Oy, I didn\u2019t want to write this post. It’s race oriented so I kept putting it off and putting it off but\u2026 I know I need to say something, so here it is.<\/p>\n
My take on this is that someone needs to tell Will Smith to go fuck himself. Seriously. He and the other objectors are going to cause horrific problems down the line across the board unless they are stopped.<\/p>\n
It boils down to appeal, and most especially, Hollywood\u2019s appeal to two groups- 1) Asians (in Asia), and 2) Young WCWMs (Working Class White Males- meaning, those not of the top 5%). Hollywood must remain appealing to these two groups if it is to survive into the 21st century.<\/p>\n
And yes, that is what is at stake here. Survival. I\u2019ll start here at home- WCWMs, generally speaking, don\u2019t go to the movies anymore. They might in a blue moon, but mostly, Hollywood has been supplanted by, in order of preference, video games, YouTube, and TV as their entertainment destination of choice. Hollywood, for them, is 4th at best on the list of things they\u2019re interested in. <\/p>\n
That being the case, it is absolutely vital that Hollywood does what it must to retain whatever appeal it has with them. It is *ABSOLUTELY* essential that Tinseltown hold onto whatever it can with this demo. If it\u2019s appeal with them begins to slip further than it is, there\u2019s no telling how far it could fall.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t understate the importance of this. If Hollywood makes further changes to \u201cdiversify\u201d itself to please Will Smith, and WCWMs boycott the results of this by staying home and playing Xbox instead, the financial consequences could be unimaginable. The big tentpole releases would face horrific fates if this demo decided to not participate for whatever reason.<\/p>\n
What I\u2019m saying here should not be taken lightly. Hollywood MUST think about this! It is the boycott of traditional politicians by young WCWMs that is catapulting Trump and Sanders into the positions they\u2019re currently in. The Clintons and Bushes and the rest ignored the WCWMs and look what\u2019s happening to them! Hollywood- don\u2019t forget this! Your survival depends on it!<\/p>\n
The most important factor in America today, as I\u2019ve discussed here repeatedly (I mean, over and over and over\u2026) is the disenchantment of WCWMs and how that problem will grow, and if left unchecked, will crush everything in it\u2019s path. <\/p>\n
This anger, and the effect it could have on the system, should not be underestimated!<\/p>\n
If I ran Hollywood, I would personally approach the race problem differently than with mere appeasement. What I would do is jettison the Smiths and all protesting blacks entirely and really make a powerful outreach to young WCWMs to try to desperately claw back some of Hollywood\u2019s lost appeal with that demo.<\/p>\n
The young WCWM demo doesn\u2019t have film buffs. It has video game buffs, like I\u2019ve discussed here before. Instead of plumbing the depths of the 50\u2019s, 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s cinema for cultural inspiration, they\u2019re playing DOOM and the original Super Mario games. In fact, the upcoming DOOM reboot might be generating more buzz this year amongst gen y\u2019s than any tentpole film this summer. <\/p>\n
This tide must be arrested if Hollywood is to survive over the long term. Jettison the Smiths. Just get rid of them, and make an effort, a real effort, to make inroads into the culture of the young WCWMs. It needs to happen!<\/p>\n
Or not, and Hollywood can just sink into further irrelevancy with the most important demo in America. It\u2019s up to them.<\/p>\n
Secondly- Asians, in Asia. Black actors in general will never find appeal with them, and \u201cblack experience\u201d movies do not appeal to them for obvious reasons. Why should rice farmers in Indonesia care about the \u201cplight\u201d of black slaves in 1800\u2019s America? They shouldn\u2019t, and they don\u2019t, and they never will. Hollywood needs to stop with this B.S. if it wants to succeed in the global film marketplace. <\/p>\n
In no way, with the world as it is now, should Hollywood be indulging in liberal schmaltz, not with the reality that competition is coming soon from China and other places. China is big enough that it can make it\u2019s own film franchises to rival Hollywood\u2019s- and they\u2019re not<\/i> going to cast black actors. And you know what? That\u2019s what the global audience really wants. The danger here is real.<\/p>\n
I think that if Hollywood gives in to the Smiths and the others, they\u2019re going to lose ground and it\u2019s going to be much faster than even their most pessimistic predictions will be. <\/p>\n
The fact that Hollywood refuses to face up to reality is what is going to destroy it in the long run. The 90\u2019s are gone. The liberal project has failed. It\u2019s time to move on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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