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2026-07-24 -Great Cultural Revolution

The Odyssey And The Tiresome Woke War Against White Culture

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-24 06:35|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [340 views ] Top

1 DEI and Hollywood are the man-eating Polyphemus, gasping for air.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-24 06:51|| 2026-07-24 06:51|| Front Page Top

2 There's another point that is getting missed - The Odyssey will almost certainly be nominated for, and win, Best Picture.

The Academy laid down some rules a year or so back that any movie nominated for best picture had to have certain types of actors and other DEI rules. I'm pretty sure that Odyssey will be the ONLY picture that meets those standards. It'll certainly be the best (a low bar, indeed) that meets those standards.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-07-24 08:21|| 2026-07-24 08:21|| Front Page Top

3
These LIBERAL RACISTS need to take 2 mins and do a simple basic Racial FACT check.

The US Gov 2024 reports show which Taxpayer Group generates the most Tax $$$ revenues, and which group is the primary supported group (per 1000 taxpayers.

So Whites are Racists wearing a Santa Claus suit?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-07-24 09:00|| 2026-07-24 09:00|| Front Page Top

4 Let them starve. No loss.

Posted by chris 2026-07-24 09:52|| 2026-07-24 09:52|| Front Page Top

5 "The Bible if written by atheists"
quote from someone adamantly apolitical; can be found at not the bee.

The 'translator' Emily Wilson also says the movie is too woke.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-07-24 10:06|| 2026-07-24 10:06|| Front Page Top

6 Too many reviewers comment that Odysseus is played like a PSTD victim. Nice late 20th early 21st Century view. They didn't have PSTD. They lived with death all around them. Combat was literally butchering the man standing in front of you. You wouldn't be a soldier let alone a veteran if you didn't have that mindset. Simple injuries could result in infections that could kill you let alone serious illnesses or injuries common before 20th Century. Life was hard not some bucolic utopia.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-24 10:08|| 2026-07-24 10:08|| Front Page Top

7 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event — either being part of it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

Most people who go through traumatic events may have a hard time adjusting and coping for a short time. But with time and by taking good care of themselves, they usually get better. If the symptoms get worse, last for months or years, and affect their ability to function daily, they may have PTSD.

Yeah, ... so?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-24 10:14|| 2026-07-24 10:14|| Front Page Top

8 We’ve all heard the argument for most of our lives: "White culture doesn’t exist."

I never heard that. I've heard plenty of stupid people criticizing Western Civilization and I always stop listenting to them the minute they do.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-07-24 12:44|| 2026-07-24 12:44|| Front Page Top

9 There's another point that is getting missed - The Odyssey will almost certainly be nominated for, and win, Best Picture.

Best Actor...and not to Matt Damon.

Literally a vessel used to hide woke agenda warriors to infiltrate pop culture, burn down the past, and win the battle against 'the chuds'.

Except that is won't, and never could have, because nobody cares about Hollywood self falating themselves with accolades anymore.

And all the shills will miss the irony, because they are dull, stupid people, when Doomsday comes out and their Epic Tale full of Heroes gets embarrassed on the big screen.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-07-24 16:11|| 2026-07-24 16:11|| Front Page Top

10 I read the book, I don't need some woke movie to tell me the story.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-07-24 17:12|| 2026-07-24 17:12|| Front Page Top

11 What's really sad is when Japan and South Korea both make better TV shows and movies than Hollywood nowadays.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-07-24 17:17|| 2026-07-24 17:17|| Front Page Top

12 The "action dolls" will sell well, I'm sure

Posted by Frank G 2026-07-24 18:22|| 2026-07-24 18:22|| Front Page Top

13 The other day I saw an AI-made story that was meant to be 'left out scenes of The Empire Strikes Back'. It was visually great. Some of the imperial soldiers and commanders looked like Kirk Douglas, Charleton Heston, Bridget Bardot. Unfortunately I didn't understand the plot and it portrayed the imperial storm troopers heroically.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-07-24 18:56|| 2026-07-24 18:56|| Front Page Top

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