| Vince Hart 2005-08-29, 3:32 am |
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parrthenon@cs.com wrote:
quote:
> TABOO TOPIC
>
> <Parr claims he was "merely record[ing] and observation," but like so
> many of his observations (e.g., his observations about the state of
> American law or his observations about Sam's felony conviction or
> adventures with child prostitutes), it is
>
> Most of Vinnie Hart's postings have become bitter and senseless.
>
>
> He has nothing to say about how marketing people both in films and
> TV sell the
> figure what will keep viewer glued to the idiot box or coming to the
> box office.
>
> Where race is concerned that pretty much amounts to either withering
> violence at one pole and often sentimental question-begging at the
> other pole -- and both poles dominate what generally appears.
>
> Any real discussion of race is taboo in America.
>
> Y
I agree that Hollywood marketing people care only about what will sell,
which is one reason why I think it is very difficult to infer anything
about the common sense of the American people based on the plot of a
movie, even if (unlike Parr), someone actually understood the plot of
the film.
Vince Hart
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