweeted the above picture out not once, but three separate times to his 6.36 million Russian bots followers.

He's currently crying about BBC being hypocritcal and whining about reverse sexism.





Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Lady Gaga Cancels Joanne World Tour

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-Lady Gaga announces the cancellation of her Joanne world tour. She was supposed to tour Europe and end in Germany.
-She is very ill and her doctors have recommended her to cancel the show and rest.
-Many fans are upset because she had already rescheduled these shows before so they had to spend money on hotels and flights twice.


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Lee Byoung Hyeon (이병현) - EMBER (불씨)

Anonymous Oscar Voters Weigh in on Three Billboards Backlash

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Three Billboards seems like the frontrunner of this awards season, but there's been some pushback in regards to Sam Rockwell's character and how breezily/sloppily race is handled in the film, equating it to being this year's Crash. One of the most critical RT'd pieces was from the New York Times which prompted a defensive response from Neil Patrick Harris

Director McDonagh has defended his writing decisions regarding that character in an interview with the BBC, “He’s definitely a racist and a bully, but I wouldn’t say he’s treated sympathetically. I was trying to see the hope in all these people, so if you’re saying that’s treating a character sympathetically, to a degree that is. But the point of the film, and the thing I hope people come away with, is the possibility of change in people.”

But what do some random unidentified AMPAS members think?

-"Oh, believe me—Academy members are watching the movie and paying attention. It’s not as if 75-year-old white Jewish women living on the west side [of Los Angeles] aren’t woke. They get it.”

-“If you do like the film, it’s an actors’ film and you vote for them,” said a veteran Academy member. “You can’t blame a great performance [on] a bad film.”

-“Here’s the thing about McDonagh’s movie: there is absolutely no repentance in it at all. Everyone is intractable and in their own world. This is not In the Heat of the Night. This is about rage. The question the Academy voter will ask is, ‘What do these movies make you feel? Which one do you want to celebrate?’ I don’t want to celebrate Three Billboards.”

-“I think the movie is a bit of a lovely mess, with extraordinary performances from Frances and Sam. And Sam deserves all the credit in the world for making that racist motherfucker sympathetic. People can be unsatisfied with how the movie deals with race, but it doesn’t make the movie racist.”

source:1/2/3

Karni Sena, the militant Rajput group which rioted to prevent Padmavat release, now praise the movie

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ONTD members who frequent the Bollywood tag will be aware of the months-long drama unfolding in India over the movie, Padmavat/i directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, which has resulted in arson, large-scale rioting, destruction of public and private property, terrorizing and attacking school children, petrol bombing theatres, and basically bringing life to a stand-still in many Northern Indian states, some of which have banned the movie. Karni Sena, the militant Rajput organization which had been spearheading the protests because of the supposed defamation of Rani Padmini (who is an imaginary character), has now retracted their stand, praising the movie for showcasing Rajput valour. From the movie it is clear that its politics of representation is an extremely regressive one- Rajputs, an extremely oppressive dominant caste which is a mainstay in right-wing Hindu politics, are glorified in every second dialogue, while Khilji is portrayed through an Islamophobic and biphobic/homophobic perspective. Under the current right-wing Hindu regime, the artistic choice to engage in both of these things (valorizing Rajputs and demonizing Muslims) cannot be seen as an innocent one. Moreover some feminists (including actress Swara Bhasker) have argued that the ending glorifies Jauhar, a practice in which Rajput women voluntarily or more often unvoluntarily commit suicide by self-immolation when their husbands were defeated in battle. The climatic scene of the movie shows a pregnant woman and a child among those who commit jauhar (For more details about what is wrong with the movie, see this excellent post by setara_nosheen). Clearly all of this has satisfied the organization which has promised that it will help release the movie in the states in which it has been banned. It wants all Rajputs to see their glory represented on screen.

Earlier in January 2016, activists from this organization assaulted the director and vandalized the sets of the movie. The organization had also issued death threats to Deepika Padukone and Bhansali recently.

Source for the news. Text by OP.

Nothing in India is as it appears. Karni Sena used the protests to raise their profile and Bhansali has a hit in his hands. Only the public lost out thanks to the violence and destruction. Shame on Bhansali for making a terrible movie glorifying one of the most violent and regressive communities in India, while demonizing Muslims! At least Ranveer and Jim Sarbh are hot? Wish the movie was about their relationship tbh!

