Artists make movies. Critics review them.
It’s a simple, and symbiotic relationship that dates back to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/jan/17/birth-film-criticism-100-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early days of cinema</a>. Actors often thank film critics for their support during awards season and, more specifically at the annual Critics Choice Awards gala.
Lately, that connection has come under fire from the artists’ side of the equation.
Blame social media, the proliferation of news outlets, or our increasingly sensitive times when being a victim is the greatest status possible.
Now, some creatives are lashing out when their work draws angry reviews from the expanding critical classes. Rotten Tomatoes, not only lets artists see a gaggle of reviews in one glance but offers a crisp summation of the critical community. Fresh … or rotten. 
And the artists are paying attention.
It’s why actress <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/rachel-zegler-shazam-2-critics-hate-1235559517/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Zegler cried foul (on Twitter)</a> when “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” scored a meek 52% “rotten” score you-know-where.
<blockquote>“Hey our film is actually really good. But mostly I just absolutely loved making it and the people I met whilst doing so. Go see it! Give it a chance. We have an 85% audience score for a reason.”</blockquote>
The film’s director, David F. Sandberg, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-director-david-f-sandberg-surprised-film-criticism-1235305168/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took a lighter approach</a> but still called out critics who didn’t enjoy his film.
<blockquote>“I wasn’t expecting a repeat of the first movie critically but I was still a little surprised because I think it’s a good film. Oh well.”</blockquote>
Those comments came days after Seth Rogen, one of the most successful comic actors/producers of the modern era, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/08/seth-rogen-bemoans-film-critics-reviews-podcast/11428413002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">came down even harder on the critical community</a>.
<blockquote>&#8220;I think if most critics knew how much it hurt the people that they are writing about (they would be) second guessing the way they write these things … I know [artists] who never recover … it is devastating when you are being like institutionally told that your personal expression was bad. Like that is like devastating.&#8221;</blockquote>
It’s worth noting Rogen can be pretty cruel himself, lashing out at conservatives and, more specifically, once demeaning former <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/seth-rogen-insults-paul-ryan-kids/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Paul Ryan in front of his children</a>.
Sometimes critics do go too far, making their reviews personal, even petty. And, on occasion, the stars will call them out for it.
Carey Mulligan earned raves for her work in 2021’s “Promising Young Woman.” One criticism in Variety rubbed her the wrong way by mocking her physical appearance.
<blockquote>“Mulligan, a fine actress, seems a bit of an odd choice as this admittedly many-layered apparent femme fatale — Margot Robbie is a producer here, and one can (perhaps too easily) imagine the role might once have been intended for her. Whereas with this star, Cassie wears her pickup-bait gear like bad drag; even her long blonde hair seems a put-on.”</blockquote>
Mulligan complained, and the outlet served up a sheepish apology.
Reliably grouchy critic Rex Reed once pummeled “Identity Thief” star Melissa McCarthy as both a “female hippo” and being a “a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/movies/melissa-mccarthy-goes-over-the-top.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=0&amp;hp=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McCarthy complained about the review</a> publicly, but Reed defended his critique. He added the controversy helped stir up ticket sales while offering an olive branch, of sorts, to McCarthy by calling her “classy.”
Other artists have taken critics on in a more direct, and divisive manner.
Night Shyamalan’s 2006 dud “The Lady and the Water” featured a film critic character played by Bob Balaban. Roger Ebert noted both the character and his role in the film in his scathing, but comic review.
<blockquote>&#8220;I am the villain. OK, not me, precisely, but Film Criticism Itself, embodied by the splendid (movie critic word) <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/cast-and-crew/bob-balaban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Balaban</a> as Mr. Farber, who is this film&#8217;s own resident newspaper movie critic, offering caustic, self-aware commentary on the shortcomings of &#8220;Lady in the Water&#8221; as it sloshes along. In Shyamalan&#8217;s rickety mythology, Mr. Farber represents&#8230; well, nothing so much as the filmmaker&#8217;s pre-emptive strike against the bad reviews he expects to receive for making this poorly written, stiffly directed, audience-insulting story-without-a-cause.&#8221;</blockquote>
Actor/director Zach Braff offered up a more balanced take on the artist/critic divide, and he should know. Critics swooned over his 2004 directorial debut, “Garden State.” Now, some of those same critics have soured on the presentation, suggesting it’s aged badly via its indie tropes and twee characters.
Braff recently told Variety he’s at <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/zach-braff-garden-state-hatred-manic-pixie-dream-girl-backlash-1235560324/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">peace with the shift.</a>
<blockquote>“I just feel lucky that I get to make stuff. I can’t really dwell on it,” Braff said. “Anyone who’s ever got a bad grade on an essay from a teacher can relate — just imagine it was out there in public, you know? No one said being a creative person was easy, but you have to be vulnerable and authentically yourself. Otherwise, what’s the point?”</blockquote>
Quentin Tarantino, a critical darling, may have the final word on the increasingly tenuous ties between filmmaker and critic.
The “Pulp Fiction” auteur’s 10th and allegedly final film will be called <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/quentin-tarantino-sets-the-movie-critic-final-movie-1235351260/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Movie Critic.”</a> We know little about the project beyond it being set in the 1970s and boasting a female lead.
Will it pay tribute to Pauline Kael, arguably the most influential critic outside of Siskel &amp; Ebert? Or will it serve up a mash note to critics from the former video store clerk? Perhaps Tarantino will settle old scores with the few critics who have savaged his movies over the years.
If it’s the latter, the floodgates may open on actors following in the auteur’s footsteps.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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As Critics Savage Movies, More Actors And Directors Strike Back

As Critics Savage Movies, More Actors And Directors Are Striking Back

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Readers Pass

Seth Rogen

U.S.

