“I think you can still enjoy things, but it really depends on how much of it is problematic and the way in which you’re consuming it.”
BuzzFeed News: You wrote a piece for Buzzfeed recently where you listed a bunch of movies that, at one time, were considered great movies, but that haven’t aged very well. What do you think it is about the last 5 or 10 years that have put so many of these offensive aspects into focus?I think getting more women behind the camera definitely helps. We still don't have a ton of female directors, and a lot of rom-coms and comedies that were on the list have male writers.
BuzzFeed Daily: Some people will say, “Everyone’s just too sensitive these days.” But I find that to be an incredibly reductive explanation for how the conversation has changed. Where do you think that defensiveness comes from?I think it comes from people just wanting to enjoy the things that they enjoy and the comedy that's important to them, especially stuff that's nostalgic. If they grew up with a movie it probably has a special place in their heart.
But if there are just certain jokes or aspects of a movie that are offensive, I think you can still enjoy it as long as you acknowledge that there are problematic aspects. As long as you're not going online like,"This movie's perfect, anybody who speaks out against it is a bad person" or whatever. I think that it's just about being a smart viewer.
Adele added, “I never looked up to anyone because of their body. I never admired anyone because they had the same hair color as me or the same style as me. I was body positive then and I'm body positive now. But it's not my job to validate how people feel about their bodies.”Amanda Edwards / Getty Images
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