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Austin Powers - Historic sex abuser
Didn't just abuse women in the 1960s but actually traveled through time so that he could abuse some more. And we are meant to root for him?
Britney Spears - Internalized sexism, underage sex promotion
OK, 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' wasn't actually about domestic violence, but isn't that schoolgirl outfit a pedophile magnet? And don't even start with Born to Make You Happy.
Heroin chic - Body shaming
Don't talk about '90s icons being too thin - because a body shape is not a crime. But also ban them from the catwalk for being too thin - because they are setting a bad example.
Wonderbra ads - Sexual objectification
The iconic scantily-clad poses reduce women to sex objects for the male gaze. Lingerie ads should not be allowed to be seen by men, and should feature women in overalls working in a factory, or in burqas, looking after children.
Spice Girls - Racist, sexist clichés
A series of offensively reductive identities. It's not OK to call a fully-grown woman 'Baby.' And 'Scary Spice' just plays on insidious stereotypes about black women.
Pocahontas - With the best of intentions, everything
Whichever way you approach this, it is going to be cultural appropriation, noble savage mythmaking, and outright racist stereotyping. So, probably best just not make any movies about Native Americans at all, or wait until they build their own Disney.
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The main character is the dad, Al Bundy .. .described on Wiki as:
Also, who gives a shit about fricking '90's TV? It really comes to something when nineties TV is considered some kind of arbiter of sanity.
Dressed like that as a 16 year old?
Ooh, suits you, Sir....[Link]
"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence." - Oscar Wilde.
@HFL:
Oscar Wilde may have been like Henry David Thoreau. Or G.I. Gurdjieff. (Or Miles Mathis?)
Men who were actually men or coming reasonably close to being so.
Most men are not men at all.
Most smart people know less than the stupid do.
Quite a bit less.
Have a good one.
ned,
out
Don't let anyone else influence you unduly, including me.
ned
My understanding is, that Oscar Wilde was a homosexual. Homos are not my favorite sort of men.
Nonetheless, at times, I have read statements by Oscar Wilde that seemed sensible and true (to heart, not to 'facts')
I have not made a thorough study of these three men (Wilde, Gurdjieff and Thoreau) in the way that some might. I am surmising to a high degree and 'intuiting' a little bit.
Ultimately, I think you have go more on what a man (any man) actually does, as opposed to what he might say or be reported as saying.
Mathis has my admiration for 'sticking his neck out'. i
Mathis seems to use his own mind, unregulated by others and goes on hunches, which is what I do, though not exactly like Mathis. I have a different 'way'...
When you stick your neck out, and stray from 'groupthink', it is dangerous. People hate you.
I know that for a fact.
ned, out
Ok, fair do's Ned... I'll check this Mathis fellow out for myself...
BC, OUT
Not necessarily. Depends on your driving skills, your vehicle, the road you're on, and so on and so forth.
"Miles Mathis?? Isn't he a charlatan?"
You could say that. On the other hand, I've always preferred the term 'arsehole'.
Nedlud can often be seen on these pages railing against all sorts of heroes, role-models and celebrities, whilst de-railing himself by having his own personal heroes, role-models and celebrities all rolled up into one arsehole called 'Miles Mathis'.