Posted on 05/18/2002 11:23:03 PM PDT by codebreaker
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:08:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
George Lucas, sometimes accused of reinforcing racial stereotypes with his movies, has done it again according to critics.
Latino critics in particular charge his latest Star Wars epic toys with American paranoia about Mexican immigration with its cloned army of swarthy lookalikes who march lockstep by the tens of thousands, and ultimately end up serving as Darth Vaders white suited warriors.
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LOL.
LOL!
I'm Jewish, with family in Israel, and I already have Jango Fett as my home PC wallpaper! He is so cool.
Ruthless, organized, quick on his feet, and a devoted father.
BTW, I instantly saw Watto as a transparently stereotyped Jewish merchant, and think it's hilarious.
LOL....
What does your friend think of the ongoing rage of black xploitation flicks glorifying blacks slinging crack, killing one another in droves, fathering multiple out of wedlock babies, and portraying many black urban youth as uber-materialistic cold hearted drones seeking nothing more than the next Benz or Rolex...at what ever the cost? I stop by an almost ghetto Blockbuster at times on my way home from work and the shelves are full of this genre of flicks. Some are actually entertaining and amusing...especially that ghetto style shoot/aim sideways pose they always do with their semi-auto pistols.
What ever happened to "Cotton comes to Harlem"?
You Might Be a Redneck Jedi Knight if:
1.) Your Jedi robe is a camouflage color.
2.) You use your lightsaber to open a non-twist-off bottle of Bud.
3.) There is a blaster rack in the back of your landspeeder.
4.) You use your lightsaber to pick your teeth.
5.) At least one section of your X-Wing is Bondo colored.
6.) You have bantha horns on the front of your landspeeder.
7.) You can't describe the taste of an Ewok without using the word chicken.
8.) You can find no grammatical errors in the way Yoda talks.
9.) You think that Stormtroopers are just KKK members with really good sheets.
10.) A peaceful meditation is one without gas.
11.) You can levitate yourself using a force from within, but not THE force.
12.) Your master/mentor ever said "Hey, pull my finger..."
13.) Your X-wing is up on blocks in your front yard.
14.) You lost a hand during a lightsaber fight because you had to spit.
15.) The worst part of spending time on Dagobah is the dadgum skeeters.
16.) Wookies are offended by your B.O.
17.) You have ever used the force to get yourself another beer so you didn't have to wait for a commercial.
18.) You use your lightsaber to clean fish.
19.) Your father said to you, "Shoot, son come on over t' the dark side... it'll be a hoot."
20.) You use your R-2 unit's self-defense electro-shock thingy to get the barbecue grill to light. 21.) The moonshine still you built on Endor is hidden so well even the Ewoks can't find it.
22.) You have a stuffed womp rat over your fireplace.
23.) You have ever used the force in conjunction with fishing or bowling.
24.) You think the symbol for the Rebel Alliance should be the Confederate flag.
25.) More than half the droids you own don't function.
26.) The number of blasters you own exceeds your I.Q.
27.) You wonder why Luke and Leia never got married.
28.) You used a carbon-freezing chamber to store the 78 Wampas you shot while on vacation on Hoth.
29.) Your moonshine is really made on the moon.
30.) You don't like wearing a Jedi robe because it prevents access to the dip stored in your back pocket.
31.) Sandpeople back down from your mama.
32.) You've ever used Jedi mind control to talk your way out of a speeding ticket or DUI.
33.) You've ever strangled someone with the force because they laughed at your accent.
34.) You built an outhouse over the Sarlaac.
35.) You've ever argued with a Jawa over scavenging rights to a broken droid.
36.) A Wookie has told you that you need to shave.
37.) You have ever wrecked a landspeeder while lighting a cigarette with your lightsaber.
38.) You don't think the Ewoks are primitive.
39.) You think an AT-AT looks like a giant cow.
40.) You don't think Jabba's pig guards have a hygiene problem.
41.) You consider your lightsaber the ultimate bug zapper.
42.) The Rancor monster refused to eat you.
43.) You discover that your greatest enemy is, in fact, your father, who also happens to be your brother...
Reading the novels should be required before racist organizations, like La Raza, start shooting off their mouths about things they know nothing about. Han Solo throws away his cherished career in the Imperial Fleet to save the life of an alien being, Chewbacca.
Star Wars is anti-racist and anti-evil.
The 'X-Wing' novels and the adventures of Corran Horn are among the best.
I'm in the middle of Tom Clancy's 'The Bear and The Dragon' right now, but a friend gave me two 'Star Wars', 'Young Jedi Knights' tales to read last weekend. The first is 'The Fall of The Diversity Alliance' and the second is 'Under Black Sun', both by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta. I can't wait to read them!
This is so ridiculous. The actual actor is not even Hispanic, but he LOOKED it therefore, it is deemed offensive to the Latino community. Good grief. FTR, I am half Puerto Rican and will not take part in this nonsense.
But they are initially being used as allies. That must really short circuit their few brain cells.
LOL.
Well, except for how the poor, misunderstood Ewoks are cast in such a bad light due to racial stereotyping. The Ewok is shown to be primitive and simple and never gets the girl, obviously because the creator of the movie is discriminating against races that happen to be short, furry and cute.
You have got to be kidding! I hate to say this, but maybe you need to get some smarter friends. Sheesh!
I do believe you've got it. Just like some people try to make everything a religious argument, there are others who try to politicize everything and it is just assanine. These people should be treated with all the seriousness they deserve.
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