Guys lets be real, 18 is considered a legal adult in most countries, its just that in Thai an adult is considered…
it's not really about "his own will" though like...kids make choices (and he was a kid) depending on their environment. his parents probably need money, if he's queer (but also even if he wasnt) it is seen as alluring, and he has more diminished decision making (whether we want to admit it or not). this happens every single time with a person who is "underage" or not fit for the role. it isnt' about legality to me at all. and yes it is so young.
cos of the actor? they're not pedophiles but it is weird that his parents had to sign a permission slip and he…
both are the reason why and it's fucked up. so fucked up. i hope that kid gets some good same-age friends who hate adults lmao. and just to say for me the law is basically irrelevant. we all know 18 is a pretty agreed upon age of ~~adulthood~*~* but that's still a teenager. nothing changes from 11:59 PM to 12:00 AM for someone. it's about how he got there, why he would say yes, and why his PARENTS would say yes.
when i saw that scene i thought it was a great sex scene but the age made me deeply uncomfortable and it should. we have to be honest because these industries are child and sex trafficking magnets and i'm just so worried that people will go "OMG IT'S HIS CHOICE~!!!" without relaizing most of our choices are coerced. agency and autonomy exist but they are limited ESPECIALLY when you are a teen. god i'm still so sad abt this :/ but also i am sad in general lmao.
and again to underline your point about violating labor laws and payment i have no doubt in my mind that is a huge part of it. abuse and capital exploitation go hand-in-hand
ok yes but even in this fake situation like girl!!!! (girl @ phu) stand UP! but i'm joking lol anyway
yea i mean look i agree with you and obviously i can separate the two. but i think that argument about how it's fiction is becoming more and more flimsy in this day and age. to me, because of my values and beliefs along with art and liberation being like the only 2 things i've wanted in life and because i know what art can do; there are criticisms to be had and discussions we should have on the importance and prevalence of these stories.
what it orient people towards, how it may change what they search for and why. that is thinking critically! for me it is the construction, the content, the achievement, and what it reflects about society. even if it's a stupid show like this. everything should be questioned. i don't ever believe in being too woke. you make the best weirdest meaningful shit when you don't let that curiosity go. art isn't apolitical ever, not removed from society, or our conceptions of the future. they are deep tools used by and for the state and we as cultural workers are implicated in that. so yea i question her accumulation of wealth based off of these stories as well. not like publically but. that's why i bristle at stuff like that. but i'll stop here.
anyway thanks. it won't because unfortunately i am "american" but in a better world i never would have had to do that in the first place and i'd be making films left and right. i hope you have a good weekend.
it's all there guys. sorry i communicate differently sometimes. you were the first to respond so i'll allow it but this is actually not pleasant for people with learning disorders to see lmao once was enough!!!!
ok i want 2 b clear abt what i meant. ur interpretation of the drama's situation is, to me, a problem; that you have it at all is not. this is your life and you're an adult (i think). my response was me saying, "ok that's a no for me but i trust that you respect yourself to not do that if you were ever in this stupid situation". i won't apologize for the mame bit bc i love cursing. she's dumb and i'm a snob sry this 300k in debt for dumbass fuckin film school aint gonna pay itself off and i have a right 2 b bitter she could in a second smdh
i don't actually beyond answering bc i'm bored and high. my kitchen sink not working in my apt take higher emotional priority than comments on this website. i didn't read your replies bc i do not have the bandwidth, care, or time to deal with it.
what i said to your first comment when you replied to me was about as neutral as a response i could have given you bc it simply. does. not. matter. not over this show. maybe another day i could engage but..not over this lol. i'm very fine deading it and i don't actually enjoy arguing with black women on the internet cos we get enough shit
ok so not linear i guess (that means i do not think the kiss that we saw was their first kiss)
and also was that ugly nazi bitch bright (THE ACTOR) the one on the tv at the end? (you know...the movie that was playing??? as they were making out??!?!?! jesus!)
honestly i don't know how i feel about this show and the pacing is weird and ??? (this part wasn't hard to understand)
im definitely not the demographic for it but they're cute??? (also not hard to understand)
first-not-first kiss was def my jam (maybe i should have said "their first not first kiss" idk)
this actually isn't a hard comment considering i am extremely dyslexic lmao but i'm glad there are people willing to remind me
bullfuckingshit you're the one who was like "it's just fiction idk if u knew" indicating that you most certainly have less. lmao. completely ridiculous to make this convo go south. you simply will not win against me. begone
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when i saw that scene i thought it was a great sex scene but the age made me deeply uncomfortable and it should. we have to be honest because these industries are child and sex trafficking magnets and i'm just so worried that people will go "OMG IT'S HIS CHOICE~!!!" without relaizing most of our choices are coerced. agency and autonomy exist but they are limited ESPECIALLY when you are a teen. god i'm still so sad abt this :/ but also i am sad in general lmao.
and again to underline your point about violating labor laws and payment i have no doubt in my mind that is a huge part of it. abuse and capital exploitation go hand-in-hand
yea i mean look i agree with you and obviously i can separate the two. but i think that argument about how it's fiction is becoming more and more flimsy in this day and age. to me, because of my values and beliefs along with art and liberation being like the only 2 things i've wanted in life and because i know what art can do; there are criticisms to be had and discussions we should have on the importance and prevalence of these stories.
what it orient people towards, how it may change what they search for and why. that is thinking critically! for me it is the construction, the content, the achievement, and what it reflects about society. even if it's a stupid show like this. everything should be questioned. i don't ever believe in being too woke. you make the best weirdest meaningful shit when you don't let that curiosity go. art isn't apolitical ever, not removed from society, or our conceptions of the future. they are deep tools used by and for the state and we as cultural workers are implicated in that. so yea i question her accumulation of wealth based off of these stories as well. not like publically but. that's why i bristle at stuff like that. but i'll stop here.
anyway thanks. it won't because unfortunately i am "american" but in a better world i never would have had to do that in the first place and i'd be making films left and right. i hope you have a good weekend.
what i said to your first comment when you replied to me was about as neutral as a response i could have given you bc it simply. does. not. matter. not over this show. maybe another day i could engage but..not over this lol. i'm very fine deading it and i don't actually enjoy arguing with black women on the internet cos we get enough shit
and also was that ugly nazi bitch bright (THE ACTOR) the one on the tv at the end? (you know...the movie that was playing??? as they were making out??!?!?! jesus!)
honestly i don't know how i feel about this show and the pacing is weird and ??? (this part wasn't hard to understand)
im definitely not the demographic for it but they're cute??? (also not hard to understand)
first-not-first kiss was def my jam (maybe i should have said "their first not first kiss" idk)
this actually isn't a hard comment considering i am extremely dyslexic lmao but i'm glad there are people willing to remind me