Posted on 12/14/2017 10:47:02 AM PST by Scarpetta
The Hallmark Channel is a throwback to an age when Hollywood produced family-friendly films and love stories that did not involve leather and whips.
The network has earned millions of loyal fans for broadcasting movies that promote the virtues of faith and family — stories that tug at your heartstrings. “We are a place you can go and feel good,” Bill Abbott, the chief executive of Crown Media, told the Washington Post.
“We intentionally branded ourselves as the happy place. Abbott said. “Hallmark’s tagline is ‘the heart of TV.’” And viewership has skyrocketed since President Trump promised to make America great again – making Hallmark one of the most-watched cable television networks in the nation.
For the sake of full disclosure, I’m a fan of “When Calls The Heart,” produced by my good friend, Brian Bird. It’s a great place to escape from the unhinged rantings of Rachel Maddow and Don Lemon.
But it turns out not everyone is a fan of Hallmark. Slate published a scathing review of the network — complaining about its around-the-clock Christmas movies. “They brim with white heterosexuals who exclusively, emphatically, and endlessly bellow “Merry Christmas” to every lumberjack and labradoodle they pass. They’re centered on beauty-pageant heroines and strong-jawed heroes with white-nationalist haircuts,” the Slate writer declared.
There were complaints about the lack of gay people and feminists and Muslims in Hallmark Channel’s movies.
Slate also whined about what it called the network’s “42 hours of sugary, sexist, preposterously plotted, plot hole–festooned, belligerently traditional, ecstatically Caucasian cheer.”
It’s true that most of the stars in Hallmark’s Christmas movies have a fair complexion – but to say it’s a holiday white-out would be inaccurate.
It’s ok to be white
I’m dreaming of a Caucasian Christmas....
If it’s sexist, why is the majority of their viewership female?
Let’s get some Crusader Christmas specials in there and send them over the edge.
That will give the liberal faggots the vapors.
Probably not one 3-6 day old beard to be seen, the wino look was not in back then.
Slate also whined about what it called the network’s “42 hours of sugary, sexist, preposterously plotted”...
The Slate article is a perverse form of virtue signaling between progressives. It’s a game called, “I can find offense in more obscure and innocuous things than you can”.
I watch ME TV! Shows from the 1950’s 1960’s and 1970’s!
Black Entertainment Television.
BET Her.
Cinemax.
Cinemax Spanish.
Galavision.
HBO.
HBO Latino.
LOGO.
MoreMax.
Ovation TV.
Oxygen.
Primo TV.
Showtime (a dozen variants).
Starz (a dozen variants).
Sundance.
TV One.
Univision.
We TV.
And a whole lot more.
Can’t caucasian women with classic American sensibilities have their own movie channel, when practically every other ethnic/gender group has several devoted to them?
I like the Hallmark channel!
But Slate is ok with all Hispanic channels, bet, etc.
Turner also sometimes shows some truly wonderful movies from back in the days of patriotism and family values.
At Christmas, The Bishop’s Wife comes immediately to mind. The original Cary Grant, Loretta Young version—lovely film.
Of course, you have to be careful—Turner also shows complete trash.
Ok thanks.
If it’s sexist, why is the majority of their viewership female?
TV and movie producers can cast who they want to and either people will choose to watch it or not.
Call people of color buy Hallmark cards with food stamps?
*****The key here is to QUIT CAVING TO CRY BABIES!
There is no obligation to obliterate our culture and our heritage to appease those wishing for sympathy*****
****They brim with white heterosexuals****
The left always sets themselves up as better that who they oppose...
I get it lefties, your bigotry is better than my bigotry...NOT.
You hate Christ, while we hope to save people from the sins you endorse.
`I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas’/ nope nope nope
That's exactly why I watch Hallmark. And that there's no gratuitous sex. That's exactly why I have all but abandoned Foodnetwork and HGTV (aka Homo Gay TV). All the gay stuff that's on has caused me to use the OFF button more and more and tune out previous favorite shows.
And that's exactly why Mr. b watches old black and white westerns and sitcoms.
Be careful what you wish. You know there would be a leftish spin and you'd be acting out an Elvis with your tv.
If Hallmark listens, they’ll lose viewers and not gain any.
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