Celebrities, They're Just Like Us: Jessica Chastain Shocked by Emojis Differing Across Platforms

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While praising the film Lady Bird, Jessica Chastain noted that she'd lost her virginity to a Dave Matthew's song and used an emoji that she believed would express shock at the parallels between the film and her life. But then a friend forwarded her what the emoji looked like to them, and she was taken aback that the change in emojis made it look like she was salivating at the coincidence.

She's a bit embarrassed but taking it in stride









source:1/2/3/4
has your message ever been altered because of emojis differing across phones/platforms?

Jane The Virgin 4x10 Extended Promo "Chapter Seventy-Four"

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Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and Rafael (Justin Baldoni) try to be friends which works great until Jane goes on a date. Petra (Yael Grobglas) and Jane’s new partnership is off to a rocky start, but they both know they have to find a way to work together somehow. Rogelio (Jaime Camil) is convinced he has Male Post-Partum Depression, which puts him at odds with with celebrity Post-Partum Advocate River Fields (guest star Brooke Shields). Meanwhile, Alba (Ivonne Coll) finally tells Jane why she turned down the marriage proposal, leaving Jane to help Alba in the romance department.

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"In defense of Woody Allen" - an opinion piece by Hadley Freeman

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- summary:"he was never convicted! this is too complex and not for the public to decide!! his fascination with young women does not equal pedophilia!!!"
- says moderation isn't cool nowadays, both political (lmao, i guess she must be a friend of JK "terrorists on the right & left" Rowling) and moral
- mentions the "shape-shifting quality of the Woody Allen saga", says it's bizarre that Colin Firth had a change of heart now bc he was 32 in 1992 and able to read newspapers, but "understandable" in Chalamet's case bc he was only born in 95 (i feel like there's a condescending 'young & impressionable' subtext here, but maybe that's me)
- selectively "re-establishes some truths about the original case"; again, it's all very complex!!!
- says Manhattan is eyeroll-worthy but come on you guys, that's hardly pedophilia!!!
- makes the disingenous, emotionally manipulative argument that #MeToo emerged bc women had lost faith in the justice system & too many victims had been silenced, and then implying that we're not exactly being just now either since "condemnation needs to have real value"
- "Justice is not 'Believe all women', as I’ve seen many people claim; it is 'Listen to all women'"

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Bella Cruise launches clothing line, names it after Nicole Kidman

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-Bella launched a clothing line. She named it BKC-Bella Kidman Cruise

-The name honors her mom Nicole Kidman

-For years the narrative has been that Nicole and Bella have no relationship, even though they were photographed together and Bella attended Nicole’s wedding to Keith Urban.

-Bella is clearly proud of her relationship with her mom. The name of the fashion line is clearly a statement.

- you can see Bella’s designs at source

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ONTD Original: Five Celebrities Who Aren't Down With The Facebook

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And by Facebook, I really mean social media in general.



"The reasons are simple, I started Tweetin''bout pimples;
I stopped livin' for moments and started livin' for people."


Pure poetry!


Freddie Highmore

Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Bates Motel, The Good Doctor

Freddie Highmore has made it very clear over the years that social media is not for him. He has stated before that having any sort of Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram account and focusing on building those platforms is not something he is interested in doing, and considers himself lucky to not have to rely on it and lose sight of reality. He credits this (along with his parents) as to why being a child actor never got the best of him.

"No, I'm very backward in that way; I don't have Twitter or Facebook or anything. [...] I've always enjoyed the separation of my normal life - schooling, university - and that being completely distinct from acting. And I think that's kind of kept me grounded to a certain extent."


Mila Kunis


Mila's husband, Ashton Kutcher, has stated many times in the past that both of them aren't willing to choose a public life for their kids before they get a chance to make that decision themselves. Although he does have a Twitter and an Instagram account, he rarely posts any updates and never posts any private photos of his wife and kids. Mila Kunis, on the other hand, just isn't about that life. Period.

"What I do and who I am are two different things and, to me, it was always really important to keep those things separate. I don’t want people thinking they know me to the point where they feel comfortable coming in my house without being invited. For security reasons, it just wasn’t worth it. I’d rather have my privacy over anything."


