Thinky Post: “Nepotism” and How a Harmless Word Turns Into a Weapon of Hate Speech

Posted on September 4, 2020 by mredlich21

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I decided in the past few months that I would no longer casually use the word “nepotism” or accept it’s usage in comments on this blog. You didn’t notice, because you all must have made the same decision consciously or unconsciously, somehow it just became a term we did not use any more. But I feel like that isn’t enough. Being passive is being complicit, I want to open up the argument to why and how this word is used as a weapon.

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Triple Birthday Alphabet Game! Kangana to Emraan to Akshaye, in Order!

Posted on March 25, 2020 by mredlich21

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This may or may not be possible, but I am holding out hope that it is! Let’s see if we can combine all of this week’s birthdays into one Alphabet list.

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Hindi Film 101: Kangana Ranaut, a Troubled Person

Posted on March 23, 2020 by mredlich21

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I have avoided doing a full 101 on Kangana, because I follow a firm rule of “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”. There are loads of people that I can look at and hate the sin but love the sinner. With Kangana though, somehow her “sins” are so tied up with her person that I have a hard time separating out “sin” from “sinner”.

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101 Repost: Class And Film And A Little Bit Kangana

Posted on December 5, 2019 by mredlich21

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I am going to do my best to attempt a starting point of class and film in India. Not caste, I’m not even touching caste, just class. And a little bit Kangana too, but again just an attempt at a start with her.

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Daily Hrithik Shipping Post: What Other Films Has He Had Chemistry With His Co-Stars?

Posted on October 14, 2019 by mredlich21

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Sorry Tiger, I’m dropping you. Ultimately you just aren’t that interesting. But let us take a look back at Hrithik without Tiger and with someone else. What other films has he managed to create similar chemistry with his co-stars?

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Judgmentall Hai Kya Review (SPOILERS): A Movie That Fails Its Own Internal Logic

Posted on July 26, 2019 by mredlich21

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This movie had honest trailers, so if you liked what you saw in the trailer, the weird look and the twisted plot idea and so on, then you should avoid this review and read the No Spoilers instead. The film is far more enjoyable if you don’t know the twists. But if you saw the trailers and felt like it wasn’t for you, then it probably isn’t for you and you can just read this review instead.

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Judgmental Hai Kya Review (No Spoilers): Style Over Substance

Posted on July 26, 2019 by mredlich21

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I did it! I watched it! Just for you all. And it was odd and unpleasant to watch, in a way that I thought was on purpose, but apparently not.

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Saturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Hide From the Heat

Posted on July 6, 2019 by mredlich21

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Happy Saturday! Supposedly we will get a bunch of thunderstorms today that will turn the 99 degree weather into a more tolerable high 70s. But I will believe it when I see it. In the meantime, I will spend my day hiding in air conditioned spaces.

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Judgemental Hai Kya Trailer: What Do We Think?

Posted on July 2, 2019 by mredlich21

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Thank you Niki for alerting me that this exists! And now I’ve watched it and I am honestly not sure what to say about it. So I guess this is more of a discussion post than anything.

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News Round-Up: Kangana Versus Karan, the World Versus Karan

Posted on May 27, 2019 by mredlich21

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Huh. Interesting collection of stories for my usual Monday post. More beating up on Karan than I would have expected.

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News Round-Up: Harshwardhan Rane is In a Movie That Won’t Happen, Kangana Tries to Start Feuds That Won’t Happen, Tiger 3 WILL Happen, and Shahrukh’s PR is Happening

Posted on May 13, 2019 by mredlich21

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Nothing super duper interesting here, just stories that are continuations of other stories, or else rumors of things that won’t happen. But it’s Monday, we need things to talk about!

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Hrithik-Kangana Background Reading

Posted on May 9, 2019 by mredlich21

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An anonymous commenter (sorry! If you identify yourself in the comments, I will thank you!) posted a link to this article and I finally sat down and read it. It not only gives an extremely similar story to Hrithik-Kangana, only not between celebrities so it is easier to be objective, it also gives information on stalking behavior from psychiatrists and police experts.

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Hrithik Kangana Ekta Discussion Space, I Am So Tired of This!!!!

Posted on May 8, 2019 by mredlich21

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Oh boy, I get to recap the whole Hrithik-Kangana thing again! The only good thing is, I was team Hrithik from the start (go me!) because Kangana’s story was always just WEIRD, and his wasn’t. So I get a little ego-boost each time it comes up again. But that is literally the ONLY good thing. Otherwise, it is all stressful and exhausting and strangely repetitive. I would much rather go back to Kangana’s weird work issues than digging up her work-personal issues.