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/seth-rogen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seth Rogen</a> claims his life is “happier” and better overall because he and wife Lauren Miller decided not to have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">children</a>.
The 40-year-old Canadian-born actor and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filmmaker</a> is best known for his comedic roles in hit films such as “Superbad” and “Knocked Up.” Rogen discussed his outlook on his life and career during an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR8Zq0xuCz8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with the “Diary of a CEO” podcast that was released Wednesday.
“There&#8217;s a whole huge thing I&#8217;m not doing, which is raising children,” the actor said. When host Steven Bartlett asked Rogen if his life would have been “happier” with kids, the “Freaks and Geeks” alum said that it would not.
“I don&#8217;t think it would,” Rogen replied. “I&#8217;ve been around obviously a lot of children. I&#8217;m not ignorant to what it’s like … Everyone I know has kids. I&#8217;m 40, you know? I know.”
“Some of my friends have had kids for decades. Some people want kids, some people don&#8217;t want kids,” he continued. “I mean, a lot of people have kids before they even think about it, from what I&#8217;ve seen, honestly. You just are told, you go through life, you get married, you have kids — it’s what happens.”
Rogen went on to say how he and Miller never wanted children and haven’t really wavered on that stance since they wed in 2011. Further, the actor claims his life is better without any kids to distract from his career goals.
“Me and my wife, neither of us were like that,” he said. “Honestly, the older we get the more happy and reaffirmed we are with our choice to not have kids. It was something we kind of talked about more, and we were like, ‘Have we made the right choice? Are we sure?’ Now, more than anything, the conversation is like, ‘Honestly, thank God we don’t have children.’ We get to do whatever we want.”
Rogen went on, “We are in the prime of our lives. We are smarter than we&#8217;ve ever been. We understand ourselves more than we ever have. We have the capacity to achieve a level of work and a level of communication and care for one another, and a lifestyle we can live with one another that we&#8217;ve never been able to live before, and we can just do that and we don&#8217;t have to raise a child — which the world does not need right now.”
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The actor’s comments come just after comedian Chelsea Handler made similar claims about being happier without offspring. She created a spoof “day in the life” video showing herself sleeping in, traveling, and wearing high heels to brag about all the things she could do because she was childless.
“I wake up at 6 a.m. I remember that I have no kids to take to school, so I take an edible, masturbate, and go back to sleep,” Handler brags during the video.
Viewers pointed out how “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/extremely-sad-chelsea-handlers-day-in-the-life-of-a-childless-woman-spoof-goes-viral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extremely sad</a>” the video was. They also called it misleading, as it mentioned chasing toddlers around the grocery store. 
“Chelsea Handler acts like she wouldn’t be able to do all the traveling and relaxing she does if she had kids. Said she gets to wear heels because she’s not ‘chasing a kid around a grocery store.’ Girl, you are 47. Your kids could be graduated from college and married by now,” conservative podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey wrote in her response.

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‘Thank God We Don’t Have Children’: Seth Rogen Brags About Decision To Stay Kid-Free

'Thank God We Don’t Have Children': Seth Rogen Brags About Decision To Stay Kid-Free

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Rapper <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/snoop-dogg-endorses-pro-cop-former-republican-rick-caruso-in-l-a-mayor-race/">Snoop Dogg</a> announced via Twitter that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/pretty-bleak-international-economic-organization-issues-new-warning-about-soaring-inflation-famine/">inflation</a> was getting so bad that even his full-time blunt-roller had <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/snoop-dogg-gives-full-time-blunt-roller-raise-inflation">gotten a raise</a>.
The artist was responding to a tweet from @uberfacts — billed as &#8220;the most unimportant things you&#8217;ll never need to know&#8221; — that revealed such a job actually existed.
&#8220;Snoop Dogg employs a full-time blunt roller who makes between $40,000 and $50,000 a year,&#8221; the tweet read.
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Snoop Dogg employs a full-time blunt roller who makes between $40,000 and $50,000 a year
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But Snoop Dogg apparently wanted to make sure everyone knew he was doing right by his staff during trying economic times, so he fired off a tweet of his own.
&#8220;Inflation!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Their salary went up!&#8221;
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Inflation. Their salary went up!! <a href="https://t.co/BCtOVHMN4W">https://t.co/BCtOVHMN4W</a>
&mdash; Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1534194384366759936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The rapper first mentioned the fact that he had a professional blunt roller on his staff during an interview with veteran shock jock and Sirius XM host Howard Stern.
&#8220;That motherf***er is like Lurch from &#8216;The Addams Family,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;‘You rang?’ That motherf***er’s timing is impeccable.&#8221;
Actor Seth Rogen — also well&#8217; known for his own enthusiasm for the occasional blunt — appeared alongside the artist and confirmed that professional blunt rollers did, in fact, exist.
When Stern pressed for more information, asking whether Snoop Dogg really did officially employ someone whose sole purpose was making sure he was never lacking in the blunt department — and the rapper obliged.
&#8220;That’s his J-O-B—his occupation. On his resume, it says, &#8216;what do you do?&#8217; I’m a blunt roller. Professional — P-B-R, professional blunt roller,&#8221; Snoop Dogg confirmed.
&#8220;How does that come about, Snoop?&#8221; Stern asked.
&#8220;If you&#8217;re great at something that I need, I&#8217;m hiring you,&#8221; Snoop Dogg replied matter-of-factly, prompting laughter from Rogen and more questions from Stern.
&#8220;What kind of income can a guy make, rolling joints?&#8221; he asked, comparing a professional blunt roller to a professional wine steward — who <a href="https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/sommelier-salary/ca">might make</a> between $52,000 and $83,000 annually. &#8220;You know, it&#8217;s almost like a sommelier. How do you figure out a salary for this guy?&#8221;
That was when Snoop Dogg revealed that the going rate for the job was &#8220;somewhere between $40,000 and $50,000 a year.&#8221;
Since that interview took place in 2019, however, inflation has certainly taken its toll. According to <a href="https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/2019?amount=40000">OfficialData.org</a>, inflation has risen by 13.08% since 2019. That means that if the rapper has been raising his blunt roller&#8217;s salary to keep pace with inflation, the new salary range would have to be between $45,230 and $56,500.
You can watch the Howard Stern interview below:
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‘Inflation!’: Snoop Dogg Says Even His Full-Time Blunt-Roller Got A Raise

