PenguinHyphy Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Most posters appear to not be American, but his career in America is surely going to be affected even though it happened in Sweden or wherever he is from. The history of racial violence in America, which resembles exactly what he stated, is way too brutal and has way too many remnants today. It is not going to go over well here in the slightest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Heatnix Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Avatree said: And liam neeson did not deny trying to kill a black man my point is it doesn't take all that much for press & public to quickly turn on someone and never been forgiven. We're not in Polanski era anymore. Wait, did Liam actually TRY to kill a black man or did he think about killing someone? You can't be punished for "thinking" if you don't even try anything. Besides, several reports have been different. It seems Liam Neeson said he wanted a black guy to try to attack him, so he could use that attack as a reason to strike back. I read the whole thing. I'm not defending or accusing anyone. Edited February 4, 2019 by Blaze Heatnix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Blaze Heatnix said: Wait, did Liam actually TRY to kill a black man or did he think about killing someone? You can't be punished for "thinking" if you don't even try anything. Besides, several reports have been different. It seems Liam Neeson said he wanted a black guy to try to attack him, so he could use that attack as a reason to strike back. I read the whole thing. I'm not defending or accusing anyone. His exact words: “I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody – I’m ashamed to say that – and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some [Neeson gestures air quotes with his fingers] ‘black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could,” another pause, “kill him.” A cosh is a large stick, like a night stick a police officer uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, Blaze Heatnix said: Wait, did Liam actually TRY to kill a black man or did he think about killing someone? You can't be punished for "thinking" if you don't even try anything. Besides, several reports have been different. It seems Liam Neeson said he wanted a black guy to try to attack him, so he could use that attack as a reason to strike back. I read the whole thing. I'm not defending or accusing anyone. He said he would go out each night with a club, trying to find a black man in the hope that he would get in a fight with and kill him. You should listen to the interview itself I think its easier than reading the description of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I read the article again (CNN, so I'm pretty sure it's not trashy or biased on untrustworthy) and he did say he actually went walking in the area for a week hoping for an altercation so he could "kill him". So that's definitely more serious. Would he have actually followed through? Who knows. You hope that he wouldn't have. Sometimes we go halfway on a deed just to kind of vent the emotions. Maybe he would have, in which case he would have been justly punished for his crime. Either way, it's clear it was fueled by intense emotion and not racism. He didn't hate black people. He hated the person who raped his friend who happened to be black. That's what people are deliberately missing because they want to believe otherwise. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 The interview can be listened to here, it is 2 min long that Liam talks for to tell this story. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/liam-neeson-rape-black-man-attack-cosh-cold-pursuit-sexual-assault-interview-a8760866.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakiyyah6 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Liam Neeson's career is not over here in America or anywhere else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napoleon Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 A lot of people experience some dark period in their life that they're not proud of but they grow from it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Slambros said: Relevant tweet I found: It’ll probably bomb everywhere tbh. Hell, Neeson could have brought back MLK from the dead and it would still tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Liam Neeson’s friend: “I was raped.” Liam Neeson: “What color was he?!” Liam Neeson’s friend: “He was black.” Liam Neeson: decides to want to go hunt innocent black men and kill them because of what happened to his friend. Yea no racism to see here what’s so ever. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Nova said: Liam Neeson’s friend: “I was raped.” Liam Neeson: “What color was he?!” Liam Neeson’s friend: “He was black.” Liam Neeson: decides to want to go hunt innocent black men and kill them because of what happened to his friend. Yea no racism to see here what’s so ever. it's not as simple as that. And I think it was his girlfriend, or family member. Not a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenguinHyphy Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Zakiyyah6 said: Liam Neeson's career is not over here in America or anywhere else. I mean when was his last hit in America? Cold Pursuit was already not expected to perform well either. The writing appears to be on the walls, but he will probably be alright overseas, though. Edited February 5, 2019 by PenguinHyphy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakiyyah6 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Nova said: Liam Neeson’s friend: “I was raped.” Liam Neeson: “What color was he?!” Liam Neeson’s friend: “He was black.” Liam Neeson: decides to want to go hunt innocent black men and kill them because of what happened to his friend. Yea no racism to see here what’s so ever. Anyone who claims that his thinking decades ago wasn't racist is being disingenuous. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) It was racist which is why Neeson brings up the attitudes of North Ireland as well. The thing is he's not trying to act like what he did was ok or right he says it was horrible multiple times. Edited February 5, 2019 by Mulder 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, Mulder said: It was racist which is why Neeson brings up the attitudes of North Ireland as well. The thing is he's not trying to act like what he did was ok or right he says it was horrible multiple times. That’s what I’ve gotten from this too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxmatrixdt Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) . Edited February 17, 2019 by Slave Animal Rights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 He should have lacerated himself with a barbwire and post it on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, The Futurist said: He should have lacerated himself with a barbwire and post it on youtube. #NewPuritans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxmatrixdt Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) . Edited February 17, 2019 by Slave Animal Rights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This won't affect the box office but it wasn't destined to make much of a dent anyway. This has a less appealing hook than The Commuter did even with better reviews and that settled for a $36M total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...