No Safe Spaces - Midnight Screenings Review

[@joemalachiwsy7304]

Hi Brad and Jerrid, I am the fan you met at the theater. I just wanted to say thanks again for the autograph. You guys are awesome!

[@Jar0fMay0]

Lucky

[@JerridFoiles]

Great meeting you, Joe. Hope to see you at some conventions this spring/summer.

[@jamescorck]

"Baby McCarthys" I'm going to be using this on my daily vocabulary from now on.

[@munchmandrifta]

"I'm not used to playing Multiplayer games where you shoot someone and they build a house around themselves" that is the most apt description of Fortnite Combat I've ever heard and also why I don't play Fortnite.

[@eminemilly]

Same

[@funkyweapon1981]

I don't because I hate battle royale shooters.

[@eminemilly]

@@funkyweapon1981 pubg is much better than fortnite thoo

[@njalsand133]

Safe space the game

[@docterfantazmo]

*PragerU:* It is every persons right to speak freely. Happy Holidays *PragerU:* No, wait, shuddup!

[@Tadicuslegion78]

PragerU: It is every person's right to speak freely. Me: Pineapple does not belong on pizza. PragerU: Wait, that's illegal.

[@h0lly_blue]

*PragerU:* It is every person's right to speak freely. *me:* your waifu isn't real *PragerU:* (jazz music stops)

[@BigK13372]

PragerU: It is every persons right to speak freely. Me: Snape kills Dumbledore PragerU: NOOOOOOO! You BITCH!!!!!

[@funkyweapon1981]

@@Tadicuslegion78 It doesn't.

[@edwardtjbrown1979]

yes. hypocrisy runs deep among the political right. Recently they got Hallmark to cancel a xmas film because it had a gay couple getting married or something.

[@h0lly_blue]

13:51 or like the people who bought Beatles albums in 1966 just to burn them - they still bought the albums so joke's on them

[@crimsondynamo615]

HollyBlueAgitated the right doesn’t seem to understand the idea of protesting businesses. You’re not supposed to buy their products if you’re boycotting them. But they keep doing it and inadvertently supporting the company they’re trying to boycott.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

Crimson Dynamo And then they wonder why we make fun of them.

[@crimsondynamo615]

Melody Richardson they make it far too easy sometimes

[@arellajardin8188]

@@crimsondynamo615 Burn your Nikes and smash your Keurig coffee makers! That’ll show those lib companies!

[@crimsondynamo615]

Arella Jardin don’t forget to buy your red cup Starbucks coffee, that’ll show em for sure

[@eazy8579]

You know, in about 3 years, Dinesh is going to make a movie about the impeachment inquiry.

[@h0lly_blue]

only 3 years? he's probably making it right now

[@spookyrosev6467]

Are you sure that’s not just next year. Like the movie will be about how Trump was framed, that maybe a Russian alliance is for the greater good because we learn from their oligarchy, military and “teaching the gays a lesson”, and probably that Democrats made Watergate an inside job and Richard Nixon was really Jesus

[@eazy8579]

@@h0lly_blue True

[@StonedGremlinProductions]

@HollyBlueAgitated If it's anything like his last flick, it'll definitely be about 45% reused footage from his previous movies. :P

[@eazy8579]

@@StonedGremlinProductions definitely

[@artistwithouttalent]

3:03 Anything that Dennis Prager is attached to calling itself a documentary needs some serious fucking air quotes.

[@ryandowney9383]

I never understand professional comedians of all people to complain about "PC culture". Isn't one of the first rules of comedy "No one owes you a laugh"?

[@arellajardin8188]

Yes! A laugh isn’t given, it’s earned. Any good comedian knows, if a joke doesn’t land, you change it. Read the room, gauge the reaction, and adjust the act. Whining that people are “too sensitive” or “don’t get it,” is comic stagnation. Unless, you just don’t care if the people laugh or not.

[@shadenox8164]

@brandon roberts That's basically it, there's a reason why the ones complaining about this stuff are the older comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Tim Allen. They're attempts at comedy aren't connecting as well and some of their old material has aged poorly but rather then accept that reality and consider how they might improve their routines they're blaming the audience because its easier than improving. And even then there's still people laughing at their rehashed material so its not even like they can't just keep going.

[@superiodity]

They don't like heavy restrictions put on what they can/can't joke about. Basically a lot of comedy clubs/events are putting more and more rules in place and it's sucking the comedy out of comedians. It's not that the jokes aren't funny or won't get a laugh, it's more so that places want to appease the 1 or 2 very sensitive people that only go to comedy gigs in order to find an offensive joke to complain about.

[@kevinbell5674]

@@shadenox8164 Oh yeah, just like Dave Chappalle right? You know, the guy leftist media tried to trash even though he is still getting laughs and speaks out against PC culture.

[@slashingkatie7872]

On the Tim Allen Last Man Standing thing when you look further into it, it was more than it being “conservative” 1. It aired on ABC but was a Fox production and the contract was up meaning ABC would have to foot the bill. 2. It was attracting the “right” demographic aka young people who will buy shit advertised. This happened in the 70s with the infamous CBS “Rural purge” where CBS pulled “every show with a tree in it” to focus on more provacative shows. The later is kinda stupid especially in the age of streaming but often many popular shows get cancelled because advertisers want that 18-34 demographic

[@aiberlane3390]

I thought that was so silly. It's not like the show is even is even offensive to the left. I've only seen a few episodes, and it's just a bit of gentle ribbing of the far left from one character. Only the most extreme SJW types could find offense with it. I can't see the station cancelling it for that reason.

[@crescentfreshbret]

Tim Allen had no reason whatsoever to complain about Last Man Standing getting canceled. The show had been on for six fucking seasons, which is the kind of run that a good many TV shows would dream of having. It could’ve been canceled after one season or even just a few episodes like so many other TV shows (including ones starring people who had previously starred in successful shows), but no- it got six fucking seasons. You had that plus all your Home Improvement and Toy Story success, Tim. If anyone doesn’t need to resort to scapegoating, it’s you. And the only reason you have any of this anyway is because you snitched on your fellow drug dealers. If you hadn’t done that, you’d probably still be in prison. You’d be Tim Dick the cocaine convict, and no one would know who the fuck you were. So get over yourself.

