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HBO orders alternate universe Civil War drama [update: interview w/ producers]
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Gabriel_Logan
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Even if the war had ended in a stalemate the idea that the Confederacy would have slaves in 2016 is fucking dumb. They should have gone with an apartheid angle.
TheCochese
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I hated all the alien and dinosaur shit.
King Tubby
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I have no faith in D&D handling this concept well at all. The further GoT has strayed from the books, the worse it's gotten.
Me: did the people fighting to keep slavery really lose?
You: yes
Me: *laughs at you in 13th amendment *
13th amendment said:
You are clearly do not have the range for this subject. Educate yourself kthx
superdeluxe
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Tender Joe
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When has has something similar happened? I'm genuinely curious.
molnizzle
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Their last show:
I hope they at least take some lessons to heart from their problematic game of thrones stuff.
like:
Newly freed brown slaves worshipping their white savior.
Those six words are the feeble justification for an inane comment like "did the Confederacy really lose?"
So you watched a Netflix documentary on modern incarceration, vastly overstated an actual criticism into an objectively false statement, defended the position with an oddly unjustified condescension, and now you believe you're in position to tell another person to educate themselves.
It's astounding.
xxsavagedragonxx
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Captain America joins Hydra and ironman and friends fight them?
Tender Joe
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Ah. Yeah, I can see that. Fair enough.
ipukespiders
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Then I guess you won't be posting in the thread anymore.
Nope, looks like I'm wrong about that.
I never watched it as alternate history is not thrilling for me. Something about an alternate history where slavery was excepted is not something I can stomach. This isn't a show for me but someone will love it and defend it as an artistic masterpiece.
lol I literally grew up across the street with a house with the confederate flag flying in their yard. Grew up in a county where Some parts I could go easily go missing. I'm not sorry if the statement bothered you or anyone else so build a bridge and get over it.
Also lol @ you thinking my education on this is limited to a Netflix documentary. Get hot and bothered about how I said what the hell I said because nobody has offered any substantive argument about what I said was false
Edit: lolololol y'all are so upset at me saying the confederacy didn't lose when their flag was flying on several state public grounds only a few years ago ( and some still do IIRC)
The Illiterati
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I don't understand this on any level. Why would anyone want to watch a version of history that's even worse for slaves? What is the goal with this?
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Ratings. It sounds like a sure bet either way as a number of people will probably hate watch it waiting for it to make some terrible decisions (which is pretty inevitable) others will eat it up as the outcome they always wanted.
Frozenprince
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I'm sure it'll be some hamfisted, fumbling attempt at allegory to current US race relations.
But I could get that any number of other ways without seeing black men and women whipped on national TV for gore porn again.
Enough with the damn slavery stories.
But I could get that any number of other ways without seeing black men and women whipped on national TV for gore porn again.
Enough with the damn slavery stories.
Wanda/Wander
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Here's why this show premise is bullshit.
The Confederacy currently holds more power NOW than it does in this alternate scenario.
They control all three branches of Government.
I don't need a HBO subscription to imagine what the United States would be like if the had South won.
Michelle Alexander: More Black Men Are In Prison Today Than Were Enslaved In 1850
GAO study: Segregation worsening in U.S. schools
Republicans were wildly successful at suppressing voters in 2016
The Confederacy currently holds more power NOW than it does in this alternate scenario.
They control all three branches of Government.
I don't need a HBO subscription to imagine what the United States would be like if the had South won.
Michelle Alexander: More Black Men Are In Prison Today Than Were Enslaved In 1850
GAO study: Segregation worsening in U.S. schools
Republicans were wildly successful at suppressing voters in 2016
You reached for the "...but you're mad" stage of defense in one response rather than admit error.
Your statement was objectively false. The Confederate States of America as an independent nation state ceased to exist in 1865. The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery and indentured servitude as commonly understood today, with a notably awful exception pertaining to the incarcerated having the right to object to work withheld. The racism that fueled the Confederacy's rebellion and also existed a mere one or two notches weaker in the Union didn't die in 1865, nor was it even dealt a significant wound.
