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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Rocky Vs Barbie: Who gives empowering speech & uplifting advice? Who turns people into Jackasses?


 CLICK HERE to See the comparison video between BARBIE and ROCKY.

Right out of the gate, Gerwig’s (ICONIC BARBIE) monologue written for America Ferrera starts with: “It’s literally impossible to be a woman!? Really? LITERALLY? ‘better spread that news, especially to all of the hopefuls who are transitioning. The thing I find so insidious and diabolical about the Barbie Movie is encapsulated in this incredibly DISempowering speech. The whole movie is cloaked as feminism, beating down objectification (by men) and pretense in the guise of a pink cartoon that is somehow “important” or “empowering” to women. It surely “touched a nerve” and “struck a chord.” It made over a billion bucks! Sadly, that just goes to show HOW MUCH FARTHER women need to go in honoring, uplifting, praising, encouraging, motivating, and respecting THEMSELVES! I want that for women. I want and give that respect to ANY woman who manages to respect herself. I don’t see my wife the way the Barbie movie sees women. My wife doesn’t see herself that way either. I believe that there would be great assets and facets to a “matriarchy.” If this pathetic victim talk is considered one of ‘em, then count me out. And, unlike the nonexistent ARC in the movie, I would hope, want, strive for a unity and collaboration between all people. An OMNIARCHY!

It's been reported that people on the set were CRYING after Ferrera delivered that monologue. They consider that “a good thing.” Nay, a GREAT thing. I say, I HIGHLY recommend therapy for anyone who is unconscious enough to fall for that “advice.” Sincerely. Self-help books, introspection, awareness, would all be great places to start. Take charge of your life. Wow. Once upon a time women were “put in their place.” Now, sadly, like the baby elephant tethered to the tiny stake in the ground that grows up to believe that tiny stake can still hold them down, it’s the women who are telling each other they are “not good enough.” Not strong enough. Not powerful enough…because the big bad patriarchy is still putting them there. And in an astounding and mind-blowing pile of hypocrisy, this speech extols how men and society somehow want women to be two opposing things. It is this movie that does that from start to finish. And why hasn’t anyone called out the fact that a shorter, curvier, darker woman like America Ferrera was not the lead…in fact, she even idolized and played with a blue-eyed, blond Barbie. Yeow. ‘reminds me of the horrific and enlightening Oprah expose’ on how little black girls chose little white dolls to play with. (Not cool.) That’s the movie to be made! If anyone is aware of the “Magical Negro” in movies (mostly) of long ago, I can’t help but think Ferrera is playing the “Magical Latina.” A crutch used to put the words into the mouth of the whitey who “can’t say those things.” Oh my. The movie and its creators have no “self awareness.” The irony is palpable. It’s like having the crossing guard be the one who runs over the kids in the crosswalk.

Take a tip from the (seemingly) lower(er) I.Q. character of Rocky Balboa. (Excerpt from Rocky 6: "Rocky Balboa".) He gives the advice that Gerwig would/should/could only hope to give. To be a victor, you must leave victimhood and blame. That’s self-help 101.

My 16 yo son loved the movie. Congratulations. You bedazzled him like so many of the other billion-dollar-paying-patrons (he saw it at the cinema, unlike me). You seduced him and millions of people to follow you to PLEASURE ISLAND (see Pinocchio). Barbieland even resembles the colorful, flashy, alluring, seductive Pleasure Island. Your Barbie (Robbie) and Gloria (Ferrera) are the J. Worthington Foulfellow (FOX) and Gideon (Cat) to Barbieland's Pleasure Island. The Island seduces those who enjoy it. It turns them into jackasses! (Barbieland turns women into Jillasses!) Just as Barbieland's candy-like veneer and ideological/objectified/glorified women give a pretense to some sort of female heaven...where...incidentally, men are treated like crap. Ken is a clingy, jealous, possessive, "victimy," imbecile who only lives to impress Barbie. Since the "Real World" (our world and the B.S. 1950s version of the current model in the movie) are supposedly OPPOSITES of Barbieland (Men and Women swap roles/positions-in-society), that means that Gerwig must believe that women are clingy, possessive, idiotic victims who only live to impress men. I'd say that's quite the Freudian slip.

