Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B

Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by hardwaregeek on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:00AM (#27291376)

I love old movies, especially around the 50's-70's, but I'll admit that you're not gonna see a whole lot of diversity in that era. I'm not meaning to moralize. It's just hard to find movies that say, have an Asian character that isn't a horrible racist caricature.

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by keyboardCowBoy on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:58AM (#27292197)

Awe yes diversity. Can't go a day with out reading this ever lasting buzzword.

Is that really your determining factor while deciding to watch a movie? It isn't mine. I watch a movie because its a good movie, I don't go searching for diversity, I like watching a movie because of its entertainment value. You should try it.

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by throwaway3699 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:02PM (#27293928)

Forced diversity is one of the big issues with modern media. Instead of making an actually diverse character, yano, with human thoughts and feelings, they just tick some skin and gender boxes and leave it at that. It's just another form of stereotyping.

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by et-al on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:08PM (#27292319)

If you're a minority, it's nice having a relatable positive role model in the media you consume.

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by godfreyantonell on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @01:26PM (#27293436)

Or, at a minimum, to not have a negative role model.

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by hardwaregeek on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:37PM (#27294379)

Yeah I'd just settle for not-racist-caricature, looking at you Mickey Rooney

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by godfreyantonell on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @04:33PM (#27295731)

Or Bugs Bunny for that matter.

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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by menor on Saturday May 29, 2021 @03:22AM (#27323615)

There are lots of awesome asian movies in that period.

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