discussion Is anyone sick of everything being political?

[Tropez]

For example, a TV show or movie casts a woman in a role. Somehow its woke liberal politics, people just seem to be looking for something to be angry about. You cant even read a book, play a game, or simply watch a video without someone making it political. Almost everything is political when it actually isn’t or shouldn’t be. Americans have essentially poisoned everything with their politics. 
 

 

[byzantium]

Yes.  I am sick of conservatives making my existence a political issue.  

[Revolution]

Yes.  I am sick of conservatives making my existence a political issue.  

[Cameltoe Chariot]

There is insanity on both sides. Internet algorithms have warped everyone’s mind and there is so much fear around not having the correct opinions.

 

People act like the consumption of media and art means you also endorse its contents. It’s really f*cking sad.

[applestar]

I wish people would stop assuming people are on extremes when they aren't. Racism/sexism/transphobia/homophobia is a spectrum, and it seems more moderate people catch more heat than people who are actually extremists

 

For example, I dislike when drag queens/influencers/reality TV show contestants are pegged as racist as an actual skinhead/Nazi. I also think people who primarily call out the every day person for casual racism/sexism/transphobia/homophobia as opposed to calling out extremists who propagate their ideologies online are weak people

 

"Everything being seen as political" nowadays is a consequence of cancel culture, which was a response to actual racism/sexism/homophobia/transphobia.

[Beyonnaise]

To your point, what keeps blowing my mind is how media was never all just white men, but MAGAs act like any diversion from that is now in 2022 some act of woke propaganda 

 

The most popular sitcoms of the 90s besides Friends and Full House were Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Family Matters, about black families. The most successful artists of the 90s included Janet, Whitney and Boyz II Men, and then the biggest genre of the 2000s was rap led by artists like Jay Z and Lil Wayne. Was that all ~woke PC culture? Was Disney Channel indoctrinating our youth with divisive race rhetoric through That’s So Raven because a black girl was the lead? 

[Into The Void]

I'm tired of non political things being made political. Especially tv. Sometimes I wanna watch TV to escape real life and then tv is about real world issues 

[Trent W]

I honestly think it was necessary at first, wokeness kind of brought awareness to a lot of issues and a lot more visibility to minorities in media and other forms of communication.

 

But it has become ridiculous. Opportunistic sjw’s canceling everything as some form of currency to gain points and attention.

 

Is PATHETIC to cancel people in 2022, is also pathetic to include politics in your art in 2022.

 

It’s so overused and the ones that used it as currency have destroyed its original message. 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Trent W

[Aristide]

I mean the Left controls the media and the entertainment industry, so it's pretty obvious who's to blame. They don't care about actual issues affecting society because they don't want to help, so instead they show us BS in the media so people are distracted from real issues.

[Karla Cabello]

10 minutes ago, Aristide said:

I mean the Left controls the media and the entertainment industry, so it's pretty obvious who's to blame. They don't care about actual issues affecting society because they don't want to help, so instead they show us BS in the media so people are distracted from real issues.

[BtDecember]

Yes, and I am saying this as an immigrant Asian minority from Canada.

 

Growing up in a developing country with a wack economy and even wackier politicians, I find some of the issues in western world ridiculous.

Like, seriously, people are literally dying in another part of the world and here you are being offended for someone not using a paper straw or something.

Westerners should really get outside and travel outside first world countries (you know, not just Japan or South Korea).

Even homeless people here are more well-off than half of the world's population because, while slow and sometimes ineffective, they still get support from the government.

 

However, I am also glad with many of the issues being brought up here and taken seriously, like mental illness, gender inequalities, and racism.

These issues are not taken seriously back home, mainly due to ignorance and by simply not caring at all.

[BrokenMachine]

Politicizing everything to the point of it becoming absurd is just a consequence of democratic societies. Politicians need people who vote for them, and this can't be done without division in society, if it doesn't happen organically, they must take every resource as they can in order to make it. Social media just gives them a bigger impact 

[Bubble Tea]

I feel like you just gotta treat everyone with kindness and let weirdos squabble online, which is primarily where weird politics happens.

 

[JanStan]

Yes. It’s exhausting and annoying. I love seeing diversity and unique storylines but I LOATHE when people then claim that it’s about representation and making it political. It’s especially cringe when someone claims to represent a whole group. Like YOU don’t get to say who you represent, people get to claim that you represent them if they choose. 

[John Slayne]

Yes. I am sick of conservatives making my existence a political issue.

[Oxy]

It’s tedious, so if I want to cast a POC or a female that automatically makes it woke? So should cast a white guy for it to be non-woke? 
 

My only issue is swapping characters or literal changes to an iconic or sources material, I find it insulting and lazy. 

[Subzero]

7 hours ago, Insanity said:

I'm tired of non political things being made political. Especially tv. Sometimes I wanna watch TV to escape real life and then tv is about real world issues 

This 

[Vertigo Stick]

The truth is everything is already politicalized. Mass media cannot be separated from politics. Media choosing not to focus on politics = a political move. 

 

The current political era of television is so bad. No one knows how to write entertainment anymore. This era of television focuses so much on inclusivity that pop cultural tv feels more unrealistic than ever before. Characters don't seem inspired by real people, but by social media topics. A huge difference. A topic doesn't translate into a personality. 
 

*upbeat perky music*
 

Elaine: *comes to work 15 minutes late*

Boss: You're late. 
Elaine: Yes. I'm late. I've been carrying the weight of living in a patriarchal society. Did you know that women make an average of, oh and women of color make -

Boss: Elaine...

Elaine: What?

Secretary: That's why I make sure to vote every November ;) 

 

Like this is a sure fire way to get my blood boiling because wtf

[Raver]

It’s gotten so annoying 

[imabadkid]

11 hours ago, Aristide said:

I mean the Left controls the media and the entertainment industry, so it's pretty obvious who's to blame. They don't care about actual issues affecting society because they don't want to help, so instead they show us BS in the media so people are distracted from real issues.

girl 

[GentleEarthquake]

7 hours ago, John Slayne said:

Yes. I am sick of conservatives making my existence a political issue.

 

[Theshigo Washidu]

The problem is that some people have gone overboard with it for clout. It's all about clout.

 

There was a viral tweet a few days ago about Drew Barrymore filming herself twirling in the rain for TikTok. A Black woman criticised the video and said that Drew was copying Black creators who were filming themselves twirling in the rain .

 

Like....there are far more pressing issues in this world. I sort of understood where she was coming from considering that Black creators on these apps get stolen from and receive no benefits from it, but this was quite overboard and the main agenda behind this most of the time is to gain viral tweets, loads of followers etc.

Edited September 4, 2022 by St. Francis

[Jotham]

It's funny because conservatives constantly complain about liberals being too "sensitive" but they are the ones who make everything they see on television a political issue.

 

37 minutes ago, St. Francis said:

There was a viral tweet a few days ago about Reese Witherspoon filming herself twirling in the rain for TikTok. A Black woman criticised the video and said that Reese was copying Black creators who were filming themselves twirling in the rain .

I saw this. It was Drew Barrymore though, not Reese Witherspoon. The person got so much backlash from other Black creators after she uploaded that response.

[Distantconstellation]

19 hours ago, Aristide said:

I mean the Left controls the media and the entertainment industry, so it's pretty obvious who's to blame. They don't care about actual issues affecting society because they don't want to help, so instead they show us BS in the media so people are distracted from real issues.

Please learn the difference between leftists and liberals. The left definitely doesnt control the media.

[Aristide]

3 hours ago, Distantconstellation said:

Please learn the difference between leftists and liberals. The left definitely doesnt control the media.

What is the difference?