Enabling abusers continues abuse as well. Not sure how many viewers King had, but I suspect the laughing softened the crime. Laughing it off that both studios were bad, "they all do it," seems to me to be an enabling mechanism.
The alternative could have been addressing the sick predatory behavior that drives Hollywood. Having done so would have probably ended both King's career and negatively impacted Shirley.
It's all easy for me to say because it's not my fame or fortune on the line. This was a different time where such things were not spoken of. Maybe because of that, this was actually a big deal at the time. It seems miniscule now, as we are used to hearing so much worse now.
I think a big take away from The Great Awakening is that we have tremendous evil in our midst, and its always been there. It's a fight between good and evil.
As the world is more and more connected and power centers can ripple through civilation at the speed of light, we need to be prepared for today's battles and the battles yet to come.
People need to choose their side and stand their ground. Do we want to stand for good or evil? The choice is binary and the war is real.
One thing I would say is that laughter is a coping mechanism for some to deal with dark or tragic shit. It's certainly possible, though maybe unlikely, that they were both responding like this, or that one of them one and the other was following suit.
Though they should also try and push their feelings aside and remain professional seeing as they're broadcasting themselves to the world talking about this stuff. And give it the seriousness it deserves.
Thanks for the follow up u/SpaceManBob I appreciate it.
One of the things I am constantly reminding myself of is that the time and context of such interviews is drastically different than today's standards.
Today, we seem to have no standards at all.
Back then, discussing anything controversial or taboo was strictly forbidden. It was probably a breathtaking thing to hear back in the day and may have had a real impact on viewers.
As you say, the laughing may have been a way to soften such an attack on hollywood.
Laughing at your own abuse is nowhere near as bad as actually abusing children.
I agree with that.
Enabling abusers continues abuse as well. Not sure how many viewers King had, but I suspect the laughing softened the crime. Laughing it off that both studios were bad, "they all do it," seems to me to be an enabling mechanism.
The alternative could have been addressing the sick predatory behavior that drives Hollywood. Having done so would have probably ended both King's career and negatively impacted Shirley.
It's all easy for me to say because it's not my fame or fortune on the line. This was a different time where such things were not spoken of. Maybe because of that, this was actually a big deal at the time. It seems miniscule now, as we are used to hearing so much worse now.
I think a big take away from The Great Awakening is that we have tremendous evil in our midst, and its always been there. It's a fight between good and evil.
As the world is more and more connected and power centers can ripple through civilation at the speed of light, we need to be prepared for today's battles and the battles yet to come.
People need to choose their side and stand their ground. Do we want to stand for good or evil? The choice is binary and the war is real.
Agree with most everything you've said.
One thing I would say is that laughter is a coping mechanism for some to deal with dark or tragic shit. It's certainly possible, though maybe unlikely, that they were both responding like this, or that one of them one and the other was following suit.
Though they should also try and push their feelings aside and remain professional seeing as they're broadcasting themselves to the world talking about this stuff. And give it the seriousness it deserves.
Thanks for the follow up u/SpaceManBob I appreciate it.
One of the things I am constantly reminding myself of is that the time and context of such interviews is drastically different than today's standards.
Today, we seem to have no standards at all.
Back then, discussing anything controversial or taboo was strictly forbidden. It was probably a breathtaking thing to hear back in the day and may have had a real impact on viewers.
As you say, the laughing may have been a way to soften such an attack on hollywood.
Today, it's like "Meh, next clip!"