Duke University is not happy to be present in the white lotus: “it goes too far”
Be presented in the current season of The white lotus May have made miracles For Thailand, But a short appearance for Duke University It didn’t go particularly well.
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In the sixth episode of the third season, “Denials”, Timothy Ratliff, played by Jason Isaacsconsiders the killing of his wife, Parker Posey’s Victoria, after he admits that he is not built for a life without money, and then himself to avoid going to prison after a shady commercial agreement.
The American University is offended Isaacs He wears a shirt from the alma Mater of his character, Duke, in that episode.
A spokesman for the university, Frank Trable, said that Duke’s representation in the “simply too far” series. “Duke appreciates artistic expression and creative narrative,” he said The New York Times. “But the characters who evidently wear the clothing that bring brands recorded at the federal level of Duke creates confusion and erroneously suggests an approval or an affiliation in which it does not exist.”
In the fifth episode, while Ratliff continues spiral on the repercussions of his professional relationships, he contemplates to kill himself in a scene that has since become a fodder of memes with the closure of the NCAA National College March Madness basketball championship.
A user X published the image and said: “White lotus He has just blessed us with a meme of all time if Duke soon loses in the tournament (and for any brutal loss of Duke). ”
At the time of writing, the post had been seen over 3.4 million times and liked over 59,000 times. The post has even received an answer from Duke: “Suicide is the second cause of death on university campuses. The rivalry is part of March Madness, but some images are too far away. If you or someone you know, it needs to support, call or send messages to the hotline for prevention of suicide at 988”.
Although the Duca officials are not satisfied with their representation, experts say that there may not be much. Jeanne Fromer, specialized in intellectual property law at New York University, The New York Times The fact that the law on brands protects companies and, in this case, the artists have “strong protections pursuant to the first amendment to use brands known for artistic and expressive purposes”.
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“On the one hand, I understand that Duke is trying to dissociate from this,” he said. “On the other hand, they are attracting attention to it.”
In addition to being described in scenes with Isaacs, Duke is also the alma material of the oldest child in Ratliff, Saxon, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Saxon’s pleased and openly male nature is not particularly captivating for spectators, but is present in the previous episode in a trio with his Brother sclanplayed by Sam Nivola.
On the contrary, their sister Piper, played by Sarah Catherine Hook, a pacifist who studies religion and seeks meaning, goes to the main rival of Duke, the University of North Carolina.
The Independent Mr. Trable and HBO contacted for a comment.
Schwarzenegger recently shared that he would not look at the last two episodes of the season with his family because they were “crazy”.
“I think some imminent episodes that I will watch without them,” he said The Drew Barrymore Show. “I will definitely take a break in the bathroom. The next episodes are … yes, they are crazy!”
