tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post5471380391054332374..comments2024-03-25T17:38:55.490-07:00Comments on Dar Kush: "The Collector" (2009)Steven Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-82773514534155049312009-08-05T16:25:23.254-07:002009-08-05T16:25:23.254-07:00Blacks bleach themselves to resemble their former ...<i>Blacks bleach themselves to resemble their former masters, and Whites express admiration for Zulus, the one group of Blacks who gave them the shaft (literally!). For myself, I'd rather navigate life fairly with charm and talent. However, necessity sometimes demands resort to that tied and true dominance-submission ritual, i.e. whip that mother's ass good and own him! Hitler spoke sagely when he told his thugs the masses generally respect violence.</i><br /><br /><br><br><br /><br />I haven't been in a fight in years. Violence can be just looking people in the eye and telling them to FUCK OFF. And meaning it.<br /><br />I do it ALL THE TIME.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-16428057720723439172009-08-05T11:17:00.288-07:002009-08-05T11:17:00.288-07:00"This is a violent world and you should be ac..."This is a violent world and you should be acting like it. White men respond well to violence."<br /><br />While one of my life's goals is to avoid incarceration or violent death, in this very violent world, people(s) have sometimes to throw down. War and personal violence are BOTH diplomacy by other means. Primates human and otherwise use violence to force submission, establish pecking orders and to win the good things in life like food, booty and respect. Humans even seem to have ritualistic "suck up to and idolize the victor" programming (termed Compliance by Primatologists). Hence, women readily reconcile with rapists and batters, Japanese mutilate their eyes in resemble the gaze of the conquerors who nuked their cities, Blacks bleach themselves to resemble their former masters, and Whites express admiration for Zulus, the one group of Blacks who gave them the shaft (literally!). For myself, I'd rather navigate life fairly with charm and talent. However, necessity sometimes demands resort to that tied and true dominance-submission ritual, i.e. whip that mother's ass good and own him! Hitler spoke sagely when he told his thugs the masses generally respect violence.<br /><br />Ethiopian_InfidelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-61114272863851241782009-08-05T09:46:45.790-07:002009-08-05T09:46:45.790-07:00Depressingly, in terms of race relations vis-a-vis...<i>Depressingly, in terms of race relations vis-a-vis black/brown enfranchisement, the USA may actually be AHEAD of most other Western nations. While race relations may be somewhat better in urban Britain, Holland or South Africa, we're definitely far ahead of Latin America or France. Cuba's aged White Communist oligarchy is said to be quaking at prospects of Obama influencing the Black/Mulatto masses. Russia's so backward racially, it's unsafe for Africans or Indians to walk the streets of Moscow or Saint Petersburg.</i><br /><br /><br /><br><br><br /><br />This is a violent world and you should be acting like it. White men respond well to violence. I have gotten away with things that other blacks would be amazed at.<br /><br />It's skills and violence that wins in this world. Sometimes you have to give up the group for yourself - especially if the group seems to be BITCHES in disguise. Assholes will be assholes until; you put them in their place.<br />Of course they'll just look for someone else to play TOP-BOTTOM with but if everyone says "enough is enough," young black men wouldn't be sucking up your tax dollars and making kids that will only suck up your tax dollars.<br /><br />Just like trailer park "rockers" who think they're tough. They just hide better because people would rather concentrate on blacks. But then I've seen brothers get "punked" by old white ladies so I guess you stick with what works.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-91746873512312005872009-08-05T09:40:26.782-07:002009-08-05T09:40:26.782-07:00Me and a host of my friends have decided to not se...<i>Me and a host of my friends have decided to not see movies anymore--plus we all got rid of cable. Being that there is little to no black presence in film or television, why give them the money? Crap like "Superbad" can get made, but there can be no racially equitable films? They can do black face in Tropic Thunder, but Spike can't get his Jackie Robinson film made? F)*k Hollywood.<br /><br />Some friends and I are trying to film a short film now because if you don't see what you want, you have to create it.<br /><br />Shawn<br />popsandkids.blogspot.com</i><br /><br><br><br /><br />Well, like itold Steve, count how many 23 year old ACTORS there and now see how many of them are black and actually went to school for Fine Arts.<br />How can we be in movies when we all are athletes, rappers and for the most part, JUST PLAIN BUMMY?<br /><br />I won't pay for a "black" movie but I will pay for a movie about Americans who happen to be black.<br /><br />No one wants to see depressing stories about racism and discrimination.