Gordon Shumway
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That's what you said last time, honkey!!! 😜
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Alamo Drafthouse hosting women-only Wonder Woman screenings June 6th
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That's what you said last time, honkey!!! 😜
Messofanego
Banned
You definitely care that the Drafthouse does this, considering how many posts you've made in this thread. You're just coming at your critique from a different angle instead of going about discrimination. Your comment on why you wouldn't see this "trash" is only relevant if you're a girl cause this topic isn't about whether you'd go see this "trash" or not.
I'll reiterate: ONLY people expecting this gesture to be a "profound statement" or meant to be some social progress or how it affects feminism are people critiquing it. Everyone else just expects this to be a fun event for women.
Whoop dee doo, you're the only one in the world who figured out that Drafthouse, a business, is promoting this event, donating to a good cause as part of all of that, and responding to idiots in their usual no-nonsense manner. Everything a business announces would be technically a publicity stunt, because that's what businesses do, you're not exactly pulling back the curtain to the Wizard Of Oz for anyone here.
BronsonLee
Member
The Alamo is really doing this so they can sell 300% more of those alcoholic milkshakes they make
I KNEW IT
I KNEW IT
Those shakes are the shit so I don't blame them.
A Link to the Past
Banned
A lot of people made good points towards you.
1. If they donated to charity and didn't mention it, then we'd have this situation without a cool event for women to attend and enjoy. Such an event is not purely beneficial to Alamo, so who cares? It's neat.
2. People are pretty well aware that it's a promotional thing. People are celebrating Alamo because they did a promotional thing that was cool and made idiot sexists assmad.
3. How much have you donated to Planned Parenthood?
Frozenprince
Banned
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This is a thing?
Fuck sake, hurry up and build a Drafthouse in Atlanta already!
BronsonLee
Member
They make special ones based on movies too
Shit when I watched Midnight Special there I got a beer that was based on Everybody Wants Some. Trust me they go in
weemadarthur
Member
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Frozenprince
Banned
Yeah that poster saying stuff like the women's only night is why they have such a good rep.
Nah. It's cause of the booze, the food, and that they throw out people who talk unless it's a children's movie and thank the Lord for that.
BronsonLee
Member
Ya don't get it twisted, Alamo is the godfather to all those dinner/movie spots popping up nowadays
They also cater most of their pre-movie gimmicks specifically to the movie, like again for Midnight Special, they showed the music video for Midnight City, which is what the movie kinda grew from
They also have zero sympy and will boot a motherfucker out
They also cater most of their pre-movie gimmicks specifically to the movie, like again for Midnight Special, they showed the music video for Midnight City, which is what the movie kinda grew from
They also have zero sympy and will boot a motherfucker out
I know. I've been following for years and I thought it was a good joke worth sharing in a relevant thread.
Frozenprince
Banned
And not only is it the godfather. It shits on the others from a great height.
seeing people get booted out for using their phone in the theater is part of the entertainment, to be fair.
It's depressing as fuck that a "progressive" forum like GAF has so many idiotic men.
Frozenprince
Banned
Most of it is intentional trolls doing it to get a rise out of people let's be honest.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Your being awfully cynical about this whole thing for no reason. But let's really talk about this:
I think your mad that this event is bringing in more attention to Wonder Woman. It sure seems that way.
Angelus Errare
Banned
That Black Panther premiere is going to have Fox News, Trump supporters, and so many others in their feels
I mean you can be progressive and still be idiotic. Never forget "protest voting"
I mean you can be progressive and still be idiotic. Never forget "protest voting"
TheCthultist
Member
Good lord I want them to go through with that "clowns only" screening of IT.
Anyway, people are going to get mad no matter what you do. Might as well make it fun for someone rather than uneventful for everyone.
"Progressive" has never meant "intelligent." You're going to get idiots in any group, regardless of what said group's core beliefs may be.
Anyway, people are going to get mad no matter what you do. Might as well make it fun for someone rather than uneventful for everyone.
"Progressive" has never meant "intelligent." You're going to get idiots in any group, regardless of what said group's core beliefs may be.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
I don't agree with it, but they know what's best for their business.
Why don't you agree with it?
We'll know something is up if they introduce a PSL at the premier.
excelsiorlef
Member
What did he mean by this?
Member
An all Robert Downey Jr. showing of Spider-Man Homecoming would gross a billion easy
Outtrigger888
Member
Can't believe people are getting worked up over this, who gives a fuck what the theater does. Move on, why let something like having an all girl showing of a movie get you so worked up. There's more important things in this world to worry about than a theater having an all female showing.
I can not Fucking wait. Will be something to behold
Indeed. Folks that say that mustn't been around here that long.
This is brilliant... Then we can burn the theater down
DrForester
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fuck, that's a deep cut
Wtf ok now I'm definitely gonna finally go there
excelsiorlef
Member
What
How is this political?
As I keep saying, minorities doing anything without the express permission and blessing of straight white men is inherently political, because apparently we just can't do shit for the hell of it.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
This is a positive message.
Rastafarian42
Member
the controversy over this is so stupid lol the movie has other screenings you can watch the movie in.
Something nice was done for women.
It's 14 pages of men explaining why the event is entirely political and agenda-driven while women are saying "I just wanted to watch a movie with other women."
When corporations do questionable shit, they get criticized. When they do cool shit, they get praised. Not sure what the problem is.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
They are taking a political stance. It's pretty straightforward.
It isn't to him/her. And if he/she feels they need to take their business elsewhere, like they did for chick fil a, due to the corporation starting getting political, then it's their right. I agree with him/her in that I dislike when companies and celebrities/executives get into politics. They all have a right to express their beliefs and support, of course, but I don't really care for them. Their reality is different than mostly everybody else, so I really couldn't care less what they say. I won't go as far as Darryl and boycott companies and whatnot, mainly because I don't think that does anything. I already don't go to Alamo or eat at chic fil a, but for different reasons. If they were my go to places, I would still keep going there provided they kept providing me the service I wanted and expected, even if I disagreed with their political stances.
Because yet again someone views something that doesn't match their current worldview as "being political", because it differs from their comfy mental gym.
There's nothing political about having a womens only showing. Tell met he politics in it. Explain it to me like I'm a 4 year old.
Also, literally every company has a political stance. Every. Single. One. Of. Them. If you don't like businesses that have political stances, I'd recommend starting to take underwater basket weaving classes at your local college (except they may also have political stances, so be wary).