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“Why Do You Have to Make Everything Political?”

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“We need to be realistic about the ways in which media carries narrative and shapes our culture. About the impact that the works we consume and create have on marginalized people, that we listen to marginalized people when they talk about this rather than get defensive and argue, that we commit to ge…”

— @bittergertrude, t.co

Tagged: Politics, Entertainment, Hollywood, Apolotical, Privilege

“There is no “apolitical” work; there is only work that reflects the world view of cultural privilege back to those with cultural privilege, who see that as “normal” and unmarked by any particular political point of view. Those without that privilege hear the political messaging loud and clear.”

— @bittergertrude, t.co

Tagged: Politics, Entertainment, Hollywood, Apolotical, Privilege

“Social messaging is inescapable in the narrative-based work of theatre, film, video games, and television, whether you choose to examine it or ignore it. In order to ignore the social messaging in a work, you have to be able to ignore it and willing to ignore it.”

— @bittergertrude, t.co

Tagged: Politics, Entertainment, Hollywood

“When people say “Why do you have to make everything political?’ they’re using “political” to refer to the social messaging that’s inherent in any work about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, size, class, religious minorities, etc. Let’s cut to the chase: They mean, “I do not wish to ex…”

— @bittergertrude, t.co

Tagged: Politics, Identity Politics, Entertainment, Hollywood