RE: Liam Neeson: Rape, Revenge, and Race Relations
February 14, 2019 at 6:41 pm
(This post was last modified: February 14, 2019 at 6:53 pm by Athene.)
(February 14, 2019 at 5:41 pm)bennyboy Wrote:
Nobody is denying that his feelings and actions 40 years ago were clearly racist. And I don't think any sensible person would think you'd need to say that's what he was describing.
But to go from "someone had racist thoughts and ideas 40 years ago, and they mentioned them today" to "Liam Neeson is a fucking racist, and his career needs to end, and anybody who thinks otherwise is a white supremacist" is an oppressive response.
I suspect that he's still casually racist because he hasn't made any notable effort to acknowledge or examine the RACIST aspects of his shitty logic...only the violent ones.
Nor have I stated that his career needs to end; I simply expressed my lack of interest in patronizing his films after being made aware of his apparent unwillingness to address that aspect of the equation. As a black person, why in the hell would I want to PAY to sit through a movie starring a guy who's rather likely to still be quite racist, especially in considering that his film are generally re-hashed GARBAGE to start with?
Lmfao....I haven't written any studios or signed any petitions to BAN this dumb motherfucker from the film industry. If you and other folks want to see his movies, I honestly don't give a shit. Watch want you want. I'm perfectly cognizant of the fact that everyone who still wishes to enjoy Liam's work isn't automatically a "white supremacist. Plenty of folks just have remarkably poor taste in film.
I'm sure as hell not obligated to support his projects, though. No one is.
