Cold Pursuit (2019)

[Markgway]

The problem here is that we live in a clickbait hashtag society that doesn't want Neeson's brand of brutal honesty. He tells an uncomfortable truth. He WAS racist (even if for a short time). He's not racist NOW (it was 40 years ago - that's older than most people on this forum) and regrets what he wanted to do and how bigoted he felt. In short, he condemns himself. He didn't need to be honest. He could have said nothing (and frankly would have been wise to do so). But if Hollywood blacklists Neeson and Twitterland tears him a new arse, won't that just discourage uncomfortable honesty and drive negative feelings (past AND present) underground? People have seemingly lost the ability to judge context. They hear a sentence like 'I was a racist and I regret it' and only come away with the words 'I' and 'racist'. This should be an occasion for discussion and soul-searching, not blind condemnation.