tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post2023789488538889574..comments2010-04-27T09:00:08.074-07:00Comments on A YEAR OF BEST PICTURES: Cimarron (1931)Mrs. Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963429288948336041noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-49622276073781576252007-02-17T21:56:00.000-08:002007-02-17T21:56:00.000-08:00I love when people act like horses.I love when people act like horses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596762932231939299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-62564644855934022272007-02-15T19:34:00.000-08:002007-02-15T19:34:00.000-08:00Whatever... I look forward to the next review Rach...Whatever... I look forward to the next review Rachel. :)RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355461567546462901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-9105976669764428162007-02-14T13:09:00.000-08:002007-02-14T13:09:00.000-08:00It seems that the question at issue here for Rober...It seems that the question at issue here for Robert is whether we ought to give priority to unity or diversity, the one unifying characteristic or the various distinctives one finds when considering a multiplicity of people.<BR/><BR/>Yet this is a false dichotomy. Granted, we can always find differences when comparing things like people, but grouping people by common characteristics is both necessary and useful, and does not require that these grouped entities be used merely for the sake of "power struggle and misrepresentation." The ability to identify groupings and subgroupings is an important cognitive development in early childhood, and is necessary in order to deal with the vast amount of data being gathered by the human senses at any moment. Thus, while every stove may have unique dents and scratches, etc. they all are intended to heat food, so if they are operational and turned on, they will burn you when you touch them. Or, as another example, Baby Boomers may all be unique in some (unidentifiable) ways, but they all tend to be self-centered, in-denial-about-inherent-and-ironic-contradictions-with-which-they-live, cheesy, and with strong tendencies toward a modernist mindset.<BR/><BR/>The problem comes when you elevate either unity or diversity at the expense of the other. Such is the case both with Plato's "gods," which were the unifying forms that existed outside of experiential reality, and Postmodernity's assertion that what is most essential to a person is that which makes hem unique.<BR/><BR/>So, as the above argues, Baby Boomers are the cause of most societal problems we face today, including the racism of 1930's America.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514114469143474105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-58252768464638263302007-02-14T03:45:00.000-08:002007-02-14T03:45:00.000-08:00Oh yeah... and say hi to Christe..I mean, Bianca.Oh yeah... and say hi to Christe..I mean, Bianca.RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355461567546462901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-84194700905425600122007-02-14T03:44:00.000-08:002007-02-14T03:44:00.000-08:00Well, it's good to have some company Sam Snead. An...Well, it's good to have some company Sam Snead. And your summation of the subjectivity of racisim is elegant and to the point. However, the rest of your post is silly and childish, as you yourself indirectly imply. "Making fun of each other" should only be amongst equals and individuals, and in the proper contexts. Otherwise it is a power struggle of misrepresentation. In particular, your suggestion that my opinion comes from my being a "politically correct, racially sensitive, soft-tongued 21st Cneturian", though somewhat sociologically sound as a concept for certain discussions, is a rude and broad generalization to level at an individual in an dialogue about films. And don't you agree that generalizations about whole cultures when in discussion of particulars provide no positive traction for further discussion?RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355461567546462901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-8219728310087715192007-02-13T05:11:00.000-08:002007-02-13T05:11:00.000-08:00Oh... and am I right about this...? Was it your bi...Oh... and am I right about this...? Was it your birthday yesterday? If so, happy birthday! If not, let me know so I can change it on my calendar.<BR/>....but I'm pretty sure I'm right, so cheers!!!RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355461567546462901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942860810721144010.post-60549692273907780202007-02-11T06:55:00.000-08:002007-02-11T06:55:00.000-08:00Racism in older movies is an interesting thing to ...Racism in older movies is an interesting thing to watch, and see how our culture keeps changing its views about how to portray race relations. Jess and I just recently watched "The Jewel of the Nile", and the anti-Arab race humor that Danny Devito uses didn't bother me at all as a child... but it sounds foul and stupid in my ears a mere 20 years later. Representations are what film is all about, but when people are represented not by their individuality but rather by their nationality or race then generalizations are necessairly used and in my mind weaken and endanger the whole process of representation. Anyway, cheers Rachel!RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355461567546462901noreply@blogger.com