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Is James Earl Jones a good actor ?
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Is James Earl Jones a good actor ? Patriot Games was on the other day and I ended up watching a goodly portion of it . Pretty great movie even if it is the standard 80's template of military/police dude fighting terrorists to protect family . At the least it's a little more highbrow than a lot of those kind of movies - except the climactic boat-fight which is PURE 80's . And yes I know the movie came out in '92 . That Anne Archer wasn't bad looking either you know what I'm saying ? James Earl Jones has a small part in said film and it seemed to me like he put NO effort into this<b> performance </font></b>at all . He just came out and said his lines without any sort of inflection or feeling - it was like he was a table read or something feeding someone else lines . It was weird . I thought "That's odd he's usually such a good performer like in . . . in . . ." and then I realized aside from voice work I couldn't even think of another movie he had been in . Eventually I remembered he was also in the Kevin Costner plays baseball with a ghost movie - in which I remember his role was also pretty small and not very inspired . So first of all is James Earl Jones a good actor or is he just a dude with a deep voice that people like ? And secondly whether he is or isn't why did I think he was ? Am I conflating him with Morgan Freeman ? And if so how racist does that make me ? Speaking of I found out today that a wrestler I've always hated is a racist . So I feel vindicated . Which in and of itself seems wrong because I shouldn't be pumped that someone is a racist .  This is Bea Priestly . She's a wrestling lady (not the one to whom I was referring above to be clear) . There was an article about her recently where she was talking about how female athletes should not be sexualized . Fair enough . BUT on her twitter she often post sexy pictures of herself with something along the lines "check out how sexy I am" . Often with hashtags such as #boobs #babe and #hangingout (when her tits are hanging out) . So I'm confused (as is tradition) . Is there a fine distinction I'm missing here or is she just flat out a hypocrite ? Like am I misunderstanding what it means to sexualize someone ? Is she trying to say that it's okay for her to post sexy pictures and it's okay for me to think she's sexy but what isn't okay is if I only think she's sexy and not a good wrestler ? I feel like there is a thread in there somewhere but I'm having a hard time putting my hand on it . It's akin to when a woman dresses slutty and then is offended when she's subjected to sleazy come-ons . I agree with the sentiment but I can't explain it logically . I know it's the worst form of critical thinking but I have no other place to start - the definition . Sexualize means to make something sexual . That makes sense - such as if a woman is sitting at her desk stapling some papers and I'm rubbing my junk going "oh yeah baby , work that stapler you dirty bitch" clearly that's sexualizing . But if a lady posts a picture of her sexy body and is all like "check out these hot tits popping out of my outfit !" am I the one doing the sexualizing ? Isn't it already sexual ? To use a slightly less obvious example than the stapler jack off session - if a woman posts a picture of herself working out and I'm all like "UR hot , wnna fuk ?" clearly that's sexualizing . But a lot of people for sure post work out pics so people will be like "UR so hot , I love you" . So where's the line ? I feel like this is a situation where I must fall back on quoting that 70's show ; "Well you'll know afterwards when I get mad . Okay , is there maybe a better system ? No , I can't think of one ." So I wonder if "sexualize" is one of those words people throw around a lot that actually has no meaning . Such as people generally seem to be on board with "you shouldn't sexualize women" (except when they want it) but what does that actually mean ? Question mark question mark question mark . Anyway , Bea loses me at the end of the interview when she says ; "Sexualising any athlete, male or female is wrong. fortunately at WCPW events we haven’t had much of that stuff happen. I think behaving like that is pathetic, and I’m pretty people who do behave that way aren’t getting much action" First of all that's not how we spell here in Merica ! Secondly there's clearly a word missing there - supposed to be 'pretty sure' right ? But most importantly this is something that I see people do ALL the time that drives me nuts . Things start off fine with something like "Women are not sex objects" but then it's followed up by "and anyone who thinks they are is a fat loser in their mom's basement who's never seen a real naked lady ." How does that help anything ? I am an emotionless robot (who sexualizes women) but I understand that these are emotional issues that makes people want to lash out , but I feel like if you do that you're undercutting your whole argument . Because basically what you're saying is "You shouldn't judge , although I am judging you right now" . I don't really know what point I'm trying to make anymore . I like the name Bea though , I tell you what . Putting first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first. |
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I suppose what I'm saying in a nutshell is "check out this hot redhead , I'd bring the ruckus to THAT ass !" Putting clients first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put clients (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first.
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James Earl Jones - the voice of Darth Vader. The character he plays in the Jack Ryan movies (Patriot Games, the Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger) is a secret keeper. He plays the character correctly - low key. He is a good actor but not a great actor. Whatever you do, DON'T watch Conan the Barbarian! Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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Darth Vader was cool, hot redhead is better 
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