Snoop Dogg Says His Full-Time Blunt-Roller Got A Raise Due To Inflation

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Actor Bill Murray gave an interview over the weekend where he addressed the allegations of inappropriate behavior that led to his latest film being shut down.
The movie, &#8220;Being Mortal,&#8221; which includes other top actors like Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogan, was set to be released in 2023 before the incident. It is now not clear whether Murray will continue to be a part of the film.
Speaking to CNBC on Saturday, Murray chalked up the incident, which he did not elaborate on, as a &#8220;difference of opinion,&#8221; <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/04/bill-murray-being-mortal-production-suspension-speaks-out-1235013728/">saying</a> that he did something that he thought was funny, but that it was not received that way by the other party.
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray said. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it, and so they stopped the production. But as of now, we’re talking and we’re trying to make peace with each other. I think that’s where the real issue is, between our peace. We’re both professionals. We like each other’s work. We like each other, I think, and if you can’t really get along and trust each other, there’s no point in going further working together or making a movie as well.”
“And I feel like if I don’t see that, you know, the world is different than it was when I was a little kid,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, what I always thought was funny as a little kid isn’t necessarily the same as what’s funny now. Things change and the times change, so it’s important for me to figure it out. And I think the most important thing is that it’s best for the other person. I thought about it, and if it’s not best for the other person, doesn’t matter what happens for me.”
Murray said that what would make him the happiest is if all parties involved could get back to work and learn to trust each other and the work that they&#8217;ve been doing, and that they can grow from the incident.
Searchlight Pictures sent a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/filming-suspended-after-inappropriate-behavior-complaint-filed-against-bill-murray-report">letter</a> to everyone involved with the project last week, notifying them that they had decided to pause production until the incident was thoroughly investigated.
“Late last week, we were made aware of a complaint, and we immediately looked into it,&#8221; the letter stated. &#8220;After reviewing the circumstances, it has been decided that production cannot continue at this time. We are truly grateful to all of you for everything you’ve put into this project. Our hope is to resume production and are working with Aziz and [producer] Youree [Henley] to figure out that timing.”

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Bill Murray Addresses Recent Allegation Of Inappropriate Behavior

Bill Murray

Hollywood

Seth Rogen may be a well-known actor, but he understands why the audience has been shrinking in recent years for Hollywood&#8217;s biggest night. The “Knocked Up” alum said he’s not surprised that viewers have stopped tuning to the ceremony in recent years. 
“I don’t get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves,” the 39-year-old actor said during an <a href="https://www.insider.com/seth-rogen-people-dont-care-the-oscars-2022-2">interview</a> with Insider.
“To me, maybe people just don’t care,” Rogen continued. “I don’t care who wins the automobile awards. No other industry expects everyone to care about what awards they shower upon themselves. Maybe people just don’t care. Maybe they did for a while and they stopped caring. And why should they?”
Viewership for the Oscars has been declining for years. According to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/02/11/seth-rogen-people-dont-care-about-oscars-outside-hollywood/">New York Post</a>, only 9.85 million people tuned in for the 2021 installment while 23.6 million watched the Oscars in 2020. Viewership was at 29.6 million in 2019.
There could be a few reasons for this, and no doubt some of them are pandemic related. Notable in 2019, the Academy did away with in-person hosts after a controversy caused the slated host, comedian Kevin Hart, to back out of the gig.
Fans brought up “homophobic” jokes Hart made in the past. The comedian voluntarily stepped down as host after apologizing for offending anyone. 
“I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscars,” the comedian said at the time on Twitter. “This is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”
The Oscars will have hosts in 2022 for the first time since Jimmy Kimmel did the job back in 2018. It’s believed that Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall will be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-schumer-regina-hall-and-wanda-sykes-tapped-to-host-2022-oscars">sharing hosting duties</a> for the 2022 installment of the show.
Rogen has never been nominated for an Oscar but has attended and even performed at several ceremonies. The “Knocked Up” actor teamed up with his “Pineapple Express” co-star James Franco for a skit at the Oscars show in 2009.
The Academy Awards haven’t been back to “normal” since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but this year is the closest it’ll be to a time before masks and vaccines were part of every conversation about large gatherings. 
In yet another controversial moment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-schumer-regina-hall-and-wanda-sykes-tapped-to-host-2022-oscars/">announced their plan</a> not to mandate proof of vaccination (with or without a booster) in order to attend this year’s in person Oscars ceremony. Instead, attendees will need to provide a negative PCR test or a negative rapid antigen test on the day of the event.
However, the Academy does require their employees to be vaccinated with rare medical exemptions. These truths have been met with derision and anger on social media since the announcements were made. 
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‘Maybe People Just Don’t Care’ About The Oscars, Seth Rogen Says About Declining Viewership

