tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post2278512356840925602..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Racism in the artsNoel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-86132570496489281222007-03-15T20:00:00.000-04:002007-03-15T20:00:00.000-04:00Racism has learned to hide itself, in effect. Gibs...Racism has learned to hide itself, in effect. <BR/><BR/>Gibson isn't all that dangerous now, I think; at least people can see he's a nutcase. Not like before, when only a handful of smarter folks recognized him for what he is.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-85174033324103211652007-03-15T00:46:00.000-04:002007-03-15T00:46:00.000-04:00One doesn't have to look as far back as 1913. My ...One doesn't have to look as far back as 1913. My father, who was fairly spiritual (not religious), would sometimes surprise me with some stereotypical anti-Irish comments (he was British). I just think we've become more aware since his generation. It was not as socially unacceptable then as it is now. And I don't think people's attitudes have changed. Rather, people have learnt discretion and self-censorship, being careful what they say but still harbouring the same ignorant thoughts.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-39307962543652914712007-03-15T00:11:00.000-04:002007-03-15T00:11:00.000-04:00I kind of have a more que sera attitude: you're go...I kind of have a more que sera attitude: you're going to learn what you're going to learn, and it might affect your feelings for the artwork, it might not. Dostoevsky was anti-Catholic, and a right bastard to boot. His books are still great (are probably great because he understood right bastards). <BR/><BR/>On 1913--I don't know. Birth of a Nation came out around that time, and it inspired plenty of protests from the black community--inspired black filmmakers to create films in response to Griffith's racist screed.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-72681413342517455872007-03-14T08:46:00.000-04:002007-03-14T08:46:00.000-04:00Sometimes it pays not to know too much about an ar...Sometimes it pays not to know too much about an artist's personal life. I like Woody Allen films, but gee, marrying your adopted daughter? Or others who may be on heroin? Michael Jackson and... wait, forget about the weird one, he's in a category of his own. But I understand how you feel.<BR/><BR/>While I'm not defending a person's use of the term nigger, in 1913 it would have held a different degree of intent than now. To some (if not a large) extent, it may have been pure ignorance, whereas now it would be considered sheer contempt.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-66045311623492654262007-03-14T02:19:00.000-04:002007-03-14T02:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link, Peter. Incidentally, Lav Diaz...Thanks for the link, Peter. Incidentally, Lav Diaz's Ebolusyon is eleven hours, not six. <BR/><BR/>Did he really mean that about the indie Filipino filmmaker, over the Thai? Considering the rep the Thais have enjoyed in recent years?Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-85463917789726368882007-03-14T00:11:00.000-04:002007-03-14T00:11:00.000-04:00There was some kind of system error. The Bangkok ...There was some kind of system error. The Bangkok Post article is on Filipino directors at the Rotterdam Film Festival. <A HREF="http://www.bangkokpost.com/090307_Realtime/09Mar2007_real04.php" REL="nofollow">This is the link</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-84204517110859403402007-03-14T00:08:00.000-04:002007-03-14T00:08:00.000-04:00Not related to the post, but just a note to let yo...Not related to the post, but just a note to let you know I updated my links to include CAD. Also, here is a link to an article in the Bangkok Post you may be interested in: http://www.bangkokpost.com/090307_Realtime/09Mar2007_real04.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-63773323511865576302007-03-13T02:11:00.000-04:002007-03-13T02:11:00.000-04:00Hi, oggs. Sorry, I haven't seen it--it just wasn't...Hi, oggs. Sorry, I haven't seen it--it just wasn't a priority for me.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-13413569891954609132007-03-12T13:54:00.000-04:002007-03-12T13:54:00.000-04:00I can't wait to read what you think of Snyder's 30...I can't wait to read what you think of Snyder's 300. It's getting unprecedented love from most Filipinos --- and I'm starting to feel lonely.Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.com