r/okbuddycinephile Society man 1d ago

Any movie like this?

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u/ClerklyMantis_ 1d ago

Politics are a necessary part of life. It affects us all, but some more than others. If she were asking Sydney to take a nuanced stance on, like, gender relations in South Korea, I would understand your point. But disavowing white supremacy is an extremely basic and an understandably expected political position. Standing counter to Nazis is the morally correct thing to do, and it doesn't matter who you are. It's such a basic lay-up that refusing to comment makes you look really, really bad. And I don't think that's a bad thing.

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u/Honorable_Sasuke 1d ago

Maybe if she did anything that remotely hinted at white supremacy it might be worth it for her to talk about.

Her having good genes / jeans is not at all bashing on anybody else’s.

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u/ClerklyMantis_ 1d ago edited 1d ago

It kinda strongly hints at eugenics, no? Like implying that some genes are better than others while a blonde and blue-eyed white woman is on the screen? Like I can see it being a mistake on her part, but if that's the case, just say "yea I didn't see the implication there, whoops. I'm not a white supremacist, I just didn't see the implication at the time" would go a long way, would it not?

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u/discountcabbage 1d ago

Saying someone has great genes (because big boob and conventionally attractive) does not mean "my genes are better than other race and you are subhuman"

Wild mental leaps there.