BTW, I WANTED to LOVE (or even LIKE) the movie. The previews and all of the marketing are award-winning, and the best I've seen in decades...reminding me of the "old" summer blockbuster, "tent-pole" days where 1 or 2 movies were the events of the year. If Barbie delivered what the trailers/promotion promised, maybe I would have enjoyed it...but then it might also have only been a "cartoon." I am a huge fan of delivering a theme/message (covertly/subconsciously) in a film. If the theme were actual female empowerment with a full arc & finale to a unity of gender respect and power that would have been a story! 

Friday, March 8, 2024

Freudian Slip by Gerwig? Does she believe women are idiots?


 Watch this "For Your Consideration."

In the Barbieland Ken is a clingy, jealous, possessive, and insecure idiot who only lives to impress Barbie. And since everything in the REAL WORLD is the flip side, that must mean that Greta’s projection of reality is that all women are clingy, jealous, possessive, and insecure idiots. Just a thought.

Will the Academy "Go All In" practicing the ludicrousness of DEI?


 Watch this episode of "The Woke Zone!"

Suddenly, "being on time" and "meeting deadlines" is a bad "white thing." Huh? It goes even further. Perfectionism, professionalism, urgency, and many other "once admired/respected" practices are, at minimum, frowned upon. At maximum, they are cause for attack/cancellation because these are attributes of "white supremacy!" That's insane. And, although we might agree that various cultures have different ideas, practices, and perspectives on "time," (amongst other practices), in the Western World, these are the values that MAKE IT what it is...and many believe that to be "pretty darn good." If you don't want a part of it, please exit the theater! And if institutions like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, WGA, Disney, and Hollywood in general want to practice DEI, they really can't "Cherry pick." I want heard it said that a teaspoon of sewage put into a barrel of the finest wine renders a barrel full of sewage.

So Again, this inspires another trip into ANOTHER DIMENSION. It must be, right? 

Rod: "Yes. You heard that right. Has some sort of spell been cast on Hollywood? Some sort of Black Magic? Apparently. being On Time is a characteristic of white culture, white privilege and some colonial thing. The Academy is all about rewriting the rules that made sense in favor of supporting diversity and inclusion. They’ve already determined that doing a great or even good job is racist, unless everyone is participates, no matter how the outcome deteriorates.

It’s been posited that Different cultures have different meanings of time, politeness, and what it means to be late. And since Disney is a culture in and of itself, this finally may explain why so many Disney films are delayed months or years or never show up at all.

I hope this has been a teachable moment. In the meantime, this white woman has volunteered to humiliate herself in front of you. You’ve entered the Diversity Zone."


The WOKE ZONE, At The Academy Awards. A New Era for Hollywood.


 Watch this episode of "The Woke Zone!"

You’ve entered a dimension where Right is wrong, Talent is scoffed, Amy Schumer is funny, and, apparently, no woman has ever done anything of consequence in any movie. Where origin and canon are inconsequential if not detrimental. Where history is reworked and rewritten.

Scolding is admirable. telling others they’re doing it wrong is doing it right. if you don’t like a bad production of a movie. you’re a racist, toxic fan,. And victim speeches are lauded as empowering. Forget about saying Beetlejuice. Beep Bop Boop will get you banned from Hollywood.

The Guinness book of records is being recalled so that all biggest, fastest, shortest, longest categories can be qualified to include marginalized contestants or simply re-imagined. It’s an impossible task, but look at the DEI track record and how far they’ve come since the first female minority walked on the moon in 1968.Yet, we’re still waiting for the first Eskimo Transgender Little Person with an eating disorder to win an Academy Award. Oh the humanity.

You've entered, the WOKE ZONE!


Best Picture at the Ocars is about Ticking the most, right boxes!


 Watch the Awards!

If you've seen the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences new Representation and Inclusion  Standards, you'll know what we're talking about! 

https://www.oscars.org/awards/represe...

This is pretty much how an election is rigged, and "Best" is no longer about merit. Well, and academy is a society of distinguished scholars. Now, they're just using different distinctions! 

