system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: Hollywood is profiting off controversial casting choices/statements and manufactured outrage on the internet.

First of all by Hollywood I mean big studios like Disney, Sony, Fox, WB, Universal, etc. By controversial choices I mean casting an actor that does not fit an established character's characteristics, it is not about casting gay or women or people of color for new and original characters.

Second of all, I say this from an outsider's perspective. I don't live in the US but I do follow their trends closely on social media and I can surely see the differences of movie marketing in the US and where I live. So if I make some incorrect assumptions let me know.

Third of all, I'm not denying that actual bigotry exist and that there are some people complaining from an actual bigoted standpoint, but I also believe it is an extremely small minority of people.

Anyways, I have noticed that recently movie studios have pushed controversial stances for their movies on social media and news sites so repeatedly that it starts to look a little suspicious. I'll give you some examples (I'm sorry for not citing sources but I'm sure you have seen it too if you are paying attention)

- Ghostbusters 2016. Director Paul Feig and actress Leslie Jones calling people sexist if you critizice the movie.



- Captain Marvel, numerous sites calling people misogynists if you critizice Brie Larson. Larson making controversial statements like "I don't want to hear the opinions from white men about this movie" 



- Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller saying that "misogynist" will fear it's female protagonist. (Even when the Terminator franchise has been female-led from the beginning and has never been a problem)



- The Little Mermaid, hashtags circulating like #notmyariel from suspiciously new accounts with few followers. Sites making assumptions that people are racist if they don't like the casting choice and that the outrage is more widespread that it actually is. Including Freeform, a Disney-owned website.



- Bond 25. This one is really weird. The studio announced that a black woman will take the 007 name in the new movie. Since when a big studio reveals such a huge spoiler this early on? Also, numerous sites calling people bigots if they don't like it. 



- Star Wars in general since Lucasfilms was bought by Disney. Mini animated series Galaxy of Adventures portraying a very agressive and rude Leia, staff wearing "The Force is Female" shirts on Star Wars events, critics of The Last Jedi being accused of racism and sexism (I know that one of the actresses was being harrassed and had to get off social media and I think it is horrible, even though I'm also a little sceptical about the situation)



- X-Men Dark Phoenix. Fox released a very cringy clip from the movie with Mystique saying something like "We should change the name to X-Women" I don't know why they thought it was a good idea but again I think it was made to incite outrage.

I could go on but I think you get the point. This whole think of profiting off outrage seems very new to me. Before social media this was not an issue and I don't buy that there was suddenly an outbreak of bigots in the last few years, as I said before, they are such a small minority that I really believe the outrage is being blown out of proportion. You can see in the box office numbers that people are watching these movies regardless of controversy.

Big companies don't just make these decisions arbitrarily, they study their market carefully and make choices accordingly with what makes them more money and not by altruistic means. 

I don't really think that big corporations care to push progressive ideas. I think what they want is people willing to defend mediocre products and give good reviews by accussing critics of being intolerant. 

What do you think, am I being crazy in noticing these things?
gpt
>   Bond 25. This one is really weird. The studio announced that a black woman will take the 007 name in the new movie. Since when a big studio reveals such a huge spoiler this early on? Also, numerous sites calling people bigots if they don't like it. 

I don't have a comment on the rest but...  They didn't announce this.  It's an unconfirmed leak.  It's a rumor.  No more, no less.