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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dakota Johnson on ‘Madame Web’ Blowback: “I’ll Never Do Anything Like It Again”⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I attended a conference where a former 20th Century-Fox executive talked about the way she meddled in the trailer process with technology. It’s all about numbers and metrics – if enough people, in the right demographics, didn’t watch the whole trailer on YouTube, they’d cut the next trailer to cater to that group. Even if it wasn’t a great representation of the movie; her bonus depended on people watching the trailer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CBS Sued by ‘SEAL Team’ Scribe Over Alleged Racial Quotas for Hiring Writers⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll preface this by saying I’m a huge supporter of eliminating discrimination in the workplace and have been part of many efforts to do so. I’m sure the plaintiff and law firm here are suing for all the wrong reasons.

  That being said, if there are literal quotas, that’s just a corporation doing the bare minimum to look good. Implementing quotas doesn’t eliminate bias in the hiring, promotion, and firing process.

  I know it’s not this easy in all positions, but we’ve already seen that “blind” auditions in orchestras increased the likelihood of women being hired by 11-30%. And there’s no doubt those women were more talented and qualified – they were only judged on their performance. That’s a much better outcome than requiring 30% more women and the biased hiring panel picking women based on looks, age, likelihood to take parental leave, etc.

  TL;DR: Quotas are a lazy way to try and fix bias in the hiring process. Work to actually prevent and eliminate the bias.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PETA Accuses ‘Will Trent’ Trainers of Animal Neglect⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  PETA has ties to a terrorist organization, has previously kidnapped and euthanized pets, advocates for the extinction of domesticated animals, and has at least one executive who used animal-derived insulin despite their campaigns against the very same.

  I see no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt in any of their publicity stunts. Wake me up when a legitimate organization working for animal welfare has concerns.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeopardy! Boss Breaks Silence on Mayim Bialik Firing, How Ken Jennings ‘Really Won the Job’⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well yeah, if you go on strike when your union says you shouldn’t, you’re going to lose your job.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘True Detective: Night Country’ Is One Of The Most Disappointing Mystery Shows Ever Made⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t understand the writing. The main two characters are garbage people and there’s no character exploration to explain it. And if the answer to the mystery isn’t supernatural, there’s two explanations that have been telegraphed from miles away. But yeah, its not the worst thing ever made.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was one major movie you saw that you didn't like?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One Hour Photo. I don’t know if it was Oscar bait or what, but I don’t understand how it has 80% on RT.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kevin Hart Says He Won’t Host the Oscars Again: Awards Shows ‘Aren’t Comedy-Friendly Environments Anymore’⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What you’re seeing is that people no longer feel the need to keep their mouth shut when they don’t like the joke. In previous generations, they had no platform and, in some cases, their physical safety was at risk. Social media has given them a voice and community where they can share their opinion.

  At the same time, corporations only give a shit about profits, not art. They’ll chase whatever makes them more money. If they don’t think that people will watch something, they won’t fund it.

  Combine those and you have folks willing and able to tell corporations they won’t buy something they don’t like. But, of course, that can be outweighed by actual purchases. Netflix keeps shoveling money at Chappelle; people must be keeping their subscriptions to watch him. Substack recently announced they’ll host and monetize Nazi newsletters. J.K. Rowling continues to be Andrew Tate for women and pulls huge residual checks.

  So if you want more offensive things in the world, seek it out and pay for it. Corporations will churn it out if there is demand. Just don’t expect people to only judge you quietly; they have tools to be loud now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kevin Hart Says He Won’t Host the Oscars Again: Awards Shows ‘Aren’t Comedy-Friendly Environments Anymore’⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I don’t understand why every award show needs to be a roast now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The 81st Golden Globe Awards⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In most of the categories, most of the movies are “made to win awards” movies. The popular films, outside Barbie and Oppenheimer, are relegated to two categories: animation and cinematic achievement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The 81st Golden Globe Awards⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know why they thought Jo Koy would be a good host. His crowd work is shit and his best jokes are about wacky things his mom did. That doesn’t translate to hosting an awards show.