[@johanjarvinen]

Last Man Standing was an ABC production that ran on Fox. It got cancelled for the same reason as many other successful shows where the production and the broadcaster aren't one and the same, i.e. one party or the other doesn't think they're making enough money off it. It's also been picked up by Fox for additional seasons. It's a complete sham that it was cancelled for political reasons.

[@lego4virgo]

Isn't Last Man Standing renewed for FOX for 2019-2020?

[@AlexSpalex1]

It's practically the same reason Buffy The Vampire Slayer, channel hopped from The WB to UPN.

[@johanjarvinen]

@@lego4virgo Yes, it is.

[@jonnybarnes18]

It was never cancelled for political reasons it was cancelled by the network for the high cost and the dropping viewership.

[@mightyfilm]

Oh yeah. Lest we forget the massive cancel rampage of 2016-17 that fell a LOT of shows because no one was watching friggin' ESPN. Oh no. People can look up sports highlights and scores online! Let's kill any show that's not pulling in all the ratings, but not wisely sell money losing ESPN off to someone else. Last Man Standing didn't offend me because of the politics, it offended me because it's a TERRIBLE show with bad comedy and unlikable, whiny characters. If they were trying to make All in the Family, they failed hard at it.

[@kmcheesehead7292]

Not related to Net Neutrality. Check out the Communications Decency Act. The core issue about the restricted videos is related to whether or not KZbin believes itself to be a platform or publisher.

[@ShaneCopen]

Srsly, worst net neutrality discussion ever

[@mostmelon]

Every idiot always tries to come up with this compact ideal to live by, but the truth is that in every little thing there's nuance. Everything takes meticulous thought and consideration. It's hard, it's not fun, but it's the only way to do things right.

[@quinnzykir]

I’m just a bill. Yes I’m only a bill and I got shot down on Capital Hill. I’m bleeding out on the steps where the bill makings kept

[@ndm13]

Net neutrality is about content delivery by service providers, not websites themselves. It's about Comcast saying "we won't deliver content from these groups" or "we'll slow down access to these websites that compete with us." Not about KZbin moderating content within their platform. That has its own implications.

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

Wait, I'm confused about the movie. So the cops knew that internal affairs were setting them up?

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

😂😂😂

[@Nicebitoftucka]

Watching Black Christmas* This is worse than Godfather III Whoah let's not say anything we can't take back

[@dragoncatoverload]

So summary of this movie “Y’ALL NEED TO CHILL”

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Seriously, I got a buddy on Facebook, and he'll post crap that has NOTHING remotely close to anything relevant to where we live. Like he'll post stuff about like warcrimes in Africa or financial scandals in France or anything about Russia in addition to the 8 million posts a day about US politics, even if it's something like Mayor from whogivesacrap resigns over racist tweet and he just melts down over everything....then says why he's got anxiety/mental health problems and is stressed all the time.

[@RachaelTheFirboldDruid]

Yes

[@wjzav1971]

Last Man Standing definitely had a Conservative Leaning and wasn't shy about it. And yes, it often made fun of the Left. But it wasn't hateful or anything and actually talked a lot about acceptance and forgiveness. Tim Allen still treated people with different views respectfully and his own conservative views were never left unchallenged. I am not Conservative, btw

[@Spectra651]

And exactly how many conservative Christian colleges are throwing open their doors to welcome liberal or atheist speakers onto their campuses? Is that part in the movie, too? Cause something tells me it isn't.

[@95keat]

I don't think net neutrality actually has anything to do with how KZbin treats it's creators

[@arellajardin8188]

It doesn’t. NN is the concept that Internet Service Providers should treat all data neutrally and equally. Meaning, they can’t pick and choose which sources get faster or slower speed (or even block them), and can’t charge different rates be pending on content or source. Example. Comcast can’t add a fee to your bill for using Netflix. Or, being a part of the same parent company that owns MSNBC, they can’t slow or block access to competitors like Fox News. Of course, the current FTC killed NN, and we’ve already seen things like an ISP cripple download speeds for a fire department during fires (and hindering communication between the department and people responding to crisis scenes), and then doubling the price to reinstate the original speeds. Consequence free.

[@JerridFoiles]

Because Net Neutrality allows for no censorship. Without Net Neutrallity, companies like KZbin can say, "you can't say that on our platform."

[@95keat]

@@JerridFoiles they could always say that. Net neutrality had to do with how internet providers treated websites not how websites treat there users

[@arellajardin8188]

@@95keat NN is specifically about ISPs.

[@Dobolob576445678]

@@JerridFoiles That's incorrect, companies still have to legally decide if they're a platform or a publisher. A platform isn't responsible for what's on it, but can't decide what is or isn't published on it (so long as it's legal), a publisher can pick and choose but *is* responsible for its content because of that. That's still legal fact but currently KZbin picks and chooses which one it is on a whim and is allowed to get away with that. Give it time and they'll get corrected on that.

[@weirdguy1495]

Finally, a political documentary that both sides can come together on without favoritism.

[@arellajardin8188]

Is that sarcasm?

[@funkyweapon1981]

Both sides are like that. I hate political documenteries, both liberal and conservative.

[@lemon93]

@@funkyweapon1981 as a Socialist add us to that list we can't stand them either.

[@Nicebitoftucka]

@@lemon93 as a communist , trans racial person of color, add ze to this list

[@lemon93]

@@Nicebitoftucka shut up you annoying troll. Even if you are those things still doesn't make what you said in these comments acceptable.

[@neosoontoretro]

What bothers me the most about the backlash against woke/cancel culture is that it's presented as a left-wing problem when it's NOT. I've seen conservatives and centrists act just like the so-called SJWs they hate so much with no irony or self-awareness whatsoever.

[@michaelbuehler3897]

I agree.

