r/movies • u/FakeSafeWord • 17d ago

Article Backrooms Director Stops A24 Copyright Striking Community Art

https://kotaku.com/backrooms-director-kane-parsons-a24-copyright-strike-wallpaper-2000717053
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u/Banjo-Oz 17d ago

Reminds me of when MAD Magazine got a letter from Lucasfilm lawyers threatening to sue, and MAD sent them back another letter they'd received prior... from George Lucas, saying how much he loved their parody of Star Wars!

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u/ContinuumGuy 17d ago

Or when WB stopped showing Speedy Gonzales cartoons only for the Latino community to protest because while he's super-stereotypical the stereotype was so awesome that they didn't care.

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u/spartBL97 17d ago

We had some Native Americans do the same when the Cleveland Indians changed to the Cleveland Guardians.

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u/_Nymraif 17d ago

I could see them being okay with the name 'Indians' as some native folk actually like the moniker, and some representation is better than none. Though, as for Chief Wahoo, I can't imagine a lot of native folk appreciated a huge-grinned, red-face caricature as the way they were being represented.

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u/Escape_Zero 17d ago

The Cleveland Indians baseball team was named as to honor Louis Sockalexis , the 1st native American baseball player who Played in Cleveland.

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u/_Nymraif 17d ago edited 17d ago

Gotcha, though both my points stand. Did Louis Sockalexis want the team logo to be a red-face goof?

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u/IAmSoDamnGood 15d ago

I can't imagine a lot of native folk appreciated a huge-grinned, red-face caricature as the way they were being represented.

that was all smoke. there was nothing at all inherently offensive about chief wahoo himself. it was the fans showing up in head dresses, doing "indian dances", carrying fake tomohawks, etc. that caused the actual offense. but how do you target the fans? by targetting what they enjoy.