Jennifer Aniston


Being scrutinized over tired, old news for years has probably showed Jennifer Aniston the value of privacy more than she would have otherwise. She is also very uninterested in utilizing any social media platform to control her own narrative, nor does she want anything to do with the unrealistic goals that surrounds these sharing applications. Though, does respect how much businesses can benefit from it all.

"I like to talk to people. People are too into these phones. [...] I don't want to just say whatever I feel, just put it out there. That feels very irresponsible. It's reckless!"


Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen


Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have both steered clear from the spotlight they once had during their teen years. Mary-Kate has dabbled into acting more than Ashley has 一 who completely quit that side of the camera in 2004. Both are extremely private, but Ashley is very evidently the more private of the two, stating that Twitter gives her anxiety and that she's done with being the pretty face and center of attention on camera. Mary-Kate herself has said before that she feels safe around Ashley because she gets so nervous in big crowds that she always knows where the exits are. Megan Fox, who worked with them on 'Holiday in the Sun' when they were 15, once commented on the twins' social awkwardness within large groups of people.

Mary-Kate: "We've spent our whole lives trying to not let people have that accessibility, so it would go against everything we've done in our lives to not be in the public."


Sources: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven
1-10 how addicted are you to your phone, ontd?

Irreplaceable You trailer starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman

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Newly engaged childhood sweethearts Abbie (Mbatha-Raw) and Sam (Huisman) are excited about moving on to the next phase of their relationship and starting a family. But when they discover that Abbie's pregnancy is actually a malignant tumour Abbie begins to prepare Sam for the unthinkable: a life without her.

The film hits Netflix February 16th.

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Warning: the trailer pretty much gives away the whole movie.

JK Rowling on the Dumbledore sexuality controversy + an interview with Matthew Lewis

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  • The shitstorm that David Yates caused with Fantastic Beasts 2 is only intensifying. First, Collin Farrell getting replaced by smelly domestic abuser Johnny Depp, then Allen-supporter Jude Law as Dumbledore, culminating in Yates to essentially use the Hide Your Gays trope and not explicitly show Dumbledore's sexuality on-screen in the film has led to...less than positive reactions. Now, authoress J.K. Rowling felt the need to add her two cents in to the mess.

  • “Being sent abuse about an interview that didn't involve me, about a screenplay I wrote but which none of the angry people have read, which is part of a five-movie series that's only one installment in, is obviously tons of fun,” she wrote sarcastically on Twitter. Note that she also defended Johnny Depp's casting in the film, which proves that rich white blonde women that build themselves up from nothing care she cares only about the magical dollar signs in the air.


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  • Matthew Lewis, aka Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter films, is opening up about his latest project.

  • He currently stars in BBC's Girlfriends alongside Miranda Richardson and Madame Hooch herself, Zoe Wanamaker.

  • "I play Zoe Wanamaker’s son, Tom–Gayle’s son. In the series, he’s straight out of prison. Tom has a son of his own whose mother is a heroin addict. He’s got custody of his son but unfortunately Tom is very immature for his age and relies very heavily on his mother. Because of that, the choices he’s made in life have been less than exemplary. I look at it as someone who’s made some bad calls and is desperately trying to find some money for his family, but for all his faults, his family is everything to him."


  • Source 1, Source 2

Top Chef: Colorado -- Episode 9

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Quickfire challenge: This week the chefs had to create a dish that incorporated edible flowers. With immunity now off the table, the winner got to choose their teammate in the elimination challenge. The bottom three then had to compete in a sudden death challenge where one of them would be eliminated.

Quickfire winner:


Carrie

Sudden death challenge: Chris, Joe, and and Mustache Joe were asked make a cauliflower dish where the cauliflower substituted for a regular component.

Eliminated:


Joe :(

Elimination challenge: The chefs were split into teams of two to tailgate at the Denver Broncos stadium for 300 randos and some actual Broncos. None of the teams did all that well, but one managed to suck the least, I guess. And that team received tickets to the Super Bowl.

Challenge winners:


Carrie and Chris

Eliminated:


Fatima :( :(

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Challenge: Fatima, Joe, and Brother had to make taco stations.

