False Assumption Registry

Entertainment

9 entries in this category

• Affirmative Action Causes No Reverse Discrimination
  Civil rights protections and affirmative action do not discriminate against white people.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 6 sources
• Racial Reckoning Still Excites Culture Pages
  Cultural commentary remains engaging and relevant when dominated by racial reckoning narratives framing white icons as provocative and black icons as patriotic reclaimers.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 2 sources
• Great-Because-Girl Stories Succeed Commercially
  Injecting 'great-because-girl' tropes and 'bad-because-boy' dynamics into male-centric franchises will maintain or expand audience appeal and box office success.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Woke Remakes Portray Whites as Racist Villains
  Updating classic stories like West Side Story by portraying white characters as racist villains and minority characters as noble victims improves the story and appeals to modern audiences.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• White Actors Can't Play Robot Roles
  Replacing an Asian American actor with a white actor in a humanoid robot role constitutes a racial recasting misstep drawing justifiable backlash.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Victim Women Can't Be Fictional Villains
  Members of official victim groups like women cannot be portrayed doing bad things in modern novels or TV shows.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• White Diva Insults Are Racist Violence
  Insults from white Broadway performers toward black performers constitute racialized microaggressions, bullying, and violence requiring cancellation and anti-bias training.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Starship Troopers Book Promotes Fascism
  Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers promotes fascist ideology warranting satire.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• Black Genius Bears Racial Burden
  Black musical geniuses like Sly Stone fail under a unique 'burden of black genius' while white rock stars like Led Zeppelin succeed effortlessly and build generational wealth.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources