a manifestation of the industry's insistence on objectifying women, overvaluing their looks while devaluing everything else
Film and video are visual media - they're necessarily concerned with looks. When we watch a movie, we don't get to see how intelligent, honest, caring, hard-working, etc. the actors are - we get to see how they look and how they act.
That's all. So filmmakers can't avoid being concerned with actors looks.
All excellent questions (sadly ignored by the other commenters so far).
Ultimately we must have morals - we must have beliefs about what is right and wrong.
China's current government is indeed lacking in many ways - most notably about freedom of speech. But by historical standards, it's a pretty good goverment - its people are increasingly prosperous and free.
The US government is also lacking in many ways - for example, it locks up more of its citizens than any country in the world, is an international bully, and is seething with arrogance. Yet, by historical standards, it's also pretty good.
Neither is even vaguely comparable to the monstrous USSR or Nazi Germany (or China under Mao).
As an American, I have less to fear from the Chinese government that I do the USG - they're unlikely to take my property or my freedom. (And a Chinese citizen has less to fear from the USG, for the same reasons.)
We all have to oppose evil, but in so doing we're often forced to ally with a lesser evil. But we should never forget that that's what we're doing.
Re: 'Better than it was' does not quite reach 'good'
Ah, but I support the "corporate sovereignty" provisions.
People - investors - should be compensated when a government changes the rules in mid-stream. Governments should be allowed to do it, but they should compensate the losers who invested in good faith.
It's a bit like the Takings clause in the Bill of Rights - government can take your property for public use, if they determine that's in the best interest of the public.
But if they do, they have to compensate you for your loss.
Specific people shouldn't be made to suffer for the good of all - taxes are supposed to spread that burden fairly. Not just on the guy who happened to be in the way of where the road is going to run.
The situation depends on whose viewpoint you adopt.
According to the Taipei government, there is only one China. It is called the "Republic of China", and encompasses all of China, including both the mainland and the island of Taiwan. The capital is Taipei.
According to the Beijing government, there is only one China. It is called the "People's Republic of China", and encompasses all of China, including both the mainland and the island of Taiwan. The capital is Beijing.
What we want is (1) the guilty (of real crimes) to be convicted, (2) the innocent to be exonerated, and (3) the police to be invented to behave properly.
I think we're already getting 1 and 3. We have to work on 2.
If the cameras are helping take more real criminals off the streets, that's a good thing.
If the cameras are not showing police misconduct, that's probably partly because the awareness of the camera means there's less of it. Another win.
And, at least some of the time, innocents are being exonerated (but only after putting in way too much effort getting access to the video).
Still, something is better than nothing.
Now we need rules about access to the video - at a minimum, anyone arrested or accused should have an automatic right to get the video.
As they say on the Internet, "video or it didn't happen".
When was the last time the NAACP did anything useful?
I'm no expert on the NAACP, but I haven't heard of them doing much since the civil rights era.
All organizations ultimately are run for the benefit of those who run the organization.
When an org is new, those who run it are often full of enthusiasm for the mission, and work hard to accomplish the stated goals.
But over time, the easy goals get accomplished, the remaining ones are harder, and the initially enthusiastic leaders move on to other things, or retire. New people come in, who tend to be more concerned about their own salaries and perks, and wave the old flag to raise money and get resources. But the fire is cold.
Repeat that for a couple of cycles, and you have the shell of an organization that exists mainly to support the officers who run the org. At that point they're easy to buy off - as happened here.
Anybody remember the March of Dimes? They wanted to cure polio. Then the *worst possible thing* happened - a vaccine came along. The March of Dimes had to find a new disease, and quick. Wisely, they picked something they could be sure wouldn't be cured for a long, long time - birth defects. Jobs saved!
(As Mel Brooks said in Blazing Saddles, "We've got to protect our phony-baloney jobs!")
Nothing special about NAACP - this happens to all orgs, sooner or later. Just the nature of the beast.
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Film and video ARE superficial
The court writes that the problem is
Film and video are visual media - they're necessarily concerned with looks. When we watch a movie, we don't get to see how intelligent, honest, caring, hard-working, etc. the actors are - we get to see how they look and how they act.
That's all. So filmmakers can't avoid being concerned with actors looks.
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Re: Good Guys Versus Bad Guys
Ultimately we must have morals - we must have beliefs about what is right and wrong.
China's current government is indeed lacking in many ways - most notably about freedom of speech. But by historical standards, it's a pretty good goverment - its people are increasingly prosperous and free.
The US government is also lacking in many ways - for example, it locks up more of its citizens than any country in the world, is an international bully, and is seething with arrogance. Yet, by historical standards, it's also pretty good.
Neither is even vaguely comparable to the monstrous USSR or Nazi Germany (or China under Mao).
As an American, I have less to fear from the Chinese government that I do the USG - they're unlikely to take my property or my freedom. (And a Chinese citizen has less to fear from the USG, for the same reasons.)
We all have to oppose evil, but in so doing we're often forced to ally with a lesser evil. But we should never forget that that's what we're doing.
On the post: Kudos To The Crock-Pot People For Handling The Online Fallout From 'This Is Us' So Well
Re: Re: Re: Re: Vulnerabilities
No, the AC is right (this time).
Any electrical device that's left on unattended poses the same risk - including computers (I leave mine on 24/7).
Slow cookers aren't inherently more risky than computers.
(Fast cookers - anything that heats above ignition temperatures - are another story.)
On the post: FBI Director Still Won't Say Which Encryption Experts Are Advising Him On His Bizarre Approach To Encryption
Re: Is this the same FBI that doesn't want us to buy Chinese phones?
...hey, maybe the reason we're not supposed to buy Chinese phones is because the Chinese haven't backdoored them.
