tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post9216339545155985884..comments2024-03-25T17:38:55.490-07:00Comments on Dar Kush: "The Reader" (2008)Steven Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-30963079290146385292022-09-08T10:43:14.793-07:002022-09-08T10:43:14.793-07:00o4u53s4i98 c1i92o9e01 u4k20y0c34 b3p19b4y63 y1... <a href="https://toosor73839.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>o4u53s4i98</strong></a> c1i92o9e01 <a href="https://fossou26720.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>u4k20y0c34</strong></a> b3p19b4y63 <a href="https://pacesha70281.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>y1v57v9w08</strong></a> y1h96w8y49selirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155231783995551634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-16793728595227123792009-02-22T19:08:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:08:00.000-08:00>I haven't seen anything criticising Obama ...>I haven't seen anything criticising Obama as stupid because that would be like criticizing Kareem Abul Jabbar for being short. It just wouldn't make sense.<<BR/><BR/>*shrug* If politician X is filmed damn near 24/7, they are going to say some stupid things. <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws<BR/><BR/>You jump of those stupid things and portray them as stupid for humorous effect. It's been done for practically every US president I can think of, and it's not rocket science. <BR/><BR/>Here's a clip of a time when Obama's teleprompter went out;<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxxxGUeZtno<BR/><BR/>Take a look at that, and tell me SNL couldn't have used that as a launching pad to portray him as unintelligent without his teleprompter.Mike Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634414529649908616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-6987641074294018662009-02-22T12:43:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:43:00.000-08:00That cartoon was very upsetting to me. Though I do...That cartoon was very upsetting to me. Though I don't like the racism, in this case I was much more upset by the depiction of assassination.Ethereal Highwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120557764517618673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-29941438213797702482009-02-22T09:13:00.000-08:002009-02-22T09:13:00.000-08:00The point to me is that racism exists in most of u...The point to me is that racism exists in most of us, and to a venomous extent in about 10% of us. But it is totally unaccepted to make this textual and conscious. Repress it as you will, some will let it slip out, others will giggle at it and pretend not to understand, and others will genuinely be confused and upset: "It was innocent!". How would you suggest I sort out one from the other? I think that everyone is going to have to step just a little lightly...as they would have for the first female president, or the first gay. And some of the jokes would be innocent, but the venomous 10% would hide behind the label as well. Remember that he had more death threats than ANY other presidential candidate, ever. This isn't a joke, not even a little bit, but the forces of evil want you to laugh and believe they're not serious. Keep laughing. Then, if something happens, you'll cry and say: "I never thought..."Steven Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-74594471008445746062009-02-22T09:06:00.000-08:002009-02-22T09:06:00.000-08:00I haven't seen anything criticising Obama as stupi...I haven't seen anything criticising Obama as stupid because that would be like criticizing Kareem Abul Jabbar for being short. It just wouldn't make sense. I've seen things criticizing his physical appearance, his stuttery manner, his "false" positivity, his sexuality, his name, his tendency to rely on charisma over content, his political inexperience and naivite, renegging on campaign promises, and much much more. The bit on "Lie to me" about Obama giving John McCain the finger had me howling. No. And the Mad Magazine cover was making a SPECIFIC comment about Obama's pledge not to smoke. Not general at all. It is perfectly possible to criticize his words and actions without using images that would give bigots the giggles.Steven Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-78495701284199132432009-02-21T13:09:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:09:00.000-08:00One ignorant comment does not undo all the effort ...One ignorant comment does not undo all the effort and good that many young people are making every day. It wasn't long ago that the current generation in charge was written off by their elders as listless and ignorant...Try to encourage us to succeed, not write us off before we make it out of the gate. A lot of the problems we're suffering from are a result of actions and decisions from our predecessors. Many of us are working hard to make solid lives for ourselves and to change things for the better. Look at the youth participation in the past election if you need an example of the desire to make things better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-1985723086564291652009-02-20T13:18:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:18:00.000-08:00In addition to the excellent points made by others...In addition to the excellent points made by others to this entry that included the long history of this kind of depiction in political cartoons for racist objectives (including the endless supply of Apus Lincolnus cartoons during and after the Civil War and his assassination) and the content of Delonas's previous cartoons -- people who live in NYC bring to this particular cartoon a long history of white cops shooting unarmed black men. At least one shooting of this nature seems to happen every year.<BR/><BR/>We were at the Gilder Lehrman Center's for the Study of Slavery, Resistence and Abolition's Frederick Douglass Book Prize reception-banquet last night, seated with, among others, the editor of the - -, and her husband, who teaches Mass Communications at --*. He used the cartoon in his class yesterday to make certain points, and one of his students asked him point blank, "What does this cartoon have to do with mass communications?"