(08-27-2020, 12:45 AM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: Milwaukee Bucks Protest

Surprised no one is talking about this.

The Bucks walked out of game 5 to protest the Jacob Blake shooting.

Lets stick to mostly NBA, though we can discuss the Jacob Blake shooting and thoughts on that as well. If anyone wants to talk about it at all.

(08-27-2020, 12:56 AM)Von Cichlid Wrote: I'm not surprised one bit.  The general populace's give a sh*t factor about professional sports is as low as I have ever seen it.  

(08-27-2020, 09:23 AM)GMDino Wrote: MLB game cancelled too.

They are putting their money where their mouths are, IMHO.

Frankly I could live without pro sports completely if I had too but it's good to see the employees stand up if the owners will not.

(08-27-2020, 09:29 AM)michaelsean Wrote: We've already shown we can.  Of course I haven't had to miss out on the NFL, but as a Bengals fan, I think I'd recover.  OSU isn't going to play, and that stung, but I'm over it now.  Maybe we will all discover that these entertainment industries aren't all that important.  

(08-27-2020, 12:52 PM)Bengalfan4life27c Wrote: we may not have an NFL season at this rate. This keeps getting worse by the day. We have never been more divided as a country we have around 60% supporting BLM. 40% think they are an extremist terror organization. that's around Trump's approval/disapproval. We are definitely a nation divided right now that's for sure.

(08-27-2020, 09:23 AM)GMDino Wrote: MLB game cancelled too.

They are putting their money where their mouths are, IMHO.

Quote:Frankly I could live without pro sports completely if I had too but it's good to see the employees stand up if the owners will not.

(08-27-2020, 09:29 AM)michaelsean Wrote: We've already shown we can.  Of course I haven't had to miss out on the NFL, but as a Bengals fan, I think I'd recover.  OSU isn't going to play, and that stung, but I'm over it now.  Maybe we will all discover that these entertainment industries aren't all that important.  

(08-27-2020, 06:17 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Except when it comes to China.


I'm kind of here myself.  Every year I'm just a little less interested in pro sports, even the Steelers.

(08-27-2020, 09:23 AM)GMDino Wrote: MLB game cancelled too.

They are putting their money where their mouths are, IMHO.

Frankly I could live without pro sports completely if I had too but it's good to see the employees stand up if the owners will not.

(08-28-2020, 12:26 PM)GMDino Wrote:

Here is a result that "Kenosha will help Trump win!" pundits may be surprised by. The NBA boycott/protest/strike around Jacob Blake was very popular. https://t.co/DIF6PEn6k5

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) August 28, 2020

 

(08-28-2020, 02:29 PM)Nately120 Wrote: My main response to this hasn't really changed...I mean, it stinks that sports are affected but I realize there is a good chance that's just my straight, able-bodied, white, male privilege talking.  Athletes can't really win because if they protest then they are being political sons of bitches who are ungrateful for their fortune in life, and if they don't then they are turncoats because their paychecks lead them to stop caring about "their people" so to speak.

But my main takeaway is that the time to complain about non-politicians making their political views known has passed since we made a non-politician celebrity the president.  Go Celtics.

(08-27-2020, 09:16 PM)Von Cichlid Wrote: Absolutely.  I used to be a huge movie fan, but  I've lived without Hollywood for 15 yrs now.  The only thing they do that I like anymore is the odd scary movie here and there.  Great action movies, westerns, and science fiction don't even exist these days.  I can't name one actor today less than  50 years old that is better than the top 100 actors from the 70's, 80's and 90's. 

(08-28-2020, 02:59 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Well, that narrows it down significantly as the majority of the top 100 actors were active in the 90s and earlier; that's like saying, "none of Coke/Pepsi's new products are as good as anything that was around in the 70s, 80s and 90s."

Yeah, great, but literally both companies have put out, what, 5 new flavours each, in the last 30 years?

Anyways, to try and open your mind a bit:

- Taron Edgerton (anything he's in is not bad, but Kingsman and Rocketman are the highlights).
- Ansel Elgort (I don't like ANYTHING he's been in lol, aside from Baby Driver, but he's an excellent actor. Baby Driver is a very good film).
- Chloe Grace Moretz (nothing she's been in has been a critical darling, but she's an excellent actress; has come a long way from her first few films).
- Andrew Garfield (has done a ton of things, with the Social Network and Hacksaw Ridge being the most-notable).
- Jessica Chastain/Bryce Dallas Howard (the lookalikes are also quite in demand and big, in 2020. The former does more serious roles, the latter does more enjoyable roles, but both are excellent actresses).

I'm not saying they are all world-beaters, but they can all stack up with the top 100 of those eras (maybe not Chloe lol).