Big black and bad stereotyping (King Kong is RACIST!)

Times Online ^ | December 14, 2005 | Kwame McKenzie

[onenation1]

Except for the scene of the flashing "Amos n Andy" billboard its not racist.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Kwame McKenzie wrote a decent heartfelt essay, I hope black youngsters will get some understanding of this kind of programming. As for the white readers, judging from the first replies, with their fashionable reverse accusations, denials and pretences at being colour blind, it looks like it was a waste of time addressing them, since white folks are already fully aware, albeit subconciously, of how this kind of racial mind f**king works, and enjoy the fruits of it. I plan to see Kong, but I am not going to deny the damage of its film legacy, because, unlike them, I cannot afford to ignore it. Corbin Shelley, Detroit, Michegan

Sigh.

*rolls eyes*

[Katya]

It's true that King Kong represents savage man...and how love tames even the wildest beast...but it's also a stretch to say savage man is black.

[pillbox_girl]

Elite says "You are suckers" as you probably know.

Actually, I didn't know. I've been seeing stuff like this on occasion, but always disregarded speakers of gibberish as not being worth my time. I suspected these cyphered messages aren't worth the time to decode. Now I know.

[Calpernia]

>>>> The story feeds into all the colonial hysteria about black hyper-sexuality.

???

Do I even want to know?

[pillbox_girl]

Heh. Well, i'd befriend the itelligent fellow in the photo with the firearm.

Heck. Given the choice, I'd vote for him.

I'm glad this image was visible. I've had problems with that in the past. In fact, I'm so glad, and I like this picture so much, I think I'll post it again.

That is one intelligent looking Ape.

[Cronos]

well, no, they're supposed to be swarthy men, but not blacks

Tolkien subtly seem to want to make the entire thing a War between Europeans (the men of Westernesse, Gondor, etc.) and Orcs allied with men: Arabs/Berbers/Moors (the Corsairs), the mahouts on the elephants (Indians) and the men of Khand (blacks).