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Denzel Washington Re:Moore 9-11,"I'm an Ex-slave"
Katie Couric interview Friday night tv | 7/23/04 | sunnsydie

Posted on 07/23/2004 5:53:33 PM PDT by SunnySide

Katie Couric asked Denzel Washington if he likes to keep his politics private, He said he's not one of those people. He does speak his mind.

Couric asked Denzel, Did you see Moores movie 9-11?

Denzel, "I didn't see it, I live in America, I grew up here, I'm an ex-slave"

Whaaaaa?! Really?! Denzel, do you even know what a slave is? Have you ever worked on a plantation, prepared meals for an entire household? Driven Miss Daisy? Ugh another dillentante entertainer posturing as a martyr to the masses who puts his silver foot in his obnoxioulsy opinionated mouth. He wouldn't even allow Meryl Streep to get her opinion in edge wise.

Mr.Denzel, YOU are nothing but an obnoxiously opinionated MALE CHAUVINISTIC PIG. How many women have you punked on the sly behind your wifes back? About the closet you probably ever came to being a slave was being asked to take out the kitchen trash by your own mother and I'm certain you did that with bitter contempt too. Lose the huge chip on your shoulder Denzel. Nobody likes a wealthy pouter. And YOU are a Hollywood person wether YOU like it or not. Yes YOU too are subject to labels. Slave my hiney. Indeed, your remark is a disgrace to every slave in the history of the world. Slaves still exist today in Africa held captive by other Africans. Get over yourself Denzel.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: denzelwashington; exlax; imanexlax
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To: SunnySide
He wouldn't even allow Meryl Streep to get her opinion in edge wise.

Well, thank God! She's twice the blowhard he is.

41 posted on 07/23/2004 6:20:14 PM PDT by grellis (No payments, no interest until June 2005! Hurry now and SAVE!)
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To: Crimson Elephant
Uh, Meryl Streep had PLENTY of time to shill her ridiculous viewpoint, and Denzel disagreed...I don't see the problem with that. Her points were stupid and ludicrous..she DESERVED to be condescended to.

One word and one question for Ms. Streep.

The word: ALAR

The question: "How many apple producers did you destroy"?

42 posted on 07/23/2004 6:20:22 PM PDT by jackbill
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To: Crimson Elephant

"Uh, Meryl Streep had PLENTY of time to shill her ridiculous viewpoint, and Denzel disagreed"

Uh Uh Uh


NO, Denzel kept talking over Streep and Couric everytime he didn't want to "hear" their words. That's disrepect and worse it's male chauvinistic disrespect TALKING LOUDLY OVER ANOTHERS attempt to respond. It's rude to cut some one off when they've allowed you to have your say in matters.


43 posted on 07/23/2004 6:21:34 PM PDT by SunnySide
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To: Walkingfeather

There's a slave ancestor in everyone's past if you go back far enough, I'm sure.

The first black people on these shores arrived as slaves, in Virginia, within a decade or so of the Jamestown settlement. I haven't heard of any blacks arriving here from Africa as free men, pre-Civil War, so unless his grandparents came through Ellis Island or something, he is the descendant of slaves.

But to what Denzel said--no, HE's not an ex-slave, he's a descendant of slaves. But being a descendant of slaves is absolutely nothing on the "I have suffered" scale compared to an actual slave.

Anyhow, I don't know what he meant or was trying to say, since I didn't see the clip, but I haven't seen him around making an ass out of himself like many other Hollywood types. He's an extremely talented actor, and it may be he wants to keep his true political views to himself--which is fine by me. Would that everybody in Hollywood would do the same.


44 posted on 07/23/2004 6:22:57 PM PDT by wimpycat ("The road to the promised land runs past Sinai."-C.S. Lewis)
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To: nothingnew

"Damn you put a good scald on that chicken...now fetch me a beer honeybuns."


LOL


Get it yourself, you pot bellied stud. :P~


45 posted on 07/23/2004 6:23:07 PM PDT by SunnySide
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To: SunnySide
Nobody here knows what he meant by his "ex-slave" comment.

Our own biases color our perspectives.
46 posted on 07/23/2004 6:24:13 PM PDT by Bluntpoint
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To: SunnySide

Yes, he is being bogus here. BUT, you are also being bogus and insulting with your rant! Think of all the families in the country where the division of labor has one partner doing the cooking. She (or he) is "cooking for the entire household" yet to call that role a slave is ludicrous.

Earning your keep by providing driving service is not slavery. Did you even see "Driving Miss Daisy"? Morgan Freeman wasn't a slave, dude. Daisy was a bitchy old lady in the beginning, but Freeman weren't no slave.


47 posted on 07/23/2004 6:24:27 PM PDT by krb (the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
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To: krb

Yes, he is being bogus here. BUT, you are also being bogus and insulting with your rant! Think of all the families in the country where the division of labor has one partner doing the cooking. She (or he) is "cooking for the entire household" yet to call that role a slave is ludicrous.

