It's somewhat ironic that the clip you used to make your point is from a movie where they made the Rock wear a dress and call himself a fairy. The System sure does like to humiliate its own.
@Adam - Well... I have never subscribed to the modern idea that the steroid-fuelled culture of weight-lifting/ body-building/ pretend wrestling/ theatricals (as represented by Rock) is exactly the epitome of manliness:
But, to be fair, seeing big (esp hairy) men dressed as fairies, ballet dancers etc, is intrinsically very funny - and a staple of amateur (as well as professional) comedy. But Now we must take such things Terribly seriously - and I would guess Tooth Fairy could not be made nowadays, for fear of offending those who must not be offended.
Everytime I see people on the street not wearing masks, living their lives as "normal" as before the 2020 situation, I think of the "neuralyzer" of Men in black (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPIhKLmO7WU)... but the amnesia dust fits as well. Question: Do you wear a mask nowadays in public places? I feel like an idiot by not using one because I feel I'd look like a MiB flash/amnesia dust victim (like everybody now) but I also feel stupid by wearing one (from the beginning I knew this was a farce).
It's somewhat ironic that the clip you used to make your point is from a movie where they made the Rock wear a dress and call himself a fairy. The System sure does like to humiliate its own.
ReplyDelete@Adam - Well... I have never subscribed to the modern idea that the steroid-fuelled culture of weight-lifting/ body-building/ pretend wrestling/ theatricals (as represented by Rock) is exactly the epitome of manliness:
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So, I'm not surprised.
But, to be fair, seeing big (esp hairy) men dressed as fairies, ballet dancers etc, is intrinsically very funny - and a staple of amateur (as well as professional) comedy. But Now we must take such things Terribly seriously - and I would guess Tooth Fairy could not be made nowadays, for fear of offending those who must not be offended.
Everytime I see people on the street not wearing masks, living their lives as "normal" as before the 2020 situation, I think of the "neuralyzer" of Men in black (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPIhKLmO7WU)... but the amnesia dust fits as well.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Do you wear a mask nowadays in public places? I feel like an idiot by not using one because I feel I'd look like a MiB flash/amnesia dust victim (like everybody now) but I also feel stupid by wearing one (from the beginning I knew this was a farce).