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Don't Let Big Brother Take Over! Please Sign Formal Petition!

posted 10 years ago by cmashieldscapting
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Here is my formal petition to The White House!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/please-seriously-consider-in viting-cast-and-crew-sonys-interview-premier-it-white-house-thanks/vLn 2wYFR

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Please seriously consider inviting cast and crew of Sony's "The Interview" to premier it at the White House. Thanks!

Dear President Obama, Respectfully, please seriously consider inviting the cast and crew of Sony's "The Interview" to the White House to premier their film in your own theater. They are Seth Rogen, Writer/Director/Star, Evan Goldberg, Writer/Director, Dan Sterling, Writer, and James Franco, Star. The American people will appreciate this great gesture towards these cinematic talents, which will show solidarity for freedom of expression and public artistic access, and is preferable to any unpleasant response! This should be presented as a statement against censorship and terrorism and not as an endorsement of any message in or content of the film itself. Thank you for your consideration, for all the good you have done so far, and continue to strive to do.

Certain passages were added or reworded from my original draft as follows: "This should be presented as a statement against censorship and terrorism and not as an endorsement of any message in or content of the film itself." (Written to address any concerns of sending the wrong message!) "Thank you for your consideration, for all the good you have done so far, and continue to strive to do." (Worded that way because people may disagree as to the president's accomplishments but everyone can agree with this--win/win!)

Tagged with key words Terrorism, Censorship, Artistic Expression, Freedom of Thought, Public Civil Rights, Free Speech, American Integrity

[–] cmashieldscapting 10 years ago

At this point I'm not sure I would want to waste time and money seeing The Interview.  Sony owes me a free ticket or a free copy of any DVD release for my efforts anyway. I tried making a statement and no one cared.  Only 15 people bothered to sign the petition.  Now, my siblings and cousins on my mother's side alone amount to 15 people--16 counting me--which is not counting other generations (mom, any surviving aunts and uncles, siblings' and cousins' children) or ANYONE from my father's side (who I also contacted), let alone real-life and internet friends.  I beat my brains out for six days straight over this for practically no response and now Sony releases the film not only in independent theaters but online with no formal premiere at all, thus rendering my premiere proposal petition and all my efforts worthless.  Also, it's been pointed out that Sony, as a Japanese company, does not represent the United States at all. 

My Christmas is ruined and nobody loves me. 

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Now that it's several years later, are you still mentally ill or did you get some therapy? "The Interview" was a horrible, unfunny comedy. Seth Rogan said CIA personnel were used as 'consultants" on the film, and when it was released it was turned into the pretext for an international incident. I don't like my comedies to be scripted in Langley.