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re: How Do White People From Alabama Feel About "Selma" Here?
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:47 pm to scrooster
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:47 pm to scrooster
1962 ... To Kill a Mockingbird (Great Movie!) agree
1967 ... Guess Who's Coming to Dinner haven't seen
1967 ... In the Heat of the Night haven't seen
1967 ... To Sir, with Love haven't seen
1985 ... The Color Purple haven't seen
1988 ... Mississippi Burning enjoyed it
1989 ... Driving Miss Daisey (Great Movie!) haven't seen
1992 ... Malcom X (I actually liked this movie although it is historically bullshite) haven't seen
1996 ... A Time to Kill enjoyed it
1997 ... Rosewood (I actually rented property outside of Mt Dora to them during filming.) haven't seen
1999 ... The Hurricane haven't seen
2004 ... Crash haven't seen
2011 ... The Help haven't seen
2012 ... Django Unchained (Great Movie!) quit watching after 20 min. couldn't get into it, boring and slow
2012 ... Beasts of the Southern Wild haven't seen
2013 ... 12 Years a Slave haven't seen
2013 ... 42 (Great Movie!) haven't seen
2013 ... The Butler haven't seen
2014 ... Dear White People haven't seen
2014 ... Selma haven't seen
I reckon I need to ask the Grand Wizard to forgive me for watching a liking a couple...
1967 ... Guess Who's Coming to Dinner haven't seen
1967 ... In the Heat of the Night haven't seen
1967 ... To Sir, with Love haven't seen
1985 ... The Color Purple haven't seen
1988 ... Mississippi Burning enjoyed it
1989 ... Driving Miss Daisey (Great Movie!) haven't seen
1992 ... Malcom X (I actually liked this movie although it is historically bullshite) haven't seen
1996 ... A Time to Kill enjoyed it
1997 ... Rosewood (I actually rented property outside of Mt Dora to them during filming.) haven't seen
1999 ... The Hurricane haven't seen
2004 ... Crash haven't seen
2011 ... The Help haven't seen
2012 ... Django Unchained (Great Movie!) quit watching after 20 min. couldn't get into it, boring and slow
2012 ... Beasts of the Southern Wild haven't seen
2013 ... 12 Years a Slave haven't seen
2013 ... 42 (Great Movie!) haven't seen
2013 ... The Butler haven't seen
2014 ... Dear White People haven't seen
2014 ... Selma haven't seen
I reckon I need to ask the Grand Wizard to forgive me for watching a liking a couple...
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Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:48 pm to scrooster
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Don't get me fricking started...
Yeah. Don't want to do that.
In the vast scheme of things, that really is not a lot of movies over the course of 53 years.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:50 pm to AlaTiger
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I assumed that people today, white or black, saw those events as horrible too. Why would I not? They were horrible.
Hence, your query being disingenuous and purposeless.
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in light of those events and racial segregation, how do you look back at the overall past in the state?
Another disingenuous question. Every state has a checkered past when it comes to race.
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I thought that I might hear a few personal stories or maybe someone who knew someone there or could speak about the situation more directly than what I had read about.
Then maybe you should have asked those questions directly in your OP.
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. I did not anticipate it being taken the way it was.
Foolish on your part.
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I tried to explain what I meant but Genro, and then you, didn't want to hear it because you had your mind made up.
Your explanations didn't jive with your line of querying.
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If I was unclear in the OP, I apologize.
Apology accepted.
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I wrote this post after seeing the movie and wanted some discussion. I didn't want all of this crap.
Couch your questioning better next time and this won't happen.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:55 pm to scrooster
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1962 ... To Kill a Mockingbird (Great Movie!)
1967 ... Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 ... In the Heat of the Night
1967 ... To Sir, with Love
1985 ... The Color Purple
1988 ... Mississippi Burning
1989 ... Driving Miss Daisey (Great Movie!)
1992 ... Malcom X (I actually liked this movie although it is historically bullshite)
1996 ... A Time to Kill
1997 ... Rosewood (I actually rented property outside of Mt Dora to them during filming.)
1999 ... The Hurricane
2004 ... Crash
2011 ... The Help
2012 ... Django Unchained (Great Movie!)
2012 ... Beasts of the Southern Wild
2013 ... 12 Years a Slave
2013 ... 42 (Great Movie!)
2013 ... The Butler
2014 ... Dear White People
2014 ... Selma
That's really not that bad considering your time range spans nearly 50 years, ijs
Pretty sure I've only seen about half of those myself.
ETA: less than half (bolded)
This post was edited on 1/11/15 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:00 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Like I said, I thought that I was clear that in talking about the "past," I meant overall. I was not trying to be disingenous. I can take responsiblity for not being completely clear enough for you. Others understood what I was getting at. But, you read it the way that you read it and I can't do a lot about that.
I'm happy to have a conversation with you and clarify my intent. I have been trying to do that. I am also happy to apologize for my role in being unclear. I didn't think that I needed to spell it out for everyone what I meant by "the past." I'll take that under advisement next time.
Communication is a two way street. I'll take care of my part.
