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Maggie Cheung, you have my heart.

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"I don't want to be in an opera or ballet." And who was looking to cast/hire you for one, Mr. Willy Wonka? Mr Can't Hold a Tune? Mr Used Black Culture to Hype My Movie? And if we're really keeping it a buck, even though as an artist it pains me to say, one of these professions can be, and is in the process of, being "replaced" by AI, and it's not ballet or the opera. But I digress.

marlboropremiumblack

man, fffffuck timothee. his mother went to yale on a ballet scholarship. and oh brother, don’t get me STARTED on that weird snl skit
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@-CELESTIELS yeah I just found that out recently and, while I didn't like what he said (more so how he said it), I can see some value in it. More so the conversations it can open up because, yes, ballet and opera and just theater in general are art and should never be disregarded. A lot of people were talking about how those who show up for these performances dress to the nines, while they wear regular stuff to go to movies theaters. And that part right there really speaks to a bigger issue, especially with the rise of AI, as mentioned. Most regular people, or those who aren't rich, can't afford to see these shows as much as they can with movies, and that's sad to say. It's even sadder that the pieces of art they can see, are slowly being taken over by AI and how actors are being affected by it (such as loosing work, or having their work dismissed). Again, hated what Timothee was saying/how he said, but it can open room for interesting convos. Sorry for the rant lol.
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@sukibenders also I saw something about a few family members of his does ballet or used to do it
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Is it nice to finally be vindicated seeing Timothee Chalamet getting his deserved whackings? Yes, most definitely. HOWEVER, while I do believe he should be criticized for what he said about the arts, it's funny to me that he'd catching more smoke for this but not when he participated in a skit that mocked a genocide. A skit that the actors have the option to say no to, no matter what his defenders try to argue

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So when Cynthia and Ariana were showing how close they were as friends, they were called everything under the Sun. But, now, when it comes to those two dudes from HR, suddenly people can get behind it. But when this mindset was, rightfully, called out for the misogyny it was, it was considered reaching. Y'all ain't slick.

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A lot of weird conversations happening regarding Francesca's sexuality. Like, I think it's open to interpretation given that the show runners and Hannah Dodd say something, whereas others say something different. I don't think it's necessarily wrong if some view her as a lesbian, just as much as I don't think it's wrong if people view her as bisexual. It's really weird seeing people discuss it and either be heavily biphobic or heavily lesbophobic and, at the end of the day, I think it just speaks to a larger issue of how people can't accept how queer women express their love and grapple with their emotions, especially if it differs from what they feel it should be.

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I personally view Francesca as being biromantic, she loves/loved John and also loves Michaela, neither negate the other. I also think just lumping her interactions with John as not loving him reflects how some people have a specific view on how love can be. Something that Violet was called out for in s3. I loved how awkward Francesca would be with John, but also how the silent moments between spoke more volumes than words can describe, especially given that I myself would probably be the same way. Her love for John shouldn't just be dismissed just because it doesn't match how others portray their love.
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You can't be neutral when people are dying. You can't be neutral when people are having bomb after bomb after bomb dropped on them. You can't be neutral when people are being forcefully starved. You can't be neutral when people are being deprived of basic rights such as access to health care. You can't be neutral when people are being assaulted. You can't be neutral when people are being enslaved. You can't be neutral when multiple ecological disasters are happening under the hands of greedy politicians. You can't be neutral when the histories of people are being purposely erased from the narrative. You can't be neutral when entire families are being wiped out. You can't be neutral when it comes to human suffering.

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The way that this can be applied to so many things within recent news (Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Iran, etc), and some people now only find it within themselves to care, only because they found some way to center themselves. So atrocious.
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Stranger Things fandom continuously highlights how they only view the poc characters as extensions of their yte counterparts, and no more than that, especially with Lucas. Like someone made a post talking about how Lucas should've held more resentment towards Max when it came to her grieving Billy, dealing with the complex feelings that arose as a result of being racially harassed and harmed by said man. Only for people to take it out of context, painting it as them wanting him to be mean to Max during her time of grief, recentering the conversation around her, and then still making Lucas' story revolve around her in the end. The cycle continues. Lucas can't have his own feelings, especially negative ones, without them being centered around yte people. I'm tired.

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Like, was Max's story in s4 showing her dealing with the complicated feelings of missing her abusive brother beautifully shown? Yes, and i won't/nor have I ever stood for anyone hating on her for it, because it's not uncommon for a victim to miss or hold empathy for their abuser. HOWEVER, with that being said, if Max can have those complicated feelings, then so can Lucas, especially since he was attacked by said brother repeatedly, which already added to his probably low self esteem. I'm not saying he would hate Max, as holding resentment towards someone doesn't automatically mean that. It would open more grounds of conflict, sure, but it would also allow more insight into his character (like in the books) especially given he's the only Black person in his all yte friend group, and lives in a mostly yte town. That's gonna hold impact, and I'm tired of it being dismissed or centered around yte people.
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