I get your point, but to people outside the US, the existence of lobbying means that it's already been the seat of corruption for years...

Unfortunately, they'll find a way to blame the Dems, and the Dems will do nothing to disabuse them of this notion. And if/when the Dems are in power again, they'll be blamed for not fixing it well enough. There's no way to win with these clowns.

Money.

Ah, just 64 953 to go, then 👀

Soft launching villainy.

Maybe it's ketamine, maybe it's mental illness 💅

7. This fake outrage is fooling no one, but the world is more receptive to this nonsense these days. It's important to push back with reason and calm. There's plenty of logic and sense on our side. Don't let them drag you down into the mud. 11/

6. Ultimately, the movie will be what it will be, and I expect to love it because it's a movie about dragon riders. It's ludicrous escapism from a ludricrous world. 10/

5. It's only a problem in these cases because of boring, predictable racism.
Unfortunately they’re getting bolder, and getting closer to admitting this outright without fear of reprisal or ridicule. The euphemisms and false rage are only slightly less offensive than what's coming. 9/

4. Certain people like to ask facetiously if we'd be ok with Black Panther being played by a white person (it's always Black Panther because they don't know other major roles), like it's a big gotcha, and ethnic roles haven't been played by outrageously pale people for decades. #PrinceOfPersia 8/

3. Um, there are dragons. This is clearly not based in reality.
We shouldn't need to say this, but certain people behave like this is a rewriting of actual history, with real stakes involved.
To be clear, real history is absolutely rewritten every day, with little such outcry. 7/

2. They aren't vikings. There are Scottish/Welsh dragon riders with Viking styling, whose children speak with American accents. Clearly consistency or accuracy was never a concern. Not a bad thing, it's fantasy and should not be so restrictive or arbitrarily tied to reality. 6/

Either you trust the creators, or you don’t. And you respect their creative decisions or you don't.
Or there’s something else driving your outrageous concern over a children’s movie – we’ll come back to this. 5/

The first glimpses of the live action are incredible. You cannot say ‘everything else is great but this one thing is terrible', when it's the same team responsible for it all. On top of that, there are significant visual differences with other characters, but not skin colour. 4/

... To replicate the original Astrid or to suit the new interpretation, the writers and directors have selected Nico Parker from many casting calls.
That should mean something, and there should be some trust in the creative process. 3/

...especially for a role like Astrid, the soul of the character, talent and chemistry with the cast are critical to successful storytelling.
Blonde hair or pale skin, not so much. We have enough bad actors selected for their looks, and enough mediocre movies as a result. 2/

It's not only about the science and policy - a return to conservative and repressive society means treatable diseases will be stigmatised and become deadly once again. We cannot go back.

1. Megamind
2. Step Brothers
3. Anchorman