discussion Is anyone sick of everything being political?

[Trent W]

3 minutes ago, John Slayne said:

any examples? or are you just mad there's more PoC and queer people on TV? lmao 

Why are you putting words in my mouth? The mental illness

 

No, we are tired of Division and the cosistent triggering from both sides. 
 

Right and left all pure evil tbh.

 

 

 

[khalyan]

On 9/2/2022 at 1:33 PM, St. Francis said:

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 .

And that woman got properly lashed for trying to make Drew's video about her.

 

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While I do think politics is around us more than ever, it's because of social media/internet/media also being around us more than ever.  If you live your life with some independence from those things, it's pretty easy to avoid being overwhelmed with political ideas.  

[Flanders]

Yeah, it’s exhausting and it goes both ways. 

[Headlock]

5 hours ago, Trent W said:

Placing left politics in entertainment, to get a reaction of right wingers. It’s a common strategy companies use now.

 

They are irrelevant because it loses sense of the original story, it gets contaminated by cheap reaction marketing.

What “left politics”? And don’t deviate to marketing, you said art. That includes film, TV, music, writing, everything. Speak up. Say what you think.

[Headlock]

1 hour ago, Trent W said:

Why are you putting words in my mouth? The mental illness

 

No, we are tired of Division and the cosistent triggering from both sides. 
 

Right and left all pure evil tbh.

 

 

 

Why mention “left politics” specifically then? If you don’t want people “putting words in your mouth” then say what you mean.

[Trent W]

46 minutes ago, Headlock said:

Why mention “left politics” specifically then? If you don’t want people “putting words in your mouth” then say what you mean.

I’m sorry but you are just waiting for a specific example to twist the narrative and make me look as whatever -ism, -phobe or whatever comes into  your mind.

 

I won’t fall into that game.

 

In a more general conclusion yes artists can put all the political content they want in their product.

 

But extreme fatigue is expected after years and years of over-saturation.

 

 

[Katamari]

On 9/2/2022 at 2:33 PM, St. Francis said:

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.

There is no way that was a real tweet

[Selenasworld]

Yes I'm tired of teens and tik tok and Whatsapp groups talking about politics 

[Headlock]

On 9/9/2022 at 3:26 PM, Trent W said:

I’m sorry but you are just waiting for a specific example to twist the narrative and make me look as whatever -ism, -phobe or whatever comes into  your mind.

 

I won’t fall into that game.

 

In a more general conclusion yes artists can put all the political content they want in their product.

 

But extreme fatigue is expected after years and years of over-saturation.

 

 

I’m not waiting for a specific example, I’m waiting for any specific example. You are speaking in platitudes that hold no meaning 

 

Why is there extreme fatigue? Who has this fatigue? You are providing no evidence to your claims.

[Trent W]

3 minutes ago, Headlock said:

 

 

Why is there extreme fatigue? Who has this fatigue? You are providing no evidence to your claims.

Humm read the thread

 

Most users are complaining of the saturation of political topics in everything, and is just a reflection of a common sentiment in the general public

 

You are playing dumb on purpose, ignoring that.

 

I can’t provide example of something so obvious.

 

 

[Dula Peep]

Yes. I am sick of conservatives making everything a political issue.

[Headlock]

1 minute ago, Trent W said:

Humm read the thread

 

Most users are complaining of the saturation of political topics in everything, and is just a reflection of a common sentiment in the general public

 

Users that are anonymous people on an online forum with noted problems of racism, misogyny, and transphobia, that’s your example? 
 

1 minute ago, Trent W said:

I can’t provide example of something so obvious.

I need you to re-read this sentence, because 

[bad guy]

I don't mind political content but I do eyeroll when there's an obvious political agenda pushed in TV shows and movies where there's no need for it in the story. It's just performative and cringe. True diversity is when you don't have to tell me that what you're doing is diverse. I have eyes. That said conservatives who get outraged over nothing are annoying too. I'm sick of the extremes regarding social issues online, especially when in real life people nobody acts that way. There are real issues that need to be addressed that never do because they can't be packaged neatly for mass media consumption.

[gagacasanova]

Yes.

[its_britney_bitch]

On 9/8/2022 at 1:17 AM, Headlock said:

Once again, you’re resorting to a cop out. Explain yourself. What became too dominant? What is being shoved down people’s throat’s? What has gone too far? Where should we have stopped? Say the quiet part out loud.

You’re exactly what this thread is about, trying to bait someone into saying something offensive and wilfully ignoring the point they’re trying to make, trying to steer the conversation to make yourself the protagonist. Literally editing that user’s comments to put the most offensive opinions you clearly want him to have.

 

Like please have some perspective, stop being so dense  Everything feels like a very special episode nowadays, it’s just exhausting. Some of us would rather see people genuinely change rather than submit to whatever Twitter feels is the “right” view this week

[its_britney_bitch]

On 9/9/2022 at 7:32 PM, Headlock said:

What “left politics”? And don’t deviate to marketing, you said art. That includes film, TV, music, writing, everything. Speak up. Say what you think.

He is. It’s clearly not racist enough for your liking

[Headlock]

2 hours ago, its_britney_bitch said:

You’re exactly what this thread is about, trying to bait someone into saying something offensive and wilfully ignoring the point they’re trying to make, trying to steer the conversation to make yourself the protagonist. Literally editing that user’s comments to put the most offensive opinions you clearly want him to have.

 

Like please have some perspective, stop being so dense  Everything feels like a very special episode nowadays, it’s just exhausting. Some of us would rather see people genuinely change rather than submit to whatever Twitter feels is the “right” view this week

He hasn’t said anything  Flat platitudes about ~division~ is not an example, nor is it actually examining why people don’t want politics in their media. See this is what happens, y’all are proving the point that you don’t want to think about politics because you don’t want to examine the views of the media you are consuming.

 

2 hours ago, its_britney_bitch said:

He is. It’s clearly not racist enough for your liking

Name one example he has given or an actual explanation of his views 

[its_britney_bitch]

3 hours ago, Headlock said:

He hasn’t said anything  Flat platitudes about ~division~ is not an example, nor is it actually examining why people don’t want politics in their media. See this is what happens, y’all are proving the point that you don’t want to think about politics because you don’t want to examine the views of the media you are consuming.

 

Name one example he has given or an actual explanation of his views 

Stop turning everything into a debate with random internet strangers please  If you disagree with someone you don’t always need to let that be known! Nobody owes you an explanation for feeling the way they do.

 

None of this matters though, you’re gonna just keep baiting people into arguments to have the moral high ground, so I’m out

[Headlock]

42 minutes ago, its_britney_bitch said:

Stop turning everything into a debate with random internet strangers please  

...this thread is raising a question that is answered through debate 

 

42 minutes ago, its_britney_bitch said:

If you disagree with someone you don’t always need to let that be known!

So why did you quote me then? 

 

42 minutes ago, its_britney_bitch said:

None of this matters though, you’re gonna just keep baiting people into arguments to have the moral high ground, so I’m out

And once again not one example was given when asked, thank you for proving my point 

[BlackStar_93]

No, because most political discourse is about important issues which need to be discussed. Also, as long as the right politicize and police people's identities, everything will remain political. 

 

The only aspect I really dislike is the virtue signaling that comes with it on social media, such as people who are extremely vocal about their criticisms of famous figures, yet they themselves have probably never proactively done anything for the causes they're mad about (no, a tweet doesn't count as activism). You know the sort I'm talking about, the ones who usually end their tweets with phrases such as "do better". 

Edited September 12, 2022 by BlackStar_93