ST J.J. Abrams (Director Of TFA & TROS) Discussion Thread—Now Finally Discussing: JJ Abrams

I wonder what he would have done in his role.

 

Here is the actual definition of racism and then reverse racism from the Oxford dictionary:

racism

noun

1. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
   "a program to combat racism"
   
   Similar:
   racial discrimination, racialism, racial prejudice/bigotry, xenophobia, chauvinism, bigotry, bias, intolerance, anti-Semitism, apartheid
   
   
   • the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.
     "theories of racism"

reverse racism

noun

1. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a dominant or privileged racial or ethnic group
   "they see themselves as victims of reverse racism"

It is completely within your right to believe reverse racism is not a thing, but according to the dictionary, it is. Just clarifying that what you are claiming is not a fact, but rather your opinion on the matter.

 

And now for something completely different.

 

OMG. Oxford Dictionary is only saying that the word exists, and what that word means, not that reverse racism actually exists in society. In fact, their example, if anything, shows how it doesn't actually exist, except in the minds of whiny oppressors of actual racism.

Please learn the difference between a word existing, and that word having a definition, and whether or not something is systemic to our society.

 

Let’s not feed the alt-right puppets. Block and move on. They’re clearly just weary of hijacking Finn’s thread.

 

Someone seeing themselves as a victim of reverse racism doesn't show it doesn't exist. Even if the example did intend to mean that, that doesn't show it.

Wouldn't an oppressor of racism, be someone whose against racism?

Belittling people isn't appropriate.

 

Good try, but no. The other poster thinks because words are in dictionaries that means those things have to exist in society. Oxford Dictionary also defines Ghosts, and Magic. Do those exist, just because they have definitions? No. Although, I bet there are people who really do think so, but that doesn't mean it actually does.

If you, or the other poster, want to defend or prove your erroneous beliefs, you'll have to be smarter than quoting dictionaries.

 

I don’t think this or any ST thread is an appropriate avenue to purport such erroneous beliefs and I hope the mods agree because this BS is both off-topic and creates a hostile environment for fans of marginalized backgrounds.

YouTube comment sections are there for a reason.

 

Can we think in one box at a time please?

 

delete no point

 

JJ and Chris giving a good glimpse into the Production of TROS and how it was developed in full appreciation of TLJ and its director.



The conspiracy that some try to paint here is not there. And JJ doesnt seem unhappy with the movie at all.

 

@godisawesome Calm down buddy. Nobody takes away your hate of TLJ.

 

Seems pretty calm to me. Would you prefer they all-cap-scream posted their response?

 

JJ only wanted the best for us! He only wanted what each of us individually wanted! *grabs JJ* YOU WON'T TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME!

 

Rey finds Ben -- the lost little boy looking for help -- sympathetic in TROS, not Kylo. In TFA, she only sees Kylo. Snokatine bridges their minds in TLJ so that she gets a glimpse of Ben in order to lure her in. It fails and she's back to only acknowledging Kylo, save for those moments when she appeals to Ben in an attempt to diminish Kylo. In fact, she is so tunnel visioned on defeating Kylo, that she kills him as Leia was disarming him. Then she heals him to honor what Leia was trying to do. She realized she got in the way of Ben's return. When Ben sacrificed his life for her, she realized Kylo was gone and the Ben she got a glimpse of returned. Not a noble hero like Anakin, but, again, I lost little boy who finally found his purpose.

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Dude, me knowing what Adolf H. was like as a child doesn't make me feel empathy for the man he became.

 

Hitler knew what he wanted. Ben didn't. Though the consequences of their actions were similar, that's a crucial difference in psychology.

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Oh, you mean Kylo Ren, the fascist betrayer of his family and destroyer of worlds, who rejected turning back to the light over and over, murdered his father and would have murdered his uncle if he'd actually been there, who fired on his mother, who stood by for the destruction of five planets and who, when he finally became Supreme Leader, continued the reign of terror for another year, didn't have a purpose?

Good to know.

 

Ben knew what he wanted. Because he wanted what all dark siders crave. And thats power. I don't think you will find any dark siders who ain't craving power.

Problem with dark siders though is that its possible for a nice person to turn evil. Thats the rules of that system. You can be the nicest person in the world. But if they are pushed into the dark, then they won't be that nice person anymore. They are gonna feel enthused with anger, adrenaline and a power itch. Which is probably more likely to mentally and emotionally break you to pull yourself away from the dark side than it would if you just give into it. George lucas himself described it as such.

Those rules don't apply to hitler. Because there are no real-life mystical forces at work that give you superpowers or can affect you mentally.

And i know some people don't like that aspect. But its the Star Wars, force, dark side, light side, jedi, sith, ect ect lore.

 

I bet if JJ could go back in time he would have taken on the whole trilogy and get rid of that interloper EP8 and make a whole new EP8 that fits in with TFA and thus creating a new and better EP9.......