|
|
Posted by Curtin/Dobbs on 10/04/17 11:33
"Kimba W. Lion" <kimbawlion@aol.com> wrote in message
news:2oduo1pvolg9hbt7vl2ahqjv0ucl15a326@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:48:39 -0700, "Bratboy"
> <DontBother@Takeallthisaway.tde.com> wrote:
>
>>> They should just have Whoopi Goldberg or Kanye West introduce the film
>>> so
>>> that we can view it in its historical context.
>>
>>Whoopie I could definitly agree on for introducing it from historical
>>perspective.
>
> The OP was being sarcastic, wasn't he?
Yeah, I'll take the rap on that.
I mean, nobody actually takes
> Whoopi & company seriously, do they?
Unfortunately, a lot of people do, John Kerry among them.
I don't mind having contextual introductions for films or TV shows, it might
help out some insensivitve, uneducated people and might get more product
released for those of us who "get it" but want to see the films/TV shows,
anyway. We shouldn't be held captive by cultural gatekeepers, however well
meaning.
That's why on the Looney Tunes DVDs
> they FORCE you to sit through her apology for the dark ages of mankind,
> isn't it?
>
> Why are we in such bad shape that we need the likes of Whoopi Goldberg to
> tell us what is GoodThink?
I guess we are. Why Whoopie? Why didn't they use someone respectable?
....Curtin/Dobbs
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|