[@yoshimasterleader]

Why deny that SJWs exist? You may hate the term fine but those type of people do exist. to me it's a political neutral term. left or right wing you can be a self righteous prick who's completely blinded by or political beliefs that you only see your actions as for the greater good.

[@TravisHouze]

@@yoshimasterleader The things is the "SJW's", while yes they can be annoying, they at least are trying to make the world a better and more tolerant place even if they throw stones in the wrong places. The Anti-SJW side is more content with leaving life as is and not wanting anything to change and would rather point and laugh at people being passionate at change

[@funkyweapon1981]

I still like Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and basically every wrestler from the 80's-90's. All have conservative views.

[@h0lly_blue]

Arnold is definitely the better orange politician tbh

[@funkyweapon1981]

@@BahomaVidyaChannel I know he's not a Republican conservative, but he still has conservative views.

[@Clay3613]

Stallone and Arnold are California Republicans, meaning pro-gun control and anti-authoritarianism.

[@xijinping4418]

Good for you

[@FatherStack]

It annoys me when people "go off" a celebrity they once liked, just because they have different political opinions from them. I have different political opinions from some of my friends, but we are still really good friends.

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

I still enjoy Clint Eastwood movies even though he said some unflattering things about my generation.

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

I still enjoy Clint Eastwood movies even though he said some unflattering things about my generation.

[@funkyweapon1981]

I have friends like that too. I know that they're pretty much wrong, but it's not my job to tell them that. I'm 97% right about things.

[@lemon93]

It depends, as a celebrity they have a certain amount of sway if they use to support trump they then get the disdain trump deserves for his crimes. If they support conservative throught then what ever. A example is Kanye return to Jesus things he's having I don't really think he's a bad guy just going where the money leads.

[@aiberlane3390]

Unless a celebrity said something absolutely unforgivable, I don't see why people can't just unfollow their accounts and stop following their careers (if it comes down to it) without shouting I AM CANCELLING THIS PERSON AND HERE IS WHY, as if they expect to be patted on the back.

[@JustinSimpson]

You should not apologize for walking out of “Hilary’s America.” it was Crap! There’s nothing wrong with walking out of a crappy movie.

[@lemon93]

I walked out of my dad's house when he was playing it, still the only movie I walked out on.

[@BlazingOwnager]

He is the Cinema Snob, though. He must suffer for our sins. Err, for our entertainment.

[@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet]

Safe spaces don't exist anymore? Yay, I can finally project Saving Private Ryan onto the side of the VA building without people winning about me "being a douchebag" and that my actions are "triggering people's PTSD" glad those snowflakes finally grew up.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

If you’re being called a douchebag, it’s probably because you are. You aren’t being repressed just because people criticize your bullying.

[@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet]

@@melodyrichardson5051 I'm actually surprised the sarcasm went over someones head with this one. Seriously, Saving Private Ryan at the VA?

[@melodyrichardson5051]

@@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet Well, in my defense, the rest of your comment read like every comment I've seen by right-wingers slamming liberals. Poe's law strikes again, I guess.

[@roostergriffin]

"I just wouldn't go." If it was just a matter of going or not going, you wouldn't be hearing about it. The point is, whether you go or don't go, your tuition money goes to play these people who divide their time between criticizing "safe spaces" and whining that they aren't getting their way.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Not to mention these trolls, because that's what they really are, love when there's media controversy about them speaking because they can break out their martyr badge and go "SEE! Aren't I such a noble Martyr going up against the enemy!"

[@mycaleb8]

@@Tadicuslegion78 Yeah, wouldn't be able to do that if they weren't deplatformed lol.

[@dragoncatoverload]

You still shouldn’t be burning cities to the ground. Also there is a difference between this person has different views than me and this person is racist nazi trash who when we give them a platform can actively convert people. Problem is a lot of people can’t tell the difference. There’s a difference between a pro-lifer and someone who would shoot up an abortion clinic.

[@mycaleb8]

@@CanIswearinmyhandle "Not safe" Yes it is. That's freedom of speech. It's gross, it's wrong, it's hateful, but it's their right to say without an angry mom trying to make them dissappear.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

Cabbadath B What about campus preachers like Brother Jed who harass students just walking by? Is that still free speech?

[@罪のアリス]

Brad nailed describing Fortnite. My try at playing the game was similar. Landed, got killed and never picked up the game since.

[@DonaldRilea]

One thing to keep in mind here is that political, religious, and other ideologically-motivated groups have, and have long had, their lists of categories of what forms of entertainment and information they prefer their fellow believers and the general public to read, watch, and listen to. It ain't a recent phenomenon, nor is it exclusive to the Left or Right. Censorship has also been used by such groups to advance their viewpoints and preferences, and to suppress others. That's nothing new, either, alas. Lastly, here's the thing when one seeks to make a living by one's mouth, pen, or other form of expression, which is that some folks are gonna love it, some are gonna hate it, and some are gonna not give even half a shit about it. It also means that, depending on what one says in one's work, someone's gonna criticise it for one reason or another, even if one's had a long and highly prestigious career in one's art field, and that comes with the territory.

[@cadenglass1387]

So I thought the whole point of a safe space was that you wouldnt be attack foe being you. As a closeted bi person in the middle of Texas that sounds lovly.

[@eazy8579]

Pretty much. Texas sounds like the kinda place where you might need a few

[@herrikudo]

It does not function that way in practice. The culture war is an extremely complex topic. The issue with safe spaces (and free speech zones) is that they entirely defeat the purpose of civil rights and free speech. You should have the right to speak your mind without fear of physical violence or threats regardless of where you are. However I am sorry you feel stuck where you are because of your sexuality. That must be extremely hard. I can further explain my side on this issue in more detail if anyone would like to discuss.

[@eazy8579]

@@herrikudo I believe you may be misunderstanding the point of safe spaces, or perhaps you are seeing something I'm not. The point, at least originally and where I am (both literally and metephorically), is for students or members of an organization to be able to discuss their sexualities or psychological/emotional issues to discuss them with out fear of harassment. Since these are mostly in high schools, where civil rights are restricted as is, universities, which are typically private organizations and thus can enact and enforce there own rules on their grounds, and churches, which are also private organizations and are entitled to the previously aforementioned rules, they really making much of a change. However, I feel that I stand on a different side of this issue than you, and it appears we have different experiences, and I would like for us to continue this discussion by sharing our experiences and where we stand.

