Post by FilmFlaneur on Jan 9, 2018 10:54:22 GMT
This is because Jewish people were often, like other sexual and ethnic minorities, often stereotyped, subservient or absent from the screen during earlier Hollywood. (which meant a growth of such things as independent, poverty row Yiddish or black cinema). So a broader criticism could, yes, be brought with justification here against Hollywood generally. If there is a more damaging specific (and specifically relevant) criticism to be levelled against Jewish studio chiefs of the time in particular, then it is the appeasement of the Nazi government, until quite late, with a lack of production critical of the regime. This was because of the profit motive - European markets being highly valued - and some powerful German lobbying in the USA.
RKO, Republic Pictures, but anyway at least we now agree that Hollywood does not represent domestic US audiences.I always try this double standard test with people who get upset about the race discussion.
This is not something I have agree with, and so I do not know why you would suggest this. A lot of the mass media only succeeds as product when it reflects back to an audience what it wants to see or more, see confirmed. Of course it may well be the case that you feel a modern, liberal multi-cultural Hollywood does not represent you - but that is something only you can say.
If Norwegians went to Japan and took over the media and declared that Burmese were the new Japanese-and started putting more Burmese people (and perhaps also Norwegians and Poles) on Japanese media--and said Japanese media needs to be multicultural--would you consider that cultural imperialism or cultural genocide? Do you believe Japanese people-the ethnic population, have a right to control their media, yes or no? If you say yes, then you must agree the same holds true for the native population of US or England etc.
And then you would be agreeing with Lovecraft and Capote.
And then you would be agreeing with Lovecraft and Capote.
Your conspiracy theories are all yours and you are welcome to them. Who, exactly, has "taken over the media" (Hollywood), presumably moulding taste along the non-Aryan lines quoted by you so approvingly from Lovecraft? I think I know what you are suggesting, the "Jewish Mafia" - and I have to say it is all anti-Semitic, discredited, and unpleasant. Some people are Jewish. Get over it.
Or perhaps you believe in one size fits all media and art and Japan's culture should be erased too? We'll find out.
A false equivalence is a logical fallacy. The only things that should fit all media and art are such things as artistic honesty, equal treatment, and freedom from racism and bigotry.
And your information about Hollywood catering to the youth market is a little out of date. Asia is the new market-even though Star Wars bombed there and they aren't panicking.
Hollywood's principal audience is the youth market. Hence the glut of superhero movies. QED.