- As he pointed out in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, the internet’s just become full of folks who like to use the safety of a computer to spread lots of comments that they’d be much too craven to speak in public. Kevin bravely went into the fray last night, to take on those sorts who had a variety of words to speak following the announcement of the Clerks 2 video diary on the Aint It Cool News site, the inspiration for the “Poop Shoot†talkbacks (and subsequent ass-kickings) you saw in “Jay & Bobâ€.
For Kevin’s thread at the View Askew board, neatly formatted (and easier to read, with some humorous pics), CLICK HERE.
For the original AICN talkback, CLICK HERE.
Here’s just a summary of some of Kevin’s comments from the thread, in random order:
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“It’s fucking jokes, kid. You may not like ‘em ‘cause they hit too close to home (which is your issue, not mine), but they’re just jokes, about a group, not anybody specific. The shit that folks like you (in this very post) shovel my was is aimed directly at me, not a group. And yet, I’m the bad guy. Awfully twisted perspective, that.â€
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“…Wouldn’t I be more of a “sell out hack†if I were to make something like “Green Hornet†– a movie I don’t really have much of a connection to, but would’ve made gobs of money to direct? Considering I ain’t making the upfront coin on “Clerks 2â€, where’s the selling out part kick in? And since a hack is someone who makes a flick for the money… well, that doesn’t really apply either now does it?
For the record, though – naturally, if “Clerks 2†does well, I’ll get to wet my beak on the back end. “
As Kevin wisely states, it’s always healthy to keep perspective on his career, even though a lot of folks out there lately are “trolls†– Folks just looking to start negativity anywhere they go. Our opinion? They’ll all know who was right once they see Clerks 2. Back to the barrel(?), indeed.
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