[@johanjarvinen]

@@herrikudo A safe space doesn't run counter to free speech, it is in fact enabled by the free speech of individuals. It's no different than any community that sets it's own rules or guidelines or which practices some kind of moderation. If I go to the NBA subreddit and start a thread about macroeconomics it's going to be removed because that community doesn't allow that discussion within their realm. Effectively, that's all a safe space is. It's a community where the individuals who make up said community have decided that criticism of someones identity is off bounds. You can still do that somewhere else, you just can't do it here. And if we have free speech then that community has to have the freedom to form their community as they see fit.

[@herrikudo]

@@eazy8579 in high schools they make sense. On college campuses they seem to function as areas were the dominant group screams down anyone they dont agree with. There are dozens of videos of this online and ive seen it firsthand at my own college multiple times Dont even get me started on restricted free speech in high schools. That shit disgusts me. There is no reason for that.

[@DonnieBrook69]

Allison cancelled me for refusing to cancel Brad. Feels Brad, man.

[@kenknight5983]

"You have the right to remain silent" says #changethechannel. True ethics is ignoring life and death issues and attacking the little guy (I totally think it was one of her group that swatted him)

[@neosoontoretro]

@@kenknight5983 Is #changethechannel still going on?

[@arubinojr5670]

"This of course affected my life in some way, as canceling does. I'll never be un-canceled again."

[@melodyrichardson5051]

neosoontoretro Not so much as it was a year ago, but I still see the occasional troll. They came out in droves for NC’s homage to The Wall. Idiots.

[@cambellfan22]

@@neosoontoretro well the guy cinematic venom did another video about the downfall of #changethechannel when allison started became a hypocrite on the dumpster fire

[@spookyrosev6467]

Aaaaand already the opposite point is being made what with the far-right and the far-left in fighting in the comments. In other words average Tuesday on KZbin

[@wolfwing1]

funny thing is, to the a big chunk of the world, it's just right and far right there is no left in the states.

[@xijinping4418]

I'm glad the Enlightened Centrist with the anime profile picture is here

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

I have been going to Marcus Theaters my entire life.

[@jasonross6727]

I'm all up for reasonable, rational discourse, but when they're just spewing hatred, then no.

[@xijinping4418]

I'm all for free speech, but I have no sympathy for the idiots who advocate genocide or stripping away people's rights. Fuck them, I'd riot if they were at my college too.

[@lucyw4195]

I mostly agree with your take here, but in the interest of honest discussion, I do disagree with one thing you said: "If a critic calls anything problematic, they should quit." Critics should be honest. If a critic feels offended by a piece of art, they should talk about why. Saying art is problematic does not equate to saying "There is nothing good about this art and I'm gonna cancel it." I say this because lately I've noticed that some people get viscerally angry whenever a critic's offended by a movie or TV show, even if that critic discusses it in a nuanced way. Of course there are also many critics who make bad faith, wildly out of context arguments about a movie being offensive, like your Irishman example. One example of this, for me, is Dave Chapelle's Sticks and Stones. I think Dave Chapelle is hilarious and am going to continue to watch his specials. That said, I also think Dave Chapelle is slightly transphobic. He seems to feel uncomfortable around trans people and his jokes imply that trans people are super weird and kind of gross. People should be able to have a discussion about how and why Dave Chapelle's trans material offends people. However, whenever a critic tries to do that, people interpret what they say in black and white terms, by either deciding Dave Chapelle is a horrible person who should be canceled or the critic is a dumb snowflake and Dave Chapelle can do no wrong. It's super unhealthy - we need to be able to criticize our celebrities for doing or saying jerkish things without deciding they're all terrible people who should be banished from the face of the Earth. tl;dr we need to actually address and discuss the offensive things celebrities say, instead of either 1. deciding they are good and everything they do is good, what are these snowflakes talking about? or 2. deciding they are evil and everything they do is evil (cancel culture).

[@Nicebitoftucka]

Well... call me crazy... maybe Chappelle is like most people 10 years ago who all agree that men dressing as women and vice versa are gross. Just saying

[@melodyrichardson5051]

@@Nicebitoftucka You need to get an education and talk to some actual transgender people. It's nowhere close to "men dressing up as a woman." Maybe stop being such a bigot.

[@Nicebitoftucka]

@@melodyrichardson5051 I would try to talk to them but by the age 30 most of them commit suicide so hard to find one to talk to.

[@xijinping4418]

@@Nicebitoftucka You must be a very fulfilled person to have to make edgy comments online for any sort of fulfillment

[@matthewwells6636]

Aw sweet a Stoned Gremlin/Angry Joe crossover.

[@JerridFoiles]

LMAO

[@eazy8579]

I think this movie is an amazing case of Don't shoot the Message; there are some amazing points, but they are so horribly delivered that it is just, ewy.

[@johanjarvinen]

There's a discussion to be had, but Dennis Prager shouldn't be the one leading it because he's not trustworthy. As the guys picked up, there's some instances where the context was left out and that's the problem. University money is being spent on speakers, so students should have a say in who their tuition goes to support. Should the university provide a local for dissenting voices to speak pro bono? That's another discussion entirely, and again a nuanced one (are they arguing in good faith or are they making bad faith arguments to "own" their audience like Ben Shapiro tends to do?). There's a bunch of material to mine here but you need legitimacy in order to have that discussion.

[@eazy8579]

@@johanjarvinen Indeed, and I think that much of this is overlooked as a whole in the discussion, and I'm glad it was brought up

[@TerminalllyChill]

OOOOOOOHH, IM A HAPPY CAMPERRR, I LOVE THE SUMMER SUN

[@h0lly_blue]

happy holidays errybody, people are weird

[@dragoncatoverload]

Honestly my problem with safe spaces is people make them in stupid places. Tumblr and a public Facebook group are not good safe spaces. If you want a true safe space make a private Facebook group or a private discord chat. Either you’re allowed to say something to a large group of strangers with consequences or you’re allowed to say things to a small group of select people without consequences. You can’t be consequence free and have a highly visible platform.

