Something is not adding up with the explanation that it's woke culture that has cancelled this film. Nobody is condemning Islam in it, or even Jihad. It is humanizing the Jihadists. Can there be money involved behind the scenes, from some pro-Jihad player (Qatar, or UAE?) to the cancellers? I wish some reporter would investigate.
Good question and I agree -- I wish some reporter would investigate. It's been a while since I read up on the details, but from what I recall a small group at the Sundance Institute did not like that Smaker is a non-Arab. (She does speak Arabic, and lived in the region for years.) There are some activist open letters that explain in more detail (I did not find them persuasive).
Yeah, the non-arab, or non arab-muslim thing doesn't make sense, given that several of the other members of her team were muslim. I mean it doesn't make sense in so many ways to not let anyone not of identity group X make a movie about people from identity group X, but I don't buy this is the reason, this seems like an excuse for something more sinister.
One day we'll all realize that the Woke Emperor has no clothes. Until that day, we will continue to kill our own artistic impulses out of fear of a mob that doesn't exist.
That's right, and to me that's one of the great mysteries of all this. The Emperor has no clothes, the vast majority of Americans agree he has no clothes, and yet so many are terrified of offending him.
Something is not adding up with the explanation that it's woke culture that has cancelled this film. Nobody is condemning Islam in it, or even Jihad. It is humanizing the Jihadists. Can there be money involved behind the scenes, from some pro-Jihad player (Qatar, or UAE?) to the cancellers? I wish some reporter would investigate.
Good question and I agree -- I wish some reporter would investigate. It's been a while since I read up on the details, but from what I recall a small group at the Sundance Institute did not like that Smaker is a non-Arab. (She does speak Arabic, and lived in the region for years.) There are some activist open letters that explain in more detail (I did not find them persuasive).
Yeah, the non-arab, or non arab-muslim thing doesn't make sense, given that several of the other members of her team were muslim. I mean it doesn't make sense in so many ways to not let anyone not of identity group X make a movie about people from identity group X, but I don't buy this is the reason, this seems like an excuse for something more sinister.
I definitely agree it doesn't make sense! Unfortunately the idea of "you have to be X to make a movie about X" has taken hold in many circles
We could extend this terrible idea to: stop science, since scientists study not just other genders, other cultures, but other species.
One day we'll all realize that the Woke Emperor has no clothes. Until that day, we will continue to kill our own artistic impulses out of fear of a mob that doesn't exist.
That's right, and to me that's one of the great mysteries of all this. The Emperor has no clothes, the vast majority of Americans agree he has no clothes, and yet so many are terrified of offending him.