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Rotten Tomatoes President: We Didn't Change Site to Protect Captain Marvel

posted by martyb on Thursday February 28 2019, @05:58PM   
from the Honeypot? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CNet:

Review site Rotten Tomatoes is instituting some changes, leading many to believe it's responding to the recent controversy over the site's Captain Marvel page. But Paul Yanover, president of Fandango, which owns the site, told CNET that's not the whole story.

In case you were snapped away by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, and thus missed the recent controversy, here's a recap. Captain Marvel doesn't come out until March 8, but users were already leaving negative comments about the film on Rotten Tomatoes, a process dubbed "review bombing." Many recent comments seemed to come from those who are angry at star Brie Larson.

The movie review site has removed users' ability to leave reviews or to indicate they are not interested in seeing a film [EDIT: before it comes out].

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Original Submission

• Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato (Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @11:30PM (4 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @11:30PM (#808454)

  Are you saying that because that comment is aimed at white men it isn't racist?
  Or that because it targets that specifci6 racial group it gets a pass?

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  Starting Score:	0		points
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  Troll=1, Insightful=1, Total=2
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• Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday March 01 2019, @02:44AM

  by c0lo (156) on Friday March 01 2019, @02:44AM (#808529) Journal

  Are you saying that because that comment is aimed at white men it isn't racist?

  Whadda fuck?
  You mean a movie in which the tropical climate is part of the plot is racist because Inuits can't resonate with the situations?

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• Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @04:33AM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @04:33AM (#808571)

  I'm saying it is a stretch to call that statement misandrist and a VERY big stretch to call it racism.

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  • Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @10:06AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @10:06AM (#808621)

    Okay then. Change "white" to "black" in her statement.

    https://jackfisherbooks.com/2019/02/26/why-the-outrage-over-brie-larson-and-captain-marvel-is-misguided-and-counterproductive/#comment-12699 [jackfisherbooks.com]

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    • Re:don't see this movie, don't trust rotten tomato (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @06:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @06:48PM (#808843)

      I'm guessing the "white" is just a popular turn of phrase that will get you a level up in some "help i'm being opressed" game. I assume black men would not enjoy the movie either.

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