They aren’t really even doing that, because the character James Bond is still a white guy in the new movie. He’s just retired and his designation number has been reassigned.
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This mindset makes me think of people who get bent out of shape about, like, black Dwarves or whatever in fantasy settings. You’re ok with dragons, zombies, magical swords, whatever, but non-white characters in a fantasy story is too much for you to swallow?
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Is it not enough to have a kickass movie with attractive people doing amazing things on screen?
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That is, I’m afraid, the whole problem of all these women / black people cast into roles that were white men’s up 'till now. The producers believe it is enough in and out of itself. no need to have somebody talented to write the stories.
It isn’t, and you do need such writers. Otherwise, you get something anywhere between a turd and a bland production.
They decided to have the 007 code go to a new agent (and didn’t pull a ‘Jane Bond’). Ok, so far, that works. But this needs more to make an entertaining movie. Apart from that, since the Craig movies have barely been James Bond movies anyway (they do work as action movies, but he rarely feels JB to me, more like a state sponsored thug)…
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Brown. Jackie Brown.
Double Oh Two, Would Bang?
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Manbabies I understand as an aptly descriptive pejorative. They are men that act as babies. Why neckbeards? (yes I know this is a thing).
Would you criticize or stigmatize a woman for not shaving her legs or having thick eyebrows? This is where and how the hair grows.
This seems like a term that is unfairly judgemental of physical characteristics for people we’re deriding for being judgemental of physical characteristics.
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Somebody noticed that Captain Marvel made a killing at the box office despite (1) being lead by a woman and (2) male trolls doing their best to knock it down. I’m excited for this, and I’ve never been much into Bond films.
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DISNEY: We are doing a remake of a classic story about an amphibian who falls in love with and attempts to seduce a human being.
PUBLIC: Yes, good
DISNEY: Also this time the amphibian has brown skin.
PUBLIC: That’s disgusting!
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calling people snowflakes while acting like a snowflake for said thing…
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I think it’s the “licence to kill” part that makes them uncomfortable.
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Outrage generates views, even if you have to pretend to be outraged. It should probably be ignored.
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I would watch it.
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One of my best friends is called Jane Bond and she is AWESOME.
Although not quite as funny as the responses in the above Twitter thread.
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Am I the only one… underwhelmed by the whole Bond franchise? I mean, I want to like, but, eh. I liked parts of the old movies, but they could be pretty damn cheesy.
I guess I haven’t seen many of the new ones, but I remember when Daniel Craig got cast some people thought he was so milk-toast that they may as well have a woman play 007.
Anyway - I hope the movie is good - but I think the script will have way more to do with it than if a woman plays 007 or not.
Also - I find the irony:
“OMG, Hollywood, stop rehashing the same old stuff!”
“Woman to play 007.”
“Not like that!”
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I am only slightly disappointed that it isn’t Naomie Harris; because she was amazing as Moneypenny. But that’s completely subjective.
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I liked the fresh take on Casino Royale, but by the end of Daniel Craig’s run they were so far gone for ideas that they literally ripped off a major plot point from Austin Powers 3. Spoiler: Blofeld is Bond’s adopted brother now? I mean, what the actual fuck?
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I want to see the response to the movie when she gets in bed with the sexy Bond girl.
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My only problem with her is I forget her name. I can name lots of her movies and I think she’s great in all of them, just can’t remember her name. Sorry, Naomie, totally my fault.
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The about-turn will be so fast the world will spin the other way like in Superman.
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Imperial Stormtrooper takes off mask, is revealed to have dark skin, freakout ensues.
Lando Calrissian rolls his eyes in disbelief.
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