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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Of course it’s What is a Woman… what scumbags

But three people who participated in the film’s production by sitting for interviews told NBC News that its producers misrepresented how it would portray transgender topics and that they were unwittingly inserted into “gotcha” moments with right-wing provocateur Matt Walsh, who narrated and starred in the film. Two of the three people provided copies of emails in which a producer, Rebecca Dobkowitz, used flattering language and wrote that the documentary would bring to light the challenges facing trans people.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure you're shocked that Matt Walsh and his team are liars.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also makes me livid that the film got almost 200 million views on Twitter, when it would’ve blatantly gone against their standards pre-Musk. Musk is using the guise of “free speech” to push hatred

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

A view on Twitter is not like a view anywhere else. Totally with you though.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bro, cool it with this shit. It's weird.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Are you replying to this post? I just wasn’t sure what this comment means

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Not that this is OK. But isn't this how films like Borat works? They misrepresent what the movie is about, get sign off, do all the stuff.

Don't know how legal that is, but I would imagine most of that shit would be shut down immediately and not get sign off once they realize it's a comedy film/show.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Borat is a comedy, not a documentary that presents itself as truth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

No one is watching Borat and thinking "see, this is why we need to deny basic rights and decency to a whole group of people." One is for gags, the other is explicitly made as ammunition to oppress people - mind you a group that has historically already been the target of much hatred.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel like people haven't put their finger on why Borat is different.

In general, the 'gotcha' moments in Borat were about getting people to say what they really thought about a topic, then just... showing that. The thing being faked there is who Borat is and what his opinions are, not what the topic is nor the context in which it will be presented.

It wasn't about getting them to say something they didn't realize would be applied to a totally different context.

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