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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 17, 2015 at 12:11 pm
(June 17, 2015 at 11:56 am)Faith No More Wrote: (June 17, 2015 at 11:38 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Can't blame Kevin James for making a movie that people go to see. The market supports that pile of dreck. And that's our fault.
I didn't realize artistic integrity was dead. Killed by the almighty dollar, no less.
No, you can blame him for putting out shit. Just because the masses are too ignorant to stay away, that doesn't mean he is absolved for any responsibility for the garbage he pumps out. Any attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator can be called out, no matter how profitable.
Obviously, you are right, people can be blamed for doing things for which they are paid, especially when they are rich and can afford to say "no" to anyone to whom they wish to say "no."
If getting paid absolved one of responsibility, than being a hit man who killed for money would be a blameless profession. Obviously, getting paid for something is not an excuse for doing it.
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 17, 2015 at 1:37 pm
(June 17, 2015 at 11:38 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Can't blame Kevin James for making a movie that people go to see. The market supports that pile of dreck. And that's our fault.
This is just clickbait, pure and simple. The internet is trending towards "You won't believe what this kitten did!" or "7 reasons why the internet just can't today" or "See if we can guess your age by which pokemon you like!" clickbait bullshit. Buzzfeed and sites like it are making money hand over fist for polarizing (verb) topics and inciting emotional responses that prompt people to share on their FB timelines. That guy is no more a journalist than I am by writing this paragraph.
That's true. I go on yahoo all the time for some strange reason. About 95% of it is clickbait, the other 5 is genuine news.
It's always "you'll never guess what this man did to this woman" or "find out what annoyed so and so". And inevitably you're mildly intrigued and have nothing better to do in work, so you end up clicking that shit and "FUCK SAKE THEY GOT ME AGAIN".
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 17, 2015 at 2:17 pm
What're you doing for work now, anyway?
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 17, 2015 at 2:50 pm
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 17, 2015 at 2:53 pm
(June 17, 2015 at 9:44 am)Kitan Wrote: ![[Image: fp_5910703_sandler_adam_fp3_101810.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.celebitchy.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F10%2Ffp_5910703_sandler_adam_fp3_101810.jpg)
He actually has really great legs. Way to go Sandler.
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 17, 2015 at 10:21 pm
(This post was last modified: June 17, 2015 at 10:44 pm by Regina.)
Quote:You know who wants women to turn up to these events wearing fancy dresses? Other women.
This is so true, but not just women, gay men as well. If a woman rocks up to an awards show "underdressed", straight men might or might not find it attractive but it's not a big deal to them. It's the women and the bitchy gays who will be dragging her through the press about it. The gay community has an appalling misogyny problem, and not enough of us want to talk about it. People who want to have a serious discussion about it (including gay men themselves) are shot down as "homophobes" for daring to suggest it's a problem.
Although the guy who wrote the comment highlighted in the OP, his sentiment remains the same; it's pressure on women by people who are not attracted to women.
I mean, the whole "being thin" thing is from the fashion industry. This particular issue (not all womens' body image issues) doesn't come from straight men. I'm not straight but I'm pretty sure going on how the straight men I know feel, being emaciated is not attractive to guys. It comes from competition between female celebrities and models to be the thinnest, and a fashion industry (dominated almost exclusively by women and gays) which dictates that the standard of beauty is looking starved.
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 18, 2015 at 10:28 am
(June 17, 2015 at 2:53 pm)Hobbitgirl Wrote: He actually has really great legs. Way to go Sandler.
Meh, mine are better. 
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RE: Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress
June 18, 2015 at 11:53 am
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
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