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I'm going to put on my flame suit here. And I'm a fan of the BP movie, but opinions of the movie are subjective. People pulling the racism card for having differing opinions of the movie is just as annoying and unjust as people on the extreme left labeling ALL people as fascists and Nazis for having a difference in opinion on social issues. Not everyone is racist, sexist, fascist or whatever else just because they have a difference of opinion.
I'm not trying to stir the pot, but see it from other people's point of view. I get that the movie means a great deal to the black community because it's historical and cultural ties and it IS a great movie, but not everyone has to like it.
I for one, loved the movie. Does it deserve an Oscar nod? I don't know, maybe. But if I say 'no it doesn't' on Nike Talk, I'm likely to be called a racist.
INB4 'there are obviously racist undertones to people not likely the movie'. Yes of course, just like how there are obviously Neo-Nazis and actual sexists or transphobes out there, but people need to relax when it comes to a difference in opinion. I guess it's hard to express an opinion online nowadays. Nothing in that screenshot above seems racist to me.
EDIT: Also it goes both ways, the extreme left and liberal movement people are on nowadays are clouding peoples judgement as far as social justice goes and it in turn, destroys and alters peoples perspective on simple things like movies. So we have conservative white people automatically labeling the BP movie award nods as 'affirmative action' moves to appease the left, when in reality it IS a decent movie. So it's a slippery slope and goes both ways.
I'm not trying to stir the pot, but see it from other people's point of view. I get that the movie means a great deal to the black community because it's historical and cultural ties and it IS a great movie, but not everyone has to like it.
I for one, loved the movie. Does it deserve an Oscar nod? I don't know, maybe. But if I say 'no it doesn't' on Nike Talk, I'm likely to be called a racist.
INB4 'there are obviously racist undertones to people not likely the movie'. Yes of course, just like how there are obviously Neo-Nazis and actual sexists or transphobes out there, but people need to relax when it comes to a difference in opinion. I guess it's hard to express an opinion online nowadays. Nothing in that screenshot above seems racist to me.
EDIT: Also it goes both ways, the extreme left and liberal movement people are on nowadays are clouding peoples judgement as far as social justice goes and it in turn, destroys and alters peoples perspective on simple things like movies. So we have conservative white people automatically labeling the BP movie award nods as 'affirmative action' moves to appease the left, when in reality it IS a decent movie. So it's a slippery slope and goes both ways.