02 Jun 09
Originally posted by Red NightPlease answer my question.
should the KKK be allowed to go into schools and show only the scenes of the movie where "Toby" is whipped and chained while they sit around and chuckle?
I don't find any part of Roots objectionably racist. Apparently you do and think that Alex Haley would prefer to see parts of his work censored. I don't agree.
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by Elamef37He's a fool who thinks he can pick and choose what is or is not offensive.
How can that be beside the point? You were the first to tell me who it was. At that point, I didn't know who he was. So, now, because I know this, you're asking me, if I intend to send Feedback? Who are you to ask me that?
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by Elamef37Fictional charters has nothing to do with racism? We know it does. Why is fictional animated pornography still banned in many places. Because it should be on a 13 + web site. You did the right thing and #1's red herring arguments are trash and should quickly be disposed of as usual.
It would have been ignorant of me, if I knew it was a fictional character, if I knew it was Kunte Kinte, and I still 'ran' to the Admin, to request its removal. That's ignorance.
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by no1marauderContext.
Please answer my question.
I don't find any part of Roots objectionably racist. Apparently you do and think that Alex Haley would prefer to see parts of his work censored. I don't agree.
No the movie shouldn't be banned.
But, that also means that parts of the movie shouldn't be used to promote an offensive agenda.
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by cashthetrashHear! Hear!
Fictional charters has nothing to do with racism? We know it does. Why is fictional animated pornography still banned in many places. Because it should be on a 13 + web site. You did the right thing and #1's red herring arguments are trash and should quickly be disposed of as usual.
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by Elamef37It's a follow up question to your prior post in which you said:
How can that be beside the point? You were the first to tell me who it was. At that point, I didn't know who he was. So, now, because I know this, you're asking me, if I intend to send Feedback? Who are you to ask me that?
It would have been ignorant of me, if I knew it was a fictional character, if I knew it was Kunte Kinte, and I still 'ran' to the Admin, to request its removal.
You conceded that if you had known who Kunte Kinte was it would have been "ignorant" to request its removal. Well, now you know. So I was asking if you were going to take steps to attempt to rectify your error.
02 Jun 09
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Originally posted by Red NightWhat "offensive agenda" does having an avatar "promote"?
Context.
No the movie shouldn't be banned.
But, that also means that parts of the movie shouldn't be used to promote an offensive agenda.
IF someone who was not a member of BWA had the exact same avatar would that be OK?
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by Elamef37Don't worry. We're all ignorant. Some people try to attach so many definitions to that word it makes my head spin. All it means is "lacking knowledge" so when you make a decision about something in which you are ignorant then you are committing and act of ignorance. You obviously were ignorant of the fact the said picture was of kunte kinte and you objected to it IN IGNORANCE. Nobody can blame you for how you felt and I, for one, am sorry it caused you pain. This doesn't change the fact that you were ignorant and acted in ignorance.
So, now you're talking about a mini series, which was on tv, how long ago? If it was on TV, here in Aust, I certainly couldn't remember, I may have been a young kid and the only thing that had my attention, was The Famous Five, Dr. Who and Countdown.
Quite a few hours ago, you would have known, that the pic was of Kunte Kinte. I didn't. You were at an advantage. I wasn't.
I'm doing well : I'm a fool, I"m a troll and now I'm ignorant.
02 Jun 09
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Elamef, you have no need to explain yourself to marauder or any other in this forum.
You did the right thing, and every sensible person that reads this thread knows it.
Be careful, even more, because some people might want to create enough fight in this thread to see it removed, in a way to put some ugly things behind the carpet.
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by CrowleySomeone should tell this guy to stop badgering that poor girl. She took offence at a avatar of a black slave, and now she is being hounded by this moron.....this really should stop.
LOL, yes, that always works. Just look what happened to the last guy who threatened that BS...
02 Jun 09
Originally posted by Tatarana CrocodiloFAIL
Elamef, you have no need to explain yourself to marauder or any other in this forum.
You did the right thing, and every sensible person that reads this thread knows it.
Be careful, even more, because some people might want to create enough fight in this thread to see it removed, in a way to put some ugly things behind the carpte.
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