So first of all, this whole thing (even the guy walking off) was most likely scripted. So that brings up the question "Why?" Why is the show seemingly going against the current "social grain"?
Could it be because old Media - just like its lifelong Boomer followers - is dying off slowly? That die-off means no more advertising revenue, no more jobs for people in the industry so something must be done to try and entice people to watch to keep the money flowing. And outrage sells.
Hollywood will always go where it thinks the money is. This stunt hits on two levels - it showcases old people rejecting modern "standards" (which plays to the Boomer audience) but also allows the troons and their supporters to Point At the Bigot. And because I don't follow how ad revenue etc works on social/online media, I'll just guess that there's probably another entire cash grab from online outrage about this as well.
So first of all, this whole thing (even the guy walking off) was most likely scripted. So that brings up the question "Why?" Why is the show seemingly going against the current "social grain"?
Could it be because old Media - just like its lifelong Boomer followers - is dying off slowly? That die-off means no more advertising revenue, no more jobs for people in the industry so something must be done to try and entice people to watch to keep the money flowing. And outrage sells.
Hollywood will always go where it thinks the money is. This stunt hits on two levels - it showcases old people rejecting modern "standards" (which plays to the Boomer audience) but also allows the troons and their supporters to Point At the Bigot. And because I don't follow how ad revenue etc works on social/online media, I'll just guess that there's probably another entire cash grab from online outrage about this as well.