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[–] along_the_road@beehaw.org 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Did we all forget about Jamal Khashoggi? What is this white washing going on?

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 12 points 2 weeks ago

It's blatantly deliberate.

[–] along_the_road@beehaw.org 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

She went on to add, “There’s so much I’m learning from being here,” before musing, “In the States it feels really grim; and even in the less than 24 hours that I’ve been here [in Saudi Arabia], I have a renewed faith in cinema.”

[–] bownage@beehaw.org 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Deyis@beehaw.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

The ignorance of Saudi human rights abuses has to be deliberate at this point.

[–] bl4kers@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think two things can be true...

  1. The film industry in Saudi Arabia is currently a more favorable environment for creative voices (compared to the cold, calculated movie executives in U.S.)
  2. They're funding it with blood money

One doesn't forgive, justify, or defend the other though

[–] RivverRavven@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

Does she not realize the Saudis are major space owners?