Those blacks are whiney babies!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

Seen this thread? I posted about King Kong a couple of days ago after I saw it. But I guess Im just a PC thug.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5600610&mesg_id=5600610

[ismnotwasm]

1. I posted on that thread, and I don't intend on seeing the movie

But I really don't understand the ignorance of the HISTORY of racism. There was a definite "It's ok now" attitude by many posters. Or, it's a problem, but don't sweat the small stuff or, don't "see" racism when it isn't there"
I was the one who brought up "Night of the Living Dead" Now this movie was produced in 1968, and had a black lead,--still very rare for it's time- with very overt racist scenes. I didn't feel like arguing about that movie, when a couple of folks jumped to it's defence. Among other things, they missed the significance of the year-- 1968-- what was going on then? What was the state of racism then? What were the common sterotypes of the black male? Why would I think that a scene where a black man hits a white women, and then ogles her was NOT racist or a least buying into racial sterotypes of it's time?

The original King Kong was clearly racist. This new movie may have removed that element or it may not have. But the arguments got away from the movie itself and began to discuss the nature of racism in a dismissive fashion, even when trying to stay on topic of the movie. That's the part that's scary. When racism is pervasive as ever, even if it has changed it's spots a bit, it's more than scary. It's dangerous and destructive. Everyone was screaming racism when New Oleans died, because we (I'm white) could point the fingers elsewhere. But the underlying rot of racism in our social structure is just dismissed? Our personal racist demons denied? Because It's "just" a movie?

Racism is a social (and mental) disease that HAS to be brought into the light to be fought. We can't afford to let it hide, like it does, in movies, in ads, in sports, in school policies, in government policies both local and national, the court systems. So I don't get it. I just friggin' don't get it. If anyone here can explain it to me, I'd appreciate it.

[Brewman_Jax]

2. I like the dodge

They say that there still racism, but since I didn't see it or don't agree, it didn't happen.

To them, it's not racism unless it was an obvious act, like cross burning or graffiti, by the obvious suspects. Most racists aren't Confederate flag-waving, sheet wearing, jack booted, NASCAR watching, pot-bellied toothless inbred yahoos.

[kitkatrose]

3. Man, I'm glad I've been taking a DU break

(I just check the LBN and some of the specialty forums) becauses that thread was a freaking mess. I saw the damn movie and yes it's still racist. Possibly not as racist as the first one (don't know, never saw it and don't plan to), but the element's still there. Big black monkey needs love of blond haired blue eyed white girl to understand beauty and stop acting so savage; unless of course, it's to defend the white girl.