Hollywood does what it does to troll potential audiences and gin up buzz and attention about their latest super-duper-blockbuster-franchise-remake. The internet outrage machine plays right into their hands. Engagement is what they want, good or bad. Attention drives ticket sales drives streaming views drives profits. What Hollywood really fears is that we all ignore their latest feat of creative bankruptcy. If we don't talk about it, if we don't post about it, if we don't go see it; that's their worst nightmare.
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
A female fencer has refused to compete against a biological man in a tournament at the University of Maryland. She took the knee and laid down her sword. The judges disqualified her. She is a true champion.
New corrupt NZ Prime Minister same as the old corrupt NZ Prime Minister.
This was illegality so enormous, so criminal and so egregious, it can't go unpunished.
The Governments of Australia and NZ (among others) completely trampled - not just the right to informed consent, but the right to consent at all - and as a result, killed and injured millions.
It's too big and too visible to hide damage of this magnitude.
The back-pedalling tells you they know their day of reckoning is coming.