Sony Kowtowing to North Korea
Discussion
remkingston said:
Where can we see the actual press release from North Korea directly addressing this?
No where. It started off as a "hack" for money, Sony didn't pay so stuff was realeased. The USA got involved (why!) and all of a sudden it's the North Koreans fault. The original hackers have played on this just to create chaos.I also guess that Sony have cancelled the film as this will probably allow them to claim alot of the cost on insurance rather than relase a crap film and make a loss.
Still it's much more news worthy if "Kin Jon Fat" is behind it
WestyCarl said:
remkingston said:
Where can we see the actual press release from North Korea directly addressing this?
No where. It started off as a "hack" for money, Sony didn't pay so stuff was realeased. The USA got involved (why!) and all of a sudden it's the North Koreans fault. The original hackers have played on this just to create chaos.I also guess that Sony have cancelled the film as this will probably allow them to claim alot of the cost on insurance rather than relase a crap film and make a loss.
Still it's much more news worthy if "Kin Jon Fat" is behind it
Megaflow said:
I saw this on the news this morning, and one twitterer on the subject said: "all this has done is ensure the film will be seen by many more than otherwise would have done".
I think this is very true. I hadn't heard of the film, or knew Sony were making it, but now I want to watch it.
Some say Sony have bowed to the hackers, I think they have played a blinder, when this gets released on Blu-Ray it will be huge.
Apparenly not. They have pulled the film completely and have confirmed there are no further release plans, including on DVD or VOD.I think this is very true. I hadn't heard of the film, or knew Sony were making it, but now I want to watch it.
Some say Sony have bowed to the hackers, I think they have played a blinder, when this gets released on Blu-Ray it will be huge.
WinstonWolf said:
Hopefully he'll enlighten us all given time.
Don't wait too long, the other day he was saying he used to have a grab bag with fake passports, fake driving licence,a knife, a handgun and keys to a spare car and spare motorbike just in case it all went tits up, I think he might be either a bit Walter Mitty or just a bit mental??????Or he could be James Bond and know something we don't, but would such a cool person really be on an internet forum with us geeks???
wolves_wanderer said:
TroubledSoul said:
He doesn't actually know what's wrong with it, hence his inability to provide an answer.
Lame troll is lame.
It is hardly the first time. More fool the rest of us for rising to it.Lame troll is lame.
Incidentally a friend has a South Korean wife and she doesn't find the word Kowtow offensive
pete a said:
Don't wait too long, the other day he was saying he used to have a grab bag with fake passports, fake driving licence,a knife, a handgun and keys to a spare car and spare motorbike just in case it all went tits up, I think he might be either a bit Walter Mitty or just a bit mental??????
Or he could be James Bond and know something we don't, but would such a cool person really be on an internet forum with us geeks???
or perhaps just entirely sensible precautions given my circumstances where i wasOr he could be James Bond and know something we don't, but would such a cool person really be on an internet forum with us geeks???
all very normal, no bravado or mentalness
WinstonWolf said:
pete a said:
WinstonWolf said:
So enlighten us oh deeply offended one...
He cant because he doesn't know what he is offended by, i think he may have tried to play the race card without looking at his hand?unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
pork911 said:
i've no idea why anyone with a strong opinion that its not at all off to use this phrase in relation to Korea would need enlightening otherwise why would they express that opinion?
unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
To be honest, I'd be more interested in why someone who clearly has sand in his vagina about the use of the term, has got so offended by it. As frankly, we are all a bit bemused.unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
pork911 said:
wolves_wanderer said:
TroubledSoul said:
He doesn't actually know what's wrong with it, hence his inability to provide an answer.
Lame troll is lame.
It is hardly the first time. More fool the rest of us for rising to it.Lame troll is lame.
Incidentally a friend has a South Korean wife and she doesn't find the word Kowtow offensive
pork911 said:
i've no idea why anyone with a strong opinion that its not at all off to use this phrase in relation to Korea would need enlightening otherwise why would they express that opinion?
unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
I do know, from a real Korean and everything so I would be "fascinated" to hear your point of view.unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
pork911 said:
Unless they were merely saying 'I know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
As the OP, may I thank you for royally screwing-up my thread, well played. 5 pages of whinging about your stupid comment, 3rd one in too.Kowtow is a word that has been used in the English language for many years, I think most normal people understand what it means.
If you would like to learn English as a 2nd language, may I suggest some very good schools?
wolves_wanderer said:
pork911 said:
i've no idea why anyone with a strong opinion that its not at all off to use this phrase in relation to Korea would need enlightening otherwise why would they express that opinion?
unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
I do know, from a real Korean and everything so I would be "fascinated" to hear your point of view.unless they were merely saying 'i know nothing at all about this so it must be fine'
Fishtigua said:
As the OP, may I thank you for royally screwing-up my thread, well played. 5 pages of whinging about your stupid comment, 3rd one in too.
Kowtow is a word that has been used in the English language for many years, I think most normal people understand what it means.
If you would like to learn English as a 2nd language, may I suggest some very good schools?
so, if i attend those schools to learn English they would give me a good grounding in the meaning of kowtow? hmmm Kowtow is a word that has been used in the English language for many years, I think most normal people understand what it means.
If you would like to learn English as a 2nd language, may I suggest some very good schools?
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