Kevin Hart

Oscars

Actor Seth Rogen, who is <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/seth-rogen-net-worth/">reportedly worth</a> $80 million, was blasted on social media after he dismissed a prominent YouTuber’s complaint about his car being robbed in Los Angeles by tweeting it was simply “called living in a big city.”
YouTuber Casey Neistat tweeted on Wednesday, “so our cars got robbed this morning because Los Angeles is a crime riddled 3rd world s***hole of a city but tremendous appreciation and gratitude to the hardworking officers at the  @LAPDWestLA  who not only arrested the mother****** but they got all of our stolen goods back.”
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so our cars got robbed this morning because Los Angeles is a crime riddled 3rd world shithole of a city but tremendous appreciation and gratitude to the hardworking officers at the <a href="https://twitter.com/LAPDWestLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LAPDWestLA</a> who not only arrested the motherfucker but they got all of our stolen goods back
&mdash; Casey Neistat (@Casey) <a href="https://twitter.com/Casey/status/1463564726420520971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Rogen patronized, “Dude I’ve lived here for over 20 years. You’re nuts haha. It’s lovely here. Don’t leave anything valuable in it. It’s called living in a big city.”
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Dude I’ve lived here for over 20 years. You’re nuts haha. It’s lovely here. Don’t leave anything valuable in it. It’s called living in a big city.
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1463591771493961730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Neistat protested, “i can still be mad tho right? feel so violated.”
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i can still be mad tho right? feel so violated.
&mdash; Casey Neistat (@Casey) <a href="https://twitter.com/Casey/status/1463637852726697985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Rogen replied, “You can be mad but I guess I don’t personally view my car as an extension of myself and I’ve never really felt violated any of the 15 or so times my car was broken in to. Once a guy accidentally left a cool knife in my car so if it keeps happening you might get a little treat.”
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You can be mad but I guess I don’t personally view my car as an extension of myself and I’ve never really felt violated any of the 15 or so times my car was broken in to. Once a guy accidentally left a cool knife in my car so if it keeps happening you might get a little treat.
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1463674479272361987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Neistat probed, “i didn’t get any treats. he just took the decorations for my daughters 7th birthday party and left bloody hand prints. serious question; how did you get your car broken into 15 times?”
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i didn’t get any treats. he just took the decorations for my daughters 7th birthday party and left bloody hand prints. serious question; how did you get your car broken into 15 times?
&mdash; Casey Neistat (@Casey) <a href="https://twitter.com/Casey/status/1463676692812087299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Rogen lectured, “I lived in West Hollywood for 20 years and parked on the street. … Also it sucks your shit was stolen but LA is not some shithole city. As far as big cities go it has a lot going for it.”
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Also it sucks your shit was stolen but LA is not some shithole city. As far as big cities go it has a lot going for it.
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1463678595511898114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Rogen was slammed for his dismissive attitude toward crime in Los Angeles:
RedState’s Jennifer Van Laar: “This is why Gascon and Garcetti get away w/what they do. Rich assholes (I still love Seth&#8217;s movies, but calling it like I see it) make excuses for criminals and put the burden on us to not tempt them. It&#8217;s lovely in LA? Huh? Casey, you don&#8217;t have to ask him if you can be mad.”
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This is why Gascon and Garcetti get away w/what they do. Rich assholes (I still love Seth&#39;s movies, but calling it like I see it) make excuses for criminals and put the burden on us to not tempt them.
It&#39;s lovely in LA? Huh?
Casey, you don&#39;t have to ask him if you can be mad. <a href="https://t.co/JveS4IwTad">https://t.co/JveS4IwTad</a>
&mdash; Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) <a href="https://twitter.com/jenvanlaar/status/1463952959046250505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Former Chicago Bears linebacker Jon Najarian: “It&#8217;s so sad that people like Seth have been numbed into just accepting rampant crime, and believe that homelessness, trash and danger are just part of what happens in a normal society.”
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It&#39;s so sad that people like Seth have been numbed into just accepting rampant crime, and believe that homelessness, trash and danger are just part of what happens in a normal society <a href="https://t.co/S1eN4jDCbH">https://t.co/S1eN4jDCbH</a>
&mdash; Jon Najarian (@jonnajarian) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonnajarian/status/1464241904258801673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Breitbart’s Jack Montgomery: “&#8217;It&#8217;s called living in a big city’ – Actual celeb reaction to criminals smashing their way into a person&#8217;s car to steal from them, as if it&#8217;s as natural as the weather.”
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&quot;It&#39;s called living in a big city&quot; – Actual celeb reaction to criminals smashing their way into a person&#39;s car to steal from them, as if it&#39;s as natural as the weather <a href="https://t.co/bA5EWAFHpb">https://t.co/bA5EWAFHpb</a>
&mdash; Jack Montgomery (@JackBMontgomery) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackBMontgomery/status/1463856517610934277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Caller’s Dylan Housman: “Multi-millionaire celebrity explains to you why having your car broken into isn&#8217;t a big deal and you should just get over it.”
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Multi-millionaire celebrity explains to you why having your car broken into isn&#39;t a big deal and you should just get over it <a href="https://t.co/wTIdpuioJf">https://t.co/wTIdpuioJf</a>
&mdash; Dylan Housman (@Dylan_Housman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dylan_Housman/status/1463905144710606854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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In February, Gad Saad, an evolutionary psychologist and professor in the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University wrote in a <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/gad-saad-the-moral-hypocrisy-of-celebrities-the-case-of-seth-rogen">piece</a> headlined “The moral hypocrisy of celebrities — the case of Seth Rogen,” later pulled by Psychology Today, that “Seth Rogen and other champagne socialists do not live out their convictions. They are vacuous parasitic virtue signallers who wear Che Guevara T-shirts from the luxury of their Malibu homes. Be the former and reject the latter.”

Vulture Festival 2021

Seth Rogen Slammed For Dismissing Victim Of Crime In LA, Saying ‘It’s Lovely Here ’

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Actor Seth Rogen was among the many people who called out the 2021 Emmy Awards ceremony for seemingly failing to abide by COVID health and safety protocols, though he did not mention the hypocrisy of the elites getting to break rules that others are forced to follow.
Rogen was the first presenter of the night and used his moment to ask why the awards ceremony was not as advertised when it came to COVID restrictions.
&#8220;Let me start by saying, there’s way too many of us in this little room. What are we doing? They said this was outdoors. It&#8217;s not,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They lied to us. We&#8217;re in a hermetically-sealed tent right now. I would not have come to this. Why is there a roof? It’s more important that we have three chandeliers than that we make sure we don’t kill Eugene Levy tonight. That is what has been decided.”
&#8220;This is insane. I went from wiping my groceries to Paul Bettany sneezing in my face. So, that’s a big week! If anyone’s gonna sneeze in my face, Paul, I want it to be you,&#8221; he added.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has since said that the event didn&#8217;t violate COVID-19 guidelines because it followed the rules in place for films and productions, which have &#8220;additional safety modifications&#8221; intended for &#8220;controlled interactions.&#8221;
&#8220;The Emmy Award Show is a television production, and persons appearing on the show are considered performers,&#8221; read the statement, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/emmys-2021-los-angeles-county-responds-criticism-lack-covid-19-protocols">according</a> to Fox News. &#8220;All persons appearing on or in the audience of the Emmy Award Show were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.&#8221;
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/emmys-go-maskless-get-blasted-masking-is-solely-reserved-for-us-peasants">reported</a>, other presenters at the show did not take kindly to Rogen’s &#8220;criticism.”
<blockquote>The show’s DJ Reggie Watts added, “Despite what Seth might have said, we’re going to celebrate and party, but while we’re doing that we’re absolutely following all the health and safety guidelines that some really smart people asked us to do to keep us safe from COVID.”
Cedric the Entertainer chimed in, “It actually feels amazing in here unlike what Seth (Rogen) was talking about. It feels good. We’re all vaxxed. We had to get vaxxed to come here. I got vaxxed. I did not have a reaction like Micki Minaj’s cousin’s friend. I got Pfizer because I’m bougie. Pfizer is the Neiman Marcus of vaccines. Moderna, that’s Macy’s. Johnson &amp; Johnson, that’s TJ Maxx.”</blockquote>
The Emmys took place in a region with strict COVID restrictions, yet celebrities appeared to flout those restrictions and fall back on the fact that they are vaccinated, even though cities with strict mask guidelines have set them in place regardless of vaccination status.
Just a week earlier, numerous elites &#8212; including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY – attended the annual Met Gala. Just like the Emmys, the Met Gala was indoors, yet celebrity attendees did not wear masks while those serving them were required to do so, as one Twitter user noted.
“Why is it that only ‘the help’ have to wear masks at the Emmy’s? First it was the Met Gala. And now this. Seems that Covid-19 gives you a pass if you are wearing black tie or a designer frock. Or maybe it is just one rule for one group … and one for another,” the user wrote.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) also called out the celebrities, saying they are the “same liberals [who] sanctimoniously mock Republicans for giving parents a choice about masks.”
Celebrities aren’t the only ones ignoring COVID rules forced on other people. Politicians have also ignored their own rules. Most recently, San Francisco Mayor London Breed was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-mayor-photographed-indoors-without-mask-despite-mandate-responds-by-denouncing-fun-police">photographed dancing and singing</a> at a jazz club without her mask. When asked about it, Breed lamented the “fun police” and said that she “got up and started dancing because I was feeling the spirit and I wasn’t thinking about a mask.” Other people aren’t allowed such an excuse.
This article has been updated to include additional information.