<BR/><BR/>That's how ignorant a huge proportion of this nation's youth are.<BR/><BR/>From another friend there last night, born in Jamaica, and a Fellow at Gilder Lehrman this year, despite being at Yale specifically as a scholar of these matters, in this Institute, where all the members surely know what this is about, he said he's never anywhere been asked so often to bring someone refreshments, wine and so on at parties and receptions.<BR/><BR/>There is so much work to do.<BR/><BR/>Love, C.<BR/><BR/>* to protect their privacyFoxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-56497028294665572482009-02-20T10:09:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:09:00.000-08:00Side note:Speaking of racial humor, I found this t...Side note:<BR/><BR/>Speaking of racial humor, I found this to be pretty funny;<BR/><BR/>"President Replaces N-Word"<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWjNcwacHKAMike Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634414529649908616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-88383215530032559282009-02-20T09:14:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:14:00.000-08:00"The cover of the new Mad Magazine, with Obama smo..."The cover of the new Mad Magazine, with Obama smoking a dozen cigarettes in the Oval office while juggling a dozen crisis, with the title "Obama: the first 100 minutes" was priceless."<BR/><BR/>Yea, but that wasn't really making fun of Obama. You could have had almost that exact same cover no matter who was elected president. It was making fun of the job and how impossible it is.<BR/><BR/>How many cartoons or skits have you seen that you found funny that portrayed Obama as stupid, cowardly, wicked, or ignorant?Mike Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634414529649908616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-2031261650164146322009-02-20T05:31:00.000-08:002009-02-20T05:31:00.000-08:00Having seen the cartoonists other work, which has ...Having seen the cartoonists other work, which has been sexist, viciously homophobic to the extent I hope I'd seldom seen before, anti-Arabic racist, and just generally nasty, and having seen the photo <B>on the page right before</B> of Obama signing the bill, I'd say both he and the Post knew what they were doing, and intended a poke against Obama.Josh Jasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441897278413737658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-23813995619384685322009-02-20T03:22:00.000-08:002009-02-20T03:22:00.000-08:00Although the bill was written by the Congress, it ...Although the bill was written by the Congress, it is identified in the public mind as Obama's bill. There is a long history of associations between Blacks and monkeys. During the campaign there were lots of images depicting Obama as a monkey and a few people talking about "taking him out".<BR/><BR/>I think the cartoonist knew exactly what he was doing.Shady_Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996625985002373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-60935996430066298122009-02-19T14:35:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:35:00.000-08:00Seven Pounds.You don't think that maybe the fun, u...Seven Pounds.<BR/><BR/>You don't think that maybe the fun, upbeat nature of a guy who wants to atone for killing a bunch of people, including his wife, by committing suicide and parceling his organs out to the deserving might have put off a few viewers? <BR/><BR/>Not exactly a day at Disneyland, is it? <BR/><BR/>I didn't like No Country for Old Men, nor There Will Be Blood; nor Leaving Los Vegas; nor Brokeback Mountain. Sure, they were well-acted. But it's so much easier to get depressed by watching the news that paying ten bucks, not counting ten more for popcorn and a Coke, isn't that appealing. <BR/><BR/>I suspect I'm not alone, and the story was less than appealing to other folks, too. <BR/><BR/>You have to be in the right mood to watch samurai movies -- not everybody's cup of sake ...Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-82014242731219802202009-02-19T14:11:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:11:00.000-08:00I think the cartoon in the Post was stupid. Whoeve...I think the cartoon in the Post was stupid. Whoever it is aimed at. Now it may also have been a racist statement, by an incredibly stupid individual. But the stimulus bill was not written by Obama. It was written by the Democratic congress with input from Obama, so unless we believe the author of the bill does not realize this, it would be reasonable to assume that the cartoon was aimed at the whole Democratic government and not at Obama specifically.Marty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465745755940914756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-88493055946653630822009-02-19T12:13:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:13:00.000-08:00I think whites aren't as sensitive to racism. It's...I think whites aren't as sensitive to racism. It's easy for us to say something stupid and not even realize it--especially when raised in the south. <BR/><BR/>However, I think the real problem is how we react when we're called on it. I mean, to most whites today, being called a racists is about the worst thing in the world. <BR/><BR/>It makes us cringe, because we think, "Ack! That's not me!" And out come the stories of how we have X number of African American friends, took 12 hours of cultural appreciation classes, watched the Cosby Show growing up, and even dated an African American Man/Woman in college. <BR/><BR/>I think the reaction should simply be, "I'm sorry I said/did something offensive to you. I'll try to be more sensitive in the future."Shawn Scarber Degganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928118657916732163noreply@blogger.com