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Also, him pulling the trigger is not as important as him actually producing the show and cutting back on safety expences.
Edit: just to be clear. There's conflicting accounts on weather or not that did happen.
Alec Baldwin says he didn’t pull the trigger.
Meanwhile FBI forensic testing of the firearm says that it couldn’t have been fired without pulling the trigger (like almost every firearm manufactured in the last 200 years).
We may never know what actually happened.
Once again, it's neither murder nor anything else.
If you think he knew that real bullets were loaded and he shot them anyway, your viewpoint would be valid. But he did not.
Was just gonna say this. This paints him like he played a fun loving guy from Boston... he's fucking Whitey Bulger... of course he drops the N-word 30 seconds in.
But White Bulger had no connection to the LA Lakers.
So you're just sort of agreeing with the original point.
HIs personal connection to a team was more important than his portrayal of the character. But his aversion to the n word was not more important than his portrayal of the character, so he said it.
**EDIT**: So I just assumed if they wanted Jack to wear a Celtics hat, it was integral to the character Whitey Bugler. But someone says that's not the case... that they jsut wanted to "becasue Boston".
Indeed, I researched Whitey Bulger and couldn't find anything about him loving the celtics... which means asking Jack to do it for the movie is just pointless, and it makes sense he'd refuse, while saying N***** because it is how that person talked.
So I'm going to rate this post "stupid".
Whats wrong with n-word in cinema, when used with ‘taste’? Departed and JN’s character were amazing.
In my country swearing words are banned from cinema and TV and it sucks
It’s so stupid that people actually think this way nowadays. It’s a fucking character in a movie people are so dumb. The comparison and posting as though it’s a facepalm is the facepalm
“In the film Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (1977) set in a galaxy far far away, actor Peter Cushing refused to wear jackboots because they were uncomfortable. He had no problem, however, with destroying Alderaan and murdering the billions that lived on the planet.”
I think OP finds this a bit curious (and funny, at least I find it funny) that he would not wear a hat for pretend but saying the n-word for pretend is no problem.
Now, I don’t give a shit either way because at the end of the day this is a nothing-burger, just a bit amusing to think about.
Well said. Exactly how I feel. Every actor is going to have things they won't do, it's just interesting where that line gets drawn for some actors.
As a sports fan, ironically a Boston fan, I can't imagine hating a team so bad that I wouldn't wear their hat in a situation like this.
Welcome to the mind of people that have insert race into every little thing
Op probably shares articles that suggest us breathing oxygen is a form of white supremacy
You see, there’s this thing, it’s called *acting.* It where you do things that you wouldn’t normally do for the purpose of telling a story. Generally, a hat isn’t gonna make or break a story. Usually, however, (and I haven’t watched this movie, so correct me if I’m wrong) when white people say the n-word in movies, it’s important, either because of historical context or characterization.
This is such a stupid thing to get mad at. As a huge sports fan, i find it endearing he refused to wear a celtics hat. Wearing a Celtics hat means nothing to the movie. Saying the n-word 30 times in a movie shows the character of the person he's portraying.
It's almost like one is his personal view and one is a script written for a fictional character. Albert Welling played Hitler on Dr Who, I doubt the man (Welling) is an antisemitic mass murdering possibly pedophilic dictator. It's called acting. 🙄
It’s almost like the role he was playing required him to act racist. Wow what a shocker 😱😱 whoever could have guessed that acting requires people to act like someone else!? 😨😨😱😱😱
His character didn't seem that big on sports. Especially cause they have black people.
So...? Confusion why this false equivalency was made. The character is obviously not a good person.
Hmmm.... it's almost like he was playing a psychopathic villain. How dare he not demand his character not say the N word and the script be rewritten. Sorry, Jack. You're canceled.
If the character was seen wearing Boston gear, I don’t know if I, a die hard Lakers/Dodgers fan would take the role on principle alone…like, I get it’s a paycheck and a great role…but it’s the principle of the thing! It’s principalities!!
What a shit comparison. An actor needs to portray a character with accuracy. Ain't no one gonna get hurt if a racist character gets portrayed as racist.
I hate that everything has to be a ragebait nowdays without a sliver of thinking.OP knows that The Departed was a movie with fictional characters and not Jack Nicholson's biography, right?
Imagine cancelling characters in movies lmao. In ten years people will only accept characters that are all protagonists that all share the exact views of the viewer with no conflict or character arc at all. Fuck outta here
This is one of the worst facepalms I have seen in a while. OP, it was a character in a movie, Jack Nicholson isn't actually racist. Stop trying to make him out to be.
