San Pedro Cancels "Tora, Tora, Tora" because it might offend Japanese-Americans (Barf Alert)

The Daily Breeze ^ | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 | Donna Littlejohn

[FreedomCalls]

I am speechless!

[LaceyLev]

This is disgusting! Is there anywhere we can write and let our feeling known. Heaven forbid I'm not Asian-American, but my grandfathers fought in this war, I'll be their voice. Grrrrr.

[FreedomCalls]

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn's e-mail address is: hahn@council.lacity.org

[Lunatic Fringe]

Since when can a city coucil woman tell a theater they cant show a movie?

And what is there to be offended about? "Tora, tora, tora" was a movie that portrays the true events of Dec. 7, that the raid was NOT intended to be a sneak attack, and how a series of accidental circumstances led to the myth that the Japanese attacked without warning.

[CatoRenasci]

I am reminded of the Mad magazine story around 1960 about remakes of traditional films, in one on Pearl Harbor, they show President Roosevelt apologizing to Hirohito because exploding US warships gave the Japanese pilots headaches and ear aches!

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

What about being insensitive to the veterans and the American people?All i can say,if your little foreign feelings are gonna be hurt,GO THE HELL HOME!This makes me feel good to be an"INSENSITIVE GUY"!

[Lunatic Fringe]

To hahn@council.lacity.org

Subject Dec 7th

I applaud your stance on this issue. Liberalism and political correctness must be allowed to rear it's ugly head as often as possible so the voters can see through right to the core of your radical ideology. Keep it up... I'll be dancing in the streets when we have a 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate.

[billybudd]

This doesn't make sense. The city officials said that the reason the movie can't be shown is that there was a previous booking for the same day. Ok, fine. But then why do they bring up the issue of "insensitivity" to Japanese people at all? The only possible reasons they might bring this up are: 1. Because this is the real reason the film isn't being allowed to play, in which case they lied about the previous booking, or 2. Just to annoy and rile up the Vets with a "You can't do anything about it so nah nah nah nah nah!"
It's pretty obvious that the city officials never intended to let this movie show, and instead of establishing this right at the beginning, they came up with all kinds of fake excuses as to why the movie couldn't be shown. And now, just a couple of weeks before the showing, the organizers are left holding the bag.

[AmericanInTokyo]

This is such bullshit.

By the way, I hope people on FR, start funneling their anger at PC idiot Americans, and not, as they are apt to, get confused and yammer on about 'the japs'. This is not about 'the japs'. The War is over and America won. This is about telling the truth about an historical event and hypersensitivity by American liberals, most of them guilt-laden WHITE people.

They, the PC crybaby libs, insult the brave 442nd in Europe, Japanes-Americans, who were just as American as the next guy in the foxholes.

I am 'offended' that they chose to slap our soldiers and sailors from all races in the face with this latest PC outrage.

[CdMGuy]

Janice Hahn, sister of LA mayor James Hahn. She has been trading on her brother's coat tails, and he traded on his father's - long time county supervisor, the late Kenneth Hahn. She has a mouth that won't quit. What an irritating politician. She can't keep her nose out of anything. Once again, the level of incompetence in LA city government is overwhelming.

[chuknospam]

Geesh, this weekend there was a Heritage Day event in town with WW-II actors & such. 3 actors were Japanese American all wearing American uniforms. This PC crap has gone way too far.

[paulklenk]

Two film crews -- one Japanese and one American -- were employed to make this movie. This was done to show two distinct points of view for the story. There's no way this particular movie should offend anyone.

How much do you want to bet that the people who cancelled this movie have never seen it?

[FreedomCalls]

Contacts for the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, James K. Hahn:

E-mail MayorHahn@mayor.lacity.org

Telephone and fax numbers:

San Pedro office:
310/732-4630 (Phone)
310/732-4647 (Fax)

City Hall office:
213/978-0600 (Phone)
213/978-0656 (Fax)

[ozzymandus]

Bump to recall councilwoman Hahn. This is an act of PC stupidity that cannot be allowed,

[Texas_Jarhead]

freakin disgusting - they should all be ashamed

[Gritty]

I wonder if anybody has the stones to ask Nancy Pelosi if she agrees with this decision?

[Charles Martel]

The 1970 film — a joint American and Japanese production — is considered one of the most accurate depictions of events leading up to the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Expected to attract hundreds, the showing on the 61st anniversary of the attack was to serve as a fund-raiser for the Fort MacArthur Military Museum in San Pedro.

Amazing. Somehow in the late 1960s, Americans and Japanese were able to put this film together without any reports of hurt feelings on either side. Today, however, why... that movie might make someone feel *uncomfortable*.

Cancelled due to a conflicting event? Suuure.

I recall the Confederate Air Force (now the Commemorative Air Force) being pressured into skipping its "Hiroshima" aerial program, featuring the only flying B-29, due to similar concerns. The odd thing is, the same people who were upset about the non-nuclear "mushroom cloud" were all cheering during the CAF's "Tora, Tora, Tora" "reenactment". It seems they approve of the way the war in the Pacific began, but not the way it ended. That being the case, why is anyone concerned about the movie?

Maybe it's more the "time-warp" thing, with all the period uniforms, automobiles and such. That might stir up feelings of national pride and patriotism... can't have that.

[FreedomCalls]

Contacts for California State Assemblyman George Nakano:

E-mail at this webpage: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a53/mailform.htm

Capitol Office
Phone: (916) 319-2053

District Office
Phone: (310) 782-1553

[Man of the Right]

California is nut country.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Are they canceling next years September 11th memorial because it might offend Islamic terrorists?