Post by foolishwisdom on Dec 5, 2011 13:34:03 GMT -5
Yes, on an article from Mail Online, Fox News, who apparently didn't have anything better to do, made a video segment attacked the film, Muppets, claiming it's teaching communism to children because the Muppets are against the antagonist of the film, Tex Richman (Chris Cooper), a wealthy and greedy oil executive. Basically, Tex is suppose to represent Capitalism; and the Muppets, who are trying to stop him from tearing down their theater, represent communism...and it all goes down from there.
The problem with this whole thing is, Tex is the bad guy because he's greedy, and a "meanie". But the people ad Fox believe he's the bad guy because he's a successful, rich, oil business man.
Fox does not get the point of the whole thing, there are many moments that, for me, are faceplam worthy. What faceplams are there? let us count (ha, ha, ha):
1. Paranoia of "Liberal Hollywood" who hate the oil industry, and are "brainwashing" the kids.
2. Trying to create guilt, as they talk about how oil has run hospitals and ambulances.
3. They mention Occupy Wallstreet, saying that there should be OWS muppets in the movie. (Because if they didn't, then it'd be harder to prove the movie is "pro-communism"...or whatever.)
4. Still talking about OWS, that they (OWS) have been "indoctrinated" for years, by shows like Captain Planet, and Nickelodeon's Big Green Help.
5. Whines that such shows are "telling" kids that oil industries are bad, and quotes a line from the Matrix, "Mankind is a virus, for poor old mother earth". (Apparently, pollution is only "healthy" if it's for money.)
6. Mr. Bolling mentions a childhood moment, when he was poor, and he and his parents saw someone wealthy drive by, and his parents would point, and say, "See that guy? he started a business, and he worked hard. And you can be that guy someday." and to not point at any "Tex Richman", and say it's there fault. (Problem is, that "Tex Richman" could, oh I dunno, not pay his share of taxes so he can stay rich, leaving you with financial pressure.)
Then they talk about Sesame Street, and finally debate about why being rich automatically makes you the bad guy in society.
I've noticed something rather disturbing, I've noticed that they don't hold any kind of grudge against the Muppets themselves, just the movie. They probably grew up with the Muppets, and are fond of them for their childhood, yet they defend the businessman who wants to tear down the Muppet's theater for the oil underneath, and call him the hero.
The video isn't a YouTube video, so I'm unable to embed it, you'll have to view it in the article (at the bottom).
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2069878/Fox-News-anchor-Eric-Bollings-anger-brainwashing-MUPPETS-movie.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The problem with this whole thing is, Tex is the bad guy because he's greedy, and a "meanie". But the people ad Fox believe he's the bad guy because he's a successful, rich, oil business man.
Fox does not get the point of the whole thing, there are many moments that, for me, are faceplam worthy. What faceplams are there? let us count (ha, ha, ha):
1. Paranoia of "Liberal Hollywood" who hate the oil industry, and are "brainwashing" the kids.
2. Trying to create guilt, as they talk about how oil has run hospitals and ambulances.
3. They mention Occupy Wallstreet, saying that there should be OWS muppets in the movie. (Because if they didn't, then it'd be harder to prove the movie is "pro-communism"...or whatever.)
4. Still talking about OWS, that they (OWS) have been "indoctrinated" for years, by shows like Captain Planet, and Nickelodeon's Big Green Help.
5. Whines that such shows are "telling" kids that oil industries are bad, and quotes a line from the Matrix, "Mankind is a virus, for poor old mother earth". (Apparently, pollution is only "healthy" if it's for money.)
6. Mr. Bolling mentions a childhood moment, when he was poor, and he and his parents saw someone wealthy drive by, and his parents would point, and say, "See that guy? he started a business, and he worked hard. And you can be that guy someday." and to not point at any "Tex Richman", and say it's there fault. (Problem is, that "Tex Richman" could, oh I dunno, not pay his share of taxes so he can stay rich, leaving you with financial pressure.)
Then they talk about Sesame Street, and finally debate about why being rich automatically makes you the bad guy in society.
I've noticed something rather disturbing, I've noticed that they don't hold any kind of grudge against the Muppets themselves, just the movie. They probably grew up with the Muppets, and are fond of them for their childhood, yet they defend the businessman who wants to tear down the Muppet's theater for the oil underneath, and call him the hero.
The video isn't a YouTube video, so I'm unable to embed it, you'll have to view it in the article (at the bottom).
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2069878/Fox-News-anchor-Eric-Bollings-anger-brainwashing-MUPPETS-movie.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
