Univ. of Michigan cancels ‘American Sniper’ screening: ‘Made students feel unsafe’
A scheduled movie screening of “American Sniper” at the University of Michigan was abruptly cancelled Tuesday after nearly 300 students and others complained the film perpetuates “negative and misleading stereotypes” against Muslims.
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The Center for Campus Involvement did not return multiple phone calls seeking comment, but its official Twitter account noted “Paddington Bear,” a PG-rated movie about a stuffed animal’s misadventures, will be shown instead of “American Sniper.”
Seriously. Paddington Bear. My 8-year-old would have rejected that choice as too infantile, but apparently it’s just right for modern college students.
Mind your preps, folks, and plan alternatives for your old age. This country is doomed.
My first instinct is to question the veracity of the whole thing. The choice of Paddington as a replacement would seem to be an inspired way to make a sarcastic commentary on the whining horde*–so much so that I’d not think it possible coming from anywhere inside the Borg. (Still, people do surprise sometimes.)
My own choice for what to show instead, of course, would be this classic. (The quickie giggle and money shot is here.)
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* Regardless of the reasons for its distaste for the film. Based on the scuttlebutt I’ve seen in re American Sniper, I would certainly anticipate having my own vigorous criticisms, but you know, not having seen it I can only say so much… (Wild concept, I know…)
I have no desire to see that movie, not because of stereotypes, but because that particular sniper was an asshole. Anyway what’s the point? We already know the US military is about killing people who defend their country against foreign invaders. I don’t need to see a movie to verify that.
Does anyone else get up in the morning, look around, and wish we could get back to America? I was born in America, yet somehow I’ve found myself in a country I don’t recognize. I don’t like this place. I want to get back to America. Where is it?
Remember, this is Ann Arbor Mi.
Its a little enclave of fart sniffing smugness you’d usually not find outside The Peoples Republik of Califor-nistan
I lived and worked there for about 3 years, and mind you I consider myself a social liberal. I was amazed at how everyone refereed to me as a Nazi, because I adamantly refused to beleive that all animals had inalienable human rights. Um Human rights? For deer? How about rats? Um no.
This is a town, that rather than control their massive overpopulation of deer through reasonable means (IE cull/selective hunt) wants to feed em all birth control, or capture the does as fawns, sterilize them and release them… No, I really mean that.
University has reversed its decision and movie will now be screened
Joel: Crap, I’m already old. As for preps, I have lotsa dried food and have informed my roomies it is mine. They can go hungry.
abnormalist: What? No abstinence-only early education for budding Bambis? Those people are missing an opportunity to grab some sorta Federal grant money. I hope none of them get the idea from reading this.
BTW, I do like the open, hopeful look on the bear’s face. I bet he would be delicious in a stew or chili.
For you, abnormalist: your (entirely appropriate) “smug” reference reminded me that Smug Alert! aired during the same season as Cartoon Wars.
So, in that vein: enjoy. 🙂
Abnormalist: I’m aware. I live in Ypsitucky and until recently worked in the People’s Republic of Ann Arbor myself.
It doesn’t make it any easier to put up with it.
Just this afternoon I was driving to the supermarket and was on Washtenaw Avenue when traffic was held up by some group of rather foreign-looking protestors in the street, all waving signs with some bearded guy’s face on them and “JUSTICE FOR (unpronounceable string of consonants goes here).” I considered rolling down the window and tossing them a spare vowel but decided against it.