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Listen up, Glenn

posted 14 years ago by bagarnbakarskor
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"Listen up, Glenn the foookin plumber. You blacks think you're all so foookin bad. Well you aren't. You think all white people fear ya; we don`t. Nah shut your foookin mouth or al put ya in the foookin emergency ward".

I rarely show emotion when watching a movie (unless it's a good comedy, of course), but this had me outright chuckling. Plumber's and wife's expressions were priceless.

The funny thing (well, maybe not funny per se, as it was a real event and both had backup, so it could have turned very ugly) is that a Brit friend of mine pulled a similar fear-of-god shock treatment on a person like the one in the film a couple of years ago whilst staying in the States for a while. I tell you, people: working class Brits (especially those with experience with football hooliganism) are not to be trifled with. I can only imagine how the UK would look if their gun laws weren't so unusually restrictive, even for Europe.

And to all you with sticks up your behinds out there: 1) Glenn deserved an honest to gosh verbal spanking. 2) We'll be a minority soon enough, so we deserve these little potshots.

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[–] blaqueknight2000 14 years ago

Well since you two seem so full of confidence, why don't you head to the Southside of Chicago, walk up to any random black guy and try shoving a piece of paper into his mouth, then come back and tell us how that works out for you.

[–] bagarnbakarskor 14 years ago

In case you're not aware, we are not gun-toting martial arts expert psychopaths like Sean Bean's character in the movie. Now, Glenn happened to be all talk (and he didn't seem to have any back-up), but even he if were to take a swing with the wrench as they stood face to face, it seems pretty obvious that such an almost pathologically calculating man as Kubick would have have handled that as easily as he schooled the motel clerk.

[–] blaqueknight2000 14 years ago

Like I said, if you feel that Glenn's character in any way represents the norm, feel free to test that hypothesis by heading to the South side of Chicago and try shoving paper into some random black guy's mouth. These days, people aren't trying to fight you; they freakin' blow your head off. That scene was not rooted in realism. Then again, neither was the movie. You pretty much had to abandon any norms and assume that they were all exceptions to the rules.

[–] bagarnbakarskor 14 years ago

Ok, you win: In the South side of Chicago, every single black guy is strapped and will blow anyone away at the slightest provocation. Sounds like they are the ones that are all psychopaths over there. Oh, wait, I know - it's all due to socio-economic factors, right? Riiiight.... Listen, if things are truly that bad, someone really ought consider nuking the place.

[–] blaqueknight2000 14 years ago

by - bagarnbakarskor on Fri Aug 13 2010 00:55:57 Ok, you win: In the South side of Chicago, every single black guy is strapped and will blow anyone away at the slightest provocation. Sounds like they are the ones that are all psychopaths over there. Oh, wait, I know - it's all due to socio-economic factors, right? Riiiight.... Listen, if things are truly that bad, someone really ought consider nuking the place.

Or fixing the problems. That might be a little more productive than mass murder.
I can't speak for everyone else, but I found myself having to have to check a lot of reality at the door while watching this movie. It seemed unrealistic to me and although I enjoyed parts of it, overall I found it unbelievable for several reasons and on several levels. I think exaggerations should for the most part be left for less serious films or make it clear from the beginning that its going to be a bit caricaturish in nature.

[–] gold167 13 years ago

I'm from the same city as Sean Bean and some white people grow up ghetto just like black people although Sean aint from the ghetto. True football hooligans are tuff not all are, but many wouldnt mess with me in Sheffield!!!!! GGGGRRRRRRRRRHHHHH lol

But as people have stated he plays a martial art, maniac seeking the person responsible for taking the money his brother stole.

[–] maturity 8 years ago

Snooping sround someone's car and asking whose car it is, then walking away wth no explanation is rude and suspicious. Getting up in someone's face and shoving paper down their throat and threatening to put them in the emergency room is hardly a slight provocation. It's a fake situation and shows the bigotry of the writer like the movie "Edmond," with William H. Macy.

[–] Stigger 8 years ago

In another thread, 'maturity' stereotyped blacks as uncivilized and violent. And 'maturity' has the audacity to claim the writer is a bigot. Ha!

[–] maturity 8 years ago

That scene was rooted in racism. "You blacks" as if all black people are a certain way. And Sean Bean was creeping around am the guy's car. Glenn asks "may I help you?" Then Sean says excuse me and starts to walk away. He was trying to provide a reaction so he could look like a tough guy. Glenn should have swung the wrench when he started walking towards him, not let him get right in his face talking spit. He OP claims that Glenn deserved a verbal spanking. Why? Cuz he sees some guy snooping around his car and confronts him? Because he gets mad when the guy walks away and ignores him rather than explain himself? In short bigotry and defending a rude white tough guy's hate.

[–] PenTheater 10 years ago

and after he left when they said "He's not like normal white folks." had me laughing for minutes.

[–] maturity 8 years ago

Why did Glenn deserve a verbal spanking? Because a white guy is snooping around his car and he asks why and the guy turns and walks away? I'd say Sean Bean deserved a verbal thrashing for his rude behavior and sneaking around rather than say what his business is.