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4 days ago
in Five Behind The Scene Featurettes For The Princess and the Frog Spark Mild Controversy on /Film
"I've seen it, and found nothing wrong with it. Yes, it depicts slaves working on a plantation."
No it doesn't.
...YES, it does
No it doesn't.
...YES, it does
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4 days ago
in Five Behind The Scene Featurettes For The Princess and the Frog Spark Mild Controversy on /Film
The depiction of slavery is not the complaint about song of the south...its the depiction of slap happy negros content with doing the work for 'massa' all while having the wise old slave willfully and competently conveying strong moral life lessons to the white kids on how to go about life and life free happy fulfilling lives...all while he was still an old slave....THAT is the complaint with song of the south.
southerners(and really, northerners too) seem to want to believe that African Americans were content and satisfied with being slaves....so OF COURSE they see nothing wrong with a movie that reinforces that belief and has happy tales and moral lessons for the white kids.
southerners(and really, northerners too) seem to want to believe that African Americans were content and satisfied with being slaves....so OF COURSE they see nothing wrong with a movie that reinforces that belief and has happy tales and moral lessons for the white kids.
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Marc
Still, I would love to see the film released to dvd. I mean, it obviously has some classic disney elements including the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah as well as the Br'er Rabbit story (later depicted on the splash mountain ride). I feel like I'm missing something considering I know parts of the movie from disney culture, but have actually never seen it.
Why is it that we can watch Triumph of the Will, but not Song of the South?
Why is it that we can watch Triumph of the Will, but not Song of the South?
d.s.Levy
Actually, the African-American characters in the movie are NOT slaves. The movie takes place during the Reconstruction. We know this because Remus is free to leave the Plantation later in the movie. The former slaves sing and are joyous because they're working for wages, they are "free" for the first time in their lives. Walt Disney felt that was obvious and didn't feel the need to go too into depth (after all, the movie has larger themes in play). He's documented as saying that the purpose of the film was anything BUT racist. However, they use the term "Tar Baby" in the film which is a derogatory name for African-Americans. What I've always found interesting though is that the term was used by Joel Chandler Harris who wrote the books the film is based on and he was himself a black man and son of a former slave (if memory serves). Also, Brer Rabbit learns that by beating on the black child, the proclaimed "Tar Baby," he gets himself in trouble that he barely escapes. Seems that's a decidedly anti-racist moral. Finally, the father of the main character in the film is an abolitionist who spends most of the film in Washington trying to improve the lives of black men, women and children in the South. This role-modeling behavior rubs off on his son because the little white boy never, ever, questions the color of anyone's skin. His best friend in the film is a black child and, what's more, he constantly looks forward to spending time with Uncle Remus. So yeah, the controversy surrounding this film (which was released something like six times in theaters) is just sad. It's a beautiful film! In fact, I think I'm going to go watch my bootleg DVD that I had to get from Europe...where they NEVER banned or censored the film. Hmmmmm...interesting, no?
1 month ago
in It's Not All About Being Skinny on More Than Mary
Rachel,
I think your statements are far more damaging than any of Mary's. Instead of telling Mary to "Get some curves and some boobs" because they will make her look more "womanly and attractive" maybe you should say something like "do whatever will make you feel good about yourself." Maybe having a big ass and boobs are what makes you feel good about yourself, Rachel, but they are not what everyone strives for.
I think your statements are far more damaging than any of Mary's. Instead of telling Mary to "Get some curves and some boobs" because they will make her look more "womanly and attractive" maybe you should say something like "do whatever will make you feel good about yourself." Maybe having a big ass and boobs are what makes you feel good about yourself, Rachel, but they are not what everyone strives for.
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Natalie
You are right Krista. Some of us look like Mary. Some of us look like Julia Allison. Thin or curvy, we should all be happy about ourselves. And if hoovering cupcakes makes us happy, so be it. I just hope Julia is "working on her core" like Mary told her to!
1 month ago
in BlackBerry Bold 9000 Tiffany & Co Theme FREE OTA Download on PocketBerry
wheres the zip link?
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thenameless
theres only an ota link, just type http://themes4bb.com/%7Eshellbell/TiffanyAndCoB... into ur blackberry browser or access this site via blackberry to download, i love this theme.
2 months ago
in Bentley School kids have a fresh taste for veggies on The Salem News
Another chunk of borrowed money for a non-essential program.
At least it's not going to line some politicians pockets but still, this program shouldn't exist.
At least it's not going to line some politicians pockets but still, this program shouldn't exist.
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educator
Ummmm...it is a grant!!!! You truly believe, commonsense, that healthy eating should not be a part of our childrens lives??? Shame on you for commenting this way towards salems educators trying to make a difference in their students lives!
2 months ago
in State will pay $1M for Farms flooding relief on The Salem News
This work may need to be done and be a very reasonable thought. However... saying that the area had flooding during the Mother's day storms is ridiculous.
Of course they had flooding problems. Almost everyone did.
Of course they had flooding problems. Almost everyone did.
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BobSeamans
Common Sense - They had just finished a multi million dollar project to prevent flooding before the storm, and it didn't work.
This one will not work either .
This one will not work either .
I don't know what the books do, but the film does not.