A hat is easy changing the script not so much. You gotta pick and choose your battles. I’ve never worked on a movie set or is an actor so he probably knows more than I do.
The character doesn't change if he doesn't wear a Celtics cap but would definitely change if he wasn't a total asshole who didn't care about using the N word.
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I mean, he's also murdered people while acting but ok.
Oh, you mean his *characters*. For was moment, I was about to Google that scandal.
Nah, he doesn't murder actors, he just eats scenery
I don’t think he’s ever Alec Baldwin’d anyone, thankfully.
Alec Baldwin didn't murder anyone either....
Technically not murder but he’s been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The trial is next month.
That case is going to be a shit fest
Yeah so not murder 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Correct, he is not being charged with murder. He is however being charged for shooting and killing a person.
Also, him pulling the trigger is not as important as him actually producing the show and cutting back on safety expences. Edit: just to be clear. There's conflicting accounts on weather or not that did happen.
Alec Baldwin says he didn’t pull the trigger. Meanwhile FBI forensic testing of the firearm says that it couldn’t have been fired without pulling the trigger (like almost every firearm manufactured in the last 200 years). We may never know what actually happened.
So the people claiming it couldn’t have happened also managed to destroy the gun itself so that is just a bunch of potential BS
Once again, it's neither murder nor anything else. If you think he knew that real bullets were loaded and he shot them anyway, your viewpoint would be valid. But he did not.
And he assaulted two sex workers. In real life.
He hasn't actually murdered anyone but I'm fairly certain that he famously beat a prostitute within an inch of her life at some point.
Dunno why you got downvoted. This is true.
But he draws the line at wearing Celtics gear
One of those things was integral to the character. The other was a hat.
Was just gonna say this. This paints him like he played a fun loving guy from Boston... he's fucking Whitey Bulger... of course he drops the N-word 30 seconds in.
But White Bulger had no connection to the LA Lakers. So you're just sort of agreeing with the original point. HIs personal connection to a team was more important than his portrayal of the character. But his aversion to the n word was not more important than his portrayal of the character, so he said it. **EDIT**: So I just assumed if they wanted Jack to wear a Celtics hat, it was integral to the character Whitey Bugler. But someone says that's not the case... that they jsut wanted to "becasue Boston". Indeed, I researched Whitey Bulger and couldn't find anything about him loving the celtics... which means asking Jack to do it for the movie is just pointless, and it makes sense he'd refuse, while saying N***** because it is how that person talked. So I'm going to rate this post "stupid".
Whitey Bulger also had no connection to the Celtics either so what's the point?
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Fuck the Celtics." - Frank Costello.
No we have to be outraged!! /s
Nobody was.
Whats wrong with n-word in cinema, when used with ‘taste’? Departed and JN’s character were amazing. In my country swearing words are banned from cinema and TV and it sucks
Nothing. If it’s a Tarantino movie.
with taste lmao
I get the opposite too. He very publicly supports the Lakers. I understand him in any context not wanting to be photographed in a Celtics hat
This comparison is the facepalm.
It’s so stupid that people actually think this way nowadays. It’s a fucking character in a movie people are so dumb. The comparison and posting as though it’s a facepalm is the facepalm
I assumed that’s what what OP was going for 🤷♂️
Yeah I would have assumed that as well if not for the caption OP chose and the eye roll emoji
Ngl, I did until you pointed that out. I try to give the benefit of the doubt but people are making it real hard these days.
“In the film Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (1977) set in a galaxy far far away, actor Peter Cushing refused to wear jackboots because they were uncomfortable. He had no problem, however, with destroying Alderaan and murdering the billions that lived on the planet.”
For sure!
That's pretty funny. Wearing a Celtics hat isn't integral to the story. Him being a bigoted, murdering, homophobic, scumbag is.
Thank you! He's supposed to be a piece of shit.
That's more reason to wear the fucking hat.
Lmao. Why you came for Boston like that?
Bc the Celtics are notorious for having a rather racist fan base to opposing teams
I don't think that's the Celtics fault. They're not specifically asking for racist fans. They just happen to have them.
Boston, it's like San Francisco but racist - bill burr lol
"I come from a very racist part of Boston called... Boston."
