I'm with you on this. I've always liked that we are used in a matter of fact way in this show, which is one reason why I like watching them with my children. They get to see that we're not super bad nor super good, just regular folk.
Meta --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought about the fact the black man was the principal slave driver > and the Indian woman was both a collaborator and an apologist for a > clearly corrupt business enterprise. And it occurred to me that it > didn't bother me because of the matter-of-fact way minorities are > integrated into these stories. > > I think of another of my favorite "Who" episodes - the one where the > Dyleks are using depression era humans to build the Empire State > Building - where the leader of the Central Park squatter's camp and > the most heroic and moral person in the episode is a black man. > > It is this even-handedness that makes me a fan of the latest > incarnation of the good doctor. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Mohareb" > <justinmohareb@> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 10:37 AM, ravenadal <ravenadal@> wrote: > > > Diana: "Being with you I can't tell what's right or wrong anymore." > > > > > > Doctor: "It's better that way." > > > > Psst. Donna. > > > I am not a fan of Catherine Tate, a big horsey woman who sort of > > > clumps around eating scenery. That said, I found "The Planet of the > > > Ood" to be both a great episode and a trenchant meditation on the > > > nature of slavery - a pretty amazing accomplishment in a 50 minute > > > teleplay. > > > > > > There were several elements about this episode that I found appealing. > > > As usual, I like the multicultural cast which included both a black > > > man and an Indian woman in prominent roles. I liked the Ood, a race > > > of peace loving octopi-heads who have been enslaved in a particularly > > > diabolical way. > > > > Were there any thoughts on the fact the black character in this was > > the slave driver of the piece? > > > > JJ Mohareb > > > > -- > > Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. > > http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com > > >
