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In reply to the discussion: Does America treat Black People fairly? [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)That's a statement I can wholeheartedly support.
The world being such as it is there will always be those who are cruel and part of the expression of the cruelty will be mocking people for anyone of any number of superficial identifiers: skin color, gender, sexual identity, religious faith, etc. Such people can never be removed from our community, they are a burden to be endured.
I believe the greatest counter to these benighted souls is for the rest of us to simply be who we are. We won't convert the hateful but the delight and wonder of who we are will shine bright enough to overcome the poison they might otherwise spread to others.
And it's better if we just go on about our own lives rather than giving the haters the power they cannot possess on their own.
Life is better for us that way.
But how to know if something is someone's sincere effort at art, is it respectful? Does ti bring a wider appreciation to a broader audience?
That's what I want to see happen.
Then there are things such as Mel Brooks' film Blazing Saddles. I wonder if such a film could be made in this day and age even though the entire point was to give racism the skewering it so richly deserves.
I think the pornography standard may be in play here: We'll know it when we see it.
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