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I'm aware of the url mishap with the dolls and vaguely aware of the poster controversy but I've also seen people online call it a PR disaster and I'm entirely out of the loop on that

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (21 children)

a fan edited the official movie poster that erased half of the star's face and added lipstick and tweaked a bunch of stuff,, the star got really upset and tweeted that the poster was offensive and her erasure hurt her and she wanted people to know that it hurt her.

so a bunch of people attacked her.

she wrote more than necessary, maybe, but she didn't attack the fan or ask the fan to take the poster down or anything like that, she was just letting people know that she felt hurt, and she was rabidly attacked for expressing herself.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (11 children)

Here's an opinionated article on the subject that includes a copy of the modified image contrasting it to the original (and also the poster for the musical), https://worthitorwoke.com/wicked-star-cynthia-erivos-reaction-to-a-fan-made-poster-is-everything-wrong-with-celebrity-entitlement/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (9 children)

What the fuck is wrong with that article author? The blanket admonishment of celebrities hides the lack of critical thinking or analysis the author was required to do for the story. Such lazy "news" is just a polarization vector to hate on celebrities and is not worth the time or energy to read.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The site has a clear mission of "fighting the woke." It's main purpose is to rank movies and games on a scale from "Woke👹" to "Based😊" so that users don't have to be triggered by wokeism. So yeah, I wouldn't expect high quality reporting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Do I need adblock for tinfoil hats now?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Don't need adblock if you block yourself from theese shitty sites in the first place

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

It’s never a bad idea.

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