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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 19:59:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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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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But an utterly non-relevant one! :-)
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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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Don’t wanna admit that you identified the character as black incorrectly, eh?
:-)
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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?
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Right there earlier in the sequence quoted above!
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I’ll take your word for it... you certainly have noted your Irishness a few
times.
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But never by the phrase “Irish-American”. And I believe I have merely noted my
Irish forebears, not my “Irishness” (again, your phrase).
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I’m not about to watch it again to find out; life is too short to watch
that film again. ;)
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I’m envious of your experience if you can recognize Miss Weisz solely by her
naked backside! And Bob Hoskins and Ed Harris had good performances at least.
-->Bruce<--
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) That depends on what relevance one attaches to the character’s name alone. (...) I'm happy to admit to not having watched the film enough to know the character's name. I'm happy to admit to not knowing what typical African-American surnames (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) How would 40's America have viewed him. (A genuine question). (...) You mean like your name implies your Irishness? ;) (...) Did I? I'll take your word for it... you certainly have noted your Irishness a few times. (...) I'm not about to watch (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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