Challenge winner:


Joe

Eliminated:


Fatima :( :( :(


Sources 1, 2, and myself

Grammy Chief asked to step down by female executives

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Female music executives asked Recording Academy to step down after his remarks about female musicians needing to step up professionally in order to be recognized by the Grammys.

More than a dozen female executives signed a letter directed to Neil Portnow stating the gender differences on both the music industry and the Grammys, as well. One part of the letter reads "if you are not part of the solution, then you must accept that YOU are part of the problem. Time’s up, Neil."

A Care2 petition has also been created to have him step down which already has 13.000 signatures.

Recording Academy Chief Asked to Step Down by Female Executives

"We step up every single day and have been doing so for a long time. The fact that you don't realize this means it's time for you to step down," the letter, signed by over a dozen female execs, read.





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ONTD Investigates: Is Justin Timberlake One Of The Worst Pop Lyricists Of Our Time?

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As you all know, Justin Timberlake has dropped his new album, Mayo of the Woods. ONTD hates it, obviously. But it's not just us and our forever bitter and bitchy ways - actual music reviewers hate it too!




-"He seems to be unwilling to stop cherrypicking from musical genres song-to-song and smudging out everything that is good about them."
-Winston Cook-Wilson for SPIN Magazine

-"No"
thelove_witch for ONTD




Common amongst the reviews and reactions this era is a whole lot of confusion and disbelief at some of the truly awful lyrical content JT has been supply-y-ying. A lot of the lines feel awkwardly written, clichéd, or just straight up lazy. Each ONTD post for the four singles that have been released featured at least one comment about Timberleech's shitty lyrics:

Filthy:"i thought the line 'all my haters gonna say its fake' sung by an almost 37 year old man was hilarious, tbh." -she_can_rock

Supplies:"The song just by itself is not catchy and his vocals and lyrics suck and who the hell wants to hear justin sing over a trap beat?" -zhenyaodin2

Say Something:"sometimes the greatest way to say something is to say nothing at all? fuck outta here lmao" - electrifyyy

Man of the Woods:"'But then your hands talkin', fingers walkin'/Down your legs, hey, there's the faucet.' keep it" - erika92

When did Justin start butchering the English language so mercilessly? Let's investigate.



Man of the Woods (2018)


Filthy:"I said, 'put your filthy hands all over me' / You know this ain't the clean version / What you gonna do with all that meat? / Cookin' up a mean servin', huh."

Say Something:"Sometimes, the greatest way to say something is to say nothing at all." (Keep in mind that this song, by his own admission, was written after he was called out for cultural appropriation on twitter and responded like a condescending douchebag).

Supplies:"I don't know if you remember this, but I was out of town / Flew in on a 3 AM just to show up and hear your sounds (the multiple times!)."

"Now I wanna know everything / Don't leave a single detail out / I'll get mine later, just fell out / It makes me a generous lover."


Man of the Woods:"But then your hands talking / fingers walking / down your legs, hey, there's the faucet."

Sauce:"Ooh, I love your pink / you like my purple / That colour right between those / that's where I worship."

Higher Higher:"I might as well have been some butter / melting all over, girl, what?"

He also wrote an entire song about a flannel shirt that comes right after we listen to Jessica Biel do an interlude (Hers) about how she feels when she wears Justin's shirt, calling it "armour" that lets her understand Justin better. She also says it makes her feel like a woman (Justin is credited as the only writer on this track, btw). It's the most pretentious piece of spoken word you'll ever hear about a fucking shirt.

Was it always this bad? Let's take a look:

The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Did you cringe when Justin felt the need to let you know that he loves his wife's "pink" and she likes his "purple?" Well then you might also hate the poetry found on The 20/20 Experience:

Strawberry Bubblegum:"If you’ll be my strawberry bubblegum / Then I’ll be your blueberry lollipop / Little girl, won’t you be my strawberry bubblegum / Then I’ll be your blueberry lollipop / And then I’d love you ‘til I make ya pop."

"After I break you down my fingers / it’s so sweet / That’s what you told me when I touched on your lips / Towel under the door, girl, before they pick up your scent, ah." (This song is 8 minutes long by the way).

Suit & Tie:"Stop, let me get a good look at it / So thick, now I know why they call it a fatty."

Spaceship Coupe:"I don't want to be the one to alienate, yeah (alienate) / You see, I'm trying to find the alien in you (you) if it's cool (cool)."

