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Post by jeffk on May 26, 2020 18:58:38 GMT
Recently I joined a Classic Film Noir group which has over 40,000 members. I've noticed that many of the members have American Flags and Trump in their profiles. I never knew noir attracted that kind of a crowd. They're out there, folks. We just don't cross paths with them too often.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on May 26, 2020 19:07:39 GMT
Recently I joined a Classic Film Noir group which has over 40,000 members. I've noticed that many of the members have American Flags and Trump in their profiles. I never knew noir attracted that kind of a crowd. They're out there, folks. We just don't cross paths with them too often. You know, it's strange, you can be having a really great chat with someone about They Live By Night or whatever, and they suddenly (and often subtly) reveal themselves to be a major Trump supporter. I keep my mouth shut now. It pays to stick to the films and not go 'off topic'. But I'm often really pleasantly surprised by the knowledge and taste of people in some of those groups.
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Post by jeffk on May 26, 2020 19:15:39 GMT
Recently I joined a Classic Film Noir group which has over 40,000 members. I've noticed that many of the members have American Flags and Trump in their profiles. I never knew noir attracted that kind of a crowd. They're out there, folks. We just don't cross paths with them too often. You know, it's strange, you can be having a really great chat with someone about They Live By Night or whatever, and they suddenly (and often subtly) reveal themselves to be a major Trump supporter. I keep my mouth shut now. It pays to stick to the films and not go 'off topic'. But I'm often really pleasantly surprised by the knowledge and taste of people in some of those groups. What's even more odder is that many of the directors and writers of noir were often blacklisted by Hollywood because of their alleged un-American activities and had to use pseudonyms if they wanted to work.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on May 26, 2020 19:19:30 GMT
shhhhhh......!
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Post by oleandermedian on May 28, 2020 10:19:20 GMT
You know, it's strange, you can be having a really great chat with someone about They Live By Night or whatever, and they suddenly (and often subtly) reveal themselves to be a major Trump supporter. I keep my mouth shut now. It pays to stick to the films and not go 'off topic'. But I'm often really pleasantly surprised by the knowledge and taste of people in some of those groups. What's even more odder is that many of the directors and writers of noir were often blacklisted by Hollywood because of their alleged un-American activities and had to use pseudonyms if they wanted to work. I know they’re not necessarily the same as Trump voters but I can see the “incel” set getting a lot from noir – lone males often nursing grievances at real or imagined wrongs, manipulative women, a fondness for guns, and suchlike.
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