Even Seth Rogen Called Out The Emmys For How It Handled COVID Health And Safety Protocols

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Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary psychologist and professor in the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University who has held visiting professorships at Cornell University, Dartmouth College and the University of California. He&#8217;s also written more than 300 pieces for Psychology Today.
But when he took aim at actor and professional stoner Seth Rogen, he got canceled hard.
In a <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/gad-saad-the-moral-hypocrisy-of-celebrities-the-case-of-seth-rogen">piece</a> headlined &#8220;The moral hypocrisy of celebrities — the case of Seth Rogen&#8221; &#8212; since pulled by Psychology Today &#8212; Saad wrote that &#8220;Seth Rogen and other champagne socialists do not live out their convictions. They are vacuous parasitic virtue signallers who wear Che Guevara T-shirts from the luxury of their Malibu homes. Be the former and reject the latter.&#8221;
Saad took down virtue signaling among the privileged classes, writing:
<blockquote>Let me explain yet again the source for all of the platitudinous virtue signalling. The truly privileged elites know that deep down they are frauds. They suffer from existential guilt. Hence, one of the ways by which they assuage the guilt albatross around their necks is to demonstrate to the world that they are truly compassionate, truly loving, truly caring, truly profound. Hence, they love all &#8216;undocumented&#8217; immigrants. They love Mother Earth. They love the ozone layer. They love BLM. They love socialism. They love inner cities. They hate the gentrification of neighbourhoods. They love mentors of color. They cherish diversity. They love LGBTQ movies. They adore queer architecture. They are better than you. More caring, more cultured, more empathetic. This permits them to sleep better at night. See, I&#8217;m not a fraud. I may be a gargantuan parasitic hedge fund bullshitter but I really care. I may be an overpaid BS actor but I fight for solar panels. Those fly over rubes deserve their lot in life. They are racists who bed their siblings. We are science supporters who fight against Mother Earth rapists whilst flying in our private jets. It is a classic ego defensive strategy that permits the ruling class to exist within their fractured selves. Save this thread. Memorize it. I&#8217;m offering you a deep psychological explanation of our times.</blockquote>
Pretty scathing.
Then Rogen responded.
“I actually watched your video and it’s so stupid. Why was I a left wing socialist when I was broke and unemployed according to your brilliant theory?” he wrote on Twitter.
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I actually watched your video and it’s so stupid. Why was I a left wing socialist when I was broke and unemployed according to your brilliant theory?
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1356018250656538624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Then Psychology Today yanked the article. &#8220;The article that was pulled by <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/PsychToday" data-focusable="true">@PsychToday</a> for NO valid reason has now been published by a second outlet,&#8221; he wrote.
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The article that was pulled by <a href="https://twitter.com/PsychToday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PsychToday</a> for NO valid reason has now been published by a second outlet.<a href="https://t.co/zwt5fsMVnc">https://t.co/zwt5fsMVnc</a>
&mdash; Gad Saad (@GadSaad) <a href="https://twitter.com/GadSaad/status/1357876434035949569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2021</a></blockquote>
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But Saad had the last word.
&#8220;I heard back from an associate editor at Psychology Today,&#8221; he wrote on Twitter. &#8220;The email was truly breathtaking. In explaining the hypocrisy of the ruling class and in my interaction with Seth Rogen, I used terms such as &#8216;hypocritical fraud&#8217; and &#8216;vacuous parasitic signalers.&#8217; This was apparently unacceptable. To frontally criticize a public figure for proclaiming to love socialism whilst benefiting from the most capitalist industry in the most capitalist society ever should apparently be tackled with gentle words and &#8217;empirical evidence.'&#8221;
&#8220;What is the empirical evidence that would be required to critique him? I should have perhaps stated that Rogan&#8217;s position was &#8216;problematic but noble&#8217; and that I would be conducting a 6-month longitudinal psychoanalysis of his motives for having such a fractured incongruity between his stated beliefs and his daily reality.&#8221;
&#8220;I have been writing for Psychology Today, since 2008 (312 articles). This is the first one that they&#8217;ve ever pulled. I have generated nearly 7 million readers for them, but the use of &#8216;parasitic&#8217; is simply unacceptable to them,&#8221; Saad wrote. &#8220;My book is titled &#8216;The PARASITIC Mind.&#8217; I know the editor in chief personally. I know many of the senior editors. What is transpiring is truly chilling. OK, well, get ready. I&#8217;m activating my honey badger.&#8221;
&#8220;P.S. &#8212; My article that was pulled had become one of the five most popular on their site in 30 minutes. But apparently it was too triggering to be &#8216;mean&#8217; to Seth Rogen. It&#8217;s not empirically-based polite language. We have truly entered a dangerous reality.&#8221;
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Please read carefully. They are coming for you. <a href="https://t.co/ZykiM7w5ZF">pic.twitter.com/ZykiM7w5ZF</a>
&mdash; Gad Saad (@GadSaad) <a href="https://twitter.com/GadSaad/status/1357812767080775685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Prominent Professor Takes Down ‘Virtue Signaling’ Seth Rogen, Gets Canceled Hard