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Upcoming Movie News! Mental Hai Kya Mess, and New SOTY2 Song

Posted on May 7, 2019 by mredlich21

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Another SOTY2 song? This one might be my favorite in every way, but I am still kind of tired of them all. On the other hand, the Ekta Kapoor Mental Hai Kya statement is FASCINATING.

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News Round-Up: Kangana Fails to Understand Mental Illness, Kat Lands a Big Role, Varun and Sara in a Comedy

Posted on April 22, 2019 by mredlich21

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Kangana through Rangoli just said something so shocking I have to point it out and correct it. And on the other hand, two bits of casting that make me happy, Kat and Sara both get good parts.

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Saturday Small Talk: Talk Amongst Yourselves While I Renew My Driver’s License

Posted on April 13, 2019 by mredlich21

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Happy Saturday! I get to spend the morning waiting in line and doing paperwork. I’m honestly a little excited because I have a whole bag of books and I don’t have to feel guilty for reading, because I’m still doing something productive (waiting in line).

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News Round-Up/Discussion Post: K-Pop and Korea Arrives, Janvhi is Innocent, SRK Sells Movies, Kajol-Ajay Move House, Nyssa is Trolled, Alia and Osho, Kangana Directs, Varun is Stalked, Nawazuddin Pulls Muscle

Posted on April 11, 2019 by mredlich21

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So many little little stories today! I don’t want to try to tie them together and they aren’t really worth deep discussion on their own, so instead I will throw it all out there and let you discuss.

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Hindi Film 101: Class and Film and a Little Bit Kangana

Posted on April 3, 2019 by mredlich21

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I am going to do my best to attempt a starting point of class and film in India. Not caste, I’m not even touching caste, just class. And a little bit Kangana too, but again just an attempt at a start with her.

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News Update: Alia Responds to Kangana, Why Context is Important

Posted on February 11, 2019 by mredlich21

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Sometimes I really hate media. This is being sold as “Alia-Kangana Feud Heats Up!”, but really it is just Kangana making wild insane (literally) accusations and Alia trying not to deal with it. Exactly like the Hrithik situation, which was sold as “Hrithik-Kangana Break-Up Goes Bad!” instead of “Hrithik Roshan is Victimized by a Stalker”.

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News Round-Up: Kangana’s Nasty, Kareena’s Nice, Sid’s Fake-Dating, and Pankaj Has a New Job

Posted on February 8, 2019 by mredlich21

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Well, Kangana is now publicly spiraling out. And the response is STILL “gee, so outspoken, so honest!” Well, at least from the comments and analysis on her pet site Pinkvilla, I think other sites are a wee bit more “this woman is crazy”.

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Happy News Items: Arjun Kapoor’s Body to Karan’s Twins

Posted on February 7, 2019 by mredlich21

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I am continuing my attempt to not let the weather get me down (I think I may need to pay gobs of money for last minute tickets to Florida or something. February in Chicago is REALLY REALLY HARD). So, here are news items that are completely unimportant and yet make me smile! Smile along with me!

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Small News Videos: Ranveer Crowd-Surfing, Luka Chuppi Song, Kangana Video

Posted on February 4, 2019 by mredlich21

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I watched the Luka Chuppi video before work, but the other two I have to go by descriptions and comments because I didn’t see them until later. Please watch them and tell me more about them! And also, that is why this is just a little post, not a big post.

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More Manikarnika, Twitter Quotes (Sorry, I know Some Of You Are Probably Sick of This)

Posted on January 31, 2019 by mredlich21

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As I said in my post last night, I find this whole thing a fascinating intersection of a whole variety of issues. So I am going to keep writing about it until you are all sick of hearing from me. Anyway, this post is just twitter updates.

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Manikarnika Discussion Post: Mishti and Krish Interviews

Posted on January 30, 2019 by mredlich21

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Personally, I find this story fascinating. You don’t have to, either because you are just tired of it, or because you like to watch movies but aren’t interested in how they are made, or just because you don’t think it is that important or worth discussion. But I find it fascinating, and so I am going to indulge myself with another post, and putting up a bunch of videos for you all to watch, and hoping that there will be someone else here I can talk to about it all.

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Manikarnika Professional Dispute, Complete with Lost Krish Footage

Posted on January 28, 2019 by mredlich21

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There is no youtube link for the lost footage, so you are going to have to leave my site and go to bollywoodhungama. But then, they are the ones who tracked down this footage, so they deserve the clicks.

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