<br /><br />Spike has made ONE movie that wasn't about racism. There's more to being a black American than racism or drug dealing.<br /><br />I'm sitting on the 30th Floor of a Morgan Stanley building in NYC and the other black men don't speak to me. Well, there's only like three that aren't security or maintenance which probably explains why white people expect that that's all I want.<br /><br />Stop sitting on the sidelines complaining and get in the fucking game. I can send you casting notices that I get.<br /><br />But then most brothers just wanna talk shit and blame white people for their problems.<br /><br />I have worked at Microsoft, Pfizer, Bristol Myers, NYC DoITT and several other places where we were not 13% of the employee population. We should always be, but here in NYC, we dress and act like MudFlap and Skids and hate on a brother that's in there and still representing his race.<br /><br />I'm trying real hard to get some quality films made but if 50 Cent is the best I have to choose from for 20-something leading men, I'm making movies about white kids and black women - not the same movie of course.<br /><br />Oh, RANT OVER.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-25089291251840252752009-08-04T17:36:52.282-07:002009-08-04T17:36:52.282-07:00I actually enjoyed Superbad. How can you not like...I actually enjoyed Superbad. How can you not like McLovin?AF1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-81823821697938432422009-08-04T08:32:54.634-07:002009-08-04T08:32:54.634-07:00Me and a host of my friends have decided to not se...Me and a host of my friends have decided to not see movies anymore--plus we all got rid of cable. Being that there is little to no black presence in film or television, why give them the money? Crap like "Superbad" can get made, but there can be no racially equitable films? They can do black face in Tropic Thunder, but Spike can't get his Jackie Robinson film made? F)*k Hollywood. <br /><br />Some friends and I are trying to film a short film now because if you don't see what you want, you have to create it.<br /><br />Shawn<br />popsandkids.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-82695987502054307822009-08-04T00:58:24.143-07:002009-08-04T00:58:24.143-07:00Steve, I have to hear more about the Avery Brooks/...Steve, I have to hear more about the Avery Brooks/DS9 thing. <br /><br />Sisko is my favorite Star Trek character and Mr. Brooks is a favorite actor. <br /><br />My brother and I used to fight over who got to be Hawk when we played Spencer for Hire. Neither one of us actually wanted to be Spenser, so we made up a brother for Hawk! We were so much more effective than Spencer ever was :)David Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428680469249520153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-40719709565203850822009-08-03T13:40:47.906-07:002009-08-03T13:40:47.906-07:00Okay, I have to be fair. I tried the site again an...Okay, I have to be fair. I tried the site again and got through the whole process in about two minutes so I guess the first time was just real bad timing.Marty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465745755940914756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-64616578720771358282009-08-03T12:58:13.528-07:002009-08-03T12:58:13.528-07:00"With any luck, it may kill the GOP."
T..."With any luck, it may kill the GOP."<br /><br />The GOP's future hinges on how Obama handles the economic crisis. If the stimulus et al turn things around, the GOP's hibernation switch will stay on Deep Freeze until a Republican equivalent of the Democratic Leadership Committee (DLC) apes Clinton and restructures the GOP platform and image to mirror those of the triumphant opposition. If Obama fails to significantly revitalize the economy, many Americans will assume events vindicated the race baiters. <br /><br />Ethiopian_infidelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-82595406074887427682009-08-03T12:31:29.821-07:002009-08-03T12:31:29.821-07:00Go with your gut. If showing the work now gets you...Go with your gut. If showing the work now gets your gut in a knot, you are best off waiting. While Tananarive may be right, she may be right about what she needs, not what you need. I know that showing a ms too early can stop/kill the writing process. Ask yourself and Tananarive what that possibility means to the writing process and your part in it. <br /><br />Re Gates: I think police "thuggism" and general racism is much higher now than it was in 2000. The incident with Gates is just a peek at those two situations. If this can be used to make people more human to each other all the way around, then good will come of it. <br /><br />Look at the underhanded "dissing" of President Obama by the likes of a 3rd-rate news reader Lou Dobbs. This birther crap is not news, but it is a focal point. With any luck, it may kill the GOP. I am not against conservatives, but I am against venal, greedy, stupid, hypocritical, and racist conservatives.