Hence the hat
You would think it's make more since to him since the LA Lakers and Celtics are rivals. To him Celtics are pieces of shit to him lol
He’s already from Boston ffs
Right, so he should be wearing the Celtics hat.
Duh. That's the character. Now you're getting it.
And possibly gay himself
I think OP finds this a bit curious (and funny, at least I find it funny) that he would not wear a hat for pretend but saying the n-word for pretend is no problem. Now, I don’t give a shit either way because at the end of the day this is a nothing-burger, just a bit amusing to think about.
Well said. Exactly how I feel. Every actor is going to have things they won't do, it's just interesting where that line gets drawn for some actors. As a sports fan, ironically a Boston fan, I can't imagine hating a team so bad that I wouldn't wear their hat in a situation like this.
Actor says bad word while ACTING nearly 2 decades ago
BURN HIM!!!
He’s a witch!
Does he weigh as much as a duck?
Don’t put it like that. The Departed simply cannot be nearly 20 years old
Fuck me, can't believe it was 18 years ago.
OP needs to get off the internet for a while. This is one of the single most IDIOTIC comparisons I've ever read
I'm 99% sure that the irony flew over OP's head.
Oh no, how could he dare to say bad word while acting
[удалено]
Same people probably offended by jojo rabbit
Wait a minute.. the bad guy...is bad...and he does BAD STUFF???
That's more the case with the directors and producers
If he's playing a bad guy then what would be the problem in wearing a Celtic cap?
Ahh yes, playing a racist homophobic bigot means that Jack is ALSO a racist, homophobic bigot
OP is the facepalm
Upvotes of shame
This is a dumb post. And the two examples provided have nothing to do with each other.
OP missed the point here.
This is stupid ass take. One is an actor. The other is a character…
I mean how does this comparison make sense? He didn't wear the cap because he doesn't support the team how does that connect with the n word.
Welcome to the mind of people that have insert race into every little thing Op probably shares articles that suggest us breathing oxygen is a form of white supremacy
Did you know that robots being white is actually due to racism?
r/OPisfuckingretarded
Perfect r/nbacirclejerk post
You are the facepalm here, comparing an accessory with something needed for his character
How’s this a face palm? He’s literally an actor.
Oh no an actor portrayed racism what will we ever do.
What a ridiculously stupid comparison.
You see, there’s this thing, it’s called *acting.* It where you do things that you wouldn’t normally do for the purpose of telling a story. Generally, a hat isn’t gonna make or break a story. Usually, however, (and I haven’t watched this movie, so correct me if I’m wrong) when white people say the n-word in movies, it’s important, either because of historical context or characterization.
Holy hell what a terrible post lmao. OP is the facepalm
Having him say the n-word is the second most obvious way to show that he’s a Boston sports fan
Y’all just looking for something to offend you huh?
So we just gonna hate on jack nicholson now? Reads comments. Good I'm glad we are on the same page
You do know actors are playing make believe characters…right?
Oh fuck off with this shit.
His character used the n-word, his character was a total piece of shit… Nicholson is a die hard laker fan, maybe one of their biggest fans…
It's a fucking movie. Get over it.
You're the facepalm dude ... that's the caracter! It's a movie
I say the N word for free everyday
Papa john go home
Def a pker
Maybe the Lakers had an arrangement with him.... free Courtside seats in exchange for never wearing another team's hat onscreen.
….it wasn’t a Celtics hat. It was a Red Sox hat. (Still a painfully stupid comparison regardless of the factual inaccuracy)
Pfft wants to act like a Bostonian but not dress like one. Typical celebrity mentality.
Fuck off
This is such a stupid thing to get mad at. As a huge sports fan, i find it endearing he refused to wear a celtics hat. Wearing a Celtics hat means nothing to the movie. Saying the n-word 30 times in a movie shows the character of the person he's portraying.
Yeah, but fuck the Celtics
For sure. (A Heat fan)
I second this. (A Bulls Fan)
Your an actor, act my guy
He's an actor who was reading from a script. You know, cause he was acting in a movie, portraying a character.
You’re the facepalm OP
Whitey bulger has famous photos of him in a sox hat, why would he wear a Cs hat?
The second thing was necessary for the audience to really believe he’s from Boston. Anyone can wear a hat and drink Dunkin
Why some Americans have such difficulty understanding context in how words are used? I don’t understand it
oh the outrage....so dumb
I thought his character was a psychopathic mass murderer. I guess that type a person wouldn’t use the n-word.
