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Author Topic: Disney Purging Star Wars, Marvel Woke Agenda  (Read 6751 times)

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« on: August 27, 2020, 08:59:42 AM »
Get Woke, Go Broke!!!
Just what the title says. Disney and Marvel just figured out that pandering to the sjw crowd is unprofitable, ooopsie!

The SJW Purge Begins in Hollyweird!
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2020, 01:10:08 PM »
"If this leak is true."
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2020, 01:33:37 PM »
Give it time. Highly likely that this is either a publicity stunt designed to lure the disaffected dollars back in to the coffers, or a temporary move to the same end.

Given the years of destruction wrought on beloved franchises, it should take at least an equal length of time of good behavior to regain the public trust.

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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2020, 01:42:45 PM »
Ladies and Gentlemen, we now have an answer to "what is peak Woke?"

It's precisely the point when Disney's bottom line is threatened.

I expect it to be a rather strong course correction; particularly for any part of Marvel Phase 4 that hasn't entered production yet. For example, I'd bet "Thor: Love & Thunder" is getting a rather extensive re-write as we speak (it starts shooting sometime in 2021) because "Lady Thor" is about the wokest of woke in terms of stupid woke Marvel Comics decisions and if Disney is doing a hard reverse I expect that just cease to be a thing in the film (even if the plan is still for Chris Helmsworth to exit the role after the film).

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« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2020, 01:51:21 PM »
Doomcock

Yeah, seems legit.
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2020, 02:12:08 PM »
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Doomcock

Yeah, seems legit.

The guy does have some legit inside sources or is a great psychic since he was able to predict what was in The Rise of Palpatine. Doesn't mean we should take his word as the gospel, but it could be true, it could also be just a rumor or even a trap.
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« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2020, 02:19:22 PM »
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"If this leak is true."

I watch a lot of Doomcock and Midnight's Edge. It's all rumor mongering because no sane studio would admit the stuff they talk about. And they admit it in every video.
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« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2020, 09:23:57 PM »
We will see. I doubt this is true, but perhaps creating this rumor and getting it swung around might shake some idiot execs into thinking there's really some truth here. Or it's baiting Disney to go double woke to prove its woke allegiance and totally crash the fan base.

I'm hoping Disney goes double extra-woke...and crashes into bankruptcy.

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« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2020, 09:31:27 PM »
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We will see. I doubt this is true, but perhaps creating this rumor and getting it swung around might shake some idiot execs into thinking there's really some truth here. Or it's baiting Disney to go double woke to prove its woke allegiance and totally crash the fan base.

I'm hoping Disney goes double extra-woke...and crashes into bankruptcy.

That would be funny as fuck, and from what I've seen of their debt it might not take that much.
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« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2020, 09:39:09 PM »
I actually enjoyed the "problem" movies but understand very much that I'm a minority there.  What I didn't like was having to pretend that Captain America wasn't being played by a douche-bag communist.  At the very least putting a muzzle on the actors is a good move.

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« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2020, 11:18:34 PM »
I probably can't forgive them for what they did to Luke Skywalker. I loved that character since I was 4. "A New Hope" was the first movie I ever saw.
Mandalorian is great but I haven't watched 8 or 9 or Solo. Jon Favreau seems to get Star Wars. And yeah my wife pays for Disney Plus out of her own spending money. So the mouse still gets my money seemingly no matter what I do.

Loved Mandalorian Season 1.

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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2020, 12:05:32 AM »
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Doomcock


Full of more shit than a portapotty on Free Ice Cream Day at the National Lactose Intolerance Convention.

I do not dislike what he says, but my hopes are not high.

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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2020, 12:05:56 AM »
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I'm hoping Disney goes double extra-woke...and crashes into bankruptcy.


We could only hope.

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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2020, 08:28:46 AM »
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I really really do. But time will tell.