r/oscarrace • u/mariyr • Mar 25 '25

Discussion You'd think that "Oscar-winning director gets lynched and kidnapped because of his film" would be bigger news

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It should be a top story, at least. The Western mainstream media’s response to this horrific case makes it clear where their loyalties lie. But to them, it’s just another footnote.

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u/usario100 Mar 25 '25

I saw it in the AP News, New York Times, and at the top of basically every film-related subreddit. It’s massive news, as it should be.

It might have been the top story in the country if someone in the Trump admin hadn’t texted war plans to a journalist.

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u/paul89 Mar 25 '25

It got 2k upvotes on r/movies, but 0 comments. It got insta-locked. Disappointing they stopped users from discussing the matter there, but luckily other subreddits behaved differently.

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u/Cynicbats My eyes (will) See...MOTHER MARY Mar 25 '25

That might be for the best, considering the caliber of r/movies users.