Earning your keep by providing driving service is not slavery. Did you even see "Driving Miss Daisy"? Morgan Freeman wasn't a slave, dude. Daisy was a bitchy old lady in the beginning, but Freeman weren't no slave.



Oh geez put a cork in it troll. You're babbling. And I saw the Miss Daisy movie. I know YOU didn't see the Couric / Denzel interview. Fool, now go rush someone else child.


48 posted on 07/23/2004 6:26:38 PM PDT by SunnySide
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To: SunnySide

The director (Demme?) got on his rant about cooperate greed and profiting from the war blah blah... hmm...seems to me good ole Michael Moore has made more money than anyone exploiting the war!!! But of course that thought doesn't occur to these nut jobs.


49 posted on 07/23/2004 6:26:41 PM PDT by Lacey
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To: utahagen

I'll wait to see the whole interview in context before I jump to any conclusions.


50 posted on 07/23/2004 6:29:12 PM PDT by Protagoras (" I believe that's the role of the federal government, to help people"...GWB, 7-23-04)
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To: SunnySide

So, he lives in America and couldn't see the flim-flam, er, film? Does he live in a hole? I bet Moore will send him a personal copy.

From his biography, he did work hard at a variety of jobs from an early age. He also attended boarding school and graduated from a university. He was considering becoming a doctor. His father was a minister and his mother a beautician. The only ex-anything he is is ex-middle class.


51 posted on 07/23/2004 6:29:18 PM PDT by skr (Tired of Tirkut Teddy and Najaf Nancy)
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To: SunnySide
Get it yourself, you pot bellied stud. :P~

So you do know me. Well, I'll get it myself this time, but no pin money fer you fer a week sweetums.

FMCDH(BITS)

52 posted on 07/23/2004 6:29:30 PM PDT by nothingnew (KERRY: "If at first you don't deceive, lie, lie again!")
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To: Lacey

The director (Demme?) got on his rant about cooperate greed and profiting from the war blah blah...


And isn't it funny that it's OKAY for people like Demme to earn mega profits from their creations immitating those alleged greedy corporations. Odd, I could've sworn Hollywood studios were corporations too.


53 posted on 07/23/2004 6:30:20 PM PDT by SunnySide
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To: SunnySide
This is Hating Hollywood. Denzel needs to feel extreme guilt while his brothers and sisters are on the street and he is paid absurd money. These folks are sick and we must not fund them by ticket prices and Hollyood needs to be slapped.
54 posted on 07/23/2004 6:31:01 PM PDT by Helms (Let a Backlash Against The Hollywood Haters Begin)
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To: SunnySide

He ain't no slave, Hell he wasn't even in the movie "Roots" LOL


55 posted on 07/23/2004 6:32:14 PM PDT by DirtyHarryY2K (G W B 2004!)
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To: ZULU

Well that "ex-slave" comment when placed in the context of the sentence sounds like a slam at the left. That is the only way the sentence makes any kind of sense.


56 posted on 07/23/2004 6:33:59 PM PDT by Texasforever (God can send you to hell but he can't sue you. He can't find a lawyer.)
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To: SunnySide

I'm an ex-slave too. I am certain that if I go back far enough there is some anscestor of mine that was enslaved. You all need to pay me reparations now! You should all feel terrible...yes, I know you didn't do it personally but your anscestors did it...or at least some of the ascestors of some of you did it to me...or to my ascestors...or to at least one of my anscestors. You bastards! Give me money!


57 posted on 07/23/2004 6:36:23 PM PDT by Avenger
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To: SunnySide
Odd, I could've sworn Hollywood studios were corporations too.

Hollywood actors can talk about their "craft" all they want, but they don't call it the film INDUSTRY for nothing. Man, talk about "Big Oil", how about "Big Hollywood"? These actors are cogs in the film INDUSTRY, which is run by Hollywood CORPORATIONS, churning out some good products, but mostly crap, just like Wal-Mart and McDonalds.

58 posted on 07/23/2004 6:36:51 PM PDT by wimpycat ("The road to the promised land runs past Sinai."-C.S. Lewis)
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To: nothingnew

thanks, I have seen it several times, and didnt want to seem stoopid asking...

but, dopey me, I just shoulda looked :)


59 posted on 07/23/2004 6:37:19 PM PDT by backinthefold (ask me if I care...... go ahead, ask me)
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To: wimpycat

In addition to the film INDUSTRY and Hollywood CORPORATIONS, I forgot about the movie BUSINESS. Yes, Mr. Demme, you industrialist, capitalist, corporate big-shot, you!


60 posted on 07/23/2004 6:38:25 PM PDT by wimpycat ("The road to the promised land runs past Sinai."-C.S. Lewis)
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