lets make it simple…if i like gay porn, i'm not going to vote for a heterosexual porn movie as my favorite. not because i don't like straight people or don't understand them, but because, i'm not part of the intended audience. i'm sure we would agree on more movies than we disagree on no matter what the back ground difference is, but to believe that a critic is above their own biases is just simply silly.

just as another example: i hate rom-coms. my list of worst movies would have included 5 or 6. but i'm not the intended audience for those movies, so i'm predisposed not to like them.

the general public needs a more diverse viewpoint of critics. movie criticism is a huge business. getting a thumbs up or 4 stars from certain critics gives a movie access to greater audiences. if critics do not represent minority group opinions then we will continue to see the same larger budget movies being made. it is a large reason that so many people turn to the internet for information, than say, the ny times or cnn or cbs or fox or whatever other news source, because they are the same old tired opinions and we (people on the internet) are looking for something without those same old tired biases.

ps. disaster movie, black male star, the love guru, black co-star (6)…

lets make it simple…if i like gay porn, i'm not going to vote for a heterosexual porn movie as my favorite. not because i don't like straight people or don't understand them, but because, i'm not part of the intended audience. i'm sure we would agree on more movies than we disagree on no matter what the back ground difference is, but to believe that a critic is above their own biases is just simply silly.

just as another example: i hate rom-coms. my list of worst movies would have included 5 or 6. but i'm not the intended audience for those movies, so i'm predisposed not to like them.

the general public needs a more diverse viewpoint of critics. movie criticism is a huge business. getting a thumbs up or 4 stars from certain critics gives a movie access to greater audiences. if critics do not represent minority group opinions then we will continue to see the same larger budget movies being made. it is a large reason that so many people turn to the internet for information, than say, the ny times or cnn or cbs or fox or whatever other news source, because they are the same old tired opinions and we (people on the internet) are looking for something without those same old tired biases.

ps. disaster movie, black male star, the love guru, black co-star (6)…

Bias is the name of the game in opinion-making. In a world of complete subjectivity, it seems pretty arbitrary to believe that a person's race, sexual orientation, age, et al, alone would be a strong factor in artistic enjoyment. Plus, just going by that rubric would be to look for automatic affirmation of a point – is that something that a general public or the film criticism community really needs?

Bias is the name of the game in opinion-making. In a world of complete subjectivity, it seems pretty arbitrary to believe that a person's race, sexual orientation, age, et al, alone would be a strong factor in artistic enjoyment. Plus, just going by that rubric would be to look for automatic affirmation of a point – is that something that a general public or the film criticism community really needs?

ps. i have no idea who came up with this list.

ps. i have no idea who came up with this list.