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Director Tim Burton does

it again with a live action

adaptation of bizzare family,

but this time star is Wednesday

Keliimaikai demello

Staff Writer

The Californian Online at www.thecalifornianpaper.com Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Addams Family is back on screens

The season of spookiness

brings horror shows with

it, and this year, there isn’t

anything much better than to

curl up on the couch with than

“Wednesday,” the new Netflix

adaptation and continuation of

the famously peculiar Addams

Family.

Set to be released on Nov.

23, Netflix’s anticipated series

is produced and directed by Tim

Burton, who is notorious for his

gothic filmmaking. The show

is already being commended

for Burton’s accurate ethnic

casting and modernization of

“Wednesday” compared to its

predecessors.

From cartoons by Charles

Addams in the 1930s to 10

televised series and film adaptations,

including “Wednesday”,

the Addams family doesn’t get

any less creepy or bizarre. This

wealthy family is completely

oblivious of their supernatural

peculiarities, making most

of the remakes all the more

appealing.

Unlike previous adaptations,

the 2022 series will follow

Wednesday, played by Jenna

Ortega, through her journey

at Nevermore Academy, the

school for the outcasts. There,

she dives into a murder mystery

that goes back 25 years as well

as dealing with monsters that

lurk around the town, all while

tackling new relationships at

her school.

“The show will be amazing

because she is in it,” sophomore

Brannon Tomren said of Ortega.

Ortega’s Mexican and Puerto

Rican roots make her the

perfect person for the role of

Wednesday. In the past, the

character of Wednesday was

never accurately represented.

Ortega really hopes to bring

justice to the character.

“Wednesday is technically

a Latina character and that’s

never been represented,” Ortega

said in a YouTube video,

“Wednesday Addams: Inside

the Character”, on Netflix’s

channel. “So for me, any time

that I have an opportunity to

represent my community, I want

that to be seen.”

Burton feels, as well as senior

Kushboo Pandaya, that Ortega

is the perfect Wednesday.

“[I’m] looking forward to see

what Jenna Ortega does in this

Wednesday role,” Pandaya said.

Even though the spotlight is

on Wednesday this time, the rest

of the family can’t be forgotten.

Actor and comedian Luis Guzman

has taken a big time role

as Gomez Adams, the head of

the Addams family.

Guzman also is Puerto Rican,

and with a short stature, rounded

out build, and carefully gelled

down hair, he shares an uncanny

resemblance to the very first

Gomez Addams.

But some shared their disapproval

on Twitter, criticizing

the casting of Guzman because

he isn’t “slender” enough for

the role.

B.J. Colangelo, a film producer,

was ready to defend

Guzman by pointing out that

the slender versions of Gomez

were not the original.

“Gomez looks like the original

cartoon strip again and if

you don’t think Luis Guzmán

is hot (which I’m seeing in the

replies), that’s a you problem,”

Colangelo tweeted. “I love this.”

But Guzman’s looks aren’t

the only complaint about the

series. Sophomore Michael

Manning thinks it won’t be all

the rave overall.

“[The series] looks pretty bad

to be honest,” Manning said.

“I haven’t heard good things.”

Sophomore Aaron McCord

feels differently and sees the

appeal to the show.

“Definitely a really interesting

watch,” McCord said. “I

haven’t gotten into it all yet but

it does seem very interesting.”

Along with Ortega and Gomez,

Cathrine Zeta-Jones will

playMorticia Addams, the Gothic

wife of Gomez and mother of

Wednesday and Pugsley. Issac

Ordonez will take on the role

of Pugsley, Wednesday’s older

brother, who is described as “an

energetic monster of a boy,” by

Charles Addams.

Also joining the cast are

Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome,

Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan,

Georgie Farmer, Moosa

Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi

J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, Percy

Hynes White, Gwendoline

Christie, and Christina Ricci,

who previously acted as

Wednesday.

Whether “Wednesday”

brings justice to the show will

ultimately be revealed next

month, when viewers meet the

death-loving daughter and the

whole eerie family.

