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- From: klm3298@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (K-Mello SGP '92)
- Newsgroups: alt.rap
- Subject: Re: controversy + movies
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.085004.11091@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 08:50:04 GMT
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- In article <1e8ovkINNa5d@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, jms38@po.CWRU.Edu (Jason M. Snyder) writes:
- >
- > I recently inquired as to whether or not the movie: "Malcolm X"
- >will provoke hostility. I'd like to clarify.
- > When the movie "Juice" came out, I went to go see it. At the door
- >to the theater, I was frisked by two armed guards along with the rest of
- >the patrons. Why should anyone have to go to a movie and sit in the
- >theater in fear. NOTE: I realize that these reactions happen in a lot of
- >controversial movies. I am no trying to imply that the violence does not
- >cross racial boundaries in movie content or production. What I am trying
- >to say is that, Spike Lee is known for his controversial messages in
- >movies. Do you think that He will thwart the life of Malcolm in order to
- >provoke controversy?
- >
- > Elevate your mind,
- > Free your soul. Peace, j
- >
-
- Thank you for clearing that up somewhat, cause before you did, that statement
- sounded quite...ANYWAY...
-
- I don't think Spike is trying to do anything more than educate people on
- Malcolm X's life and what he believed in with this movie. As far as frisking
- people, its hard to name too many places where black people gather in large
- numbers in a closed gathering place. Its also a bullshit excuse to frisk
- people. I have been frisked goingg to movie theaters that were not populated
- predominately by backs, yet other people I know have never been frissked when
- going to the same movie theater, but I think this is a whole different subject
- altogether...
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- K-Mello
- SHYGUY Productions '92
-