Night Angel
Member
"Other people called for the film to delete its Twitter account, while others posted screenshots of their decision to block the film's account."
Exactly.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
'Emoji Movie' Criticized for "Tasteless" 'Handmaid's Tale' Tweet
- Thread starter Dalek
- Start date
Wasn't aware I was pissed, but I understand that speaking on the behalf of another is easy and fun.
There's bigger issues than outrage over fiction referencing fiction.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Ok maybe not every Republican. Like the 20%.
King Tubby
Member
Not surprised they do something this tasteless, they already expect people to laugh at an abortion.
I admit I don't understand the anger coming out of this.
Is it because the series has a bleak look at a futuristic society and therefore its send up in a kid's film is inappropriate?
Is it because by making that mock up image people associating it with mocking the series and therefore making light the idea of rape? That's pretty long stretch imo.
Is it because the series has a bleak look at a futuristic society and therefore its send up in a kid's film is inappropriate?
Is it because by making that mock up image people associating it with mocking the series and therefore making light the idea of rape? That's pretty long stretch imo.
It's not even close. Slavery is a thing that happened in America, Handmaids are sci-fi. The closest analogy to real life would be in Saudi Arabia.
Like posting to a thread about how you don't give a shit. Glad you got that issue cornered
No its not. Its like a kids movie referencing 1984.
Handmaids Tale is an excellent SF novel, not some holy scripture. And even if it was, its not beyond parody.
Do you jabronis even think about the irony of what's being posted before posting it? You're all more indignant, outraged, and pissy with these shitposts than the folks shaking their head at this ad.
I looked and the closest thing I could find was a still for a YouTube video called 12 Years a Minion, so I found a different serious film instead
I would watch this.
Khaos Kontrol
Banned
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
It's a story about women being stripped of their rights and identity to serve a new totalitarian government. For some women that might as well be the world we're living in now. I've heard some people refuse to watch it cuz it's super depressing with how relatable it is.
It does seem like every moral outrage on Twitter or Tumblr or whatever is being covered like it's actually a news event and gets re-posted everywhere, so i think it's fair to be annoyed by nonstories clogging up the newsfeed all of the time. Outrage sells, whether or not it's warranted.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
This form of gaslighting should be a bannable offense.
It's a matter of choosing battles vs. saturating any and all arguments by showing outrage over the pettiest of things. And no, I don't think anything you just said is correct.
blame space
Banned
what is irony
ElfArmy177
Member
Boohoo internet. Get offended
Costanza-san
Banned
Seems like something you'd find on 4chan
I think this is hilarious because it shows that the marketing for the film is as shallow and mindlessly memetastic as the the reality of emojis. The fact that there is an emoji movie to begin with is moronic. This is just where the path leads. Next destination: Ready Player One.
"Old man yells at annoyed people on the internet"
Are you ready for 9gag the movie?
Maybe the marketing intern who made this was a 4chan user.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
No shit!
All you gotta do is tell 'em someone somewhere thought someone else made a shitty joke and they just
"Oh the outrage why would anyone care why do people care what's with all this caring aren't there better things to care about why can't people care about more important things ugh who the fuck cares I don't care fuck caring this is stupid nothing stupider than caring about things even if they're small I don't care about shit not even important things lol what a shitty use of time don't people have better ways to waste their time they need to pick their battles these are bad battles lol"
It's crazy nowadays
It's funnier than this nonsensical ad. Not an affront the way the very existence of an emoji movie might be but...No shit.
All you gotta do is tell 'em someone somewhere thought someone else made a shitty joke and they just
"Oh the outrage why would anyone care why do people care what's with all this caring aren't there better things to care about why can't people care about more important things ugh who the fuck cares I don't care fuck caring this is stupid nothing stupider than caring about things even if they're small I don't care about shit not even important things lol"
It's crazy nowadays
No shit!
All you gotta do is tell 'em someone somewhere thought someone else made a shitty joke and they just
"Oh the outrage why would anyone care why do people care what's with all this caring aren't there better things to care about why can't people care about more important things ugh who the fuck cares I don't care fuck caring this is stupid nothing stupider than caring about things even if they're small I don't care about shit not even important things lol what a shitty use of time don't people have better ways to waste their time they need to pick their battles these are bad battles lol"
It's crazy nowadays
Hey is that Donal Logue?
Gordon Shumway
Banned
The internet is people, my friend!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yup!
Very imaginative fiction doesn't need to be held sacred.
They start trying to explain how it happens in flashbacks, which I found made this aspect worse because suspension of disbelief became difficult with it being thrown in my face rather than left a void I could just ignore.
They start trying to explain how it happens in flashbacks, which I found made this aspect worse because suspension of disbelief became difficult with it being thrown in my face rather than left a void I could just ignore.
No, he voices the shit emoji
LinkAndEpona
Banned
And of course it was done with emojis, lol
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
This kind of did happen in Afghanistan though.
blame space
Banned
what else would it have been done with?
Ben Morales
Member
I literaly just used this combo a few minutes ago. 🙈 #partoftheproblem
Bobby Roberts
Banned
How are you handling it
ctrl + f "outrage" on the article: 0 results.
ctrl + f "outrage" on the first page of the thread: 19 results.
We live in 2017. Jokes don't require punchlines anymore. They just have to reference something we're familiar with and we laugh because we've been trained to laugh at things we've seen before on the internet.
https://medium.com/@parkermolloy/5-things-the-media-does-to-manufacture-outrage-ba79125e1262
We could start by quitting using the word outrage and call it what it is: criticism.
ctrl + f "outrage" on the first page of the thread: 19 results.
We live in 2017. Jokes don't require punchlines anymore. They just have to reference something we're familiar with and we laugh because we've been trained to laugh at things we've seen before on the internet.
https://medium.com/@parkermolloy/5-things-the-media-does-to-manufacture-outrage-ba79125e1262
We could start by quitting using the word outrage and call it what it is: criticism.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Sony Pictures having a historically terrible year
Considering this still has to come out, plus Dark Tower, Flatliners, and Jumanji, it ain't gonna get better
Considering this still has to come out, plus Dark Tower, Flatliners, and Jumanji, it ain't gonna get better
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Schindler's List with an emoji as the girl in the red dress.
Blame the news articles writing about tweets instead of the people tweeting.
Dude Abides
Banned
That ad is something the Onion would do.
Bobby can't you see? you're just not the guy for me!
I know it might be wrong but
I'm in love with Peter's Aunt