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Why is my contribution/review declined

Please find below my review on the film Wind River. I read the guidelines for writing a review but I cannot find what is offensive about my contribution. I spent a considerable amount of time writing it and I would like to know why it was declined. What about it was offensive or otherwise violating your guidelines? Please, point it out explicitly instead of recommending to refer to the guidelines as it would be of no help, thank you.

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 An excellent, touching film with a realistic feel, thanks to a successful script and credible performances by the cast. This was especially true of the leading actors. The direction was also faultless.

What I would dare to doubt is the fatal lung damage caused solely by inhaling freezing air. It was explained by some kind of freezing inside the human body, at +37 degrees Celsius! I wonder, for example, how cross-country skiing competitions would be possible if this were the case?

When the lead actor had to examine the injuries of a female FBI agent wounded in the chest, he did so from under a body armour, without exposing the victim's upper body. This, of course, is due to a cultural bias in the way women's chests are treated. Otherwise, this remarkable moving picture would probably have had to be X-rated!

Yet, although I shun fashionable woke phenomena in all its extremes, I still want to highlight the film's social message and contribution to highlighting the position of minorities

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Hi @baanuss,

This review was declined due to its use of the terms "woke" which is in violation of our user review guidelines. I encourage you to edit your review and re-submit in accordance with our guidelines and your review should be approved.

Cheers!

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@Ozzy​ Thanks for the reply! Ok, how do I edit my review? I would like to do so to meet your review guidelines.

Irrespective of that, I understand  that addressing to someone or describing someone as "Karen" may sound derogatory. I would like point out that I not used the word "woke" merely describing myself as shunning away from its extreme manifestations. Is there something wrong with avoiding the extremes of ideologies etc.? Is it not precisely such extremes that have historically given rise to conflict and are doing so to an increasing extent.

Of course, the term "woke" can also be used pejoratively. However, we seem to believe that by banning the use of individual words in all contexts, we contribute to the eradication of discrimination, hatred and injustice. As we haunt many 19th century ideas, I believe that, future generations will find our era similarly bizarre.

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Antti Utriainen,

Helsinki, Finland

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Hi @baanuss,

You will have to copy your original review, edit the content of it to adhere to our guidelines and then re-submit as a new submission.

I hope this helps!