<br /><br />(Why I think Lou Dobbs is 3rd-rate: He was a reporter in the Seattle area years ago, and was no great shakes then. He took some acting classes and lowered the pitch of his voice that is all that sets him apart from the guy in Omaha who can't get a job out of town. Dobbs isn't very smart but I think he is cunning. I remember that from long ago, and I see it reported now. He has consistently given illegal (he has touted stocks on the air) and misleading stock tips, and gotten away with it.)mjholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626250928180743075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-11583055641298657302009-08-03T12:06:38.019-07:002009-08-03T12:06:38.019-07:00" seeing other countries rising up to meet ou..." seeing other countries rising up to meet our standard...while we (in areas like health and education) are starting to lag."<br /><br />Depressingly, in terms of race relations vis-a-vis black/brown enfranchisement, the USA may actually be AHEAD of most other Western nations. While race relations may be somewhat better in urban Britain, Holland or South Africa, we're definitely far ahead of Latin America or France. Cuba's aged White Communist oligarchy is said to be quaking at prospects of Obama influencing the Black/Mulatto masses. Russia's so backward racially, it's unsafe for Africans or Indians to walk the streets of Moscow or Saint Petersburg. <br /><br />Ethiopian_InfidelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-14757238196274323912009-08-03T11:54:39.935-07:002009-08-03T11:54:39.935-07:00Marty,
You've never seen a private website go...Marty,<br /><br />You've never seen a private website go offline when it got slammed?Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-46347227807330158172009-08-03T11:05:07.379-07:002009-08-03T11:05:07.379-07:00Maybe now you'll believe me when I say that MO...Maybe now you'll believe me when I say that MOST "Republicans" want to go back to the "white man rules the world" time. Obama just forced them out of their hole - on a grander scale than I am currently able to.<br /><br />Again, with the problems with casting etc. in movies - my favorite actor was in The Unborn, it's clear that there aren't enough minority males serious enough about it to get their kids in acting school.<br /><br />If there aren't any actors to replace Wesley - which there really aren't - then of course he'll have more trouble with something like that.<br /><br /><br /><br />I can agree with you about feedback on a script. The biggest problem I have is people don't know how to read a script. Too many readers search for the subjective page numbers or character arc - which doesn't really exist - rather than the range of emotions the character has or the progression of scenes (transitions).<br /><br />For instance, in my favorite script - just happens to be for the actor above (damn she's good, no pun intended) - I have a long journey through college which starts at the mirror of a "girl" and ends at the mirror of a "woman." No one noticed that. People did notice there were a few lines of "slang" though.<br />But then that's another place we have little to no presence - script consultants\readers.<br /><br />But then my goal is to have no two people find the same issue - I have several done and I'm still batting 1000.<br /><br /><br />Bill Maher is a great satirist. Don't think I'd want to meet Rachel Maddow in a non-professional setting. I have to keep something sacred.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-12432830812975279872009-08-03T10:37:00.001-07:002009-08-03T10:37:00.001-07:00Mr. Barnes, good morning. You say you don't wa...Mr. Barnes, good morning. You say you don't want to share your work at this phase, and I was curious, is there ever a phase (prior to publication) where you feel totally comfortable sharing what you've written, or does that anxiety exist up to (and possibly beyond) the point where the work it totally out of your hands? Thanks.L. R. Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216916019463409345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-1023148910414019962009-08-03T10:02:52.411-07:002009-08-03T10:02:52.411-07:00This has nothing to do with this post, but I thoug...This has nothing to do with this post, but I thought I would share this example of the quality of a government implementation. I went to the clunkers site see if my 1998 Ford Contour would qualify. I clicked on the required tab and after a minute or two it came up with a page that told me the information I would need and asked if I wanted to continue. I clicked yes and two or three minutes later it gave me list of model years. I clicked on 1998 and it went comatose, finally around five to seven minutes later it gave a list of car companies, I clicked on Ford and it went comatose again. Eventual it gave a list of Ford models,. I clicked on Contour and it went comatose again. I was now on my second game of spider solitaire. It woke up and gave a list of Contour transmission and engine combination. I clicked on my combination. It went comatose and eventual gave me the message that the site was not responding. So I never found out if I qualifiedMarty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465745755940914756noreply@blogger.com