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Old 08-11-2013, 10:28 PM
 
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I didn't even know Jane Fonda was in it.

It's stupid to boycott entertainment because of the politics of the entertainer.

Clint Eastwood has made some great movies and pro war Jimmi Hendrix was a fantastic guitar player,

who cares.
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:29 PM
 
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I definitely plan on NOT seeing this film. A chunk of the cast is like a Who's Who of Liberal Hollywood. It seems like only George Clooney and Sean Penn were missing from this film. This film is clearly a political-statement film under the guise of a sappy story that's intended to pull at your heartstrings.
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:40 PM
 
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Who gives a damn about the cast anyway? This isn't even close to being a political movie; it's not 'The Candidate'.
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:41 PM
 
Location: Stasis
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The wikipedia page is getting workout.

The Butler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (history)
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]
[[Jane Fonda]] US Trader, who went to Viet Nam and got a US Pilot killed\\as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]Communist who got USAF Pilot killed
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady Hanoi Jane

I've noticed few anti-Fonda comments on the Internet calling her a trader not a traitor.
https://www.google.com/search?q="jane+fonda"+trader
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:46 PM
 
Location: Earth
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Originally Posted by katzpaw View Post
The wikipedia page is getting workout.

The Butler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (history)
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]
[[Jane Fonda]] US Trader, who went to Viet Nam and got a US Pilot killed\\as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]Communist who got USAF Pilot killed
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]]
[[Jane Fonda]] as First Lady Hanoi Jane

I've noticed few anti-Fonda comments on the Internet calling her trader not a traitor.
https://www.google.com/search?q="jane+fonda"+trader
And the remarks will be removed from wiki.
Educational ignorance at it's finest. I wonder if the "culprits" ever shopped at Trader Joe's, or looked at Car Trader?
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:48 PM
 
Location: PNW, CPSouth, JacksonHole, Southampton
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It's a thinly-disguised ad campaign, designed to make a very tired premise seem edgy. This is little different from all the fake hate crimes: people writing ethnic slurs on their own doors, or burning down their own homes or churches.

When the people behind this are discovered, they'll say they were in 'parody' or something. Anyway, a lot of people will fall for it, just as they have fallen for all the other "controversy" generated in order to get attention for other movies.
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:54 PM
 
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Cast or no cast....Who want's to see a movie about a butler?...I can stay home from work one day and watch the cleaning woman that I have come in every 2 weeks.....Easier on the eyes to boot.
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:56 PM
 
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It's stupid to boycott entertainment because of the politics of the entertainer.

Clint Eastwood has made some great movies and pro war Jimmi Hendrix was a fantastic guitar player,

who cares.
on this we agree.
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:59 PM
 
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Cast or no cast....Who want's to see a movie about a butler?...I can stay home from work one day and watch the cleaning woman that I have come in every 2 weeks.....Easier on the eyes to boot.
Who wants to see movie about a maid? (The Help)
Who wants to see a movie about a chauffeur? (Driving Miss Daisy)
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Old 08-11-2013, 10:59 PM
 
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It's a thinly-disguised ad campaign, designed to make a very tired premise seem edgy. This is little different from all the fake hate crimes: people writing ethnic slurs on their own doors, or burning down their own homes or churches.

When the people behind this are discovered, they'll say they were in 'parody' or something. Anyway, a lot of people will fall for it, just as they have fallen for all the other "controversy" generated in order to get attention for other movies.
Wha?
You want an investigation into this?
Really?

**shakes head**
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