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[Ridley327]

Eastwood has always been a huge asshole. Back in the 70's and 80's, he put pressure on execs to basically blacklist one of his ex's.

And that wasn't even the worst thing he did to Sondra Locke. The guy has always had a really uncomfortable life off the screen.

 

[PopeReal]

Just get over it already! ....

wait what about all the racist fuckwhits they are still around today???? How do we "get over it"??

 

[Kyuur]

This exact same topic was locked immediately yesterday. Mods must be asleep or something.

 

[MrBadger]

We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.

Found the problem

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

is there a "Old Man yells at chair" version?

 

[dabig2]

The problem is they still hold influence. Many people take 'respect your elders' as follow their lead. They vote and even control a huge chunk of our political system. It's hard to just "tolerate" it when its jammed down your throats and frames your politics.

Precisely. Younger generations use racist shits like this to validate their backwards nonsense. Alt-right types, who typically skew younger, will flock to this bullshit message and flaunt it everywhere in their ongoing crusade against 'PC culture'. That's why Clint and shithead racists like him need to be thoroughly repudiated at every turn instead of saying "lol yup, he's just your classic old racist person. Let it go".

 

[broncobuster]

How long til the GOP throw their hands up and get behind a chair candidate?

 

[Crayons]

to be honest, i did not think eastwood would live to see another election after talking to that chair.

Well, I don't think well see him for the next 2020 Presidential Election. Hillary Clinton vs Paul Ryan vs Kanye

 

[BigDug13]

That's damn good.

 

[jett]

lol why the hell is he looking straight at the camera

The movie was fucking dreadful.

 

[rashbeep]

The irony is that we're talking about the same guy behind Letters from Iwo Jima and Gran Torino

This sounds exactly in line with his character in Gran Torino though. Even at the end when he is leaving his car to Thao, it's full of racial slurs and non PC language.

 

[Ridley327]

lol why the hell is he looking straight at the camera

The movie was fucking dreadful.

I honestly was in disbelief the whole time about how amateur hour the whole film felt. I damn near lost my mind in the theater during the magic bullet scene and cutting away to the profile of both snipers like it was some kind of fighting game versus screen.

 

[Corpsepyre]

You know, GAF, we really are the pussy generation.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

He's spot on about everything. Love the guy

He's not even close to being right. Back then, a black man couldn't talk back about getting insulted without getting their teeth kicked in. Back then, racist fucks could put a burning cross on a front lawn and nothing would happen. This isn't the old days anymore. We are leaving old bitter fucks like Clint behind and I'm glad we are. And as for you...well. I don't think I need to say anything. You said enough already.

 

[Melkezadek]

Really sad about things. I was hoping I would be able to still respect the man. This sucks.

 

[Red]

You know, GAF, we really are the pussy generation.

If only we could find a figurehead that wasn't so insecure about his tiny hands.

 

[Murkas]

"Back in my day you could lynch a nigger and it you weren't called racist, now this pussy generation calls it racist!"

 

[TheSpoiler]

He's spot on about everything. Love the guy

Must be nice to be able to tell minorities to just "get over it" in regards to racism!

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Well that's disappointing.

Doesn't even try to learn new things, why people do what they do. He's certainly living in his own bubble.

DId anyone else read Double Down: Game Change 2012? From the same authors who wrote Game Change about the 2008 election (that became the HBO movie).

One of the best behind-the-scenes chapters was about the RNC in 2012 and how over the moon Romney and his camp were about Clint Eastwood wanting to speak. They thought they had scored the biggest celebrity endorsement one could possibly get (because they're all old white guys I guess, I can't remember the last time Clint Eastwood was relevant) and were just ecstatic waiting for the speech and the huge bump he'd give them. They tried to go over what Eastwood was going to speak about but he wouldn't go into it and they brushed it off like "Who cares! He's a legend! Clint Eastwood does what Clint Eastwood wants and who are we to try and tell him what to do?"