Watch as they "tick boxes" in the race to the Best Motion Picture!


Sunday, March 3, 2024

The AcaDEImy Awards: Reworking the Oscars to not Offend Anyone!


 See the video here

Is it the AcaDEImy Awards? The Wokacademy Awards? With all of this talk of election rigging, one would think everyone would wise up. Some people worry that the Academy Awards might secretly be rigged. Worry no longer. It’s absolutely not true that it’s a secret.  They’re forthright and even demanding about it! You see, The Academy really is taking votes away from experienced, talented, and skilled artists…and get this…it’s because of the color of their skin or their gender and sexual identification. There! I said it out loud. And Doesn’t that feel good?
Just Go to their website and see the identity requirements used to rig the qualifications for Best picture.
https://Oscars.org/awards/representation-and-inclusion-standards
The Academy openly promotes and virtue signals that they are no longer an equal opportunity institution.  They push a DEI agenda, and the Best picture category has less to do with merit than identity.  Imagine applying that to the category of best technical achievement. Well, by definition, an academy is a society of distinguished scholars. They’ve simply just changed how they distinguish!
And funny that anyone who now wins could either feel truly accomplished or good about it and not be suspect that they really are not the best. They simply were able to tick more boxes.

A New Take On Greta Gerwig's America Ferrera Iconic Barbie Speech


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Imagine you are attending "The Barbies!" We've got a more truthful albeit still confusing monologue by America Ferrera as a presenter here at "The Barbies!"
Ferrera: Welcome to the BARBIES. Yes. We’re taking back our power by blaming everyone for our problems. It’s literally impossible to be powerful while acting like a loser, but we’re going to go for it. It kills me that you’re smart and beautiful, but you totally fell for this disempowering bullshit.
And now that women have been put in charge in Hollywood …they have to answer for all of their box office flops and poorly written films.
But if fans or men point that out, they’re accused of being toxic, racist, or sexist. And nobody gives us women an award or medal or even a toaster oven. Just millions upon millions of dollars and maybe an Oscar for incomprehensible reasons.
And it’s literally impossible to accuse men of objectifying us if we do it first. And It’s literally impossible to pretend to champion curvy women of color and various genders while having the personification of the white blond ideal woman Margot Robbie cast in the title role.
And it’s literally impossible to use literally, literally this many times. Like. It just kills me.

The Oscars is rigging elections for Best Picture based on identity. It's no longer equal Opportunity!


 See the Expose' Speech Here

Is it the AcaDEImy Awards? The Wokacademy Awards? With all of this talk of election rigging, one would think everyone would wise up. Some people worry that the Academy Awards might secretly be rigged. Worry no longer. It’s absolutely not true that it’s a secret. They’re forthright and even demanding about it! You see, The Academy really is taking votes away from experienced, talented, and skilled artists…and get this…it’s because of the color of their skin or their gender and sexual identification. There! I said it out loud. And Doesn’t that feel good? Just Go to their website and see the identity requirements used to rig the qualifications for Best picture. https://Oscars.org/awards/representation-and-inclusion-standards The Academy openly promotes and virtue signals that they are no longer an equal opportunity institution. They push a DEI agenda, and the Best picture category has less to do with merit than identity. Imagine applying that to the category of best technical achievement. Well, by definition, an academy is a society of distinguished scholars. They’ve simply just changed how they distinguish! And funny that anyone who now wins could either feel truly accomplished or good about it and not be suspect that they really are not the best. They simply were able to tick more boxes.

What bigger, badder thing will Barbie Bring Us? The BCU!

 


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If it works on a small scale, GO BIG! And Barbie was hardly small scale. So, what’s next? Well, of course there will be myriad Barbie sequels. And MATTEL (makers of Barbie) have some 60 movies (based on their toys) in the works. (Dwayne Johnson is working on “Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots.” J.J. Abrams is working on “Hot Wheels.” May God help us all.) Surely though, there’s something more that Barbie can bring to us. Something larger. A bigger universe where icons, designed to objectify women, are gathered aan somehow “re-worked” and “re-purposed” to, ostensibly, empower women! Don’t ask any questions. Just, go with it. It’s gonna be genius!