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16044, Damali, I'm Dishearted you Feel That Way
Posted by ochosigrand, Fri Mar-08-02 11:30 AM



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>>I talked about it a lot
>>on another thread...
>
>i saw it...thanks :-)
>
>>In re: Monster's Ball, didn't you
>>find it offensive that the
>>story was about a woman
>>whose black husband couldn't take
>>care of her (in his
>>own words, he was a
>>"bad man"), who couldn't take
>>care of herself, who couldn't
>>take care of her son
>>(couldn't even keep him from
>>walking in the street and
>>getting killed) and who has
>>nowhere to turn and no
>>one to turn to except
>>a white man who has
>>been the most racist of
>>human beings throughout his life
>>and his family history?
>>And don't you find it
>>a little facile that just
>>getting a little from Halle
>>Berry (who is the most
>>beautiful woman in the world
>>but is imo the worst
>>actress in the world) he
>>is suddenly transformed into a
>>peace loving, inclusive man who
>>locks away all his racist
>>past into old folks homes
>>and his attic after he
>>has pulled the plug on
>>his squeeze's husband?
>
>no i didn't find any of
>that wrong at all...and i
>really want to explain why
>but i can't. I wish
>i was more adept at
>verbally explaining things that are
>in my head, but i'm
>at a loss...i know if
>i tried i would sound
>like an idiot. Maybe
>if i find another post
>where someone explained it well,
>i will cut and paste
>it...*sigh*..i need to go back
>to school...