[@songstress2506]

Well Said.

[@defaultaccountforlivingroo9976]

Have I been so long? Jerrid is back? Dude, Jerrid is great!

[@Xsore]

Damn I know exactly what theater he's talking about! I would have gone to see it with them.

[@1981bdt]

20:25 Totally agree. There was a time when sitcoms and really all TV stayed out of politics. Now, I can't find anything that isn't trying to steer the population.

[@lemon93]

Realllly is it they stayed out of politics or they ran the establishment line. I mean let's talk about the Andy griffin show how coukd show that shows a bumbling cop be political, how could mash be political. All media is political ylur just mad its changed form your politics

[@songstress2506]

I miss those days. I'm sick of all the politics~in sports (I can no longer even stand to watch), celebrities and politicians wanting to tear down our system while they are cozy in their gated homes with armed security, the "cancelling" of free speech. It's all completely insane.

[@InsanelyADD]

Fun fact, not sure if you're aware, but not only are documentaries biased but documentaries don't even *have* to be factual. Just something to keep in mind.

[@matthewkoch6937]

They don't have to be, but they should be. If I watch something that is supposed to be presenting a real event or thing, I don't want any bias or opinion, just plain, non-sensationalized fact. I like my news the same way. If you can't be factual or unbiased, go into fiction, where that's supposed to be.

[@InsanelyADD]

@@matthewkoch6937 I agree

[@JohnnyBurnes]

I love Adam Carolla, but when an entertainer NEVER makes fun of their side, I can't take them seriously. It's funny how his fans now diss Kimmel for becoming a "liberal shill". Oh naw! Carolla's not pandering to his conservative buddies at all!

[@aiberlane3390]

I miss when he was just the goofy manchild on The Man Show and Loveline.

[@Nicebitoftucka]

Well when 99 percent of comedians are liberals who poke fun at conservatives, I guess I'll forgive Carolla for focusing on liberals.

[@jakegreyfoxpancake]

KZbin putting a content restriction on videos has absolutely nothing to do with Net Neutrality. KZbin is a privately owned company and can decide how the videos uploaded to their service are handled.

[@JerridFoiles]

Right. But Net Neutrality PREVENTED them from doing that...

[@angelofthegrove9574]

@@JerridFoiles It did no such thing.

[@lemon93]

@@JerridFoiles it did not at all you are completly ignorant of what net neutrality has do with hint it's throttling you connection fomr your isps

[@goodounce4924]

Brad, are you excited for In The Heights movie adaptation coming out next year from the director of Crazy Rich Asians? The trailer just dropped

[@blackearl7891]

Lol, what liberal was in this movie. I have my suspicions they used Dave Rubin

[@BigK13372]

It is most likely Rubin since he is that “university’s” moderate liberal. . . . Or Petterson. BTW is Peterson also supposedly Prager U’s other liberal or is he not affiliated with them. Its been a while since I watched their insightful videos.

[@blackearl7891]

@@BigK13372 Peterson doesn't portray himself as anywhere near the left. So he isn't pushing that grift like Rubin does. They generally potray him as moderate. He does work with them but he tends to focus on how own things.

[@Wired4Life2]

The doc used solid clips of Van Jones and Pres. Obama.

[@shadenox8164]

@@Wired4Life2 Obama is a pretty solid centrist but okay. No idea about Van Jones never heard of him.

[@Wired4Life2]

@@shadenox8164 Van Jones is the Black CNN guy who was like "This is a whitelash!" immediately after Trump won the 2016 election.

[@gilgaloregames1066]

i feel dave chappelle talked about the straights, gays, bis, and trans, being in the same car together, VERY well lol

[@gilgaloregames1066]

i say this in respect to people straight/gay/etc. we could all use a laugh about ourselves

[@arellajardin8188]

Except, some of the more recent jokes have not been in good faith. The transgender content took a “eww gross, I’m being tricked” tone. And when he was criticized for it, he doubled down in his next special, and added, “you can’t be offended, I know a transgender person and that makes it ok.” Sure Dave, and “i can’t be racist, I have a black friend” is a genuine retort. Than he took it even further, lumped all criticism together as “cancel culture”, and sympathized (and compares his situation with) Louis CK. Who was accused of (and admitted to) sexual harassment of several women, including a couple accounts of masterbating in front of them. So now, not only is Dave giving himself an excuse not to reflect on the tone of his jokes, but his anger at “cancel culture” is making him take the side of people accused of more serious things than telling an unfunny joke. And honestly, his tone has changed, and I personally don’t think for the better. Same subject matter, but more cynical and permissive. Like, Micheal Jackson. In his early days, his jokes came with a wink and a nudge. He made fun of the absurdity of Jackson, and downplayed the accusations by playing with the idea that Jackson was never convicted, so he might not have done it. Now? The joke is, “child victims of sexual assault should be grateful to be raped by Jackson.” Serious tone change. There’s edgy, then there’s edgelord. I don’t think he should lose his contract, but I don’t find him that funny anymore.

[@shadenox8164]

@@arellajardin8188 Yeah that's a good way to put it, plus to be perfectly honest a lot of his material wasn't even new or creative. It was the kinda shit you would have seen in edgelord reddit posts in the early 2000's so even if the comedy does appeal to you its not exactly a fresh or creative take on the topics. But there's a large enough audience for it so good for Dave I suppose.

[@xijinping4418]

Lol

[@revengeofthedrivein]

Marcus is the dominant cinema chain all throughout Wisconsin.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

So I'm 7 minutes in and the impression I'm getting is, basically, this is the GOOD version of conservative political documentaries?

