tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post5034493880042698167..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: the Kevin Spacey mise à jourKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-23127213756849540832017-11-03T01:48:38.643+09:002017-11-03T01:48:38.643+09:00I wish I could be optimistic. I'm having a har...I wish I could be optimistic. I'm having a hard time doing so, though.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-8300045543509786512017-11-02T13:41:50.702+09:002017-11-02T13:41:50.702+09:00I agree that limited boycotts are more likely. We...I agree that limited boycotts are more likely. We see something like that happening in other areas/venues these days: ESPN viewership has been plummeting, as have ticket sales at football games thanks to disenchantment about the Kaepernickan kneelers. Something similar may very well happen with the upcoming "Justice League" movie, given that Ben Affleck's unpleasant, gropey past has once again been brought to the public's attention. Diehard comic-book fans will see the film, but people on the fence might want to avoid it.<br /><br />As for changing the culture as a whole: it'll happen eventually, I think, but only gradually, and in a patchy, uneven fashion. As predictions go, that's a "duh" statement, I realize, but that's the future I foggily envision.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-79145137970354545662017-11-02T05:45:49.464+09:002017-11-02T05:45:49.464+09:00So, I wonder. We've known that the entertainme...So, I wonder. We've known that the entertainment industry is a den of sleaze and iniquity, but what do we do about that? Like you said: People crave entertainment. A meaningful boycott of Hollywood in general is unrealistic. Limited boycotts of individuals seems more likely, but when the rot spreads so far and touches so many, you would end up with a de facto boycott of Hollywood in general. Will public shaming and limited shunning be enough to change the culture?Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com