Varyk

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Fan theories about racist caricatures in phantom menace do not hold water

I’m listening to blank check and they are harping on the racist aspects of the voice acting of nute gunray, watto and jarjar, but I unknowingly happened upon a long interview with the voice actor for jar jar a couple years ago, including the lead up to him getting the part and the character and voice development, and now it...

Varyk,

My post was about even though there may have been lazy production and editing(accidental racism), this is not an excuse to blame the voice actors for being intentionally racist(intentional racism), as fans constantly repeat without knowing anything about the production or voice actors.

You said I discounted accidental racism(which is in my post).

I agreed that I discounted accidental racism since it’s a poor excuse to accuse someone of intentional racism.

Varyk, (edited )

I walk this lonely road,
abandoning kinder eggs as I’m told,
Don’t know where they’re from,
I won’t put them back since I am glum,

♪…♪
♪…♪

Boulevard of kinder treats,
Deserted, mom-rejected candy streets,
Kinder egg now sleeps,
Among tins of sweet cream, it lies alone

♪…♪
♪…♪

Varyk, (edited )

Few points to bring up here:

Many Americans are very aware of the false democracy and lack of freedom in the states and have made and have been trying to make further legislative and cultural changes for generations.

The Republicans have dismantled themselves, certainly, but they have not dismantled the institution of voting at all (the conservatives lost the previous election because of conscious voting).

We’re not one election away from a christofascist state, any more than any other country is, anyway. The fascism was literally voted out last election, the bungling, violent rioters are condemned across the nation and are undergoing legal punishments and widespread vilification.

The christo part of your accusation is completely absurd: in 50 years, Christians have fallen from over 90% of the population to just over 60%, at a steadily increasing rate. In addition to that, people who identify as non-religious over the last 50 years has shot up from 5% to 30%.

Religious parties are losing numbers every year, at a steadily increasing rate.

pewresearch.org/…/how-u-s-religious-composition-h…

As for work, Americans are conditioned by their education and their culture to work no matter what, we have an insane work ethic that does not benefit the workers; that is actually why the UAW strikes and all the recent strikes are so important, because workers have to remember that their civil rights are more important than the profits of their exploitative capitalist masters.

America is not one election away from a Nazi takeover, which happened while Germany was at some of its lowest points with regard to economy and social awareness, with no local or foreign opposition to or awareness of the Nazi party. The USA has an incredible economy right now, there are civil rights and workers rights movements happening right now that are changing the entire country, and since the Nazi party up to this year, there are new legislative protections against hate groups and a worldwide and American awareness of and opposition to Nazis and other hate groups rising to power.

Americans are rioting, but more importantly they are voting out fascists and raising awareness, and the majority of them want a better country and a better world for everyone.

Varyk,

Let’s not make that fucking douche a meme, his dumb face is plastered around enough

Varyk,

Yes, it’s just way more fun and so much faster. So much crazy faster

Varyk,

Hahaha, awesome.

Varyk,

I feel the same way every time I see that. It’s too common, and I think sometimes the writer or director is purposely not revealing something integral to the plot, but usually it’s just lazy production.

Someone was getting hanged yesterday in a TV show I was watching and he was desperately shouting his last words before being winched up, but the subs just said “speaking in French”

Varyk,

Yeah, that’s a very interesting one also. Moving internationally because you don’t want to introduce Korean instant noodles to the audience.

And then saying sirloin instead of hanu or wagyu(which would have the same international problem) is also bizarre…

Thanks. You’re right, those are more subtle mistranslations, but I think they’re both great answers here.

Varyk,

Agreed, since the joke is such low class noodles mixed with high class beef, calling it instant noodles would make a lot more sense for a broader audience than a different new portmanteau that they’re not any more likely to understand.

Varyk,

Alita or Akira? I’m not familiar with an Akita

Varyk,

Hahaha! I saw volver!

The original translation is way funnier, thanks.

Varyk,

Oh haha, that one’s great, thanks.

Varyk,

That’s what I meant by how conservative Japan was, they appear to give more license to caricatures and stereotypes in their arts than they would allow in society, but that does not leak into day-to-day life, the government and the public are extremely intolerant of the other in general.

Varyk,

Good share, the line he actually says is much more poetic.

Do you know if that has an analog Chinese saying?

Or is that a Chinese saying?

Varyk,

Oh I must have missed those, I really enjoyed that film

Varyk,

Ah, thanks. My AI assistant says that in the Japanese movie, Kay was a transgender woman, but in the English dub, Kei was a cisgender woman.

But I don’t trust ai on complicated questions like this and can’t find any corroborating evidence for that.

That sound like what you were talking about?

Varyk,

Yes, just read it. Very cool of the artists,and i do like that the showrunners took it on the chin instead of denouncing the graffiti or the artists.

I think I only watched the first couple seasons of Homeland.

Varyk,

Ho ho whaaaat! I didn’t hear about that, thanks. Did any crew realize that before filming or did those slogans make it on the screen?

Varyk,

Wow, 85 minutes seeeeems short. I do like topher Grace, though, I believe he’d do a good edit. Have you seen the 85 minute prequel cut?

Varyk,

Oh rad thanks, I’ll check them out

Varyk,

Not so much hard to find as never released, it sounds like?

Which makes sense of course.

Varyk,

Okay, thanks. That’s exactly what I’m curious about.

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