You might argue, "yeah so what? It's pop music!" Well, keep in mind that JT has often been referred to as the new "King of Pop" and is one of the biggest male pop stars on the scene right now. Sure, the music itself often delivers courtesy of long time collaborators like Timbaland and The Neptunes. But the thing is, if his lyrics aren't making you cringe, at the very least they're poorly written and clichéd:

That Girl:"Now we didn't have to fall, but we fell in love to the bottom babe / No one's there to catch us, like when you fell from heaven that day, baby."


I personally don't believe that pop music needs to be completely devoid of lyrical content. And yet, while combing through this pop superstar's lyrics for this post, I didn't see a single line that jumped out at me for being a well-written or interesting lyric. Not one. The lyrics are regularly the weakest part of his songs and the part that Justin himself is most responsible for since his collaborators are the ones giving him the beats and production help that his albums have become known for.

Let's keep going:

Future Sex/Love Sounds (2006)
Now this is the album that really solidified Justin's place as a pop music icon. Future Sex/Love Sounds had a string of number 1 hits, was overall positively reviewed by critics, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2007 Grammy Awards. It was the album that finally showed the public that he wasn't just an ex-boyband member but that he was a solo artist in his own right.

The lyrics here may not be so obviously embarrassing as the previous ones mentioned (I mean, the album is called Future Sex/Love Sounds, so it's not completely lacking in the eye roll department) but they are still shoddily crafted (Justin even goes so far as to completely make up words to shoe-horn them into his rhyme scheme) and very repetitive. Most artists seem to progress as songwriters as their careers carry on, but Justin was always a poor lyricist and has only gotten worse.

Was the success of this album the reason for Timberlake's stunted growth as a songwriter? Did he realize that he didn't have to actually try with the lyrics if the beats and production values were strong enough? Or is he simply just a bad lyricist but too cocky to realize it and too egotistical to ask for help?


What Goes Around...Comes Around:"When you cheated, girl / My heart bleeded, girl."


Screenshot by shittysoup from dictionary.com

Losing My Way:"Hi my name is Bob and I work at my job / I make forty something dollars a day. / I used to be the man in my hometown until I started to lose my way." (This is a song about crippling substance abuse, by the way).

Summer Love/Set The Mood (Prelude):"Do what I gotta do, just gotta show you that I'm the one, girl / Well I'mma freak you right / each and every night / I know how to do it insane, girl /
Cause I can make it hot / make it stop / Make you wanna say my name girl."


Timberlake has a penchant for rhyming the same words over and over again. In the above example he rhymes "girl" with "girl". He relies on the word so frequently in his lyrics that there only seem to be a handful of his songs that don't include the word "girl".

Pose: "I pursued ya cause I couldn't stand to wait / Let's date / That'd be great."

Justified (2002)
His debut solo album. Although a lot of the lyrics are simplistic and juvenile, this album isn't as bad as his newer offerings. This fact highlights that Timberleech is still entirely dependent on the people he works with and that he's shown absolutely zero growth towards becoming a stronger songwriter after decades in the music business.

Take It From Here:"I wanna be your lake or your bay / And any problems that you have, I wanna wash 'em away / I wanna be your sky / So blue and high / And everytime you think of me, I wanna blow your mind."

"I wanna be your broadway show on review (why?) / So I can act out how God was when he made you." (Fuckin' what!?)

Cry Me a River:"Now there's just no chance / With you and me / There'll never be / Don't it make you sad about it?"

Rock Your Body:"So go ahead, girl, just do that ass shakin' thing you do."

Nothin' Else:"Look, I'll be your confidant / Tell me anything /But please start it off with how you tuck your wings."

"Since you're an angel, baby your job's never done/Too bad the world won't see you when they dial 9-1-1."

"Girl, I say an ultimatum's for you / But you'd probably take that and just run / Now I gotta decide if I'mma help raise your mind / Seems like the ultimatum's on me that's no fun." (I'm not even 100% these are the proper lyrics. I tried to make sense of them when I listened to the song but...well...it's Timberlake so who the fuck knows).

Let's Take a Ride:"Girl you're the best / You could be / An angel among society / But you get crushed / From what you see / You try too hard to help and that's enough for me."



Thank you for your time.



