The film itself and the topic of discussion did nothing except disrespecting Palestinian lives, livelihood, right to self-determination, pinkwash Israeli warcrimes in Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Is it productive to show a film as "a cultural event" ignoring the politics of occupation?
Would a film be described as a gay classic, open for interpretation, when it would show 2 white south african police officers during South African Apartheid, ignoring racist and criminal policies of the regime?
As you might have figured, the action of the activists was against pinkwashing and the event, and for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Campaign. Therefore participating in a discussion at such an event is simply impossible, because it violates boycott guidelines. Perhaps the activists are willing to engage in a discussion at a later stage in a non pinkwashing event. And besides that, maybe it is more interesting to focus on the message of the activists who offered a critical perspective that the event does not. If you want discussion then maybe, instead of a redundant discussion on whether or not the action was done in a way that you would like it to be done, focus on what the film says, the speaker says, and the activists pointed out.
Discussion The film itself
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The film itself and the topic of discussion did nothing except disrespecting Palestinian lives, livelihood, right to self-determination, pinkwash Israeli warcrimes in Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Is it productive to show a film as "a cultural event" ignoring the politics of occupation?
Would a film be described as a gay classic, open for interpretation, when it would show 2 white south african police officers during South African Apartheid, ignoring racist and criminal policies of the regime?
As you might have figured, the action of the activists was against pinkwashing and the event, and for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Campaign. Therefore participating in a discussion at such an event is simply impossible, because it violates boycott guidelines. Perhaps the activists are willing to engage in a discussion at a later stage in a non pinkwashing event. And besides that, maybe it is more interesting to focus on the message of the activists who offered a critical perspective that the event does not. If you want discussion then maybe, instead of a redundant discussion on whether or not the action was done in a way that you would like it to be done, focus on what the film says, the speaker says, and the activists pointed out.