But that is what she is.. barely qualifying as hyperbole.
Notice when I used the phrase I elaborated on what she actually does and does not do.. to be perfectly clear. I'm not diminishing her role.. just setting the record straight
Poll Is Rey a Mary Sue?
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Notice when I used the phrase I elaborated on what she actually does and does not do.. to be perfectly clear. I'm not diminishing her role.. just setting the record straight
No, it's denigrating the role, and those who do it. So, no, I don't take it seriously, and it is frankly insulting. You're not being misrepresented if you just doubled down on your statement.
You obviously read what you want to read and how you want to read it.
I said she was a glorified secretary, but then I elaborated by stating exactly what she did and what she did not do.
I said she was a glorified secretary, but then I elaborated by stating exactly what she did and what she did not do.
Which was unnecessary given the response in a completely unrelated thread. For your own benefit, cease these interruptions or be warned. It is that simple.
That includes everybody in the thread.
I have spoken. Or rather, keyed
Thank you.
To be perfectly clear, you really don’t have a clue what she does.
uh, I defined what she does. You are just acting like a wee baby about it
How Stuff Works article on Film Executive Producers.
An EP actually runs the business of the film. They find the script, the funding, oversee the overall business of the production. This is far more than just a secretary and it really does lessen her or anyone else’s role as an EP.
An EP actually runs the business of the film. They find the script, the funding, oversee the overall business of the production. This is far more than just a secretary and it really does lessen her or anyone else’s role as an EP.
I did clarify that "secretary" was hyperbole but not too far off.
She did nothing creatively .. everything that's great she has her name on was made great by someone else
That's what I said
She did nothing creatively .. everything that's great she has her name on was made great by someone else
That's what I said
We've been asked to drop it by Neroon. Can we please do so?
Absolutely. Apologies.
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I truly think this is the heart of the matter. Rey does almost everything like either Luke or Anakin. Barely any explanation is given, Luke and Anakin do not appear more fussed than usual after using Force powers. All of this is accepted without blinking an eye.
Enter Rey. She comes from a much harsher background than either Luke or Anakin. She has to live by her instincts, fight to survive, and protect herself. She has no one looking out for her. She is a tried and true survivalist, and we are shown that within the first 5 minutes. Everything demonstrates she has the skills and the know how to be a great Force user because she can already trust her instincts, which Obi-Wan and Yoda had to beat Luke about the head to get him to learn.
Rey is only different because she is female.
It's not virtue signaling to have more inclusion and diversity. The original SW was not diverse. It was mostly white. One female. That's not diversity.
Because there is none.
She has a long history of combat experience.
Also, she looks like she is straining to me lifting the rocks...
All of this comes down to perception. Or, as the liar Obi-Wan would put it, "Our own point of view."
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I wish it was just perception where Rey is concerned. When you have two characters pulling off very similar stunts, and one is loved, the other reviled, it is easy to see the root of the revulsion.
It becomes very easy to see when the same person is constantly complaining about diversity.
It is very transparent. And I truly wish I could understand that POV. But, thus far, its very difficult, aside from just bias.
But it was "too far off".
It was miles away from the truth in fact.
That's the problem.
You are consistently presenting positions which rely on tortuous ways to diminish or undermine females (Rey, Kennedy) yet you demonstratably (and there's no doubt here, you absolutely do) find equally tortuous ways to avoid doing the same for males.
That's literally a textbook example of sexism.
And she earned her status as a princess who needed rescuing from the evil lair.
(Yes, I know there's lots more to Leia than the trope but the snark stands)
@fireproof78 - Please remember that we prefer you to not post several consecutive posts. Two at most, okay. You can use the multiquote function or edit your posts into a single reply.I truly think this is the heart of the matter. Rey does almost everything like either Luke or Anakin. Barely any explanation is given, Luke and Anakin do not appear more fussed than usual after using Force powers. All of this is accepted without blinking an eye.
Enter Rey. She comes from a much harsher background than either Luke or Anakin. She has to live by her instincts, fight to survive, and protect herself. She has no one looking out for her. She is a tried and true survivalist, and we are shown that within the first 5 minutes. Everything demonstrates she has the skills and the know how to be a great Force user because she can already trust her instincts, which Obi-Wan and Yoda had to beat Luke about the head to get him to learn.
Rey is only different because she is female.
It's not virtue signaling to have more inclusion and diversity. The original SW was not diverse. It was mostly white. One female. That's not diversity.
Because there is none.
She has a long history of combat experience.
Also, she looks like she is straining to me lifting the rocks...
All of this comes down to perception. Or, as the liar Obi-Wan would put it, "Our own point of view."
Right. Sorry.
