text: Ugh.  I am a fan of the CBC for the most part, but the talking points in this article show how out of touch they are becoming.  No wonder the knives come out every time they are mentioned.
  
  I do not understand how quality can be promoted through the establishment of arbitrary gender targets or aggressive funding of "underrepresented" filmmakers.  Either these people have the talent to create a piece that resonates or they don't.  Funding should go to those that do.
  
  The Vice media party sounded equally odious, but for different reasons.  The hipster doofus mentality appeals to only a small fraction of the population, and the prevailing tastes of that sliver of population change the way an amoeba changes shape; i.e., by the minute.  Glomming on to the flavour of the day is a futile exercise that should only be attempted by club kids and edgy bands.