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Game of Thrones star Kit Harington claims macho TV characters set a bad example for young men [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| September 30, 2018
| Molly Rose
Posted on 09/30/2018 4:52:42 AM PDT by C19fan
Kit Harington is known for his sword-swinging role as Jon Snow in HBO's violent medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones. But the actor, 31, has hit out at the stereotype of the mach hero, saying such roles on screen mean young boys often feel like they have to be tough to be respected. Speaking to The Sunday Times Culture, Kit said he believes 'something's gone wrong' and questioned how to tackle the problem of toxic masculinity in the #MeToo era.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boycotttimewarner; hollyweirdvalues; hollywood; manup; metoo
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Jon Snow just handed in his man sword.
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:52:42 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Apparently, Kit needs to make me a sandwich.
Movies in general are all trying to program. Read a book.
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:54:10 AM PDT
by
Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
To: C19fan
Boys always pretend to be the tough macho men. No boy ever pretended he was Don Knotts, but many pretended to be Clint Eastwood.
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:54:39 AM PDT
by
LukeL
To: C19fan
You know nothing Jon Snow.
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:56:23 AM PDT
by
Lysandru
To: C19fan
To: C19fan
If he thinks portraying this character is unethical, he should quit his job.
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:56:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Kindness and truth shall meet." Ps. 85:10)
To: Tax-chick
And return his earnings to date. They are tainted.
To: C19fan
but shows about incest, murder, and fornication teach them... what exactly, Hollywood?
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:58:39 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: rightwingcrazy
Good point. Surely the kind of man Kit Harington wants to portray wouldn’t take dirty money for corrupting youth. He would live in a tent and eat beans if there were no admirable way to earn a better living.
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posted on
09/30/2018 4:59:47 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Kindness and truth shall meet." Ps. 85:10)
To: a fool in paradise
That human life is immediately and ultimately meaningless, and that the best way to live is to acquire power to use others, and especially the power to f*** what you want when you want to with no consequences to you.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:01:28 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Kindness and truth shall meet." Ps. 85:10)
To: C19fan
“...toxic masculinity in the #MeToo era.”
This sentence is ripe with faggotry.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:02:01 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: C19fan
Civilization is teetering on the precipices of a Muslim apocalypse — and this clown wants the young men to become effeminate?
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:02:27 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: C19fan
Gee...maybe he should donate his earnings from playing macho to #metoo
hmmm...didn’t think so.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:03:18 AM PDT
by
Adder
(Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
To: C19fan
Iron my shirt, John Snow.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:03:47 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:04:57 AM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
To: a fool in paradise
I stopped watching when they decided to put George Bush’s head on a stake.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:06:21 AM PDT
by
Pravious
To: C19fan
Now I truly believe Winter is Coming.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:07:10 AM PDT
by
LoveUSA
(God employs Man's strength; Satan exploits Man's weakness.)
To: C19fan
I saw the highly touted Kit Harington in a movie once (MI5) and was a bit surprised at his lack of machismo.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:09:08 AM PDT
by
odawg
To: C19fan
Looks like his men had it right.
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posted on
09/30/2018 5:14:32 AM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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