So Rex,
You've obviously done a lot of reading. Are you going to spend two hours to watch the whole movie someday soon? (And what do you think of Spike Lee's movies in general?)
I think one of the problems that people have with films from the 80s is that the bad films from the period haven't been forgotten yet. In time, while some people might consider the 80s a weaker decade than others (or they might not),...
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Isn't the number of tickets SOLD some kind of legitimate indication?
Legitimate indication of what, is the question. And tickets sold when? And to whom? Total number of tickets sold during the initial...
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i think this thread needs to be closed, because personal feelings...strong personal feelings is all racism as a topic will evoke from anyone.
Racism as a topic may provoke strong feelings, but it is...
I was not trying to be inflammatory. Nor do I feel I was trying to stack the deck. Without really pursuing the topic further, I would like to explain what my point was and what I was trying to do.
I get the sense that people who...
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Jun-dai YOU introduced that into my example, I never said a single thing about putting up racist photos in anyones shop and you know this.
I didn't "introduce" it into your example. I used it as an...
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Jun-Dai, You are essentially rationalizing forced acceptance based upon who is on top of the social ladder and who is on bottom, I am saying that this sort of thinking is never correct.
At what point was...
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so long as that personal philosophy doesn't hurt anyone.
This also is a simple statement that blankets very complicated ideas. It needs clarification. Do racial epithets hurt people? Do pictures of...
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Wow...stacking that deck rather high aren't you? The Fact is that Sal didn't do any such thing and the people in my scenario also did not, if you need a qualification then re-read my former...