I'm happy to have a conversation with you and clarify my intent. I have been trying to do that. I am also happy to apologize for my role in being unclear. I didn't think that I needed to spell it out for everyone what I meant by "the past." I'll take that under advisement next time.
Communication is a two way street. I'll take care of my part.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:02 pm to scrooster
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1962 ... To Kill a Mockingbird (Great Movie!)
1967 ... Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 ... In the Heat of the Night
1967 ... To Sir, with Love
1985 ... The Color Purple
1988 ... Mississippi Burning
1989 ... Driving Miss Daisey (Great Movie!)
1992 ... Malcom X (I actually liked this movie although it is historically bullshite)
1996 ... A Time to Kill
1997 ... Rosewood (I actually rented property outside of Mt Dora to them during filming.)
1999 ... The Hurricane
2004 ... Crash
2011 ... The Help
2012 ... Django Unchained (Great Movie!)
2012 ... Beasts of the Southern Wild
2013 ... 12 Years a Slave
2013 ... 42 (Great Movie!)
2013 ... The Butler
2014 ... Dear White People
2014 ... Selma
The only one on that list that I've seen is Django Unchained. The only other one that I may eventually care to watch is To Kill a Mockingbird.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:15 pm to pvilleguru
The Help was pretty awesome, actually. Very funny at times.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was extremely well-acted.
I'm a little miffed that scrooster didn't include Bernie Mac's "Guess Who" on the list, though
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was extremely well-acted.
I'm a little miffed that scrooster didn't include Bernie Mac's "Guess Who" on the list, though
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:16 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Would Remember the Titans qualify?
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:19 pm to AlaTiger
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I didn't think that I needed to spell it out for everyone what I meant by "the past." I'll take that under advisement next time.
Bottom line: don't ask purposeless questions and then act surprised when folks take your intentions the wrong way. That's classic trolling, as you well know, having admitted to trolling in the past on other boards yourself.
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Communication is a two way street. I'll take care of my part.
Then let's bury the hatchet and talk movies
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:19 pm to pvilleguru
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Would Remember the Titans qualify?
Hmmm, I'd vote "yes."
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:48 pm to TbirdSpur2010
The Toy, The Jerk and Trading Places?
This post was edited on 1/11/15 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:50 pm to Alahunter
The Help havent seen
Jungle Fever havent seen
White Men cant jump havent seen
Flyboys havent seen
Black Christmas havent seen
Barber shop havent seen
Jungle Fever havent seen
White Men cant jump havent seen
Flyboys havent seen
Black Christmas havent seen
Barber shop havent seen
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:54 pm to ChexMix
quote:Great movie.
White Men cant jump havent seen
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:01 pm to TbirdSpur2010
I always felt that trolling was intentionally trying to get a rise out of people. Like I said, I have done it on the SEC Rant with rival teams for fun because, well, what else happens there. Didn't intend it here. Hate that it came across that way.
Sounds good.
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Then let's bury the hatchet and talk movies.
Sounds good.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:04 pm to pvilleguru
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Would Remember the Titans qualify?
It should. That was a great movie and I loved it, but historically it was very, very wrong. But, it had a "feel good, everyone come together" conclusion that really put it over the top.
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough."
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:06 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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The Help was pretty awesome, actually.
I liked that movie a lot too. Very well done.
Couldn't stand The Butler, which came out around the same time.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:09 pm to pvilleguru
Ghosts of Mississippi - 1996.
Alec Baldwin is the Assist. DA who goes after Byron De La Beckwith for the murder of Medger Evers.
I thought it was pretty good.
What about Roots? The miniseries. That was a pretty big deal.
Alec Baldwin is the Assist. DA who goes after Byron De La Beckwith for the murder of Medger Evers.
I thought it was pretty good.
What about Roots? The miniseries. That was a pretty big deal.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:11 pm to AlaTiger
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Alec Baldwin
ugh. There are things I cannot watch when certain people are in them. Their political and outspoken views cannot be separated from anything they're in, for me.
Roots.. I remember when that originally aired. Mr. Brady a plantation owner.. was hard to swallow.
This post was edited on 1/11/15 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:11 pm to AlaTiger
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Couldn't stand The Butler, which came out around the same time.
Wasn't a fan. Started off pretty compelling, but devolved into something too political for me to enjoy.
Posted on 1/11/15 at 8:15 pm to TbirdSpur2010
The Butler was kind of like "Forrest Gump Meets the Civil Rights Movement." It was just too much.
I would not mind seeing a biopic made of John Lewis' life, though. He was truly the Forrest Gump of the Civil Rights Movement, from the Nashville Sit Ins to the Freedom Rides to Selma. Diane Nash, too. I read Lewis' autobiography a couple of years ago. I do not line up with him politically now, but I admire him for what he stood for.
I would not mind seeing a biopic made of John Lewis' life, though. He was truly the Forrest Gump of the Civil Rights Movement, from the Nashville Sit Ins to the Freedom Rides to Selma. Diane Nash, too. I read Lewis' autobiography a couple of years ago. I do not line up with him politically now, but I admire him for what he stood for.
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