(Spoiler alerts) It takes a white guy to rescue the natives. Plus he gets to doodle the native princess.
Another thought. In reality the natives usually lose, especially if they lack outside assistance. What does it mean to pose a fantasy where they win? What does it say about the power of the bad guys, or the agency whereby they could actually be defeated, ultimately. On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > Louis Proyect wrote: >> “Avatar” has triggered one of the more interesting debates on the left in >> quite some time. Some critics such as me and Prairie Miller, a comrade from >> the James Agee Critics Circle, hail it as pop culture assault on colonialism >> while others view it as a paternalistic treatment based on the White Savior >> paradigm found in “Dances With Wolves”.< > > can't it be both of these? > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
