#white-centered media

[mastersoftheair]

on the point of including black people in the show (or any period show), a lot of the outrage can sometimes come across as performative to me. it's one thing to feel upset about how little screentime black characters get compared to white characters (a valid criticism, believe me, I Know! give me an hour and i could talk your ear off about how this constantly annoys me as a black person who's damned to enjoy period pieces), but it's another to Only get upset while not actually creating content for said black characters, Especially when fandom (not just hbo war, but in general) is famous for taking Extremely minor characters and creating entire worlds with them, to the point where you wouldn't know they're minor characters at all until you check out the source yourself. richard macon, alexander jefferson, and robert daniels each have only 20 or less posts about them (at the time of publishing this post). in my own fandom experience (within fandoms both big and small and old and new, whatever), i've seen more content (posts, art pieces, analyses, fics, etc) made for minor white characters in less than a mere week's time (it's not a competiton lol i'm just giving a perspective here). so idk. obviously, there's nothing anyone here can do about a show that's already been filmed and released. we got what we got. thas it. at least in the great wide world of fandom, you can actually do something about it, turning the big into small. there's precedent for that. otherwise it just feels like complaining for the sake of complaining

[alwaysbewoke]

A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform. In a blistering 52-page order, the judge blasted X’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s security and legal rights. “Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation,” wrote District Judge Charles Breyer, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, in the order’s opening lines. “Other times, a complaint is so unabashedly and vociferously about one thing that there can be no mistaking that purpose.” “This case represents the latter circumstance,” Breyer continued. “This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech.” X’s lawsuit had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of violating the company’s terms of service when it studied, and then wrote about, hate speech on the platform following Musk’s takeover of Twitter in October 2022. X has blamed CCDH’s reports, which showcase the prevalence of hate speech on the platform, for amplifying brand safety concerns and driving advertisers away from the site. In the suit, X claimed that it had suffered tens of millions of dollars in damages from CCDH’s publications. CCDH is an international non-profit with offices in the UK and US. Because of its potential to destroy the watchdog group, the case has been widely viewed as a bellwether for research and accountability on X as Musk has welcomed back prominent white supremacists and others to the platform who had previously been suspended when the platform was still a publicly-traded company called Twitter.

[bluestockingsantababy]

fictional psychologist/psychiatrist alignment chart

[c1trvswurld]

I need everyone whose ever made a j. Diddy joke about jimmy to--in the most rudest, foul, and demeaning way possible- never speak again. I want your mouth sown up and I need you to be silenced Sancho the Fat, King of León style

[femmesweetheart]

It really sucks that I can’t critique white lesbian culture without being seen as a hater, why is Keira knightly, chapelle roan ..etc INSTANTLY , like the thing that people think every lesbian likes or whatever it’s just so boring to me

Why is lesbian culture/media centered around white women always..

[icewindandboringhorror]

It's always interesting to hear about people's weird/unexpected "alternate life paths". Like, something that you could have done with your life, a job you almost took, a school you almost went to, etc - that was still actually realistic enough that it could have happened, but NOW it seems to not suit your current personality.

Like for example, I currently hate advertising (how manipulative it is, brands trying to be 'relatable', social media amplifying it to an obnoxious extreme, etc.) so much that even seeing a little ad before a youtube video is grating to even witness, but there was a point in time where I was genuinely seriously considering going into marketing/making commercials as a career lol. Or like, I have a relative who was very inclined to be a pastor when they were younger, even though today they're a super strong atheist, etc. etc.

[the-monkey-ruler]

Journey to the West Red Boy (2021) 西游魔童红孩儿

Director: Chen Juli 

Screenwriter: Zhu Xuan / Bai Xiaolong / Guo Jiaming / Niu Mao Mao 

Starring: Geng Yeting / Wa Er / Duan Xingyu / Lou Ming / Fang Jiayi / Heizi / Juanzi

Country/Region of Production: Mainland China 

Language: Mandarin Chinese 

Date: 2021-09-01 (Network in Mainland China)

Type: Reimagining

Summary:

It tells the story of Red Boy, who has been accepted by Guanyin as the Boy of Good Fortune, and follows his teacher's order to go to the Tianji Trial Association to practice. He wanted to be a hero, but he was rejected by everyone because of his identity as an immortal and a demon. Facing the misunderstanding of the people and the coming catastrophe of the Three Realms, Red Boy resolutely abandons his prejudices at the critical moment, puts down his competitive spirit, and bravely faces the evil together with Nezha, Xiao Longnu and others, and finally defeats the devil and wins the recognition of the world’s story.

