Re: [scifinoir2] Nigeria bans District 9 - demands apology

2009-09-21 Thread Mr. Worf
onday, September 21, 2009 5:53:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Nigeria bans District 9 - demands apology > > > > I think that if I was Nigerian I might be offended by the film, but then > again I cringe a little every time I see a black gansta on sc

Re: [scifinoir2] Nigeria bans District 9 - demands apology

2009-09-21 Thread Keith Johnson
eel any better at an overwhelmingly negative portrayal. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 5:53:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Nigeria bans District 9 - demands apology I think tha

Re: [scifinoir2] Nigeria bans District 9 - demands apology

2009-09-21 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that if I was Nigerian I might be offended by the film, but then again I cringe a little every time I see a black gansta on screen. On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > http://io9.com/5363286/nigeria-bans-district-9-demands-apology > > My son and I saw "District 9" and, being

[scifinoir2] Nigeria bans District 9 - demands apology

2009-09-21 Thread Kelwyn
http://io9.com/5363286/nigeria-bans-district-9-demands-apology My son and I saw "District 9" and, being oblivious to some not-so-subtle prejudice and slander against Nigerians and a former Nigerian President, we simply(?) enjoyed it as a dystopian SF meditation on apartheid and "illegal" immig