[@arellajardin8188]

It’s a subversive version of conservative political documentaries. It’s the PragerU playbook. Sprinkle in just enough truth to pass a first page google search. Find Left leaning quotes that can sound like an agreement out of context. Establish easy strawman examples to “prove” the point. Ignore examples of hypocrisy. Prager is not a moderate Republican. He’s as far Right leaning as they come. But he’s smarter than most. He doesn’t turn the dial all the way to 11 and act like a raving lunatic. He leaves the dial at 6 and makes himself out to be neutral and intellectual.

[@Jar0fMay0]

@@arellajardin8188 i agree but Prager is not far right. He's a staunch conservative.

[@lemon93]

@@Jar0fMay0 he pushes the left where nazis meme he's far right to any other person on this planet

[@xijinping4418]

@@Jar0fMay0 "Prager is not far right" is the funniest thing I've read today.

[@randalgraves6979]

I didn’t say Violence is bad…… I said VIOLINS are bad. 😐

[@mrECisME]

Net neutrality is to do with streaming bandwidth and if the ISP should have to pay for it or if they could throttle websites using a lot of bandwidth (this would be mainly Netflix, KZbin/Google and Amazon) and if they could charge them to pay for higher bandwidth rates. I don't believe it had anything to do with the content or censorship of the internet.

[@tbowden49]

It doesn't, but Prager is famous for being a liar that knows a thing or two about production values.

[@95keat]

@@tbowden49 he didn't say it though, it was jerrid

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Why am I not surprised Prager in this movie

[@geoleo965]

*_"South Park"_* would gladly dissagre.

[@johanjarvinen]

Yeah South Park pretty much disproves the idea that you can't say whatever you want. You can, you just need to be good at it. Half the "cancel baiting" stand-up specials that have come out in reaction to "cancel culture" have garnered zero reaction, even though they try so hard, like Bill Burr's Paper Tiger.

[@eazy8579]

Yeah, but South Park actually says something, and has some depth to it. Not only that, but South Park makes note of the fact that you """CAN""" say anything you want, but that you *WILL* have consequences, and you people can call you out for being a douche. TL;DR: totally agree, South Park renders this movie dead on arrival

[@shafiqiqmal8938]

Johan Järvinen Im sorry but when has South Park ever said this. Could somebody tell me which episode had this message cause majority of their newer ones are just making fun of SJWs.

[@dragoncatoverload]

The thing is that South Park has a point and the point is always clear and their comedy is used to support that point. If they were just making dark jokes for the sake of dark jokes they would not get away with as much as they do.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Yeah... especially when it involves Mohammad.

[@Real1Gaming]

Ugh, the thought of PragerU makes me sick

[@griffithmoony9263]

I've seen a few liberal videos on restricted mode, so why do they act like it's just them?

[@lemon93]

Countless videos talking about the problem with fascists are but in restricted more or even deleted and yet the right whines louder.

[@ramboraph4life]

New Series Idea. You showing Jerrid these movies for the first time (ala Trump's Prophecy, Hillary's America, etc.) and showing genuine reactions of the two of you watching it together, lol.

[@95keat]

I feel like Jerrid was waiting to hear what Brad said before he said what he thought of the film

[@JerridFoiles]

Sorta? I disagree with Brad on occasion, but historically that also opens me up for hazing. LOL But if you're insinuating that I'm waiting for him to GIVE me an opinion, no.

[@dundibug6266]

Are you going to review Klaus on Netflix?

[@JerridFoiles]

I might on Netflix & Chill. Subscribe

[@AJ21969]

Want To See No Safe Spaces

[@balin32]

the entire discussion about the lady that voted against the LGBT bill is the entire point. it doesn't matter the context for ANY of it if someone is just stating or doing something and not calling for direct action or harm against others. at no point should ppl as you point out riot, threaten, harm, or attempt to harm others, property, or livelihood just because you don't agree with what was said.

[@balin32]

also, on the topic of an event center being able to choose who they can have there, now do bakers and gay weddings. your argument of "well there are other event centers people could go to, its a company that can choose," that goes both ways, there are plenty of other bakers that could bake a cake, the baker is their own company that should be able to choose.

[@lemon93]

@@balin32 the riot is the voice of the unheard if, or you make expressing the will of the protesters impossible it's you to blame for when the escalate to violence.

[@coffinfeeder7732]

So was there urine and feces in this movie?

[@0x20pirate]

@ValorJ Omega Imagine defending the honor of Dennis fucking Prager in youtube comments lmfao

[@lemon93]

@ValorJ Omega woosh, also keep repeating what you hear form your fox news overlords and keep licking thier boots maybe one day you may be a millionare of you give up all compassion and hummanity.

[@seanfraser3125]

Brad, don’t be hard on yourself for walking out of Hillary’s America. It’s not a movie worth anyone’s time, and I’m sure you got the point of it based on what you did sit through.

[@h0lly_blue]

it was worth it tbh, Angry Dave is best Dave - and they made Brian and Irving sit through it later, which made for even more fun now we just need to make Jerrid watch it to complete the cycle -we're not making Laura watch this, she's too wholesome-

[@warhawk9566]

From what I know of Last Man standing, the show initially ended on it's 5th or 6th season. However it wasn't cancelled so much as ABC just didn't renew it for a new season, showrunners and Tim Allen of course were upset by this since the show was apparently still doing well and they wanted to keep going. I've never heard why ABC did that but it could've been any number of reasons really. I personally just got tired of hearing the last man standing fans whine that they were being persecuted or that they were being censored or whatever, most sitcoms are lucky if they make it to 2 seasons there aren't many you see that go on for years like that show did and I think that alone makes some kind of statement that it might not have been due to the shows conservative message. But whatever I didn't watch it.

[@TeaMasterIroh]

I'm more on the independent side of things but I just wish ppl would just talk and have debates. Cancel culture goes both ways. I say just stop censoring shit. It doesn't matter which side on the fence you're on. I say Merry Christmas and someone else says Happy Holidays. I personally don't care, you do you but if a company basically forces you to say Happy Holidays for reasons, I say that's bullcrap.

[@steveforsyth7269]

non-bias used to be a hallmark of documentary film.. then Michael Moore happened.

[@songstress2506]

Best post here. Simple fact.

