tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post2577814338485754922..comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00Comments on A Bright Cape: Villains of the GalaxySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-50970435834577934852016-09-09T23:32:34.452-04:002016-09-09T23:32:34.452-04:00Well, it turns out your guarantee was wrong. Now, ...Well, it turns out your guarantee was wrong. Now, I didn't actually start calling people broads, but I did ask them how they felt about the word and being called it. <br /><br />Of course I don't actually have many women in my life, and they're significantly younger than your mother.Ziggynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518980519046202646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-1389267872606721292016-09-01T08:23:37.120-04:002016-09-01T08:23:37.120-04:00Perhaps they used Vin Diesel because they lacked a...Perhaps they used Vin Diesel because they lacked any actual talking trees that could more accurately capture Groot's "real" voice? <br /><br />And maybe our unenlightened heroes just went with the default assumption that "all things are male" and what Groot is really saying is that it is not male or female, it is Groot. And it is confused that everyone keeps calling it by it's sex and not using it's name, which unfortunately is unpronounceable by non-plant life forms. <br /><br />It's a tragedy really.Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-27650142477313952512016-08-31T23:34:08.766-04:002016-08-31T23:34:08.766-04:00I'm pretty sure other characters refer to Groo...I'm pretty sure other characters refer to Groot using the pronouns he/hisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266842684090450415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-43000438816542238162016-08-31T23:05:40.697-04:002016-08-31T23:05:40.697-04:00Groot is voiced by Vin Diesel, and the pronoun he ...Groot is voiced by Vin Diesel, and the pronoun he is used in all instances I could find. So unless you have some support for the 'groot is female' theory I think we can set this objection aside.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-88691036563352315162016-08-31T22:19:19.604-04:002016-08-31T22:19:19.604-04:00Is Groot male? Or are you projecting your own tre...Is Groot male? Or are you projecting your own tree-like nature upon it/her?Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-43226840967779724742016-08-31T22:17:55.241-04:002016-08-31T22:17:55.241-04:00That was my reaction too. It's very dated, so...That was my reaction too. It's very dated, so no one uses it without looking old and out of touch.<br /><br />It would be like someone calling me a "cur" or perhaps a "rake" (except even more antiquated) - no one does that anymore, so it seems weird. But that character is supposed to be offensive so it didn't throw me off, it gave me a sense that he's like a gangster. If he used "toots" I'd have gotten the same impression.Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-9307662324028330902016-08-31T16:19:10.282-04:002016-08-31T16:19:10.282-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266842684090450415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-82071546934293659412016-08-31T16:18:45.641-04:002016-08-31T16:18:45.641-04:00Actually, anon, the previous post was about how ch...Actually, anon, the previous post was about how children playing in safe waters was good for them, in part because it would provide simulation training for more dangerous waters -- not that playing in dangerous waters was okay. (It seems Sky's mother in law might have a different opinion on whether the waters in question were safe or dangerous; it sounds as if she was subscribing to the "2 inches of water is dangerous" school of thought respecting the kids in their blow up raft at the cottage )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266842684090450415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-38814781285824950052016-08-31T15:25:57.556-04:002016-08-31T15:25:57.556-04:00A responsible movie has the need to be responsible...A responsible movie has the need to be responsible. A farce should remain farcical. Comedies _must_ be free to offensive, or they may become less funny, which is antithetical.<br /><br />If I remember correctly, when the strong alien woman was called a whore, she responded forcefully that that wasn't OK. Which is actually the teachable moment. People will always be dumb and offensive, but she was a role model in how she handled it. This reminds me of your last blog post where you said children playing in dangerous waters was good for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-67510829565399822122016-08-31T14:16:07.878-04:002016-08-31T14:16:07.878-04:00The assholes and dicks thing is true, for sure. I...The assholes and dicks thing is true, for sure. I should note that I have reservations about insults that rely on certain body parts being stand ins for 'bad' but far less so when they are centred around privileged groups (say, males) than oppressed groups. Basically I have some feelings around that whole issue, and I recognize that I treat it differently based on sex, but I think given the way society is that such a stance is warranted.<br /><br />I like most of the MCU movies a lot, but this one not so much, largely due to the reasons I describe.<br /><br />Thing is, I can understand how sometimes you push the boundaries for reasons. There are times and places for gendered insults in film, certainly. But I can't see any reason whatever for the way they were used in this movie. It accomplished nothing in terms of character or plot development, and indeed felt out of place. I am not advocating banning such language, but I think it should be used with forethought considering the way society is.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-41262907133961947562016-08-31T14:07:53.351-04:002016-08-31T14:07:53.351-04:00That movie has people referring to each other as a...That movie has people referring to each other as assholes and dicks as well, right? I really enjoyed the movie, as did my wife, but we're not in the easily offended camp. I believe that comedy is better when all things remain in bounds. <br /><br />I find the word 'broad' to be within that stupid racoon's vernacular. He talks like a 50s mobster, and that term was ubiquitous during that time.<br /><br />The whore comment did stand out a bit -- the character that said it has been established to speak only in blunt truths, and not understanding of subtlety or nuance. Not enough to pull me out and not enjoy the movie, however. It was fun and light. It is by far my favorite of the MCU movies.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-61638737755802510762016-08-31T11:29:05.250-04:002016-08-31T11:29:05.250-04:00http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/05...http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/05/20/how-generations-of-women-powerfully-reinvented-the-word-broad-2/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-69034026998166509462016-08-31T10:48:29.877-04:002016-08-31T10:48:29.877-04:00Nick, if you google 'is broad a slur' you ...Nick, if you google 'is broad a slur' you will find pretty much universal agreement that it is. Or you could try calling women in your life broads and see what happens - I can pretty much guarantee you will find them taking offense in a big way. I know for certain that if I did that I would get nothing but horror and anger. It is the sort of thing my mother would have considered far worse than swearing when I was young, and I am sure nothing has changed on that front.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-72029566646760510152016-08-31T07:16:42.755-04:002016-08-31T07:16:42.755-04:00Slur might be a bit too strong, it's definitel...Slur might be a bit too strong, it's definitely not anything you'd call a lady ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266842684090450415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-3324674889214824902016-08-31T07:16:09.581-04:002016-08-31T07:16:09.581-04:00Nick, yes, in most contexts I'd take broad as ...Nick, yes, in most contexts I'd take broad as a slur. The exception is if you're Humphrey Bogart or a film noir gum shoe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266842684090450415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-10392792635822639332016-08-31T01:56:16.209-04:002016-08-31T01:56:16.209-04:00Is broad a slur? I agree with you wholeheartedly o...Is broad a slur? I agree with you wholeheartedly on whore. Broad, while certainly gendered, has never seemed like a slur to me, but I'm open to new information. Ziggynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518980519046202646noreply@blogger.com