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Isn't that a little simplistic? @aoscott @selfstyledsiren Distorting history can have grave real world effects.

@RonRosenbaum1 @aoscott @selfstyledsiren E.g, half the US believes Stone's JFK, making America stupider, conspiracy-minded & ungovernable.

.@timappelo @RonRosenbaum1 @selfstyledsiren please cite sources for both statistical and causal claims in that tweet. thx

@aoscott @timappelo @selfstyledsiren Tony u haven't answered my q abt."Birth of a Nation"'s racist narrative.OK bec just historical fiction?

@RonRosenbaum1 @timappelo @selfstyledsiren did I say that historical fictions could not be judged on moral, artistic or political grounds?

@aoscott @timappelo @selfstyledsiren But not judged on historical grounds?

@RonRosenbaum1 @timappelo @selfstyledsiren what do you mean by "historical grounds?" fact-checking?

Where was the FORREST GUMP rage?! “@aoscott: Apropos of nothing in particular: FEATURE FILMS ARE NOT HISTORY. THEY ARE HISTORICAL FICTION.”

@NotDBordwell @aoscott Extreme example: what if a narrative feature indulged in Holocaust denial? Would we not condemn it?

@nathanmwilliams @NotDBordwell Inglourious Basterds? Not quite "denial" in the sense you mean, but...(and some did/do condemn).

THANK YOU, this is SO accurate and important to remember. UGH. @aoscott

@ilanaslightly @aoscott Why do you say it's accurate? Books are called fiction or non-fiction? Why are all feature films fiction?

@aoscott When a movie gets almost everything right about history except one critical element that’s way off...worth pointing to discrepancy?

@ChrisWillman @aoscott I don't think anyone has said it doesn't matter. Problem is acting as if it's the only thing that matters.

@SamuelAAdams @aoscott Well, lots of people have said it doesn’t matter. I have people saying it doesn’t on my comment threads all day long.