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) traded barbs with actor Seth Rogen on Sunday during a Twitter spat that began when Rogen went after Cruz last week for criticizing the U.S. re-entry into the Paris Climate Agreement.
“All jokes aside, @Sethrogen is a moron,” Cruz tweeted at Rogen early on Sunday morning. “It’s your party that believes in govt power: to shut your business, to oppress your faith &amp; to censor your speech.”
“Anyone who disagrees, they try to cancel. BTW, a lot of folks in Hollywood are conservative — &amp; muzzled by the fascist Left,” he continued.
Cruz was responding to an early-morning insult from Rogen, during which he tweeted, &#8220;All jokes aside, @tedcruz is a fascist piece of sh*t.&#8221;
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All jokes aside, <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sethrogen</a> is a moron.
It’s your party that believes in govt power: to shut your business, to oppress your faith &amp; to censor your speech.
Anyone who disagrees, they try to cancel.
BTW, a lot of folks in Hollywood are conservative—&amp; muzzled by the fascist Left. <a href="https://t.co/i9o80vFtS0">https://t.co/i9o80vFtS0</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1353234895880007680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Your lies got people killed,&#8221; Rogen responded. &#8220;You have blood on your hands.&#8221;
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Your lies got people killed. You have blood on your hands. <a href="https://t.co/eoy1uUDK73">https://t.co/eoy1uUDK73</a>
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1353377840247394304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Rogen has been firing off foul-mouthed broadsides at Cruz since he condemned President Joe Biden&#8217;s re-entry into the Paris Climate Agreement.
&#8220;By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he’s more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh,&#8221; said Cruz. &#8220;This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans.&#8221;
&#8220;F*** off you fascist,&#8221; Rogen replied simply.
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Fuck off you fascist.
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1352090862121959424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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“Charming, civil, educated response. ⁦@Sethrogen,” Cruz responded. “If you’re a rich, angry Hollywood celebrity, today’s Dems are the party for you. If you’re blue-collar, if you’re a union member, if you work in energy or manufacturing… not so much.”
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Charming, civil, educated response. ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sethrogen</a>⁩
If you’re a rich, angry Hollywood celebrity, today’s Dems are the party for you.
If you’re blue-collar, if you’re a union member, if you work in energy or manufacturing&#8230;not so much. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JobsMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JobsMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/mwtMaBKiS2">pic.twitter.com/mwtMaBKiS2</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1352112939680075777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Haha get fucked fascist. Go encourage a white supremacist insurrection again you fucking clown.
&mdash; Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1352120180332118016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Haha get f***ed fascist,&#8221; Rogen shot back. &#8220;Go encourage a white supremacist insurrection again you f***ing clown.&#8221;
Their feud went on to involve Walt Disney, Tourette&#8217;s syndrome, and the movie &#8220;Fantasia.&#8221;
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They’re all dead. So I think we’re good. And Walt Disney was a Republican.
Even though you behave online like a Marxist with Tourette’s (screaming “F U! F U!” is really, really clever), your movies are typically pretty funny. 
I’m sure you hate that I enjoy them. <a href="https://t.co/ImVm26QWb8">https://t.co/ImVm26QWb8</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1353070658301779976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Failed Democratic Senate and presidential candidate Beto O&#8217;Rourke weighed in on the back-and-forth between Cruz and Rogen on Sunday, using it as an opportunity to accuse Cruz of sedition and demand his ouster from Congress.
&#8220;Don’t let him off the hook,&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke advised. &#8220;Don’t let him make this about &#8216;Hollywood&#8217; — this is about Ted Cruz aiding and abetting an insurrection that killed 5 people including a cop and very nearly ended in the murders of members of Congress and the Vice President.”
“Why does he keep this fight going with Seth Rogen even though he’s getting destroyed at every turn? Because he’s guilty of sedition. He’s hoping distraction &amp; time diminish the urgency of accountability. Don’t let him change the channel or the subject, it is sedition every time.”
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Why does he keep this fight going with Seth Rogen even though he’s getting destroyed at every turn? Because he’s guilty of sedition. He’s hoping distraction &amp; time diminish the urgency of accountability. Don’t let him change the channel or the subject, it is sedition every time.
&mdash; Beto O&#39;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1353370719124652032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Keep the pressure up. The Houston Chronicle, El Paso Times and San Antonio Express News have all called on him to resign,&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke continued. &#8220;Joe Manchin, so hidebound by Senate tradition that he won’t consider ending the filibuster, says he’s open to expelling Cruz!&#8221;
&#8220;Call your Senator 202-224-3121 (even if it’s Cruz. His team should know they work for a seditionist) &amp; tell them you want accountability,&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke added. &#8220;Action. Without it, the precedent is set that one can commit sedition without consequence. And that guarantees there will be another attempt.&#8221;
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Call your Senator 202-224-3121 (even if it’s Cruz. His team should know they work for a seditionist) &amp; tell them you want accountability. Action. Without it, the precedent is set that one can commit sedition without consequence. And that guarantees there will be another attempt.
&mdash; Beto O&#39;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1353370721368629248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Ted Cruz Blasts ‘Moron’ Seth Rogen During Twitter Tussle Over Paris Climate Agreement

