re: Keep politics off this board...thanks...

Censorship Chicken at it again

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suggested last week there should be a thread dedicated to discussing Disney (or studios in general) and it's politics, to keep it from taking over every single thread about ANY Disney content, since they own about 40% of all media.

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Good idea, imo.

OK, but he poli board will say take it right back here.



It’s Hollywood doing this, not the fans. We’re (some of us) are just pointing it out.

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No, it's a total coincidence that the people cheering this thread made by a 30+ year Hillary simp are the same jerkoffs who agree with the political messages and/or try to gaslight everyone into believing they aren't there.

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I'll first mention that I'm not a Dem and I can't stand Biden or Hilary, but I equally can't stand every thread on the movie board turning into a Biden, Trump, left, right discussion. You've been on here long enough to know this board was better when that wasn't in every thread. Though you're one of the ones that adds to it so you don't care. Yes, Hollywood pushes an agenda more now than ever, but there are a handful of posters that turn every thread they jump into into a political argument. 90% of the time on shows they haven't even watched, they just want to troll and make it political. Honestly wouldn't even have to have this new rule if it weren't for a handful of posters.

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every thread on the movie board turning into a Biden, Trump, left, right discussion

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The only time I've seen either mentioned by name was The Boys thread, talking about the showrunner saying he adapted Homelander for TV as a Trump metaphor. I don't think these threads ever become Trump v. Biden or whomever.

Anyway, it's hardly a gut reaction to or biased interpretation of things after they are released. These days, the showrunners are telling fans well ahead of time that they have implanted socio-political messaging and characters in their movies and shows. It's there by design. Are we not supposed to discuss that?

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Hollywood isn't reading this message board

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You mean Hollywood isn’t glued to MTV waiting for SEK to post another YouTube video pointing out Hollywood’s agenda?

You mean it’s just us MTV posters that open and read threads that are the target audience?

That’s nonsensical and would be like presenting an argument or opinion to people who already agree with it. And to do it over and over and expect that to change Hollywood? Only someone completely delusional would do that and complain that he might not be able to have free reign to continue doing it.

Holy shite


Chicken actually came through

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I hope this has made you so mad that you make a vow to never post on the M?TV board again. The board as a whole would thank you for your firm stance

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This, it was a better place before him and it will be a better place without him.

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Chicken said if the movie/TV is political by nature it can be discussed. So a thread about the movie "Civil War" can have politics discussed in it as long it relates to the movie.

But if someone starts going on a rant about politics in a thread about Bluey, yeah that's unneeded

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I don't know what rules I would attempt to install given how much more intensely political the motion picture industry (Oscars etc) have become. DEI is clearly political. It uses legal or institutional force which is favored by one political party and disliked by people from a different political party.

Proof positive about whether or not a subject is political is whether or not the Supreme Court might issue a ruling on the subject. DEI obviously falls into the category.

The movie awards industry have muddied the waters on this in a way that was not done until recently. From the Oscar requirements:

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For the 96th Oscars (2024), a film must meet TWO out of FOUR of the following standards to be deemed eligible:

STANDARD A:  ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES AND NARRATIVES
To achieve Standard A, the film must meet ONE of the following criteria:

A1. Lead or significant supporting actors

At least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
• Asian
• Hispanic/Latinx
• Black/African American
• Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native
• Middle Eastern/North African
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
• Other underrepresented race or ethnicity

A2. General ensemble cast

At least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from at least two of the following underrepresented groups:
• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

A3. Main storyline/subject matter

The main storyline(s), theme or narrative of the film is centered on an underrepresented group(s).
• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

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Given current political culture extending into film with everything from casting to creative content (see quote above) here's not going to be a good single rule to objectively clean this up.

There could be more threads moved to the political board.

There could also be more specific posters given time outs. If you find yourself going back and forth for hours at a time with someone then you both probably have a problem.and probably the admins can give some encouragement for the persistent offenders.