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re: James Gunn out of GotG 3
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:33 pm to ipodking
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:33 pm to ipodking
quote:People would say some really dumb, random shite just to get noticed. I'm not saying using pedophilia as a vehicle for attention is forgivable, just that you're not wrong in your assessment of twitter back then. And honestly, Idgaf about the tweets and I dislike that he was fired over them.
Twitter in 08-09 was a much different place than it is today. It wasn't filled with trolls and PC police. His friends either laughed or ignored it and went on with their lives.
ETA: Twitter was just another private-ish social network where you followed friends and maybe a couple famous people. It's not the beast that it is now.
This post was edited on 7/20/18 at 3:35 pm
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Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:33 pm to imjustafatkid
shock value =/= funny
I don't think rape jokes are funny either, but Family Guy writers made a fortune making jokes like that.
Shock value.
Um, also, Family Guy had an actual pedophile on its show all the time.
Those things were more common a few years back, before PC thinkers really came down on them.
And yet, I don't see Seth McFarlane fired from stuff much.
I don't think rape jokes are funny either, but Family Guy writers made a fortune making jokes like that.
Shock value.
Um, also, Family Guy had an actual pedophile on its show all the time.
Those things were more common a few years back, before PC thinkers really came down on them.
And yet, I don't see Seth McFarlane fired from stuff much.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:34 pm to TN Bhoy
If you’re going to tell an inappropriate joke at least make it funny. These were borderline cringy.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:35 pm to TN Bhoy
Twitter...
Say something profound, it is remember for a few days.
Say something stupid, and it will come back years later.
If you're famous, you are WAY better off just staying off of it.
Say something profound, it is remember for a few days.
Say something stupid, and it will come back years later.
If you're famous, you are WAY better off just staying off of it.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:35 pm to WB504
quote:Cringy can be funny. See the post above. FG is a good example of a way to make it work.
cringy.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:36 pm to Hoodoo Man
quote:
Um, also, Family Guy had an actual pedophile on its show all the time.
Well yeah, but pedophiles were the butt of those jokes, not children.
This post was edited on 7/20/18 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:38 pm to imjustafatkid
Well, now we're getting into intent; and I don't want to just guess.
But I'm like 95% sure it was for shock value.
Smart? No.
Tasteful? Certainly not.
Worth getting fired over ten years later? Eh.
But I'm like 95% sure it was for shock value.
Smart? No.
Tasteful? Certainly not.
Worth getting fired over ten years later? Eh.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:40 pm to Hoodoo Man
quote:
Worth getting fired over ten years later? Eh.
If you're doing anything that even remotely incorporates a public profile/presence, don't post stupid or offensive things on the Internet. That people didn't understand that in 2008 when it's been true since the 90s is hardly an excuse.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:41 pm to skrayper
Most of the cast and crew really liked Gunn. This spells bad news for GOTG 3
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:42 pm to TN Bhoy
RIP GotG3. Not sure who else i trust to make that flick. I'd trust Wheedon, but they burned that bridge.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:42 pm to ell_13
quote:
FG is a good example of a way to make it work.
You know what you’re getting when you watch FG, and in the right setting, sure it can work. Gunn’s tweets come across as weird.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:43 pm to WicKed WayZ
quote:He's also married to Pam.
Most of the cast and crew really liked Gunn. This spells bad news for GOTG 3
I don't know why I'm bringing that up, but it seems relevant.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:43 pm to skrayper
There’s no reason for rivisionist history here. The internet was a very different place 10 years ago. Just look at this site. Lots of people had their own names as their sn and freely let people know who they were. You can’t even do that on twitter these days.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:44 pm to Hoodoo Man
quote:
He's also married to Pam.
I don't know why I'm bringing that up, but it seems relevant.
They got divorced a few years ago.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:44 pm to WB504
They come across horribly. I’m not defending the context. Just that it wasn’t anything anyone gave a shite about for 10 years for a reason.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:45 pm to ell_13
quote:
There’s no reason for rivisionist history here. The internet was a very different place 10 years ago. Just look at this site. Lots of people had their own names as their sn and freely let people know who they were. You can’t even do that on twitter these days.
That's not revisionist, that's ignorance. I've known since the days of dial-up BBS not to use my real name. What moron comes on here saying, "I'm Brian Stevens, and let me tell you jokes about raping people and fondling children!"
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:45 pm to ProjectP2294
Ah you're right.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:54 pm to Hoodoo Man
He was about to unveil a Bloodborne movie today at comic Con with Sony, I hope they find someone else
Posted on 7/20/18 at 3:59 pm to Smoke7024
quote:
In what universe did he think tweeting stuff like that was ever a good idea?
Twitter is going to lead to the downfall of civilization.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 4:04 pm to ell_13
Look at these and tell me that this was just a bad joke.
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