I've generally been a fan of their content, as they've had some pretty funny blasts, but they've definitely been waffling in this direction for a while.
Ultimately, their critiques have usually been savaging the homogenized nature of blockbuster filmmaking in the modern era or stuff like carving out space in the Ghostbusters remake debate so they could savage the movie as separate from the controversy surrounding it.
This feels similar. Once I watched their whole rant, it sort of made sense, but they sure took a snarky, roundabout way of going about it. Their overreaction is sort of on par with the optics of Brie's statements. The irony isn't lost on me that guys who have made a living savaging things are getting their nose out of joint when their vague demographic is targeted. Turnabout, it seems, is not fair play.
That said, it doesn't mean Larson or anyone else is above some level of feedback based on their tone (even though cherry-picked in a disingenuous way) or the causes they choose to champion. It's not a gender thing, I'd say. Some neckbeards are certainly going to take the conversation that way, but for me, a lot of famous people say stupid shit or champion causes they have no background in. That's equally dangerous, especially if they aren't equipped with the tools to do so.
Then again, RLM's "tone" has been this way before on the Wonder Woman review... so I suspect some of this is just moderate white dudes navigating the cultural changes that are -- and have been -- taking place.
I would give them enough credit to not associate them with MRAs and that ilk; they aren't that. They're clearly moderates, with some left-leaning bent through their art. But taking the time to have this kind of expanded debate which borders on character assassination (over some pretty flimsy evidence) just tells me they've kind of been drinking their own Kool-Aid a little too long.
I'll continue watching them, but I think I have a better context for who these guys are now -- such as that is.