Source: http://chinesemov.com/2021/Red-Boy.html

Link: https://youtu.be/xKhtEfqN928

[general-sleepy]

Finally watching Overlord with AD. Already noticed an interesting choice of wording, with the narrator using "Nazis" and "Nazi soldiers" instead of "German soldiers." You could argue it's less technically accurate, but serves a purpose, and it's a reasonable decision in the context of the story. Audio description is cool.

Edit: They use a combination of "Nazis," "Nazi soldiers," "Germans," and "German soldiers." The choice is still significant.

[theriverdalereviewer]

obsessed with the way the republican party’s two biggest platforms (pro police and anti gun control) literally led to its presidential candidate getting shot at

[pumpkinrootbeer]

Hardware Store is a Weird Al song. During the bridge, he lists off a bunch of different tools and appliances very quickly, which I suppose could be considered "rap" if you've never listened to an actual rap song.

ANOTHER?? ANOTHER WEIRD AL SONG? IN THE POST ABOUT HOW WHITE PEOPLE CANT BE NORMAL ABOUT RAP MUSIC ?

[spooky-donut-ghost-house]

You wanna play a game that will fuck you up and traumatize the hell outta you?

Spec-Ops The Line is (not) your friend

[blueiight]

the thing about modeling is that ppl rarely talk about the exploitation dark skin african models go thru (shaving their heads bc the industry doesnt wanna style their hair, being sexually + racially abused by photographers and higher ups in the industry, the very idea of scoping out african countries for models). its like theyre more disgusted at the mere thought of dark skin women being seen as beautiful than actual concern for the individual models. ive seen them repeatedly perpetuate the myth that women being dark skin is ‘otherworldly’ & that being dark skin is unique to men when theres women in my family and women ik throughout my life who are indeed that dark in real life.

[fangwhoria]

"gay media with teeth" and "fellow travelers" do not belong in the same sentence. fellow travelers is just white gays FOR other white gays, girl 😅 matt bomer only does white gay4white gay

i really do mean this in the kindest way possible but have you watched the show

im not refuting anything about matt bomer i know nothing about the man but to say something that centers white gays cannot also have teeth is simply....untrue?? a political historical drama about the red scare and the decades following implicitly has more teeth than the gay pirates show. im not listing it as the only gay media with teeth or even my favorite this just happens to be the (undeniably well made) show i am watching this week. my favorite gay movie of last year was dicks the musical though so if you think my taste is questionable i would agree with you!

[anotherpapercut]

theres this guy who works with me and does a monthly program where he shows a movie for free at a local indie theater. it's really cool and fun but he literally is only picking like extremely, shall we say, un-diverse movies and it's getting kind of irritating. one of the movies had 1 gay character who had the least lines of any of the main characters and 1 had implied gay characters (dead poets society) and 0 have had a single person of color in any of the supporting cast let alone the main cast

[pumpkinsouppe]

For both Mario and Zelda, why is Nintendo so against working with Japanese studios?

You would think these would be great opportunities to showcase Japanese animation and culture for Japanese games, Americans aren’t the only people in the world playing Nintendo games or making movies or tv shows

As a huge fan of reading about game localizations, it really does break my heart how much Nintendo of America removed so many Japanese elements from their games when localizing them for their American audience. It’s even gotten to the point where people sometimes forget that the legend of Zelda series isn’t a European fantasy game, it’s a Japanese fantasy game that took inspiration from some outside influences (Peter pan being the biggest one)

[manicpixietrashbag]

Roommate (35yr old white man) bitching about how he doesn’t connect to the new Def Jam Comedy. I say “have you considered you are not the target audience for this show”

Roommate goes insane