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
Meta, a shame that that message isn't making it to *my* side of the pond.
Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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
Are the Who novels any good?
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I've been renting Torchwood and they have the same enviable ability
to fold minority characters into the story without comment--except
where it might be pertinent to the story.
I
I love the fluid and non-sensational way Torchwood mixes and matches
couples. In particular I mention the episode with the black woman
deeply in love with a white man who slowly comes to the realization
that not only is she not human, she is a sleeper: an alien killing
machine embedded to inflict
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
rave, I loved his portrayal as well. I'm not sure, but wasn't he not only the
leader of the camp but, before the Crash, a professional man? Been awhile since
I saw it, and episode guides are few and far between since GallifreyOne shut
down.
ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
, 2008 8:08 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Doctor Who: Planet of the Ood
I like how they seem to use people of color in these shows too. Their
ethnicity is more about character development than making any points about
their ethnicity
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