Re: Girls
Well, the good news is we all still hate each other as much as we always have. We just use less offensive terms like hipster and 1%-ers and blue-staters to hide our biases.
I think the Twitter post that originally got Leslie Arfin in hot water (What really bothered me most about Precious was that there was no representation of ME) was a perfect rebuttal to her critics and a spot-on observation of the problem at hand here. It has nothing to do with racism. It has to do with the narcissism and entitlement of the internet generation.
It’s not enough to passively watch the news or entertainment programming anymore. There has to be a 24 hour a day cycle of interactive opinionating about everything. Here’s WHAT I THINK about the news…… Here’s WHAT I THINK about this show or movie …… MY Twitter, MY Facebook, MY blog, MY comments, ME-ME-ME-ME-ME-ME…… all the time.
The subtext of which is all the same- Why won’t HBO buy MY pilot?..... Why won’t such –and-such movie studio buy MY comedy spec?..... Why are MY opinions and ideas not represented?....... Why are THESE people so lucky?... (oh, I know, because they’re white and their parents are Brian Williams and David Mamet! That must be it!)
It’s okay to feel discouraged and ignored, especially when you’re dealing with an industry that everyone wants to break in to, despite the fact that it’s nearly impossible.
But don’t try to hide your jealousy and lack of talent behind false accusations of racism.
Originally posted by Kwinnky
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I think the Twitter post that originally got Leslie Arfin in hot water (What really bothered me most about Precious was that there was no representation of ME) was a perfect rebuttal to her critics and a spot-on observation of the problem at hand here. It has nothing to do with racism. It has to do with the narcissism and entitlement of the internet generation.
It’s not enough to passively watch the news or entertainment programming anymore. There has to be a 24 hour a day cycle of interactive opinionating about everything. Here’s WHAT I THINK about the news…… Here’s WHAT I THINK about this show or movie …… MY Twitter, MY Facebook, MY blog, MY comments, ME-ME-ME-ME-ME-ME…… all the time.
The subtext of which is all the same- Why won’t HBO buy MY pilot?..... Why won’t such –and-such movie studio buy MY comedy spec?..... Why are MY opinions and ideas not represented?....... Why are THESE people so lucky?... (oh, I know, because they’re white and their parents are Brian Williams and David Mamet! That must be it!)
It’s okay to feel discouraged and ignored, especially when you’re dealing with an industry that everyone wants to break in to, despite the fact that it’s nearly impossible.
But don’t try to hide your jealousy and lack of talent behind false accusations of racism.
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