Frankly..............I don’t give a Damn
Painful?? I’d say maybe abortion is more painful.
Hmmm, how about we intersperse scenes from “Harriet” and “Gone with the Wind”?
LOL! I was just thinking about that scene in one of the greatest movies of all time!
Vivian Leigh was a little bat-sh*t crazy but that was an excellent movie!
Sincerely, your Friend, Julie
Slavery is horrible and still continues in countries TO THIS DAY!! However, not ALL enslaved people were unhappy or mistreated and many had good working relationships with the families they worked for...in fact many freed slaves took the last name of the farm owners and continued their free lives bearing that name...there are two sides to every story and we’d better start teaching BOTH sides...we’re seeing the outcome of putting poorly educated people out into society and onto the streets.......
I watched the original version the other evening. I last watched it on a big screen in 1966 or so when it made a second run of movie houses after being renewed, but not edited.
All I can say, is that none of the Southerners were portrayed sympathetically. They are really caricatures of what Hollywood libs think of hicks from the South, even if they were the “elites” of the South. Other than a few stereotypical scenes of slaves and servants being less than bright (and understandably offensive), the slaves and their plight were not romanticized. It was pretty clear, that being a slave basically sucked.
That’s my view, for what it’s worth.
I don’t know if this streaming service can be fast forwarded, but the lectures might be a good time to do while waiting for the movie to start.something else
I am so sick of hearing this virtue-signalling wrote, I’m seriously considering becoming a racist again. I’m a bit rusty, but I’m sure I can still pronounce the N word. But it would upset two of my little granddaughters, who are black and sweet as candy to the 10th power. But Gad, how I hate these idiots and their virtue signalling!
You can’t fast-forward through it either. so the best thing to do is put it on silent and watch 4 minutes of Ted danson in blackface on your computer until it ends
Will there be an intro discussion of Wakanda in Marvel movies?
You know, I don’t think I need movies and books explained to me. I have a mind, and I am more than capable of deciding things on my own. Do they have some kind of disclaimer on the leftist drivel that spews from Hollywood on a regular basis? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
Great. Now do “Fiddler on the Roof.” Talk about fake history.
Also denies the horrors of Democrat rule.
BTW I went to the University of Chicago.
Not pleased with this turn of events. Think I’ll cancel my donations.
Still trying to pay off my student loans! Not a cheap school.
As long as they leave Blazing Saddles alone, I’m okay.
I wonder if they are going to say anything about the horrors of Chicago?
Horror is bad, isn't it?
They have not seen the film I have watched over and over through the years. I saw proud Black actors depicting the coping mechanisms and exigencies of surviving in an untenable situation. Hattie McDaniel deserved that Oscar for showing all of us the martialed grace required to live a life in servatitude. And then on top of that, to be so humble about receiving the recognition.
GOTW isn’t about slavery. It doesn’t really deny the horrors of slavery so much as it simply ignores them.
There were many people in slavery, who lived a life similar to that which Hattie McDaniel portrayed. Andrew Jackson worked beside them in the field anytime he was home. Once he left a slave woman in charge of all his financial affairs and managing the Hermitage while he was gone… For six years. I have no doubt violent sociopaths advised their slaves beyond belief. But I think the majority were nowhere close to that.
No need for a warning before the movie. A movie portraying slavery is not considered authentic unless it consists of nonstop beatings.