24-05-2002 23:44									#121
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It's the drunk Frenchmen thing. It's a regional stereotype, actually, in the US NorthEast, where there are lots of Quebeqois.

	24-05-2002 23:48									#122
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Oh yes. I thought he was referring to the monkey itself, for some reason. That is a rather repulsive stereotype.

	24-05-2002 23:50									#123
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara If that, was indeed the case, I would find it offensive. BTW, are you trying to imply that Jews aren't white?

no, but when people say "white", for some reason they dont intend to include Jews.

	24-05-2002 23:52									#124
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer Oh yes. I thought he was referring to the monkey itself, for some reason. That is a rather repulsive stereotype.

At least you guys are being consistent here.

	25-05-2002 00:52									#125
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara I haven't seen Dr Dolittle 2. Can't comment on it. Shi Huangdi, I don't have a problem with Germans being shown as the bad guys in a WWII film. They were the bad guys. Akka le Vil, I didn't go looking for anything in AtoC. But Watto's depiction was over the top.

Do you mind if the enemy is portrayed in a dehumanizing fashion?

	25-05-2002 01:05									#126
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It depends, GP. I think generally, however, better movies try and show that the enemy is human also. Ralph Fines played an absolute monster in Schindler's List. But he was a human monster, all the more scarey. That doesn't really answer your question.

No, I really don't think I do think it's okay to dehumanize "the enemy." One-demensional cardboard villains aren't that interesting, for one thing. Plus it can help to reenforce existing stereotypes. Consider how Arabs are being portrayed in movies currently. While most Arabs are certainly unhappy with the US, they certainly aren't scrambling over each other trying to destroy us.

	25-05-2002 01:16									#127
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara I haven't seen Dr Dolittle 2. Can't comment on it. Shi Huangdi, I don't have a problem with Germans being shown as the bad guys in a WWII film. They were the bad guys. Akka le Vil, I didn't go looking for anything in AtoC. But Watto's depiction was over the top.

Not just WWII flilms but other films too.

	25-05-2002 01:18									#128
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Which other films? (chegitz has been spending too much time behind the monitor)