- June 27th, 2016, 2:43 am#4869035
I was just issued a warning for posting a clip from the daytime women's talk show, The Talk, on the grounds that it was offensive and inappropriate and "one of the most outlandish things Kingpin has come across"... Though I agree that what the women were laughing about was utterly appalling, it was relevant to the issue of "Rowan" the logo ghost being shot in the groin, and the double-standard at play. The clip in question showed the hosts of The Talk and their female audience laughing about a story in the news involving a wife who mutilated her husband's genitals. At the end of the clip, a lone host argued that if the situation was reversed and a man mutilated his wife's genitalia because she divorced him, none of the women would find that amusing. The audience went silent for a moment. Then the other hosts argued, "Yeah, but that's different."
Not surprisingly, Kingpin deleted this clip instantly. My comment was, "...coming from Paul Feig, it seems like another cheap shot at both masculinity and the fanbase. The logo being the iconic symbol of Ghostbusters taking a proton stream to the groin. I could only imagine the reaction from feminist groups if Zuul was shot in the same spot or her breasts, and they clearly made that into a joke."
Apparently, using a real-world example of this double-standard and showing how such attitudes are pervasive in pop-culture constitutes being "inappropriate." It's no secret that Kingpin has feminist leanings and he's extremely supportive of this reboot. There have been other instances where it appears that he's letting his personal views overshadow his role as an objective moderator on these boards to the detriment of healthy dialogue.
Not surprisingly, Kingpin deleted this clip instantly. My comment was, "...coming from Paul Feig, it seems like another cheap shot at both masculinity and the fanbase. The logo being the iconic symbol of Ghostbusters taking a proton stream to the groin. I could only imagine the reaction from feminist groups if Zuul was shot in the same spot or her breasts, and they clearly made that into a joke."
Apparently, using a real-world example of this double-standard and showing how such attitudes are pervasive in pop-culture constitutes being "inappropriate." It's no secret that Kingpin has feminist leanings and he's extremely supportive of this reboot. There have been other instances where it appears that he's letting his personal views overshadow his role as an objective moderator on these boards to the detriment of healthy dialogue.