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Disgusting Apologist Nonsense

posted 8 years ago by bonsai-superstar
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This poorly-edited "documentary" wastes 10 (!) hours trying to distract from / explain away the fact that this simpleton jock is nothing more than a drug-addled murderer. Uh, no, this killer wasn't "made" in America, he was a self-made "success" in the brutish world of ape-like sports: buffoons are willing to pay big money in order to waste their lives sitting and watching a guy run fast carrying a piece of plastic, and OJ could run fast. He didn't add anything to society. He ran fast. End of story.

Later, as the doc shows, a married-with-kids OJ forces himself on Nicole on their first "date" and a pattern of brutality begins, culminating with a high-beyond-belief OJ stabbing her to death. Rather than contributing anything to society, this caricature of a human took away. He doesn't deserve a 1-hour documentary, much less the 10 that this offensive apology for his actions asks of us.

[–] mobilephone9 8 years ago

Wow you clearly were not watching the same documentary I was watching if that is what you think this documentary was doing. I in no way got the vibe that this documentary was trying to apologize in any way at all. It was showing how OJ was brought up while shining light on early behaviors and traits that would become the red flags for him becoming a murderer and master manipulator of public opinion of himself. You even stated the fact that the documentary talk about how after OJ and Nicole's first date her jeans were torn because he was rough with her. Now in what way is revealing that story in the documentary a form of apology for OJs character?

This documentary simply tells the biography of OJs rise to fame and his subsequent fall to felon while highlighting key moments that try to explain why he did what he did and how he was able to get away with it.

[–] snowleopard 8 years ago

Adding to this, I can't imagine anyone coming away from watching this thinking Simpson is still innocent. Not because of the evidence, though that alone should have been plenty damning and enough to convict him, but because of how dark it revealed his character to be.

It's as if everything the trial became about - racism against Simpson, representing black oppression - was finally unravelled, and shown that while racism and opression of blacks was unquestionable at that time (and is to this day to some extent), it had nothing to do with Simpson. Not his case, and absolutely not him as a person. He wasn't opressed against, he wasn't a victim of racism hardly at all, he barely even interacted with other black people other than long time friends, and business partners.

[–] bonsai-superstar 8 years ago

I agree with your second paragraph completely - as a willing pawn for the "owners" in sports, Simpson betrayed his black brothers at a time when he could have helped them the most. However, the entire, lengthy first episode of this "documentary" weakly attempts to make the case that racism played a role in OJ's life. Otherwise, why do they spend so much time setting the scene and dwelling on it, if it didn't affect him? Even the title, "Made in America" - as I pointed out prior, OJ wasn't "made" at all - he made his own (poor, selfish, brutishly-simple-minded) choices. This disgusting excuse for a human doesn't deserve a 10-hour documentary: the true story is painfully clear.

[–] bonsai-superstar 8 years ago

You even stated the fact that the documentary talk about how after OJ and Nicole's first date her jeans were torn because he was rough with her. Now in what way is revealing that story in the documentary a form of apology for OJs character?

Revealing that story along with a quote from Nicole's sister (apparently not too bright herself) about how this "relationship" (initiated by sexual assault, continued with physical assault and death threats, ending in Nicole's death) was "true love" may appear to be an apology of sorts.

[–] dxben99 8 years ago

You obviously didn't watch the documentary. Nowhere did it apologize for OJ or made him out to be the innocent or even a decent guy. I came out of this one detesting OJ Simpson, Johnny Cochran and his gang and the jurors in the trial. I have no doubt that he commited the murders.

Seriously you couldn't be more off with your comment!

BTW one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Was engaged the whole time.

Plus, I think it's more like eight hours, not ten. ;)