@mtracey Lotta literary types felt the same way about Salman Rushdie in '89. Stupid dream novel, attack on religion, no loss to culture etc.
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@tomwatson Massive corporate studio's multi-million dollar production not quite comparable with a lone novelist laboring away2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomwatson If a movie was canceled due to the threats of, say, a vengeful Sony exec, would it constitute a profound attack on free speech?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomwatson An attack on insulated, stupid, profit-obsessed, lowest-common-denominator corporate culture. None of which Rushdie represented.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomwatson Not really. "The Interview" was the product of elitist corporate trash culture, unlike Rushdie's work.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomwatson Studio execs determine what is worthy v. what's trash all the time. Are they committing grave affronts in making these decisions?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@tomwatson What about when fearful studio execs decide to shut off culture, i.e. not make a movie, out of terror at lost profits?
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