Posted on 05/07/2019 8:54:14 PM PDT by EdnaMode
If you live by the sword of identity politics, you're going to die by the sword of identity politics. Brie Larson, who's known as much for being a social justice warrior championing the cause of intersectionality as much as she's known for playing Captain Marvel, is facing calls to resign her largest, most lucrative acting gig to date. Those who want her to step down want her to do so in order for the producers to cast a gay woman of color.
The online petition, which has garnered nearly 7,000 signatures as of the writing of this article, declares:
We need Brie Larson to step down from her role to prove she is an ally of social justice and ensure a gay woman of color plays the role. Let Monica, the original female & BLACK Captain Marvel instead of white-washing characters for the benefit of the straight, white men running Disney. She hasn't donated money to any charity other than The Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation (https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/brie-larson) and it's time for her to show she is not all-talk.
Many of the comments reflect the same intersectional mindset, demanding that artificial diversity trump things like qualifications. My "favorite" comment offers this blistering take:
"Isn't it time for white women like Brie to check their privilege and allow lesbian women and women of color to have a chance. I feel that White Women in America have been represented enough...it's time. Brie speaks about representation and diversity yet she is the over represented race and cis sex. Step aside Larson and Give the role to someone else." The one thing I agree wholeheartedly with is the need for Brie to be confronted with her own SJW hypocrisy. She goes around demanding that everyone else bow before the god of identity politics, all while cashing fat checks that, according to her own ideology, could be going to a member of a more privileged/oppressed identity group.
While making the rounds on the press junkets promoting Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, Larson has stirred up quite a bit of controversy by sticking to the intersectional talking points about the lack of diversity within the film industry. In an interview with Variety, Larson bragged, "I'm happy to be on the forefront of the normalization of this type of content. And to prove once again that representation matters, diverse storytelling matters. And these are markers, and this is kind of in our society some of the ways that it takes in order to prove that point."
If Brie Larson believes her own intersectionality message, she will step down from her role as Captain Marvel to allow an actress from a more underrepresented identity group play the part. Granted, she's not going to do that. What she's really happy about is being on the forefront of cashing larger checks, acquiring more fame, and using her bully pulpit to prove how woke she is. Asking her to put her money where her mouth is will only serve to prove that her real superpower is hypocritical virtue-signaling.
As a blind, albino, black, dwarf, lesbian, womyn, named La Quinta, I hereby apply for the job.
I liked this (it’s satire) - In Controversial Conclusion To ‘Avengers’ Saga, Captain Marvel Slays Thanos With Incredibly Irritating Gender Inequality Lecture - https://babylonbee.com/news/avengers-endgame-viewers-disappointed-as-thanos-killed-by-captain-marvels-gender-inequality-lecture
“This country has gone to hell in a hand basket with (this) kind of stuff.”
This level of national idiocy can only be the result of a widespread and terminal case of affluenza.
We need another severe, 1929 type of depression to cure this mental disease and restore the correct priorities and value system.
It’s all about power. It is only about bending others to your will, the issues really do not matter anymore.
Ok, I’ve read the above about 6 times and I still don’t think I know what it means
“Ok, I’ve read the above about 6 times and I still don’t think I know what it means”
Me neither. Most convoluted definition I’ve ever seen.
A gay woman of color? How about Wanda Sykes?
Woe to those only half way down the slippery slope.
It’s like someone gets SJW “points” for all of the various victim groups they belong to. The more victim groups someone belongs to, the more intersectionality points. Or something!
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Or rather an informed looser you white oppressor, you!
What Marvel should do in response is tell all these demanding SJW’s and sexual deviants that due to the wide scale dissatisfaction with Captain Marvel they are going to remove the character from the Marvel Universe.
Well if they had a pair that’s what they should do, I mean realistically what percentage of their movie going fan base are queer or some other flavor of deviant?
I actually gonna sign this... and give Miss Larsen a taste of her own bullcrap.
It’s hard to keep up with all of the crazy stuff these people come up with!
Nevermind... they want way too much personal information.
Poor timing, given that the Colorado STEM high school shooter was a F—> transgender leftist.
Holy Moly! Bring back Jackson Bostwick.
Let’s see if I can give you an example:
Victim A: “I’m discriminated against because I’m a woman!”
Victim B: “Intersectionality! I’m MORE discriminated against because I’m a black woman!”
Victim C: “More Intersectionality! I’m MUCH MORE discriminated against because I’m a black lesbian!”
Me: “All ya’all intersect yourselves into the kitchen and make me a sammich!”
We joke about it here, but that’s what intersectionality is (simply put): you take feminism, then apply other factors — creed, sexual orientation, whatever — to determine how much more discriminated against a feminist is. Think of it as a Venn diagram of victimization.
Review of Avengers promotional interview with Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth & Don Cheadle. She comes across as completely unlikeabe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ3CmmUV2eQ
It’s more like rolling a couple of 20-sided dice in Dungeons and Dragons...
I am now one step closer to vindication.
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