[@sopranosgethigh]

My fiancee works for Regal. It's totally playing there in Ohio.

[@marikotrue3488]

While I do not lean in the direction of the makers of this documentary, I do appreciate having a forum for conservative views expressed without being painted with a huge stripe of crazy. I listen to Adam Carolla's podcast which I take as comedy with a light sprinkling of opinions with which I do not always agree. However, isn't that why the supreme being (no I am not referring to any famous tech inventors) created the ff and delete keys?

[@lemon93]

It's the same disingenuous crap as pragure u doesn't add anything to conversation except more the left is bad.

[@talynhastime9343]

If this film is considering the point of view of both liberal and conservative protests, then it's already doing better than most arguments about free speech v. safe spaces.

[@xijinping4418]

That's a very big if

[@HetLedie]

hope your dentist appointment goes well Brad

[@Pickle_Surprise]

Aw man, wish I could've saw you both! Marcus theatre is great. I also like the Yorktown Cinemas and such if you're ever near it

[@deathofkings5633]

N64 mission impossible and Bond TWINE! Hellz yeah!

[@Clay3613]

You've never been to a Marcus before? They're the second best nationwide chain after Cinemark, no bullshit prices like AMC!

[@averagejoe455]

Pushing only heroes onto the world will only create more villains.

[@delmerputnam1679]

Ok seriously, is it just not a Michigan thing, not a Monroe thing? Where the fuck are these theaters that show these political movies?! I’m legitimately curious

[@Avigorus]

I kinda want to see this at some point, because I kinda agree that there are problems with modern concepts of free speech inserting exceptions, what with the amount of deplatforming and silencing people who are not outright calling for violence for otherwise recklessly encouraging bad actors (I'd agree that some of what Alex Jones has done around the Sandy Hook shootings has hit pretty close to this mark if not gone too far, for an example of where I'd agree that something needs to be done; if not kicking him off, at least requiring that all of his past statements be recanted, apologies made, and him very clearly telling everyone that he was wrong and _explaining how he was wrong_ so they'll actually stop harassing the families). Even individuals *on the left* are among those that are facing this ban hammer, especially when they advocate for BDS against the human rights violations by the nation of Israel (where absolutely nothing is said about Jews but they're called antisemitic without regard to what they actually object to or say because the leadership _happens_ to be Jewish).

[@HetLedie]

Jerrid lowkey sounds like young Mark Hamill

[@radiohead93]

I think the best people who are doing offensive comedy while not being offensive is definitely The Cum Town Podcast. I don't agree with most of the shit they say but goddamn if I'm not cracking up at every single episode.

[@JinxSanity]

The whole argument this movie is trying to argue for fall aparts just with the fact that Donald Trump's Twitter continues to exist despite the damage it has done.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Whole world: So uh, when are you gonna delete Trump's account for all the flagarant violations of terms and services? Not to mention everything else? Twitter: When he stops making us billions of dollars in profit.

[@95keat]

Didn't they rule that his account was a public forum?

[@arellajardin8188]

@@95keat Yep, and they double edge sword themselves on that one, too. Originally, the White House wanted it both ways. That the account shouldn’t be held against him because it was his “private” account. But that it also counted as official proclamation from the President, so you couldn’t dismiss what he said on it. He was sued for blocking people, as it was argued that he was using it as a public forum of the government, and its illegal to bar the public from speaking. Hilariously, he won’t read the comments anymore, because he doesn’t want to see all the negative replies. He has a staff member pick out complementary responses, then print them out for him to read. He reportedly carries the sheets of paper around to share with others, bragging about how beloved he is.

[@lemon93]

107 tweets where posted the day you made this fomr him hes losing it.

[@aiberlane3390]

Over the past few years it seems like celebrities and the younger generation have been getting away from Twitter. I can't help but think the fact that it's being used by a grumpy old man has made it seem like a place for older people, and therefore not cool anymore. The same happened when Facebook became popular with middle aged folks. Anyway, point being, leaving Trump there to break the TOS constantly isn't saving this dying platform.

[@honestred7600]

People being paid with student money to come to college campuses and speak is not a free speech issue. Nobody is stopping these cry babies from standing on a street corner and saying whatever they want, their issue is that they feel entitled to that check which again not a free speech issue.

[@kmcheesehead7292]

Generally, people who work are entitled to a check. Speakers and their audience shouldn't be assaulted for the things they say regardless of any party affiliations which absolutely is a free speech issue.

[@honestred7600]

@@kmcheesehead7292 Typically people who are contracted to work do so at the discretion of the client, in this case the students through the school. None of this makes it a free speech issue.

[@kmcheesehead7292]

No, the university is the client. I understand some students pay tuition, but not necessarily with their own money (i.e. grants, loans, scholarships). Once it had been paid, the money no longer belongs to the students. Once the university has the money, they may spend it as they please including inviting speakers. The students are free to VOICE their opinions, but they are not the client.

[@honestred7600]

@@kmcheesehead7292 First of all none of this makes its a free speech issue. You are not entitled to private platforms under freedom of speech laws, who you are paid and if you are paid are separate issues. However, this is a gross misrepresentation of the process, the university is more like a venue, the clients are students, the money comes from speaker grants issued to student organizations by the university which also has further obligations to the students in regards to student safety which some speakers violate.

[@kmcheesehead7292]

No, it isn't the money of the student. It's the bank's money. Even if that were the case, it's still no longer the student's money once paid to the university.

[@TempleofAmon666]

Brad has the Springfield crew been retired?

[@Dave-te5bs]

I agree that are college campuses like that. But what I don’t like about the movie was that it only shows liberal colleges and not conservative colleges. I mean conservative colleges are restricting their students freedom of speech and Prager didn’t say shit about them.

[@lemon93]

Liberty university which takes Pell grants made students where a fit bit to track them and sign a contract saying they would be good little straight christen drones. The trump organization has began to crack down of college bds organizations all of these are actually free speech violations by an authority and yet they don't ever mention them I wonder whyy

[@Dave-te5bs]

lemonman93 yes liberty university is a great example! Why didn’t the movie cover it?

