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TikTok Backlash and PTA's Rebuttal
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Tim reads Paul Thomas Anderson's New York Times rebuttal defending the film's innocence, then discusses TikTok's outrage campaign against Licorice Pizza.
- Tim argues you shouldn't avoid telling a story just because it's not politically correct, but notes the balance question matters.
- The concern: giving 25-year-olds the idea it's okay to flash a 15-year-old.
- PTA claims there's no line crossed, nothing but right intentions, and expresses surprise at the kerfuffle over what he sees as not much.
- PTA: "There isn't a provocative bone in this film's body."
- The TikTok narrative typically escalates to zooming in on frames and finding hidden symbols like a NAMBLA logo.