goose Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 http://media.comicbook.com/2018/07/rian-johnson-twitter-delete-comments-disney-1125226.jpeg Rian Johnson Explains Why He Deleted 20,000 Tweets Following James Gunn Firing We are at a point where what we post on informal platforms like Twitter is held up to the same scrutiny as more formal forums of commentary. Problem is that things were posted by people before the "rules" changed. Also, tone is lost in print taken out of context. Comedian Jim Jefferies does a bit on that idea. In the end, deleting past posts is a good idea. "Freedom of speech" used to be a blessing; now it's becoming a curse. Instead of fearing punishment from the government for speaking our minds, we now have to fear each other. The hoi polloi is far more dangerous today. Freedom of speech will never be a curse to me no matter how much old shit someone digs up on me I agree, but I’m just really disgusted by how this country is currently making a mockery of that freedom. What do you think about this case? :http://edition-m.cnn...dition.cnn.com/ (In the article above, the negative comments weren't said/posted years ago but very recently. To you, how much of a factor is time? And HOW MUCH time do you think is too long ago to be bringing up old comments?) Sondos Alqattan is a "social media personality". I'm still trying to figure out exactly what that is. I'd say that if you make a career of running your mouth in mass media, then anything you say or have said in the past is fair game. Your career depends completely on your social popularity, so you reap what you sow. Every case will be different, but it seems to me that, in general, time is not as much of a factor as the person and if he or she has changed or progressed. There is no way to create a "statute of limitations" for holding people's comments against them. Even if we could create one, people would ignore it. Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers made some dumb comments on Twitter seven years ago, when he was 17. Someone dug up what he said and he's paying the price for it today. He is not the same dumb kid that he was seven years ago. This "scandal" is fading away, despite the attempts of the tabloid sports media to keep it going.Hader is a great example of what can happen. Thankfully the fans are being more sensible than the media on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KenJennings Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I'm ready to let Kevin Spacey work again. Unfortunately that is too late for House of Cards season six. The difference being, Spacey has done worse than just words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Drax the Destroyer threatens to quit: http://www.yahoo.com/movies/dave-bautista-says-apos-guardians-224543673.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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