Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2008 July 22

= July 22 =

It's the most marketed in the world
I received a magazine which has these fun facts trivia quizes and i'm to email the answer and i'm to only use google to research. It's the most marketed in the world. What is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.52.66.10 (talk) 08:40, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You know, we're not actually part of Google, so researching on Wikipedia's reference desk is more than just bending the rules... Grutness...wha?  00:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Plus, it's a totally meaningless question without further clarification (the most marketed what?) anyway. --Richardrj talkemail 08:01, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Political Correctness gone mad
Why/when did political correctness go mad, will it ever fall back to sensible levels or will it go even madder? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.176.26 (talk) 08:43, 22 July 2008 (UTC)


 * It's hard to say. First, you can't really say that PC has 'gone mad'. There will always be people who tihnk it is at an acceptable level. Secondly, political correctness has always been a big thing. In some areas we are more lenient than we were fifty years ago: a good example is censorship in media regarding violence, profanity and sexual content. I would assume the article on political correctness has some information for you. Myself, you can't really tell. Some things will be more lenient, others will become insane. What with all the unions going around lately, I'd be expecting a world government to be around within fifty years. Whether that would aid or hinder political correctness - I would assume the former - we can only hope we aren't seeing mindless dictatorships or some bizarre 'world state' any time soon...Avnas Ishtaroth (talk) 08:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I believe the question is limited to PC-speech. For example, referring to a janitor as a sanitation engineer.  That is crazy.  An engineer designs and/or builds things.  A janitor does not design or build anything.  So, referring to a janitor as an engineer does nothing more than insult all the engineers.  Another popular example is referring to all black people as African American.  It is extremely insulting when people refer to Nelson Mandela as an African American.  Most people find humor in PC-speech.  Others take it seriously and attempt to cover up everything they say in non-offensive ways that end up offending many people.  All in all, you cannot say anything that won't offend somebody.  I'm sure I've offended someone right here. --  k a i n a w &trade; 12:53, 22 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Referring to a janitor as a sanitation engineer is not necessarily crazy; it can be good business sense. People often view an enhanced job title as more important than an actual increase in position or pay. Therefore you can motivate your workers relatively easily by giving them a title with more dignity. And engineers have long accepted that most people do not realise it is a profession :P 79.66.124.253 (talk) 18:11, 22 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The sitcom Family Ties made fun of this, when the Michael J Fox character got a job at a Walmart-like chain. Instead of insulting him by calling him a "stockboy", he was given the title "Junior Vice President in charge of Stocking Cat Toys". 08:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * In a real-life situation, the JVP title would definitely be an insult, but the former would not. I can't see any insult in "stock boy"; it describes the job quite adequately.  There's no shame in being a stock boy.  --  JackofOz (talk) 23:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

I think it went mad when the US government made up fields to describe the theoretical origins of ethnic groups instead of the traditionally accepted names. Ex: African American, Hispanic and Caucasian instead of Black, Latino and White. Back when they did this the field for blacks was called Negro, which wasn't seen as derogatory by most people except that it sounded maybe a bit too much like 'nigger.' The problem is that the terms completely skirt around the nature of the situation. White South Africans who emigrated to the U.S. never had to deal with slavery or racism. They're also misnomers because clearly White Americans of South African descent aren't what is meant by the term African American, and if you really want to go back ALL Americans could be called African American. Hispanic is meant to reference a common descent of the West Indies people from Spain but a large part of what makes up their genealogy and culture comes from West Africa. Not all white people are from the Caucasus and as I said before, if they were at one time then some time before that they were somewhere else. -LambaJan (talk) 22:23, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

The Dark Knight
Where can find a pic of Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face from The Dark Knight? David Pro (talk) 15:30, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Is this one (I haven't seen the movie so I don't know if this is how he actually looks)? Just Google image search Aaron Eckhart two face and you'll get a few returns.--droptone (talk) 15:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Viva Hollywood! coming for its second season
Will ¡Viva Hollywood! come back for season 2? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 19:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Eric, you've got a red link! Do any of these help? Maybe you could post your findings on the talk page to start with. Julia Rossi (talk) 04:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Winners of three out of the four major entertainment awards
Please someone answer my question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.228.39.106 (talk) 20:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

On the Wiki page - List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_persons_who_have_won_Academy%2C_Emmy%2C_Grammy%2C_and_Tony_Awards

There is a subheading

Winners of three out of the four major entertainment awards

Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winners

Are only Actors and actresses only allowed to be on that list?

Tony Walton (Julie Andrews ex-husband) has won an Oscar, Emmy and Tony. But for his work as a scenic and costume designer. So shouldn't he be on that list? Or is it only for actors? And people working behind the scenes are not allowed on the list?

If that isn't the case, could someone add Tony Walton? I don't comfortable doing it, as I'm not a regular contributor.

Thanks in advance for any feedback on this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.228.39.106 (talk) 20:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:41, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Colbert/Rush
On a recent episode of the Colbert Report, Rush (band) was on, and the director Jimmy kept changing things, such as changing the theme song to their song 'Limelight'. He later replaced Stephen's opening lines with very cool lyrics from one of their songs. Could someone tell me the name of this song? BioYu-Gi! (talk) 23:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * If you can remember the words, Googling this would be faster than waiting for one of us to answer. Not trying to be a jerk or anything, just pointing it out.  Dismas |(talk) 00:52, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
 * "By-Tor and the Snow Dog". / edg ☺ ☭ 02:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you! BioYu-Gi! (talk) 18:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)