The last sentence doesn't render the first two false.
Thank you for being pedantic about what was obviously such a rhetorical question. I did not know the Confederate States of America officially ceased to exist. Your #wellactually has opened my eyes. Wow. Amazing.
More_Badass
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Same reason why people would watch Handmaid's Tale or read Underground Airlines.
These kinds of alternate histories are pretty much always cautionary tales that use the speculative fiction to show how terrifying, immoral, and disturbing these scenarios would be.
Sweeney Tom
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Definitely passing on this one. Have fun with defending the inevitable "well maybe not all slaveholders were bad" part, Game of Thrones fans
Sunster
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It flies on the school flag poles in Pensacola Florida. (according to my sister who saw it on an elementary school's pole)
Extra Sauce
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Wait, people think the right is going to latch on to this show?
The right is going to hate this show with the power of a thousand suns.
Except for those who don't get it, a la watching The Colbert Report while agreeing with everything Stephen says.
The right is going to hate this show with the power of a thousand suns.
Except for those who don't get it, a la watching The Colbert Report while agreeing with everything Stephen says.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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I don't understand what about the description given in the article gives you and others this impression.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Also the Man in the High Castle is still running. Not sure if the TV series is exactly like the book but the racial stuff in the book his horrifying.
Maintenance
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Not really a fan, would rather see something else.
NipplesAndToes23
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I'm tired of this slave shit.
It's the last one, they promise
ForkNetwork
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I cant wait for more people to realise that D&D arent good writers
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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This will very likely suck, but the ways in which people seem to be ethically pooh-poohing it are utterly bizarre to me.
Extra Sauce
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It's more about the context. I can't imagine an HBO show premiering during the Trump era will not portray a victorious Confederacy as an evil empire.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Right, they'll be portrayed as clever and there will definitely be some sympathetic characters. Why would the right hate that?
Doctoglethorpe
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Sounds dope, but it also just reminds me of how badly I want an adaption of East of West.
Extra Sauce
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Like Claus von Stauffenberg?
Massive Duck. C.M.
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I had to google that name, and I'm not really sure what it has to do with this
theignoramus
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Why in the fuck do I want to watch another fucking pornographic depiction of my people being beaten and subdued?
Make a show about the Red Summer riots and how Black folk took up arms and fought back against those who wanted to enforce violent White supremacy.
Make a show about the Red Summer riots and how Black folk took up arms and fought back against those who wanted to enforce violent White supremacy.
jack_package_200
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This seems rather ill-advised.
Basically
AuthenticM
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HBO needs to have more black writers and directors than white ones for this show. This is essential.
As someone entrenched in the Mississippi river delta area, pro confederacy has gotten visibly worse here. This shit is enraging. Its disgusting and frightening and I know there will be a sizable part of the population that are not intelligent enough to not see this as wank material. I want more refreshing stories for poc and we're making progress, but to me the show runners make me skeptical.
You walk around with giant flags waving, people telling you to "keep walking" yelling "free speech!" after saying some turd slack-jawed shit. Saying stuff like "I don't like black girls but I wanna see your titties." Yeah, lets make that, except its intelligent think piece fantasy! Haha.
Nah, I don't have to say "give it a chance". Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable. Been there done that.
You walk around with giant flags waving, people telling you to "keep walking" yelling "free speech!" after saying some turd slack-jawed shit. Saying stuff like "I don't like black girls but I wanna see your titties." Yeah, lets make that, except its intelligent think piece fantasy! Haha.
Nah, I don't have to say "give it a chance". Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable. Been there done that.
BlazinSkatinAxel
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This seems to be another white supremacy show...
Why don't get over the fact that they lost?
Why don't get over the fact that they lost?
A tad recent for that. Though to tide you over,
Probably go the library route for that one.
Of course, there's always
edit: Hey, here you go. Don't say I never did anything for you.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/if-clinton-had-won/
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