Yeah, I totally agree. Wouldn't it make sense then to be outspoken about the fact that it was unfair for Gunn to be fired then, even if it likely will never happen? I'm trying to understand why you think this was a waste of time. Is it just frustrating that this many people didn't care until it happened to a white dude who made a Marvel movie? Or like you said, they're spending time focusing on Gunn rather than the larger problem?
I just don't see how just moving on because it wasn't entirely fabricated is better than doing nothing at all.
I was criticizing the misplaced anger, which was being channeled against people who didn't fit the general opinion being reported. Those people aren't the enemy. Right now the Nazis are using social outrage tactics and they can be beaten the same way.
Why is this mini culture war being waged through celebrity employment?
Attack these clowns head up.
Why isn't there a ScumbagCernovich.com?
ScumbagPeterson.com?
ScumbagSharpio.com?
Why aren't we documenting ever shitty thing these guys put in the air into a nice neat digesable and accessible content space? It would make them 1000% easier to discredit. Easier to show people that these guys aren't worth listening to.
We need to mobilize the same exact way like these guys do, but we lack initiative. Imagine if that petition was focused on @Jack(Scumbag) taking notice of the filth Cernovich puts on Twitter.
Cite the damn Twitter TOS with every post that breaks it. Get aggressive.
You left out the part where you asserted that only white Gunn fanboys care and are being too loud.
Am I white now?
There's an important difference between acknowledging that it's unfortunate that past actions can sink you even if you've improved and "oh well, he deserved it and he'll be fine."
You seem to be swinging back and forth between those positions depending on who you're responding to.
Not at all swinging. Like I've told everyone, I'm seeing the entire context here. And that context includes those who don't feel bad about his firing, they have a right to that. It doesn't make them culpable.
Where did I say white fanboys? I said James Gunn is white male. A wealthy one with connections at that. Who worked for Marvel. Who made 2 movies that both grossed over a billion dollars each. He has a Sony project coming out...
The dude will be FINE. He's gonna be getting Guardian residuals till he's in the casket. People were acting like dude is on the street never to work in Hollywood again. Like this dude didn't have a bank account before he got let go.
But while we're on the topic of fanboys.
There is an absolute cult of personality that's creating a bias here for some people. People like the guy. That's fine, people like his work. I understand that. But when people started attacking people with history of assault, that's just unacceptable. They can criticize, that's their right. People can feel how they want about it. I hope the posters who did that can think about how that made people feel, they take stuff of that nature very strongly for good reason.
It's okay to be a fanboy, but people have to be aware to take a step back and see when something is going on.
The Muskboys got a wake up last week. The Kanyeboys got one a few months ago too.