RE: [scifinoir2] Black hero has race changed in 911 movie]

2006-08-20 Thread Keith Johnson
I respect Mr. Thomas' graciousness, but this is a big deal. I find it hard to believe this was a simple mistake. When researching roles, don't the producers look up peoples' records, verify their address, name, and other statistics? Don't they talk to friends and associates? Don't they try to get

Re: [scifinoir2] Black hero has race changed in 911 movie]

2006-08-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Two things about this film: One, and probably most importantly, it simply did not need to be made. It's in bad taste, and there's no way to put it out without pissing SOMEBODY off. There are documentaries already. That's enough. It was just five years ago. Anyone who doesn't remember what

Re: [scifinoir2] Black hero has race changed in 911 movie]

2006-08-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
It's these subtle ways the larger society Blacks of bits of self-esteem that they have all around them. It's why I still support Black-focused media. I get sick of people asking me the age-old question, "Why do y'all have to have Ebony and Essence, Miss Black America, or HBCU's? White people don

Re: [scifinoir2] Black hero has race changed in 911 movie]

2006-08-21 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Couldn't agree more that changing from black to white is a very bad thing. Amy > It's these subtle ways the larger society Blacks of bits of self-esteem > that they have all around them. It's why I still support Black-focused > media. I get sick of people asking me the age-ol

Re: [scifinoir2] Black hero has race changed in 911 movie]

2006-08-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Great analogy about the sun. Loved that one. I think the movie is a horrible idea. Flight 93, this one, all if em. And I think they're bad ideas because they turn serious events into popcorn movies. THis wasn't an intergalactic civil war, this was the ending of people's families. Subjects