Maybe I'm a cynic, but #MeToo always seemed like it was meant to create a swell of moral panic large enough to wash away the Bad Orange Man, but when all they caught were a bunch of "male feminists" actors/media moguls and not the one they wanted, the left lost interest. The people that took it at face value always seemed like suckers to me.
Can't remember the chronology of the movement - may have been Weinstein, Cosby, Kavanaugh - but the political part seemed to explode geometrically with the hearings of Brett Kavanaugh's for the Supreme Court. That's where the Left cravenly went after him to thwart Trump's agenda. Kavanaugh and his family paid a horrible price.
Pretty sure #MeToo died as soon as the Democrats trotted out Bill Clinton for fundraising, campaigning, and speaking at the DNC for Biden's 2020 campaign.
1) I want to see Emhoff make the denial on camera. I want to see his face and see if I believe him. A "spokesperson" denial is literally useless.
2) I read a substack from George MF Washington. It's reaction@mg1.substack.com. He's interesting on the problems of Hollywood. I think the overall problem is that too many movies or TV shows have quit telling stories in favor of pimping Progressive narratives. People (even the Zombie Dem voters) usually want stories. Since the days of Homer (and probably of the Babylonian and other civilization's epic tales), people have wanted, and listened to stories, not narratives.
3) The media may ignore Emhoff the Slapper, and the (deliberate?) bungling of the Helene recovery efforts, but thanks to Elon Musk those stories don't go away, and the media trying to hide them may hurt Harris more.
"as of Wednesday evening the incident didn’t appear in The New York Times or top outlets…" is that all it takes to bury a story? Really, Corporate Media? It takes the inactivity of just one outlet to ignore it and it's all "well no one else is covering it" and then you move on to ( checks notes ... ) JD Vance's beard?
And I bet you wonder why "journalism" has about as much respect as Bike Racing Ducks do.
I really like a show called John Doe. A guy falls out of the sky naked and lands in the woods. He has no memory but he’s a genius. He ends up in a bar. I think in the Northwest or Canada. He got involved in spy type crime solving (of course) and there was a suspicious fed hanging around. A bit formulaic but it held my interest.
Holy shit. I've just started rewatching Fringe as well. John Noble is one of those actors who can elevate even the dumbest stuff to another level (remember Sleepy Hollow?).
Fringe! Anna Torv! I miss Anna Torv!
She popped up on The Last of Us. I think she's mainly doing Australian stuff these days.
She was in Mind Hunter on Netflix. RIP to that show.
Maybe I'm a cynic, but #MeToo always seemed like it was meant to create a swell of moral panic large enough to wash away the Bad Orange Man, but when all they caught were a bunch of "male feminists" actors/media moguls and not the one they wanted, the left lost interest. The people that took it at face value always seemed like suckers to me.
Can't remember the chronology of the movement - may have been Weinstein, Cosby, Kavanaugh - but the political part seemed to explode geometrically with the hearings of Brett Kavanaugh's for the Supreme Court. That's where the Left cravenly went after him to thwart Trump's agenda. Kavanaugh and his family paid a horrible price.
I have the first season on DVD somewhere in a dusty, abandoned corner. I'll have to break it out sometime.
There is evidence to support the slapped woman's story. But I agree with you - #MeToo is dead.
It's a shame that a movement that COULD/DID help bring heinous behavior & ppl to light was perverted for political success.
Pretty sure #MeToo died as soon as the Democrats trotted out Bill Clinton for fundraising, campaigning, and speaking at the DNC for Biden's 2020 campaign.
1) I want to see Emhoff make the denial on camera. I want to see his face and see if I believe him. A "spokesperson" denial is literally useless.
2) I read a substack from George MF Washington. It's reaction@mg1.substack.com. He's interesting on the problems of Hollywood. I think the overall problem is that too many movies or TV shows have quit telling stories in favor of pimping Progressive narratives. People (even the Zombie Dem voters) usually want stories. Since the days of Homer (and probably of the Babylonian and other civilization's epic tales), people have wanted, and listened to stories, not narratives.
3) The media may ignore Emhoff the Slapper, and the (deliberate?) bungling of the Helene recovery efforts, but thanks to Elon Musk those stories don't go away, and the media trying to hide them may hurt Harris more.
Oh, they're gonna cover the story alright.
I'm guessing on about November 10th.
"as of Wednesday evening the incident didn’t appear in The New York Times or top outlets…" is that all it takes to bury a story? Really, Corporate Media? It takes the inactivity of just one outlet to ignore it and it's all "well no one else is covering it" and then you move on to ( checks notes ... ) JD Vance's beard?
And I bet you wonder why "journalism" has about as much respect as Bike Racing Ducks do.
Mark Valley was good too.
I really like a show called John Doe. A guy falls out of the sky naked and lands in the woods. He has no memory but he’s a genius. He ends up in a bar. I think in the Northwest or Canada. He got involved in spy type crime solving (of course) and there was a suspicious fed hanging around. A bit formulaic but it held my interest.
It only lasted one or two years.
Dominic Purcell!
Just one season, unfortunately. It was basically The Pretender, but good.
Holy shit. I've just started rewatching Fringe as well. John Noble is one of those actors who can elevate even the dumbest stuff to another level (remember Sleepy Hollow?).