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Aliens given a woke warning from Sky cinema in light of current climate

posted 4 years ago by bozo_500 (12317)
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wow
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8439887/Sky-warns-viewers-Breakfast-Tiffanys-Aladdin-Jungle-Book-outdated-attitudes.html

Aliens (1986)
Aliens follows the story of Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, who is sent to a planet to make contact with a terraforming colony and has to fight them to survive. A spokesperson from Sky said the film contains the disclaimer because it features a non-Hispanic actress playing the role of an Hispanic character.

The film has been accused of 'hi-tech racism and android apartheid' due to the way in which humans in the film deal with the presence of 'other'. It has been suggested the character of Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, treated them with fear and suspicion.

[–] Martoto (4300) 4 years ago

Who gives a fuck what Sky forewarn people about? Especially when the daily mail are the ones making a big deal our of it. Grow a set of Jewish/Latin balls.

[–] moviechatterer (13494) 4 years ago

and the 2nd stupidest , in my opinion, is this:

The Goonies (1985)
The portrayal of Clever Data, a gadget freak who helps the boys in situations, speaks in a stereotypically Asian accent.

[–] BillySlater (4110) 4 years ago

That´s literally how Ke Huy Quan talks and still talks. Not to mention, it would not have made sense in the movie for a kid who grew up in Shanghai to speak with a perfect American English accent.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

(wtaf???)

[–] BourbonKing (5653) 4 years ago

WTF reads disclaimers?

Do you do this with your alcohol and cigarettes?

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Have you ever seen a pack of cigarettes from the UK? They're covered with gruesome images of body organ damage caused by smoking, with no hint of the branding or anything, just a name. You can't get away from it. Not that I smoke, but I know others who do.

[–] BourbonKing (5653) 4 years ago

I was in the UK back in December. You guys have more lax laws with regards to alcohol and tobacco than in the US.

Oh, and JUUL was available in all flavors including margaritas.

In the US it's only virginia tobacco and menthol, no mint, mango, etc.

[–] triplea (3577) 4 years ago

It's just the woke being butthurt because Ripley is used as a counter example to sjw cult mantra.

And they hardly came up with anything.

They can't admit that a 40 year old film series had strong female characters because it contradicts their hate movement.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

It's time for folks to wake up -- this is a game being played by people who are bored and spoiled. It has no end. They simply look for the next thing to screw up. They will ruin everything they can and then complain when there's nothing left to ruin (always with the disingenuous ad hominem defense that if you don't like their insanity, YOU'RE the one with the problem...)

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

It's ironic that the term for such progressives is "woke", yet they act more close minded and ignorant (asleep, one might say) than most everyday people.