>But why are black people complaining that the
>movie's depiction of slave owners was tooo....unpleasant?

anyone complaining that the film's characters are too racist, that the N-words are too numerous is basically asking for a watered down depiction of slavery. which puts them squarely on the side of avowed racists who are pretending to be offended at the use of the N-word, but are really offended that slavery is being depicted as it was and slave owners are being depicted as the villains they were. it's like, look around you, folks. look at the people cheering the film-- film critics and awards, NAACP, henry louis gates-- and look at the people offended by it-- drudge, limbaugh, fox news-- and ask yourself whether you really think you're on the right side of history here.