--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > 'Avatar' arouses conservatives' ire > > Conservatives are blind to the 3-D blockbuster's charms > > By Patrick Goldstein
It's interesting that Mr. Goldstein doesn't seem to have picked up on the outrage of many *liberals* at what they perceive as the film's distinctly racist undertones. (Some have also suggested that it's sexist and has a bad attitude toward the disabled. One blogger insisted the film wasn't anti-military, it was anti-*mercenary*, pointing out that other films of Cameron's--"Aliens" and "The Abyss"-- have actually exalted the regular military.) I thought I remembered someone here mentioning the racist aspect--Shemp, perhaps--but I can't locate the post. Anyway, here's a few examples (among many) of criticism from the left: http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2009/12/intentions-be-damned-avatar-is-racist.html http://tinyurl.com/yer2mb5 http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-on-race-and-racialism-in-avatar.html http://tinyurl.com/yhswhed http://globalshift.org/2009/12/dances-with-discrimination-on-avatar-racism-misogyny-and-disabled-prejudice/#more-3534 http://tinyurl.com/yf3mefk http://gawker.com/5422666/when-will-white-people-stop-making-movies-like-avatar http://tinyurl.com/ybshwoy CAVEAT FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED: Barry will, of course, rush to claim I'm reviewing a movie I haven't seen. Those with a few brain cells to rub together, however, will note that I have not expressed an opinion. I just find it curious that Mr. Goldstein seems to be aware only of criticism of the film from the right.