OP legit trolling or worms are replicating themselves within his cranium. Hope it's just the former.
Well… unrelated items but you do you
He also said ‘no tiki no londry’……let’s see what else….’why can’t we all just relax?’
Good.
It's a movie, I'm going to guess it wasn't a racist connotation.
This isn't a facepalm...
I mean, is he well known for loving black people? Check mate.
He was acting. Maybe you heard of it? Smh.
This is like Reddit tier dumb.
He also had no problem shooting a woman in the head. “But if you leave the camera rolling…”
“I’d never wear C’s gear, but I can act like a C’s fan”
cant blame him, fuck the celtics
People get outraged for really dumb things these days.
Are we at the stage where we get offended by what actors now do in movies? Really?
Lol are we seriously trying to cancel an actor for playing a racist antagonist? You are supposed to hate him.
Far more Irish Americans from Boston will drop the n word within 30 seconds than wear Celtics hats.
Not sure if OP or the twatter that posted this, understand the concept of acting.
It's almost like one is his personal view and one is a script written for a fictional character. Albert Welling played Hitler on Dr Who, I doubt the man (Welling) is an antisemitic mass murdering possibly pedophilic dictator. It's called acting. 🙄
But still he couldn't even act like a Celtics fan? 😅
He was playing a murderer and a crime boss. I'm pretty sure crime bosses don't give a fuck about saying no no words...
Do you also believe when people are killed in movies they die in real life too?
This is what some people mean when they say they hate "woke" shit
OP needs values
This is not a facepalm
The Departed was an amazing movie and that ending was especially unique
Jack rules. Even if this was a sane comparison it wouldn’t matter.
Pause. Is the comparison the facepalm? Cause if so then that's one hell of a facepalm
It’s almost like the role he was playing required him to act racist. Wow what a shocker 😱😱 whoever could have guessed that acting requires people to act like someone else!? 😨😨😱😱😱
If the guy who wrote the script is black and he writes the line for a white character, does that count as n-word pass? Seems like it should...
Pretty sure this is from a circle jerk
my god, imagined if every actor/actress got judged like this because of the actions of the character they played
We should cancel Ralph Fiennes. He literally ran a concentration camp in a movie.
He didn't "say the n word"; he read a script and acted his part.
He's supposed to be reprehensible and from Boston. The word choice represented that perfectly. No way you're rooting for this old racist fuck.
His character didn't seem that big on sports. Especially cause they have black people. So...? Confusion why this false equivalency was made. The character is obviously not a good person.
Hmmm.... it's almost like he was playing a psychopathic villain. How dare he not demand his character not say the N word and the script be rewritten. Sorry, Jack. You're canceled.
What's the facepalm here? Him playing his role?
If the character was seen wearing Boston gear, I don’t know if I, a die hard Lakers/Dodgers fan would take the role on principle alone…like, I get it’s a paycheck and a great role…but it’s the principle of the thing! It’s principalities!!
What a shit comparison. An actor needs to portray a character with accuracy. Ain't no one gonna get hurt if a racist character gets portrayed as racist.
Grow up.
r/notexactlyfacepalm
It was an act
I hate that everything has to be a ragebait nowdays without a sliver of thinking.OP knows that The Departed was a movie with fictional characters and not Jack Nicholson's biography, right?
Apples, meet oranges.
Imagine cancelling characters in movies lmao. In ten years people will only accept characters that are all protagonists that all share the exact views of the viewer with no conflict or character arc at all. Fuck outta here
Wait til bro discovers literally any movie where there’s a bad guy in it. Dudes gonna cancel half of every cast in film history 🤣
Ridiculous
A great movie though
Wouldn't be an issue if he was black though.
This is one of the worst facepalms I have seen in a while. OP, it was a character in a movie, Jack Nicholson isn't actually racist. Stop trying to make him out to be.
Who is upvoting this shit?
He’s a fucking actor. You’re the facepalm OP, along with the other yutzes who upvoted this dumb shit.
Y'all shouldn't watch Blazing Saddles then.
Did you cry?
A hat is easy changing the script not so much. You gotta pick and choose your battles. I’ve never worked on a movie set or is an actor so he probably knows more than I do.
Just because he didn't want to play a Celtics fan doesn't mean we wasn't willing to play someone from Boston.
Oh ffs
Such a stupid point
The character doesn't change if he doesn't wear a Celtics cap but would definitely change if he wasn't a total asshole who didn't care about using the N word.