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Actor-turned-producer Seth Rogen (&#8220;Knocked Up&#8221;) makes comedies for theatrical release, a stiffly competitive market, apparently, due to Marvel.
Speaking with <a title="(opens new window)" href="https://www.gamesradar.com/seth-rogen-interview-an-american-pickle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GamesRadar</a>, Rogen said that Marvel movies are essentially &#8220;$200 million comedies&#8221; that comedic filmmakers have to compete with.
&#8220;Something that me and [producing partner] Evan [Goldberg] talk about a lot is how <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/marvel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marvel</a> movies are comedies,&#8221; Rogen said, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/seth-rogen-marvel-films-coemdy-competition">Fox News</a>. &#8220;&#8216;Thor: Ragnarok&#8217; is a comedy. &#8216;Ant-Man&#8217; is a comedy at its core. So that&#8217;s what&#8217;s out there. There are $200-million comedies out there, and so that&#8217;s something, as a comedic filmmaker, to be aware of. That is the benchmark that people expect!&#8221;
&#8220;If you&#8217;re going to make a big huge comedy, just know that your competition is Marvel. Not to say you should not make those types of films, but know that&#8217;s what audiences are seeing, and that, when you see those movies in theaters, they are playing like comedies. They are legitimately funny and star comedy stars,&#8221; continued Rogen.
The trick, according to Rogen, is to differentiate the comedies he offers from the comedy that Marvel offers.
&#8220;What we&#8217;re offering is pure comedy and emotion and relatability and nostalgia. That&#8217;s the trade-off,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t get to see the God of Thunder being hilarious, but you get to see something that maybe represents your actual life, and that&#8217;s very gratifying in another way.&#8221;
Seth Rogen, who leans politically Left, made headlines last week when he said that he is &#8220;actively trying to make less things starring white people.&#8221; He said this even while promoting his recent film, &#8220;An American Pickle,&#8221; in which he plays both lead characters at the same time.
“I mean, personally, I think I am just actively trying to make less things starring white people,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seth-rogen-im-actively-trying-to-make-less-things-starring-white-people">Rogen said</a>. “And if I’m succeeding or I’m not, I’m very much looking to have a far more diverse group of writers and directors and actors that we generally work with, because that group is not incredibly diverse, you know?”
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“So that’s how I’ve been trying to deal with it, is just to actively take as they would say, anti-racist measures to assure that some work is [being] done to acknowledge that Black people are very marginalized in American society,” he added.
Prior to that statement, Rogen outraged Jewish conservatives when he openly knocked the state of Israel as something that makes no sense and thrives on propaganda at the expense of the Palestinians.
“You don’t keep all your Jews in one basket,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seth-rogen-i-was-fed-a-huge-amount-of-lies-about-israel">he said</a> on Marc Maron&#8217;s podcast. “It makes no sense whatsoever. It would be nice to live somewhere that was not a part of the Christian apocalyptic prophecy. … Maybe settle somewhere that the Christians don’t think you all have to die in order for the Apocalypse [to happen].”
“To me it just seems an antiquated thought process,” he continued. “If it is for religious reasons, I don’t agree with it, because I think religion is silly. If it is for truly the preservation of Jewish people, it makes no sense, because again, you don’t keep something you’re trying to preserve all in one place — especially when that place has proven to be pretty volatile, you know? ‘I’m trying to keep all these things safe, I’m gonna put them in my blender and hope that that’s the best place.&#8217;”
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Seth Rogen: Marvel Films Are ‘$200 Million Comedies’

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In an <a href="https://ew.com/movies/seth-rogen-interview-american-pickle/">interview</a> published Monday, vocal anti-Trump actor and producer Seth Rogen said he is actively working to create fewer projects that star white people, responding to a question concerning the apparent lack of racial diversity in Hollywood.
&#8220;One of the biggest conversations of the last couple years, at least in Hollywood, has been around inclusion riders and the general efforts to bring more diversity to the movies we see, both behind and in front of the camera,&#8221; Entrainment Weekly said to Rogen. &#8220;As a famous white guy in the industry, what do you feel like your role in that can be?&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, personally, I think I am just actively trying to make less things starring white people,&#8221; Rogen answered. &#8220;And if I’m succeeding or I’m not, I’m very much looking to have a far more diverse group of writers and directors and actors that we generally work with, because that group is not incredibly diverse, you know?&#8221;
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&#8220;So that’s how I’ve been trying to deal with it, is just to actively take as they would say, anti-racist measures to assure that some work is [being] done to acknowledge that Black people are very marginalized in American society,&#8221; the &#8220;Knocked Up&#8221; star added.
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As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/citing-white-privilege-jenny-slate-gives-up-voiceover-role-of-mixed-animated-character-after-discussion-with-shows-black-collaborators">The Daily Wire</a>, actress Jenny Slate announced in June that she would be stepping down from her voiceover gig as a mixed-race animated cartoon character on Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” maintaining that “Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.”
According to Slate, it was her “white privilege” that helped her obtain the role in the first place. And while she initially thought taking the role was okay, since the animated charter has a Jewish mother, and Slate is Jewish, she ultimately decided to step down so a person of color could take the job.
Actress Kristen Bell also stepped aside from her role voicing a non-white character named Molly on the animated show “Central Park.”
&#8220;She apologized for her &#8216;lack of awareness&#8217; of her &#8216;pervasive privilege,&#8217; and admitted that &#8216;casting a mixed race character with a white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race and Black American experience,'&#8221; outlined <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-our-country-is-finally-realizing-that-its-simply-not-okay-for-actors-to-pretend-to-be-something-they-arent">Matt Walsh</a> in an op-ed for The Daily Wire.
During the Entertainment Weekly interview, Rogen was also asked about the legalization of weed with the U.S.
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&#8220;I’m happy, but it’s not over at all,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If anything right now it’s in a worse place, because it’s completely legal for some people and completely illegal in other places for other people, and it’s almost at the most hypocritical point it’s ever been in America right now.&#8221;
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&#8220;Like when the full-on war on drugs was happening, at least they were fully entrenched in their own bulls***, you know? But now there’s this acknowledgment that it’s not bad and it’s good business and that it reduces crime when it’s legal, but they still are putting a lot of not-white people in jail for it in a lot of states,” he continued.
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&#8220;So on one hand [the government] acknowledges that it’s fine, and on the other hand people are having their lives ruined. It’s nice in general to see the acknowledgement that it’s not some horrible drug, though my attitude toward it has been the same,&#8221; Rogen added. &#8220;Nor did I ever feel any shame about it or any of the stigma associated with it, so I personally don’t feel that different.&#8221;
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The actor made headlines back in June when he, along with other celebrities, donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) to help bail out rioters in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.
Other celebrities like Steve Carell, Janelle Monae, Ben Schwartz, and Don Cheadle also chipped in $1,000 to the MFF.
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seth-rogen-i-was-fed-a-huge-amount-of-lies-about-israel">Seth Rogen: ‘I Was Fed A Huge Amount Of Lies About Israel’</a>

