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"Enough is Enough." J.J. Abrams (Star Wars director) pledges $10M donation to anti-racist organizations
- Thread starter DiipuSurotu
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It's amazing how much mental gymnastics these people have to do when a message is "don't be racist".
honestly recommend not reading comments from these types of posts donating to a good cause. there will always be lame ass people looking for attention and just straight up ignorant filth not worth the time.
I met JJ once when I was working at the Apple store.
To say I'm a huge JJ fan might even be an understatement. It was the first and only time I ever met a celeb that actually made me nervous.
I can say for a fact with at least the small time I spent speaking with him that he was incredibly nice to me. Which isn't a big deal on the face of things, but working at The Grove in LA means you run into lots of celebs with their crew and they're usually just disappointing to interact with.
I didn't even recognize the guy at first, he came in wearing just w.e clothing and was kinda sweaty and messy like he rode his bike to the grove or went for a run. He politely asked me for help while I was in the middle of finishing something so he told me he could wait no problem, I also clearly didn't recognize him in the moment. Dude just happened to have bought the wrong size Nike Fuel band and needed a new one, could have easily gone and just found anyone and played the "Do you know who I am?" card. When I returned I was like "OH SHIT YOU'RE JJ ABRAMS". I straight up told him I was a hiuge fan and he was super nice the whole time, asked me about myself and even gave me some advice and wished me luck in my entertainment career. None of this sounds like much but almost every celebrity I met at the grove was at best just in a hurry or impatient.
It was really fucking cool to get to have one of the creators of so many of my favorite things live up to my expectations. I'm glad he's keeping that going, the man is rich and 10 million is not Bad Robot nor his savings, but it's also a real sizeable donation and it comes with a strong and clear message. This is great to see.
To say I'm a huge JJ fan might even be an understatement. It was the first and only time I ever met a celeb that actually made me nervous.
I can say for a fact with at least the small time I spent speaking with him that he was incredibly nice to me. Which isn't a big deal on the face of things, but working at The Grove in LA means you run into lots of celebs with their crew and they're usually just disappointing to interact with.
I didn't even recognize the guy at first, he came in wearing just w.e clothing and was kinda sweaty and messy like he rode his bike to the grove or went for a run. He politely asked me for help while I was in the middle of finishing something so he told me he could wait no problem, I also clearly didn't recognize him in the moment. Dude just happened to have bought the wrong size Nike Fuel band and needed a new one, could have easily gone and just found anyone and played the "Do you know who I am?" card. When I returned I was like "OH SHIT YOU'RE JJ ABRAMS". I straight up told him I was a hiuge fan and he was super nice the whole time, asked me about myself and even gave me some advice and wished me luck in my entertainment career. None of this sounds like much but almost every celebrity I met at the grove was at best just in a hurry or impatient.
It was really fucking cool to get to have one of the creators of so many of my favorite things live up to my expectations. I'm glad he's keeping that going, the man is rich and 10 million is not Bad Robot nor his savings, but it's also a real sizeable donation and it comes with a strong and clear message. This is great to see.
I hope this is the first of many that will follow his lead and start mentioning police brutality. Good on JJ
Have you talked about any of your other encounters in other threads?
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Props, J.J. This is one of my favorite statements so far, because while it is important to preach racial equality in these times like most are doing, we need more commentary specifically highlighting police brutality and the absence of justice, especially in light of the protests, and what scumbag cops are doing on video to upset them right now. Investing in these causes is always a great sign, too.
I like that they are spreading the donations across multiple charities too.
I just donated to blmla.org
I just donated to blmla.org
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Oh that's right, iirc Jesse Plemons was rumored in the early days.
Rian did that to Finn. I like TLJ but it's hard for me to argue that Finn was just thrown away in that film.
Seems like it's his production company not his personal account
Thanks Bad Robot
He was a clown in TFA and TROS. Rian didn't do any better, but the damage started with TFA. Rian could have turned it around, he didn't.
It's awesome that you had that ecounter :)
And even more awesome is the fact that they are giving away that kind of money and that they said what they said!
Finn was maybe a bit too jokey in TFA, but he still felt like a mainstay character with a lot of potential.
TLJ gave him a crappy storyline and TROS did nothing with him.
"J.J. Abrams"
Who?
"(Star Wars director)"
Oh cool I loved The Last Jedi.
Seriously, awesome news though.
Who?
"(Star Wars director)"
Oh cool I loved The Last Jedi.
Seriously, awesome news though.
No mostly because I think its hard to tell if someone is just having a bad day or just sucks, and most of the people I met were kinda rude and or impatient. So I dont want to just write someone off because of a few minutes when maybe they werent at their best.
I will say that Andy Dick was an insane disruption and is a jackass, and Bob Odenkirk is so nice and would just hang and chat with people often.
It really is, Im tired of seeing brand bs, put your money where your mouth is and really say something, it's great they did both.
Rian was directing people where to donate a few days ago, subverting your own bullshit
