Posted on 11/14/2004 11:17:08 PM PST by goldstategop
Gauging culture in America is like measuring the depth of warpaint on a whore; it is all superficial, a mask as likely to flake and fall off with the morning sun or the first hard rain as to remain until the last trick is turned.
Ping.
Rabbi Shmuley needs to apologize for his rabid protests against Mel Gibson and the movie "The Passion of Christ". That was my first exposure to the rabbi, which leads me to beleive that the man is a paranoid fear-monger of the first order.
"Gauging culture in America is like measuring the depth of warpaint on a whore; it is all superficial, a mask as likely to flake and fall off with the morning sun or the first hard rain as to remain until the last trick is turned."
Nonsense- Culture in America is a glorious thing, abundant, generous, kind- the farthest thing from what you suggest....Please grow up and acknowledge the beauty of life, drop the cynical defense, or do us all a favor and GET OUT, sir................../reaches for popcorn/
"We sent the liberal elites on the coasts a message they won't soon forget."
You are a man of faith! I dunnno....these folks have short memories......
My God, man, have you an eye in your head, an ear on the side of your foolish face, a sole to your foot so used to treading ground-in chewing gum and spilled soda, a print to your benumbed fingers tracing the worn lines of graffitti-soaked commonplaces, a hair upon your body to feel the passing breeze of dreams gone by?
That's right, they are the court jesters, which they would know if they read their history. Or as Tom Selleck (an actor with a sense of his relationship to the universe) says, they make faces at the camera for a living.
Hmmm. I hadn't heard that. The times I have heard him speak, he definitely seemed "passionate" (no pun intended), but seemed reasonable. My first exposure to Rabbi Shmuley had him pitted against some hard lefties and he was smacking them around. That was enjoyable, at least.
There was a time - long ago - when no parent would want their child to be an actor. It was seen as a less-than-respectable occupation. They were perceived as a sleazy, loose bunch. (Guess what grandma? You were right.) Nothing's changed, except now we have TV bringing the sleaze into our homes. We don't have to go to the movies or see it on the stage. There were a few - like Jimmy Stewart - but not many.
He gets it all right, and so does most of America.
Funny thing, two major reasons for anti-Americanism world-wide are the sleazy images of America and moral degeneracy promoted by Hollywood. Believe it or not, there are still cultures where children are expected to obey their parents and the unmarried (at least women) are expected to remain chaste. You don't have to be a fundamentalist Muslim wingnut to object to the corrupting influence of the US entertainment industry.
Absolutely correct. Divorce was routine even as far back as the 1920s, when most other Americans strongly disapproved of it. Their most self-indulgent behavior, though, such as heavy drinking, was hushed up by the studios -- now actors publicize the fact that they are going into rehab, like its something to be proud of.
A wise person once observed that acting was the noblest occupation for a woman but the most base for a man. This comment dates from the time that few women entered into occupations such as medicine, but it's still true of men.
You sir, are mad. Do you now, or have you in the past, actually uttered such a blathering inanity to one or more students? It would have to be the silvery hair or the melodious voice, because the message is nonsensical at best. Do you acknowledge yourself a nihilist? Or, are you merely in love with your own superior ego, and pay no attention to whatever tripe trips off your tongue...
Not a comprehensive analysis of the election, but it's not trying to be - very good article, overall. Boteach is so inconsistent ... sometimes he hits a hole in one, and sometimes he's lost among the snapping turtles.
Well, start watching the old classics. No nudity. No filth. No hopping in and out of bed at every turn. No foul mouth nor foul words. Just good acting. Good stories. Some may even be a tad hokey but...better that than the filth and trash that passes for Movies and Stars today. Check out those old classics. I think you will enjoy them. We don't go to the movies anymore nor do we rent videos of these common fly by night so called actors/actresses of today. I cannot wait until all movies are of the ilk of Polar Express. Who needs these prima donnas when we can have virtual? Makes sense and I would think studios could make more money as well.
Great book by Dale Carnegie. The democrats ran a campaign of "How to Make Enemies & Not Influence Anyone." Right now their theme is "How to Make Even More Enemies...."
America is, and has always been, a work in progress.
"develops", sorry for the misspelling.
bttt
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