It bothers me too, and I really like the show. But I look around and note how Black men are only background. Even the Pegasus command structure is white male from CIC to the fighter squadrons. It is a very disturbing thing indeed...
-----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 13:58 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: What does Sci-Fi have against Black people? Again. The way Moore treats black males in the Neo BSG series is the reason why I find it hard to watch it. Especially if you concider that the orginial series, while not great seemed to do the opporsite. -GTW In a message dated 10/9/05 11:12:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > And to repost yet again, I'm still wondering. On the season-ending show > where the Battlestar Pegasus is found, Admiral Caine travels to > Galactica. As her Raptor doors open, we see that she's accompanied by an > impressive group of officers and security. The first to disembark are > two snarling, armed guards, who scan the crowd with suspicion. I was > struck that both of these bookends were Black--and bald! Again, maybe > in modern times diversity for whites is no longer just about including > Blacks as well. After all, Edward Olmos is Mexican, I think the dude who > plays Mr. Gata is Latino, and Grace Park (who plays Sharon) is Asian. > And the lady who plays the communications officer is Black. So maybe > that seems diverse enough for Moore and company. There was one Black man > with some screentime, the guard who ultimately helped President Rosalyn > and Apollo escape, but Moore says he just wasn't a good enough fit to > make a permanent character. > > Maybe as a 40-ish Black man I'm holding on to old ideas, and finding > insult where there is none. But still, I'm honest enough to admit that > it bothers me that they can find Black men to play guards and prisoners > in the background, but none for some of the more glamorous roles. And i > don't like that all the non-white women are put with white dudes. Too > reminiscent of all the years when that was the norm on TV. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
