Red Pill (the Movie). Why is it banned?

[Blobfish]

A bit disappointed today
A Movie which contains no sex & hardly any violence has been banned at my local theatre.
In fact their is hardly a swear word in this movie

It is a documentary, similar along the lines of some of Michael Moore's movies.
However it is written and presented by a young American lady named Cassie Jay, who also happens to be a feminist.

Most Australian New sites including some left leaning news sites are saying "Why the Ban"

One commentator says:

Forget the men’s rights movement – is there anything less feminist than the claim that young women need to be protected from a documentary? By claiming that the documentary could ‘physically threaten women on campus’, the students’ union is painting women as too weak and vulnerable to engage in intellectual life.

Whether or not you agree with the premise of The Red Pill, it shouldn’t be banned. Students who disagree with it should go along to the screening and argue their case against it, not stop it from being shown altogether.

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-re...21-gvpd1l.html

http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite...4#.WP2TR7h24co

Anyway see what you think.
The Trailer is shown below

[Super Kami Dende]

Because it said and showed the hypocrisy of both sides, whilst showing that the people that are often labelled the feminazi's boogeymen are mostly just Regular people.

Just like Feminazis ruined true Feminism and made it a horrid parody of it's former self, MGTOW's have also turned many reasonable discussions into shit flinging contests and have become basically the "Male" counterpart to Feminazis.

This Movie tried to show that there are actually reasonable people on both sides and that discussion, not shit flinging is the way to mend the divide between the 2 genders and since they went against the "OMG MISOGYNIES EVERYWHUR!" narrative it was banned because of idiots.

Welcome to the 21st century.

[Lagwin]

because it is likely to cause psychological harm to already gullible idiots, just like if there was a movie on how vaccines make your kid autistic.

[Azadina]

If the message was more important than a quick cash-in, they should upload it to youtube or something, and now people can view it with no bans.

[Super Kami Dende]

If the message was more important than a quick cash-in, they should upload it to youtube or something, and now people can view it with no bans.

Pretty poor argument.

[Revi]

Is it actually banned though, or just not shown? The movie doesn't seem like an obvious choice to show at a theater, tbh.

[s_bushido]

Why would they waste screen space on a movie that no one is going to buy a ticket to see?

[Blobfish]

Is it actually banned though, or just not shown? The movie doesn't seem like an obvious choice to show at a theater, tbh.

Not a obvious choice to see at a Movie theater ?

The same theaters that have banned the showing off Red Pill, have in the past shown
Michael Moore doco's and the Super size me doco.. this is no different.

http://www.news.com.au/finance/busin...75412eda75e1d5

DENDY has become the latest cinema to ban a controversial film exploring the men’s rights movement, following pressure from feminist groups.

A sold-out April 26 session at Dendy Newtown for The Red Pill, a documentary by US filmmaker Cassie Jaye, has been cancelled, and a session scheduled for Dendy Canberra on May 17 also appears to have been ditched.

The showings were organised by cinema crowdsourcing website FanForce. Dendy, the art house cinema chain owned by Mel Gibson’s Icon Film Distribution, did not respond to requests for comment.

[Mormolyce]

Is it actually banned though, or just not shown? The movie doesn't seem like an obvious choice to show at a theater, tbh.

It's not. It's just that pretty much all the cinemas here have either not picked it up or cancelled their screenings.

I'm sure the right wing will celebrate this victory of business's rights.

[chazus]

Both the OP and the articles fail to point out the movie is not 'banned'.

It's been removed from a handful of schools and local, privately owned places where the owner's opinions have direct control over what shows.

It isn't being shown or removed/cancelled/banned from theaters. It's not a major production.

While I'm not commenting on the importance of the material, please be aware that the titles and info is sort of misleading. There is a difference between it being banned, and a handful of privately owned, small time places removing it. Schools (Which are notorious for opinonated stuff lately) and an art house (which again, opinionated)

[Deleted]

Because it doesn't support either side of the argument and instead offers a balanced objective look at things like feminism and mens rights.

And both the far Left and the far Right (read: the people with the loudest voices) can't be having any of that.

[Independent voter]

Looks like the owners of the film are trying to generate some controversy in order to sell tickets.

Think of how small the audience for this documentary is.

[Masark]

Because it doesn't support either side of the argument and instead offers a balanced objective look at things like feminism and mens rights.

If they wanted it to be seen as that, they shouldn't have named it after a collection of shitheads.

It's like naming a WW2 documentary "Nazis : The Movie" and wondering why you're attracting hate.

[Torto]

I wouldn't say it's banned as more 'blocked' by the femminazis.

Western women are the dominant force in the world right now, they control the vote, the economy, everything. So if women decide we are not going to see a certain movie, you better believe we are not going to see it.

[Deleted]

If they wanted it to be seen as that, they shouldn't have named it after a collection of shitheads.

It's like naming a WW2 documentary "Nazis : The Movie" and wondering why you're attracting hate.

Yeah there is that point as well. Imo its a documentary that everyone should watch, but the naming ensures that one side really isn't going to see it and the other side will go to see it and probably not get the intended message.

[Puupi]

I really don't understand the drive some western countries have for these feminism and men's right movement things. Most notably the US. I can't remember when anyone even mentioned feminism or men's rights here. A movie like that would literally get zero viewers in Finland. Maybe that's the reason the cinemas have "banned" it there, too.

[Aggrophobic]

Maybe becuase it is a bullshit "documentary" that is likely to cause more harm then good?
In any case, I doubt it is "banned", though you are australian, right? Your country does seem to like censorship.

[Othraerir]

i'm sure you can download it from somewhere...

[shrunken]

Just like Feminazis ruined true Feminism and made it a horrid parody of it's former self, MGTOW's have also turned many reasonable discussions into shit flinging contests and have become basically the "Male" counterpart to Feminazis.

Everyone's a huge pussy.

[Glorious Leader]

Is this the new boogey(wo)man? First people said the jews controlled everything, and now all of a sudden it's women?

Apparently they control "everything".

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I wouldn't say it's banned as more 'blocked' by the femminazis.

Western women are the dominant force in the world right now, they control the vote, the economy, everything. So if women decide we are not going to see a certain movie, you better believe we are not going to see it.

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