At any rate, I'm not worried about getting SWATted by the People's Liberation Army.
On the post: FBI Director Still Won't Say Which Encryption Experts Are Advising Him On His Bizarre Approach To Encryption
Is this the same FBI that doesn't want us to buy Chinese phones?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17011246/huawei-phones-safe-us-intelligence-chief-fears
So, we're not supposed to buy phones from Huawei or ZTE, but instead buy them from trusted American manufacturers who the FBI has backdoored?
From my viewpoint as an American, I have a lot more to fear from the FBI than I do from the Chinese government.
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Re: "ANYTHING YOU MAKE/BUILD/CREATE is ours".
You think other people should pay you to create stuff, but you still get to own it?
Or what?
On the post: Mike Godwin Remembers John Perry Barlow
Thank you, Mike.
On the post: TPP Is Back, Minus Copyright Provisions And Pharma Patent Extensions, In A Clear Snub To Trump And The US
Re: Re: Re: 'Better than it was' does not quite reach 'good'
Agreed. That's what ISDS does - lets them take them to court over it.
On the post: TPP Is Back, Minus Copyright Provisions And Pharma Patent Extensions, In A Clear Snub To Trump And The US
Re: Re: Re: 'Better than it was' does not quite reach 'good'
On the post: TPP Is Back, Minus Copyright Provisions And Pharma Patent Extensions, In A Clear Snub To Trump And The US
Re: 'Better than it was' does not quite reach 'good'
People - investors - should be compensated when a government changes the rules in mid-stream. Governments should be allowed to do it, but they should compensate the losers who invested in good faith.
It's a bit like the Takings clause in the Bill of Rights - government can take your property for public use, if they determine that's in the best interest of the public.
But if they do, they have to compensate you for your loss.
Specific people shouldn't be made to suffer for the good of all - taxes are supposed to spread that burden fairly. Not just on the guy who happened to be in the way of where the road is going to run.
On the post: TPP Is Back, Minus Copyright Provisions And Pharma Patent Extensions, In A Clear Snub To Trump And The US
This agreement sounds pretty good now
I'll take it.
On the post: Marriott Freezes Its Social Media Globally, And Makes Grovelling Apology To China, All For A Drop-Down Menu And Liking A Tweet
Re: Re: Re: Taiwan
On the post: Marriott Freezes Its Social Media Globally, And Makes Grovelling Apology To China, All For A Drop-Down Menu And Liking A Tweet
Re: Taiwan
The situation depends on whose viewpoint you adopt.
According to the Taipei government, there is only one China. It is called the "Republic of China", and encompasses all of China, including both the mainland and the island of Taiwan. The capital is Taipei.
According to the Beijing government, there is only one China. It is called the "People's Republic of China", and encompasses all of China, including both the mainland and the island of Taiwan. The capital is Beijing.
Third parties may have third views.
On the post: Dashcam Recording Instantly Undercuts Officers' Concocted Reason For A Traffic Stop
Re: A similar thing happened to me in NJ years ago
Cops hate paperwork.
On the post: Prosecutors Benefiting Most From Police Body Cameras
Not all bad
What we want is (1) the guilty (of real crimes) to be convicted, (2) the innocent to be exonerated, and (3) the police to be invented to behave properly.
I think we're already getting 1 and 3. We have to work on 2.
If the cameras are helping take more real criminals off the streets, that's a good thing.
If the cameras are not showing police misconduct, that's probably partly because the awareness of the camera means there's less of it. Another win.
And, at least some of the time, innocents are being exonerated (but only after putting in way too much effort getting access to the video).
Still, something is better than nothing.
Now we need rules about access to the video - at a minimum, anyone arrested or accused should have an automatic right to get the video.
As they say on the Internet, "video or it didn't happen".
On the post: Minnesota Prosecutor Hits Teen With Child Porn Charges For Taking Explicit Photos Of Herself
Shame him
If enough people do the same, perhaps he'll see the error of his ways and drop charges.
Email is rcattorney@co.rice.mn.us
On the post: NAACP Fought Net Neutrality Until Last Week, Now Suddenly Supports The Idea
Re: Re: When was the last time the NAACP did anything useful?
Or NASA?
On the post: NAACP Fought Net Neutrality Until Last Week, Now Suddenly Supports The Idea
When was the last time the NAACP did anything useful?
All organizations ultimately are run for the benefit of those who run the organization.
When an org is new, those who run it are often full of enthusiasm for the mission, and work hard to accomplish the stated goals.
But over time, the easy goals get accomplished, the remaining ones are harder, and the initially enthusiastic leaders move on to other things, or retire. New people come in, who tend to be more concerned about their own salaries and perks, and wave the old flag to raise money and get resources. But the fire is cold.
Repeat that for a couple of cycles, and you have the shell of an organization that exists mainly to support the officers who run the org. At that point they're easy to buy off - as happened here.
Anybody remember the March of Dimes? They wanted to cure polio. Then the *worst possible thing* happened - a vaccine came along. The March of Dimes had to find a new disease, and quick. Wisely, they picked something they could be sure wouldn't be cured for a long, long time - birth defects. Jobs saved!
(As Mel Brooks said in Blazing Saddles, "We've got to protect our phony-baloney jobs!")
Nothing special about NAACP - this happens to all orgs, sooner or later. Just the nature of the beast.
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Re: many companies too!
We used to have that in the US. I kind of miss it.
On the post: Congress Fixes More Problems With FOSTA Bill... But It Still Needs Work
Re: broken record
So take this as well-meant advice:
You'd get more respect (and less flags) if you didn't post as an AC.
And you won't convince anybody by simply stating that they're wrong and foolish - you need to make a convincing argument.
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