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Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 1 Jun 2004 17:19:21 GMT
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Unique Selling Point. I understand he ticks all the correct ethnic
minority boxes in one swoop. This means there is no need for other
minorities to have a token presence in a movie, thus allowing more room for
white guys!
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I think you need to make up your mind whether he is black or a “USP”,
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How would 40’s America have viewed him. (A genuine question).
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would imply you should have known to check the character’s name.
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You mean like your name implies your Irishness? ;)
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I knew fine what you meant. I’m often bemused by the inability of Americans
to call themselves American; I recall that you are an Irish-American. ;)
I expect it’s a cultural thing.
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Idunno, my buddy simply refers to himself as Apache - identifying himself by
a name inspired by an Italian mapmaker seems a bit Euro-centric to him.
Our names leave a cultural trail, along with perceptions and misperceptions,
though I feel I should point out the irony that you are the one that used the
phrase “Irish-American”, not me. :-)
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Did I? I’ll take your word for it... you certainly have noted your Irishness a
few times.
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I can’t check IMDB at work, so I can’t check what you mean…
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Use of a “body double”, or the production companies involved?
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The former.
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Can’t swear to it, but it seems extremely likely considering a face isn’t
attached to the body in the scene. But I’m happy to pretend that I’m
incorrect.
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I’m not about to watch it again to find out; life is too short to watch that
film again. ;)
Scott A
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) But an utterly non-relevant one! :-) (...) Don't wanna admit that you identified the character as black incorrectly, eh? :-) (...) Right there earlier in the sequence quoted above! (...) But never by the phrase "Irish-American". And I believe (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I think you need to make up your mind whether he is black or a "USP", which would imply you should have known to check the character's name. :-O And clearly you haven't seen his movies (which may be a blessing) in regards to the accusations (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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