And then he went out and did the chair bit and everyone is sitting behind the scenes watching the Titanic sink, completely mortified at what is going on and the tweets and social media reaction happening in real-time. The chapter ends with Romney's campaign manager literally vomiting into a pail in the green room.

Fucking hell, that must have been terrible to live through.

But amazing to watch.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Haven't seen this before. Did a white guy with privilege just tell the oppressed to get over it? That's a twist.

 

[nOoblet16]

When he grew up Black people were still not allowed to vote properly and interracial marriage was illegal.

 

[Toa TAK]

lol why the hell is he looking straight at the camera

The movie was fucking dreadful.

I honestly was in disbelief the whole time about how amateur hour the whole film felt. I damn near lost my mind in the theater during the magic bullet scene and cutting away to the profile of both snipers like it was some kind of fighting game versus screen.

That's not even the worst thing about the movie:


This fucking salute.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Terrible that i might have to boycott his new movie. Looks good.

 

[Slackbladder]

Not surprising from Clunt Eastwood. His Dirty Harry films always seem to flirt with a slight fascistic tone. Only films of his I watch are his early Spaghetti Westerns and similar. Hard to say but maybe if it wasn't for Sergio Leone Eastwood would have remained a B tier actor.

 

[SlimySnake]

Racist piece of shit. Cant believe this guy made Letters from Iwo Jima.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

amazing, thank you.

 

[jmizzal]

Clint grew up in 1930s. Racism was called laws.

This

 

[mavericktopgun]

No more respect for this man.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Bill Burr honestly has the best bit on old people that are racist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc3HiKQDPCQ

 

[vikki]

Hey Clint, there are real people that those racist comments affect more than hurt feelings, it's more than "get over it."

My grandmother was older than you Clint, and she understood this.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Cut Clint some slack. He's just very angry that Apple is changing the gun emoji to a water gun.

 

[Onemic]

That's my Clint. Tellin it like it is, just like Trump.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

I agree with him with pussy generation comment. I dont think DJT is a true racist...he's just an idiot.

 

[Measley]

Must have been awesome being a rich white male actor in the 50s and 60s. Everything was going along just fine until those "coloreds" started asking for equal rights and stuff....

The nerve of those people!

 

[rjinaz]

We should probably make that man president, am i rite?

He's just saying what others are too afraid to say!

 

[Htown]

We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.

Clint Eastwood was born in 1930.

 

[SlimySnake]

Bill Burr honestly has the best bit on old people that are racist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc3HiKQDPCQ

i dont give a fuck about facebook!

 

[traveler]

That's not even the worst thing about the movie:


This fucking salute.

Is that... King George?

 

[Servbot24]

I agree with him on the get over it part.

Fuck no. Bigotry is not something you just "get over".

 

[The Ummah]

Get that old ass mentality the fuck out of here!!!

 

[Fallout-with-swords]

Something something die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

 

[Somnid]

You have to consider the weight of it though. "He might be racist but oh well" is how you talk about your drunk uncle, not the president of the United States.

 

[tuxfool]

Kinda gross how many replies are essentially "lol old person"

As I noted that is a charitable way of looking at it. "lol, old person" is actually excusing him.

 

[User1608]

Damn, calling it as it is, racism, really triggers people. lol Clint.

 

[Sydle]

Came for this.

 

[Plywood]

Why is it called "political correctness?" Why isn't it called respect or having some class or more bluntly: just not being an asshole?

 

[Byakuya769]

You know, GAF, we really are the pussy generation.

‘There isn’t really anything magical about it’: Why more millennials are avoiding sex

Shut up, liar.

 

[thehypocrite]

You know, GAF, we really are the pussy generation.

I thought millennials didn't care about the pussy.

 

[Chabbles]

"Eastwood fondling Trumps tits live on stage"

 

[AwesomeMeat]

"Eastwood fondling Trumps tits live on stage"

Well this is disturbing. Enough GAF for now.