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Seth Rogen: I’m ‘Actively Trying To Make Less Things Starring White People’

Earlier this month, the hashtag “#JewishPrivilege” <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-white-supremacists-trigger-twitterstorm-by-using-jewishprivilege-hashtag-1.8990556">trended</a> on Twitter, spreading a “mixture of classic conspiratorial theories involving Jewish domination and control of the media, Holocaust denial and accusations of underwriting social unrest movements so that Jews could displace whites with minority groups.”
Leveraging our deep experience of combining suffering with sarcasm, Jews on Twitter <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/how-jewish-twitter-users-celebrities-took-down-virtual-anti-semitic-ncna1233915">quickly rallied</a> to flip the use of #JewishPrivilege to share stories of both modern and generational anti-Semitism.
Using the concept of “Jewish privilege” to justify the circular argument that so-called “Jewish success” is ensured by “Jewish influence” is nothing new. For centuries, Jews have been labeled as malevolent puppet masters, with their disproportionate success in various societies seen as further proof of the breadth and depth of their “control.” This remains true to this very day, with the same conspiratorial anti-Semitic rhetoric spread by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/entertainment/nick-cannon-viacom-trnd/index.html">actors</a>, <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/news/317054/rapper-ice-cube-accused-of-anti-semitism/">musicians</a>, and even <a href="https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/ilhan-omar-voted-2019s-antisemite-of-the-year-613308">members of Congress</a>.
While the anti-Semitism demonstrated by “Jewish privilege” is the same sort of shallow bigotry which we have witnessed for centuries, anti-Semitism is a “<a href="https://rabbisacks.org/mutating-virus-understanding-antisemitism/">mutating virus</a>.” There is a new tentacle of anti-Jewish bigotry which continues to go widely unrecognized, anti-Zionism. Criticism of Israel has become a veil used by anti-Semites to dismiss any and all rebuttals, with “Israel” becoming a convenient synonym for “Jews.”
The difficulty here is that, while many Jews are quick to speak out against traditional anti-Semitism, the same is not true when it comes the intersection between anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric. Indeed, fueled by an experience of relative tolerance in liberal, insular, and secular bubbles, influential Jewish voices often give credence to the flawed arguments used by those who use their criticism of Israel as a mask for their hatred of Jews.
Speaking on Marc Macron’s <a href="http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1143-seth-rogen">podcast</a> this week, Seth Rogen demonstrated a stunning ignorance of Judaism’s past and present when it comes to its identity and its immutable links with Israel, and thereby provided ammunition to those who seek its destruction.
“To me it just seems an antiquated thought process. If it is for religious reasons, I don’t agree with it, because I think religion is silly,” said Rogen. “If it is for truly the preservation of Jewish people, it makes no sense, because again, you don’t keep something you’re trying to preserve all in one place — especially when that place is proven to be pretty volatile, you know? ‘I’m trying to keep all these things safe, I’m gonna put them in my blender and hope that that’s the best place . . . that’ll do it.’ It doesn’t make sense to me. And I also think that as a Jewish person I was fed a huge amount of lies about Israel my entire life! They never tell you that — oh by the way, there were people there. They make it seem like it was just like sitting there, like the f***ing door’s open. They forget to include the fact to every young Jewish person.”
There are three fundamental failures underpinning Rogen’s arguments. The first is the dismissal of the undeniable Jewish connection to Israel (which has existed for thousands of years) under the banner of an atheistic secularism which disregards the religious foundation of Judaism.
Whether individual Jews embrace the religious or the cultural aspects of their heritage is entirely up to them, but to deny the importance of Israel as the one and only everlasting home of Judaism based on one’s personal lack of religiosity is profoundly selfish and theologically inane.
The second is the use of historical revisionism which ignores that there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Israel for thousands of years. To claim that the sole purpose of Israel is “the preservation of Jewish people,” and that prior to Israel’s founding there were (other) people there, assumes the false premise that Israel was apologetically handed to Jews for the first time in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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Such a simplistic description of Israel’s ancient and modern history only fuels the intentional attempt by those who target Jews under the “anti-Israel” guise to mislabel Israel as the result of 20th century Jewish colonialism. Contrary to this historically illiterate belief, the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 was simply a recognition of reality.
Finally, the notion that dispersing Jews across the world is the answer to the everlasting threat of anti-Semitism forgets that our history of non-consensual dispersion has not exactly gone well. In addition, Rogen’s absurd blender analogy regarding the volatility of the Middle East, and that we should disperse that which we wish to protect, makes the argument that Jews should not claim what is theirs because there are those who wish to prevent them from doing so. The presence of continual mortal danger is insignificant when it comes to exercising the Jewish right to self-determination in our ancestral homeland, regardless of what the neighbors think.
Seth Rogen is utterly and completely wrong, and his arguments will be music to the ears of those who seek to destroy the Jewish State. Israel does not exist for the preservation of Jewish people. Instead, Israel exists for the preservation of Judaism, and Judaism exists for the preservation of Israel. Israel is Judaism, and Judaism is Israel, and no amount of ignorance or lazy historical revisionism will change the enduring fact that Israel is, and always will be, the enduring home of the Jewish people and of Judaism itself.  For Jews and Judaism to persist, Israel must survive.
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Ian G. Haworth is a conservative commentator who provides an honest, principled, and hard-hitting insight into our politics and culture from his unique perspective as a British immigrant to the United States. Ian hosts “The Ian Haworth Show” and “The Truth in 60 Seconds.” He is a regular columnist for Townhall.com, and his work has appeared in other outlets including The American Mind, The Washington Examiner, and The Federalist. Ian graduated from Oxford University, and now lives in California. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth">@ighaworth</a>
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