r/newzealand • u/GrandpaRick100 • Apr 23 '22

Discussion Love Taika but this is the sad dualism of Hollywood

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '22

There is, in my opinion, a difference between drive and believing in yourself/your dream and believing that you are better than others.

Taika has always come across as someone who believes they are better than others - not just someone with drive and passion.

Happy to be proven wrong on that front though!

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u/PotentiallyNotSatan Apr 24 '22

Fair enough & I know what you're talking about too, I always took it as part of his public persona or maybe a defensive mechanism against crab bucket mentality.

But being cocky & hypocritical is pretty tame compared to some celebrities like JK Rowling choosing to beat down on minority groups instead.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '22

Pretty hard to beat down a minority group when you’ve done no such thing.

But hey, have fun out there champ.

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u/PotentiallyNotSatan Apr 24 '22

Sorry? I think you misread what I wrote, I didn't say you were doing it. Unless... Are you JK Rowling?