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| re: Gene Nelson -- Yes "White Privilege" Benefit | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:05 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Gene Nelson -- Yes "White Privilege" Benefit - BroadwayTonyJ 07:40 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
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| I think you night have had that specific conversation with somebody else. I posted in that thread, but I didn't write that Brynner should have turned the part down. I was arguing for a middle ground, where we can respect the film for what it is and also recognize that it reflected the racism of the time. I also wrote about how we don't have to get caught up in binaries of good versus bad, and that acknowledging the film is racist doesn't mean we can't appreciate the film. Likewise, the film could have been positive for the careers of two Asian actors while also being a racist movie. Those two things can exist, and that's okay. The first step to becoming antiracist is to recognize that racism that we all live with and perpetuate. | |
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| re: Gene Nelson -- Yes "White Privilege" Benefit | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 09:46 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:45 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Gene Nelson -- Yes "White Privilege" Benefit - Singapore/Fling 09:05 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
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| I responded to that specific post of yours. Another ATC-er replied to my post. Gradually the thread morphed into a discussion about Patrick Adiarte and Yuriko. You did not participate in the rest of the thread. It's been a few weeks and I'm sure I got some of your exact words wrong. However, I definitely responded to what you are stating in your post above. I agree that there is racism in all aspects of our society. I'm just not that comfortable with going back to the 30's, 40's, and 50's and characterizing the actions of the moviemakers of that era as racist or examples of white privilege. I would rather say what they did was wrong, unfair, unjust, or words to that effect. |
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