Posted on 05/06/2025 7:00:16 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
“Guilt trips over the Indians”
See, this is what made Dances With Wolves so excellent. Yes, it makes for guilt trips over the Indians. And yes, it’s simultaneously the Great White Hero trope to piss of the lefties. But you know what? The audience is largely white, so yeah, it makes sense to let people see things from a white perspective. And in doing so, it adds context to the “guilt trips.” Yes, the Sioux were terribly mistreated. But other Indians (do I remember it correctly that they were Apache?) show just why it was so easy for white settlers to forget the Indians’ humanity. As time passes, people’s initial feelings in reaction to the movie faded, and their own politics overwhelmed their assessment of the film.
Yeah, but when your every TV show has plot lines which make the same villains out of the same people over and over and over again, it’s not about the plot lines, it’s about demonization.
Catholic stories of the saints have recurring plot lines about true Christians calling their slouching rulers towards their Christian faith, turning them into far better people. Today’s depictions of the middle ages depict nothing but hell-bent Christians defiling their faith, led by charlaitans and manipulators. Do the evil rulers represent Christianity, or the failures of nominal Christians? That’s all in what tale the story-tellers tell.
Consider Joan of Arc: Traditionally, a young girl sees how the evil and sinfulness of her nation’s army leads them to repeated defeats. She instills godliness among them, and with Christian-inspired fearlessness, they drive back the evil British who use their insincere claims to be Christian as a political weapon. But in today’s telling, she’s a charismatic transexual whose grrrrl power inspires a revolt against the patriarchy, only to be betrayed.
Nope, I didn't miss it.......It was all just part of the Dutton legacy.....LOL!
Raymond Reddington, you had to love him and hate him at the same time.
**I see it as another guilt trip put on us by the left.**
Anyone remember Roots?
I could not stand that show..not one person to root for,we’ll maybe the one son...now “Justified”..that was a show...
I watched because I loved “Tulsa King” and “Landman”. Made it through the first episode but couldn’t stomach a second. Between the script and Costner, I was not having a good time.
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