Andrew Tate has an influence with his ideology

Social media influencer’s sexist,

homophobic and racist ideology

helps him gain a following

Riya Reddy

Staff Writer

There are many influential

people on social media whose

ideas often impact their viewers.

One influencer, who’s known

for his controversial opinions,

is Andrew Cobra Tate, whose

fanbase is mainly young boys

who are heavily influenced by

his words and actions.

Tate is a 35 year old man

who is commonly known

for his views on women, his

racist, homophobic, and sexist

comments, and being an alleged

sex offender. But he originally

became famous from his online

school, Hustlers University,

a school he founded to teach

people how to many money.

He began making many appearances

on podcasts but was

removed from most of them

after a video of him beating a

woman in 2016 was leaked. He

defended himself by saying it

was consensual and the woman

requested him to do it.

Tate’s Twitter account was

suspended in 2017 because

of his tweets describing that

“victims of rape and sexual harassment

should ‘bear responsibility’

for assault,” according

to Forbes.

Tate’s statements are seen

as concerning to a point where

many people who don’t agree

with his ideas believe that

younger boys, whose minds and

opinions are just being shaped,

are agreeing with how Tate

says he treats women. Those

who disagree with Tate believe

he is convincing the younger

generation that this behavior is

acceptable.

Like many people, senior

Sione Hingano takes issue with

Tate’s opinions on relationships.

“I feel like in a relationship

men and women can work together,

but he emphasizes how

men take a lot of the dominant

side. I can also agree with a

little bit of that, but he’s just

really extreme,” Hingano said.

“Like one time he said if your

girl gets OnlyFans, since she’s

yours, you can get all the profits,

which I disagree with.”

Sophomore Enguun

Munkhnairamdal added, “Just

knowing that there are guys like

Andrew Tate out there is scary.

I have seen people, especially

guys my age on TikTok, agreeing

with his hurtful viewpoints

on women.”

Tate’s statements have been

pointed out to be hypocritical

and sexist. He often uses Christianity

as logic for his beliefs,

but many people find this as a

way of him forcing his religion

on others.

“Read the Bible, every single

man has multiple wives, not a

single woman had multiple husbands,”

Tate said on the BFFs

podcast hosted by influencer

Josh Richards. “It’s against

God’s will. It’s disgusting.”

Some people are defending

Tate by saying that he’s empowering

boys to show off their

masculinity and his extreme

statements are just jokes.

“He just says a lot of BS

and it’s entertaining,” junior

Bobby Singh said.“I think it’s

obviously satirical. He said if

his son was a nerd he would

challenge him to the death. I

think anyone can tell that he’s

over-exaggerating.”

Some people are more neutral,

and the major reason for

this is because they see that

below all the extreme jokes,

Illustration by Arfa Saad

New Netflix show “Wednesday,” starring Jenna Ortega as the peculiar Wednesday Addams, will air on a Wednesday.

Photo courtesy of @andrewtate_secret account on Instagram

The controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate, seen here checking his phone with a

concerned look on his face while on a private jet.

his intentions seem to be to empower

the youth. Even though

his intentions may be good, his

words often send the wrong

message, especially his sexist

ones against women.

“I agree that the man should

provide and be able to protect,”

freshmen Jack Wasley said. “I

don’t agree with being able to

cheat and hit women. That’s

just horrible.”

Richards tried to show his

viewers the double standard of

when women say phrases like

“All men are the same” they get

praised, but when Tate does it

he gets flamed.

“I’m not trying to defend

him or [anything]. I’m just

saying that there’s definitely

both sides,” Richards said in

his podcast. “Like, there’s definitely

female creators that are

telling females ‘men are trash’

and they’re OK to do that.”

Tate used platforms such as

TikTok, Instagram, Youtube,

and Facebook to spread his

ideas, but was recently banned

from all of them for violating

their policies on hate speech and

misogyny. Fans say he shouldn’t

have been banned because everyone

should be able to voice

their opinion.

Even though Tate has many

supporters, a majority of people

that know of him find his

viewpoints aggressive and are

worried how influential he is and

how young teens will be affected

by his controversial views.

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