[@melodyrichardson5051]

@@Dave-te5bs Because that would require objectivity, thus proving them wrong.

[@Dave-te5bs]

Melody Richardson thanks

[@lemon93]

@@Dave-te5bs because the movie is thinly veiled propaganda.

[@deoccultist]

There's another film similar to this one called Indoctrinate U. It's really good. I'm not conservative, either. I don't align with any political party (except maybe The Meritocracy Party), I simply believe in liberty, justice, fairness, and equal opportunity for all. As a transgender person, I'm expected to be some extreme left-wing SJW, but I can't hop on that bandwagon. I was always bullied and made fun of growing up, and I developed a thick skin because of it. I'm not justifying bullying, but I am saying that being offended is a choice. This obsession with safe spaces and safe language is making these people look like ultra-sensitive children who can't handle being called a poopy head. There's no strength in that, and there's no sense in demonizing people over "micro-aggressions" or not subscribing to some particular tribal politics. It's a rough world, and we have to fight against injustice and discrimination, but the SJW method is extremely hostile and divisive. I'm glad films like this are being made. Also, if we constantly silence people who are dangerous, problematic, or have opinions and beliefs that can potentially cause problems, then how are we supposed to know what they're up to? How are we supposed to know who to avoid? We can't live our lives hiding in a hole under a rock.

[@abrahamlocke1682]

River Laurie At least that’s the point of free speech everyone knows everyone thinks. Just leave you in charge do you want to know I want to speak to themselves and have an accurate to representation of the electorate and your countrymen. All is left otherwise it’s compels beach beautiful shut up people from your own insecurity. There wouldn’t be secret groups or rogue agents if they didn’t feel like they had no choice but to be isolated also put in a corner. politics has been turned into high school Clichés in my opinion.

[@xijinping4418]

Good on you for feeling that way. Saying "being offended is a choice" is insensitive and shitty though, and being trans doesn't give you a free pass to say stupid shit and equate everyone's experience to your own.

[@rainyfeathers9148]

And that's why I didn't get involved in politics. You can't win, so stop playing. All the things there are to be mad at some of these comedians for but they're mad at some jokes. Please (¬_¬)

[@TBTabby]

Show me someone who wants "no safe spaces," and I"ll show you someone who wants safe spaces only for themselves and people who agree with them.

[@kevinbell5674]

I am that someone. If someone really needs a safe space, like an actual person with severe mental issues, they make their own safe space. Only over-sensitive college students who have not been properly prepared for the real world demand a safe space to be provided for them.

[@xijinping4418]

Like the people who made this movie?

[@Wildfan-sg3fh]

Marcus cinema rules!!!!

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

Perfect time for this of all documentaries to come out, opposite the new Black Christmas.

[@katrinab9440]

Skeletons in the closet...of course they do! Doth protest too much...

[@Flitterquest]

The idea of the Cinemasnob doing anything relating to Dennis Prager is fantastic.

[@johnyzero2000]

So anything right of Stalin is unacceptable?

[@JoeyJ0J0]

You had me at Prager U

[@videofalconry9886]

Love you guys.

[@AJ21969]

Are You A Liberal or Leftist Brad? There's A Huge Difference.

[@JHC5931]

No Safe Spaces AKA “OK Boomer” - Midnight Screenings Review

[@JHC5931]

I was referring to Carolla and Prager

[@twentywordsorlessYT]

The difference between you and _Family Guy_ is that you are not funny in a way that demeans people. Like, women, LGBT+ people and people of colour (for example) are not your punchlines.

[@funkyweapon1981]

So Brad is funny, period?

[@h0lly_blue]

*The Cinema Snob Movie 3: You're A Good Man, Brad Jones*

[@lemon93]

He dosnt punch down he finds humor in life and expresses it to us.

[@Nicebitoftucka]

Wanna be equal ? Expect to get made fun of.

[@shardinhand1243]

no safe spaces?, ^^; never heard of it but it sounds good to me.

[@amielcohen]

It was a bad movie.

[@robaquarian]

" in the future fascism will come under the banner of anti-fascism"

[@willhiggins9563]

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag, and carrying a cross.” Better quote.

[@robaquarian]

@@willhiggins9563 Not really. That's already happened. Fascism will be more insidious. The regressive LEft has more power on college campuses and in the corporate world than the religious Right. Christians are not canceling anything.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

Prometheus Rising Prove it. And right-wing sources don’t count.

[@robaquarian]

@@melodyrichardson5051 Right wing sources don't count? so if a right winger says the sky is blue its a lie? Truth is what counts. Right wingers are not de-platforming people and attacking left-wing protests. most of the violence is coming from SJWs on campus. In liberal cities groups like Antifa initiate violence and attack people's free speech, any on left of center is considered a fascist. You are ina bubble. PC culture has gone too far. YOu r comment is fallacy .

[@lemon93]

@@robaquarian hmm, greek name, whines about antifa the left and the sinster sjwwwwwwwwwss. Yep you seem completely adjusted and where outraged at the human right violations and authoririan violence, oh and all this nazis commuting mass shootings right right?

[@jayjeckel]

I haven't see the movie, but you don't seem to be missing any context; Last Man Standing was the second highest rated sitcom on ABC when they cancelled it for nothing other than political reasons.

[@arellajardin8188]

Last Man Standing had been dropping in ratings with each season, with the sixth season barely having 27% of its original viewership. Combined with a higher than average production cost, due to the partnership with ABC and Fox, it wasn’t renewed for financial reasons. Fox took over the full production costs, and turned the show into a political statement (successfully, if you believed the story of its cancelation). They used the “prosecution complex” messaging to drum up renewed interest in the show. And it worked, more than doubling ratings between sixth and seventh seasons. Money talks louder than politics. But sometimes, making a thing political can make money.

[@jonathanball3658]

don't quit your day job.

[@StonedGremlinProductions]

This is my day job, so thank you, I'll definitely keep doing movie reviews. :)

[@jonathanball3658]

@@StonedGremlinProductions I can tell.