Comments on: SATC movie backlash begins… http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html Freyburg\'s take on media, politics and nerdery. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:12:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: cam http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1584 cam Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:24:42 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1584 C'mon, everyone knows to get more pageviews you have to feed the trolls occasionally... :) C’mon, everyone knows to get more pageviews you have to feed the trolls occasionally… :)

]]> By: Warren Frey http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1581 Warren Frey Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:20:18 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1581 Linda...it's been what, 3 months since I posted this thread? I keep forgetting it exists until you pop in and start insulting us yet again. If anyone needs to let go and get a life.. Linda…it’s been what, 3 months since I posted this thread? I keep forgetting it exists until you pop in and start insulting us yet again. If anyone needs to let go and get a life..

]]> By: linda http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1580 linda Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:51:21 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1580 Then why watch it? Just forget about it if you hate it so much. Get a life. Then why watch it? Just forget about it if you hate it so much. Get a life.

]]> By: cam c. http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1549 cam c. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:43:30 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1549 Hey, it's not "an issue"; to be honest, Warren and I have noticed a disturbing trend where some of our otherwise intelligent female friends actually seem to almost believe that they're characters in that show/movie... I mean, I stopped wishing I was Luke Skywalker somewhere around 1984... :) Oh, and by the way, Samantha is nearly textbook Disney, and not just because she looks like what Cruella Deville might have pre-botched plastic surgery... Hey, it’s not “an issue”; to be honest, Warren and I have noticed a disturbing trend where some of our otherwise intelligent female friends actually seem to almost believe that they’re characters in that show/movie… I mean, I stopped wishing I was Luke Skywalker somewhere around 1984… :)

Oh, and by the way, Samantha is nearly textbook Disney, and not just because she looks like what Cruella Deville might have pre-botched plastic surgery…

]]> By: linda http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1545 linda Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1545 It was just a silly movie...and really meant nothing more. I don't know if the character "Samantha" would show up in a disney flick. Anyway, I found it funny and fun. That's all. I just wish that that could be cool without being critized about enjoying a movie without it being a big political issue. Funny though how it was woman-centered and your backs go up. If you would like to comment on the rights of women around the world, then I would welcome that...very much. This whole dialogue about the film is about as superficaial as the film was. Who needs to grow up now? If this movie sparked this kind of controversy--then I think it did it job. Peace friends. Did you notice how much "Tropic Thunder" made. Come on...this is just gettting wierd. I'll likely not comment again...but I just can't believe this was an issue to being with. It was just a silly movie…and really meant nothing more. I don’t know if the character “Samantha” would show up in a disney flick. Anyway, I found it funny and fun. That’s all. I just wish that that could be cool without being critized about enjoying a movie without it being a big political issue. Funny though how it was woman-centered and your backs go up.
If you would like to comment on the rights of women around the world, then I would welcome that…very much. This whole dialogue about the film is about as superficaial as the film was. Who needs to grow up now? If this movie sparked this kind of controversy–then I think it did it job.
Peace friends.
Did you notice how much “Tropic Thunder” made.
Come on…this is just gettting wierd.
I’ll likely not comment again…but I just can’t believe this was an issue to being with.

]]> By: Cam http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1538 Cam Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:52:06 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1538 Wow, there were posts in July on this (I thought) dead thread? Crazy! Since we have another month to stir the pot until the comments go dead (unless Warren decides to keep this one open), there must be some kind of inflammatory comment I can make. I was actually just thinking about this movie as it just (finally) opened in Japan and I was reading about the reaction there... I kinda feel sad for women who have to cling to this "Disney Princesses with botoxed wrinkles" fairytale garbage as part of their self-image. I always liked to think of women as generally being smart enough (ie. smarter than movie hero-worshipping men) to think that identifying with shallow fictional characters on screen is childish (maybe because I remember a time when the cool characters for women to look up to were Thelma and Louise), but I guess there's $150 million dollars in revenue to prove me wrong... Wow, there were posts in July on this (I thought) dead thread? Crazy!

Since we have another month to stir the pot until the comments go dead (unless Warren decides to keep this one open), there must be some kind of inflammatory comment I can make. I was actually just thinking about this movie as it just (finally) opened in Japan and I was reading about the reaction there… I kinda feel sad for women who have to cling to this “Disney Princesses with botoxed wrinkles” fairytale garbage as part of their self-image.

I always liked to think of women as generally being smart enough (ie. smarter than movie hero-worshipping men) to think that identifying with shallow fictional characters on screen is childish (maybe because I remember a time when the cool characters for women to look up to were Thelma and Louise), but I guess there’s $150 million dollars in revenue to prove me wrong…

]]> By: linda http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1478 linda Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1478 mel, "Devil wears Prada"... if you could market your brand of petty...you'd be a bloody millionaire. mel,
“Devil wears Prada”… if you could market your brand of petty…you’d be a bloody millionaire.

]]> By: Mel http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1476 Mel Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:49:53 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1476 *yawn *yawn

]]> By: linda http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1475 linda Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:38:16 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1475 Oh...so much for arm chair socialism. Stop being petty mel and say something else offensive. "The Dark Knight". Any comments. Didn't think so. Oh…so much for arm chair socialism. Stop being petty mel and say something else offensive.
“The Dark Knight”. Any comments. Didn’t think so.

]]> By: Mel http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1355 Mel Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:43:27 +0000 http://www.freyburg.com/satc-movie-backlash-begins.html#comment-1355 LAST WORD! (srsly) LAST WORD!

(srsly)

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