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2006-08-16 Home Front: Culture Wars

'WTC' casting error draws flak from African-Americans

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Posted by Steve 2006-08-16 15:05|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Regardless of this new "Race Scandal"(Tm), kudos to Mr. Thomas!
I knew the story of David Karnes, but not his; probably more than the Marine background, this rescue effort was the mark of a truly great character. And, yes, even from a lily-white middleclass geek like me's point of view, I'd prefer young black boys/girls to have more positive msm role-models than mtv's materialistical and angry pimps or booty-shaking hos...

Re "From Charlton Heston as Moses and Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra. They are only continuing their tradition of whitewashing our history" :
- yup, Cleopatra was greek, and I've read that she was blonde, and thus Defender-Scimitar worthy (while she's always portrayed as dark skinned and black haired).
- and... Uh??? From the quote, Moses was supposed to be... black??? Someone here has listened to much to Isaac Hayes, methinks.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-08-16 15:41|| 2006-08-16 15:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Moses was Hebrew right, unless I am missing something. Legitimate question was there black Hebrews? just wondering.

Posted by djohn66 2006-08-16 16:05|| 2006-08-16 16:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Yep, there is some of them too. Sons and daughters of Yah they are called.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-16 17:18|| 2006-08-16 17:18|| Front Page Top

#4 If memory serves there are a number of African American directors and Oprah is considered the biggest mover and shaker on most lists. Perhaps instead of whining about movies after the fact they should be trying to get folks to make movies they approve of.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-08-16 17:24|| 2006-08-16 17:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Paradise - what a lovely name for a thin-skinned ass

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-16 19:27|| 2006-08-16 19:27|| Front Page Top

#6 the black community's mantra is "forgive and forget,"

*snort*

Here in Cincinnati, the racial superiority groups (oddly all the ones in the city are black) have never forgiven the cops for shooting back. One of the "young black men" they count as "murdered by cops" jumped into a patrol car, shot the officer, and was killed after the car crashed and she was able to clear her weapon and return fire.

Thomas deserves all the credit and acclaim he can get. These whiners are doing their best to sully his time in the spotlight.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-08-16 21:15|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-08-16 21:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Well since the three firefighters who found the American flag and raised it on the WTC flagpole were white and the statue has only one white guy to comemorate it, I'd say they still owe us one white stand-in.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-08-16 22:15|| 2006-08-16 22:15|| Front Page Top

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