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Unfortunately, not him either. He's such a big fan of the bigot Graham Hancock that he's involved in Hancock's Netflix series.
And you don't have to believe me about Hancock. There are indigenous Americans that are happy to tell you all about it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/01/netflix-ancient-apocalypse-canceled
Pseudo-Scientific Documentaries of that kind has made me cancel my Netflix subscription over two years ago.
It's a shame what they sell us as facts.
Why? Ancient apocalypse is a blast to watch.
Granted you have to watch it for the entertainment, god forbid you take stuff like that seriously - but it is very fun!
Always remember: No one is immune to propaganda
Moonie's video on that is a great watch
You either die a hero or live long enough to start making bad decisions. And Keanu is hundreds of years old.
I understand your stance but compared to Mr. Beast, not the same comparison. Mr. Rogers, Steve Erwin, and Levar Burton (should always be included) I would listen to their input on helping everyone. They are smart and good.
Keanu and maybe Woody Harrison are more of good people that you don't hear horrible stuff about that are universally famous.
No kid touching, woman abusing, racist rants, or Nazi praising episodes. Morgan Freemen and Bill Cosby use to be that way but over time it started to crack. Even Dave Grohl has fallen from the list. Of course these examples are not a 1:1.
The second group, like I said, is more good not smart. They have flaws but are universal good people. Ross was a great person but horrible judgment in some people. Look at his son's battle for his family name.
If you're talking about Woody Harrelson, he "doesn't believe in germ theory" and once circulated a web post that said COVID was spread by 5G. source
Harrison is a all natural, holistic person. His wife owns a company that sells stuff like that. However, you never heard about him harassing people or going on a racist rant. That is my point. No one is looking to Harrison for advice. Just like I'm not looking to Keanu for advice.
I'll give you an example. Bill Murray was considered a great guy. Would randomly show up at people's wedding when invited, still has a answering machine, and seemed like a real life goof ball. Then the reports of his interaction with Lucy Liu came out. Then reports of him abusing people on set. His image is one of an abusive asshole on set.
If you tell me you get your political views or any advice from him, I would laugh in your face. Not bc of everything I just said but bc he doesn't seem like a smart person. He seems like the class clown that smokes to much weed.
Obviously Hancock is a crackpot but saying that he offends other people with equally falsified theories is not exactly strong criticism...
How about this, then?
IMO that's basically white supremacy. The most generous possible thing you could say is that Hancock is too stupid to recognize racist bullshit when he sees it in terms of things like Quetzalcoatl being a white man (utter bullshit) but I don't think he's that stupid.
Wait, you think Hancock came up with Quetzalcoatl being a white bearded man? XD
No. I think he perpetuates that racism.
Here is Quetzalcoatl (and not in his usual winged serpent form) from the pre-Spanish Maya. Does he look like a white man to you or a local indigenous person? Don't you think if Hancock didn't want to just perpetuate racist bullshit he could have just looked that up himself, what with being a journalist and all?
But that's just one image, right? And no color! I'm sure after the Spanish came and had them draw him...
Oh.
I thought journalists were supposed to do research.
Of course, if you're a journalist who wishes to perpetuate racism...
The fact that it's an indigenous folk belief and not just some crazy guy's white savior ideas?
The bigger issue is Hancock's idea of indigenous people worshiping a white savior. Check out the excerpts from his book I pasted.
Yes, many indigenous folk beliefs don't make sense. But there's a reason punching down is a shitty thing to do. And you are punching down on indigenous people. Maybe just accept that they have a belief that doesn't make sense, since it isn't hurting anyone.
Unlike the racist with the hugely popular Netflix show.
I never said you disputed it.
But since you think there is a danger in this indigenous belief, please tell me what it is.
I would say that it wouldn't be in even the top 100 dangers indigenous people have faced and continue to face when it comes to the people that colonized the Americas.
I literally said:
So is your issue that I didn't literally use the word "bullshit?" Otherwise, I don't know how I could have been clearer or why you think I was dodging anything.
Now I expect you will talk about touching grass for a third time.
He's a bigot for having his own Lil theory about settlers from 12,000 years ago?
Nobody knows what's going in inside that melon except him, but it really does reek of the old mindset of colonials "discovering" lands where people had been living already for millennia, and assuming they're too dumb to be worth considering. Or even making a spectacle of them like they're some sort of animal.
Even if it's not intentionally malicious, that sort of disregard has some amount of bigotry attached.
There were colonials 12,000 years ago?
Please read the excerpts from his book I pasted below. He thinks indigenous Americans worshiped white saviors.
Mate you find a problem with everything, take up whittling or something for the sake of your mental health. Nobody's perfect, as the saying goes.
"Nobody's perfect" is quite an interesting excuse for bigotry.
Is that how you're also not "perfect?"
Probably, amongst a million other things.
Weird. Somehow I can be both imperfect and not a bigot. In fact, lots of people can.
Weird how that works.
I still think you should try whittling!
Why? Does whittling stop you from saying things that are bigoted?
Because I don't need that.
It's just good to have some hobbies that don't involve a screen. I don't whittle, but who knows, maybe you could?
Do explain how you know I don't have any "hobbies that don't involve a screen."
I always love to hear from Flying Squid experts about that person's life. I learn so much from them.