Finally!
Another "whites-bad, minorities-good" sports movie. Haven't seen one of these in a couple months.
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Another "whites-bad, minorities-good" sports movie. Haven't seen one of these in a couple months.
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Actually, in 1957 minorities were discriminated against in this country. Surprise, surprise, some people think they still are. But having said that, it's just a movie, and a pretty good one at that.
No I know all that. They make at least one movie a year about a courageous minority athlete or team who overcame the evil white people's attempt to hold them back. It's played out. We get it. White people are evil. We're really sorry our grandparents were racist jerks.
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Actually, in 1957 minorities were discriminated against in this country. Surprise, surprise, some people think they still are.
Um, no.
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ash - put the game controller down for 5 minutes and read a book of watch the history channel. This is a true story. I'm sorry if it doesn't fit your neo-nazi view of the world but these things actually happened.
shareNeo-nazi. Haha. When a person is proud of being black they are called courageous, but if a white person defends his heritage, he is a neo-nazi? Who is prejudiced?
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You aren't a neo-nazi, but you're certainly a bigot.
shareDo you know what a double standard is?
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You're not defending your heritage though. You're just trying to elicit a response from a minority group.
shareI don't know why I would want to elicit a response. I am simply pointing out why I find it hard to enjoy movies when for the past ten years (at least) white guilt has caused filmmakers to demonize caucasians in contrast to noble, courageous minority characters.
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I'm white and disagree. I just like underdog stories. Miracle is my favorite of that bunch.
shareI can admit, I've never seen it and it might be a decent movie. I just get annoyed when it seems like sports films (which I have loved in the past) seem to be going back to the same era to drudge up "minority team overcomes oppression of racist white establishment" stories. Enough already. I want them to make a movie about how Duke won the 2010 NCAA basketball championship with 3 white starters. Now that's overcoming adversity.
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dude get a *beep* life. no ones forcing you to watch the film or any other films of related subject matter.
shareSuch a tired response. "If you don't like it, then don't watch it, dude!" Don't worry, I won't but am I not allowed to comment on it, dude?
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You can do whatever you want. But complaining on the same point over and over again is even more trite. You said your point, move on.
shareThanks for your permission. I'm just replying to people who have commented on my original post. If you don't care to read or participate, you can move on.
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Watch the movie, seriously there is no demnoizing going on. There is also a white blonde reporter that sticks with them the whole time and tells their story. Additionally with their personality and charm they win everyone over the people they meet in Texas and KY later are rooting for them. It really speaks to the heart about overcoming diversity overall and following your dreams and it is a true story that happened in 1957 and unfortuately part of that did deal with racism if you travelled through the Jim Crow south.
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this hasnt aged very well....
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