Thanks to zhenyaodin2 and briecheesiefor help with this post.
Sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9

Lady Gaga Cancels Joanne World Tour

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-Lady Gaga announces the cancellation of her Joanne world tour. She was supposed to tour Europe and end in Germany.
-She is very ill and her doctors have recommended her to cancel the show and rest.
-Many fans are upset because she had already rescheduled these shows before so they had to spend money on hotels and flights twice.


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Lee Byoung Hyeon (이병현) - EMBER (불씨)

Anonymous Oscar Voters Weigh in on Three Billboards Backlash

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Three Billboards seems like the frontrunner of this awards season, but there's been some pushback in regards to Sam Rockwell's character and how breezily/sloppily race is handled in the film, equating it to being this year's Crash. One of the most critical RT'd pieces was from the New York Times which prompted a defensive response from Neil Patrick Harris

Director McDonagh has defended his writing decisions regarding that character in an interview with the BBC, “He’s definitely a racist and a bully, but I wouldn’t say he’s treated sympathetically. I was trying to see the hope in all these people, so if you’re saying that’s treating a character sympathetically, to a degree that is. But the point of the film, and the thing I hope people come away with, is the possibility of change in people.”

But what do some random unidentified AMPAS members think?

-"Oh, believe me—Academy members are watching the movie and paying attention. It’s not as if 75-year-old white Jewish women living on the west side [of Los Angeles] aren’t woke. They get it.”

-“If you do like the film, it’s an actors’ film and you vote for them,” said a veteran Academy member. “You can’t blame a great performance [on] a bad film.”

-“Here’s the thing about McDonagh’s movie: there is absolutely no repentance in it at all. Everyone is intractable and in their own world. This is not In the Heat of the Night. This is about rage. The question the Academy voter will ask is, ‘What do these movies make you feel? Which one do you want to celebrate?’ I don’t want to celebrate Three Billboards.”

-“I think the movie is a bit of a lovely mess, with extraordinary performances from Frances and Sam. And Sam deserves all the credit in the world for making that racist motherfucker sympathetic. People can be unsatisfied with how the movie deals with race, but it doesn’t make the movie racist.”

source:1/2/3

Karni Sena, the militant Rajput group which rioted to prevent Padmavat release, now praise the movie

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ONTD members who frequent the Bollywood tag will be aware of the months-long drama unfolding in India over the movie, Padmavat/i directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, which has resulted in arson, large-scale rioting, destruction of public and private property, terrorizing and attacking school children, petrol bombing theatres, and basically bringing life to a stand-still in many Northern Indian states, some of which have banned the movie. Karni Sena, the militant Rajput organization which had been spearheading the protests because of the supposed defamation of Rani Padmini (who is an imaginary character), has now retracted their stand, praising the movie for showcasing Rajput valour. From the movie it is clear that its politics of representation is an extremely regressive one- Rajputs, an extremely oppressive dominant caste which is a mainstay in right-wing Hindu politics, are glorified in every second dialogue, while Khilji is portrayed through an Islamophobic and biphobic/homophobic perspective. Under the current right-wing Hindu regime, the artistic choice to engage in both of these things (valorizing Rajputs and demonizing Muslims) cannot be seen as an innocent one. Moreover some feminists (including actress Swara Bhasker) have argued that the ending glorifies Jauhar, a practice in which Rajput women voluntarily or more often unvoluntarily commit suicide by self-immolation when their husbands were defeated in battle. The climatic scene of the movie shows a pregnant woman and a child among those who commit jauhar (For more details about what is wrong with the movie, see this excellent post by setara_nosheen). Clearly all of this has satisfied the organization which has promised that it will help release the movie in the states in which it has been banned. It wants all Rajputs to see their glory represented on screen.

Earlier in January 2016, activists from this organization assaulted the director and vandalized the sets of the movie. The organization had also issued death threats to Deepika Padukone and Bhansali recently.

Source for the news. Text by OP.

Nothing in India is as it appears. Karni Sena used the protests to raise their profile and Bhansali has a hit in his hands. Only the public lost out thanks to the violence and destruction. Shame on Bhansali for making a terrible movie glorifying one of the most violent and regressive communities in India, while demonizing Muslims! At least Ranveer and Jim Sarbh are hot? Wish the movie was about their relationship tbh!
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