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Originally posted by Elamef37
I've said what I had to say. I don't find the need to explain myself to you. Thanks 🙂

Okay then... but I do think that you seriously need to re-evaluate what you think is racist and what is not. You seem very naive.

Originally posted by Palynka
I'd wager that more than 95% of the people outside of the US would not recognize that picture as Kunta Kinte.

probably about the same amount of people as could tell MLK from a photo. maybe more, actually.

Originally posted by hopscotch
I can't find the racism in that. A child taken from her mother and moved off the island?

Wow, you call people ignorant for not watching Roots, but you don't know about the Stolen Generations?

Originally posted by wormwood
media is irrelevant, the content decides. if you assume all AV-content is for trash just because of the medium used, I don't see a reason why you wouldn't assume the same about books. it's just another medium.

Books are the realm of the literate, therefore certain book references would be lost on the illiterate. By your rational, the illiterate are ignorant. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame is an extremely literate man, but doesn't watch TV (he joked that there is one in the spare room, but he doesn't know how to turn it on)....by your rational, he is ignorant too.


Presumption of knowledge is more ingorant than the lack of knowledge in Vague terms of reference.

Originally posted by hopscotch
Okay then... but I do think that you seriously need to re-evaluate what you think is racist and what is not. You seem very naive.

Okay, I don't need you to tell me what I need to do. You don't know me, I don't know you. Do not call me naive, when you don't know me. Thanks 🙂

Originally posted by wormwood
probably about the same amount of people as could tell MLK from a photo. maybe more, actually.

I definitely disagree, but none of us have any way of testing that.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Books are the realm of the literate, therefore certain book references would be lost on the illiterate. By your rational, the illiterate are ignorant. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame is an extremely literate man, but doesn't watch TV (he joked that there is one in the spare room, but he doesn't know how to turn it on)....by your rational, he is ig ...[text shortened]... sumption of knowledge is more ingorant than the lack of knowledge in Vague terms of reference.

you think illiterate people are not ignorant?? well, I can see how it could be possible to educate people without using written media, but such a thing would be very unlikely. most illiterate people don't know much anything outside their daily routines.

Originally posted by Palynka
Wow, you call people ignorant for not watching Roots, but you don't know about the Stolen Generations?

Where did I ever call anyone ignorant for not watching Roots?

And what makes you assume that I don't know about the Stolen Generations?

Originally posted by Palynka
I definitely disagree, but none of us have any way of testing that.

and it wouldn't really matter either way...

Originally posted by Elamef37
Okay, I don't need you to tell me what I need to do. You don't know me, I don't know you. Do not call me naive, when you don't know me. Thanks 🙂

Well, you are correct that I don't know you personally, but from your reactions and your posts here you certainly seem naive, so I can form an opinion on that.

Originally posted by hopscotch
Where did I ever call anyone ignorant for not watching Roots?

And what makes you assume that I don't know about the Stolen Generations?

That's right, keep backtracking.

Originally posted by wormwood
you think illiterate people are not ignorant?? well, I can see how it could be possible to educate people without using written media, but such a thing would be very unlikely. most illiterate people don't know much anything outside their daily routines.

You have enough knowledge to generalise about illiterate people?

Originally posted by Palynka
That's right, keep backtracking.

Keep putting words in my mouth and making false accusations.

Originally posted by wormwood
and it wouldn't really matter either way...

It matters because if not many people recognize it as Kunta Kinte, then it's natural that this discussion will surface again and again, with the result being people being offended to the "surprise" of BWA members who always react as if it's the first time.

Originally posted by hopscotch
Keep putting words in my mouth and making false accusations.

I'm still trying to understand how one can know about the stolen generations and not see where racism plays a role in her story.

Perhaps you need to watch more TV series like Lost or Roots. There might be one about the Australian Aboriginals one day.