Quentin Tarantino's slave movie (Django Unchained)

swirlman07 said:
I remember the heat that Oprah got when she referred to her black female friend as a negress during her show. When people reacted with gasps she went on to explain that negress was a word for a black woman, and that coming from an enlightened black public figure.

Not in support or criticism, I do recognize that his use of language might be a reason for racists and others to celebrate his films. However, he seems to thumb his nose at that notion, or perhaps balance that perception by using imagery of interracial relations, playing himself married to a black nurse, Ving Rhame's character being married to a white lady in Pulp Fiction, Samuel Jackson's character and his "white surfer girl" in Jackie Brown, the sexual tension between Jackie Brown and the white bail bondsman, the relationship between the white lady theater owner and her black employee/lover in Inglourius Bastards. He also revitalized the career of Pam Grier and has provided more exposure for Samuel Jackson, Vivica Fox, and used several other black actors in his movies.

He often pays homage to his love for Black music by using it liberally in his soundtracks and he's spoken often about his enjoyment and fondness of the Black movies of the 70's. I do know that Black films of that era featured uncomfortable sexual images, black women being raped by white men and very liberal use of the n-word. Just saying...maybe that's the connection, I really don't know.
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^I came back here hoping to find more of this.^

Thank you for actually reading my comments and for not adding something that I did not say nor suggest. Artistic merit is always in the eye of the beholder. I never said Tarantino was a racist, I do not know him personally. If someone is for or against his style that is their right, I really don't care that much. What I do care about is a respectful, intelligent exchange of ideas and facts. Not insults and personal attacks.

As soon as I can rep you, I will.
 
No....

That was a movie in which white guys were getting fucked in the ass. And also, have you watched American History X? Edward Norton's character received a good rump roasting too by racist whites in prison.

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flaminghetero said:
I didn't know Quentin Tarentino directed Deliverance.

He must have one helluva time machine or a damn good plastic surgeon.
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BigBrotherWise said:
No....

That was a movie in which white guys were getting fucked in the ass. And also, have you watched American History X? Edward Norton's character received a good rump roasting too by racist whites in prison.

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We're talking about pulp fiction.

Denzell Washington tried to kill Tarentino's ass on the set of 'Crimson tide' over his racist bullshit.
 
Kill? Awww come on! That's like Bill Cosby ripping a new asshole on Eddie Murphy for talking too dirty! And then Richard Pryor had to come in and tell him, "Have a coke and a smile and shut da fuck up...ya ole Jell-O pudding eating mothafucka!"

flaminghetero said:
We're talking about pulp fiction.

Denzell Washington tried to kill Tarentino's ass on the set of 'Crimson tide' over his racist bullshit.
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BigBrotherWise said:
Kill? Awww come on! That's like Bill Cosby ripping a new asshole on Eddie Murphy for talking too dirty! And then Richard Pryor had to come in and tell him, "Have a coke and a smile and shut da fuck up...ya ole Jell-O pudding eating mothafucka!"
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They had to pull Denzel off your racist hero Tarentino...lol

Unlike you...Mr Washington doesn't monkey-shine for racist wop mofos.
 
botoan said:
^I came back here hoping to find more of this.^

Thank you for actually reading my comments and for not adding something that I did not say nor suggest. Artistic merit is always in the eye of the beholder. I never said Tarantino was a racist, I do not know him personally. If someone is for or against his style that is their right, I really don't care that much. What I do care about is a respectful, intelligent exchange of ideas and facts. Not insults and personal attacks.

As soon as I can rep you, I will.
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I appreciate your comments. Always, regardless of my personal stand or lack of a stand on a particular issue, I'm interested in advancing the discussion through, as you suggested, "a respectful exchange of ideas". Anything less reduces comments to "noise" with no opportunity to "hear" other viewpoints. It greatly decreases the discourse as many shy away from such confrontation and we miss the potential benefit of alternate perspectives. Consequentially, our understanding of the issues involved in the discussion are usually compromised.
 
Denzel Washington interview on NBC with Katie Couric...
Meryl Streep and Denzel were on the today show "live" with Katie Couric to talk about the movie "Manchurian Candidate." At one point Katie asked Denzel, "have you seen Fahrenheit 9/11?" To which Denzel replied, "No, and I have no intentions on seeing it."

Then, a discourse began between all three of them with Denzel being barraged with all kinds of anti-Bush, anti-Republican comments, but "the man stood his ground". Meryl Streep turned red and sat with her legs crossed and one leg shaking up and down. Katie said to Denzel "you see, that's the problem I have with you people." She did not get to finish her sentence because Denzel pounced on her verbally by responding "YOU PEOPLE! YOU PEOPLE! Just what do you mean you people! Do you mean 'You People' as in me as a Christian, or do you mean '"You People'" as in me as a REPUBLICAN?"

Denzel declared that Fahrenheit 9/11 is nothing but propaganda and lies distorted to support a Democratic cynical film directors views.
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From an interview with Quentin...

JH: How would you describe your politics, Quentin?

QT: [Silence] I guess I'm a liberal. Definitely not conservative. I'm definitely not a Republican. Most people, when they're on one side or the other, don't paint with a small brush they paint with a f---in' roller and wipe everybody into pansy liberals or fascist dictators.
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flaminghetero said:
I don't recall any white characters getting fucked in the ass..

Maybe he put a Black wife in the movie just so he could say he's not racist???

Cmon now..

Pulp fiction was racist from begining to end.

What kind of sambo-ass Brothers do you date?
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Exactly, but that's the type of middle-class whitemen that sistas marry. IT's ok for the wm to say the n -word while marrying a bw but Ving Rhimes and his white wife had NO screen time together. NONE.
 
Iggy said:
Yep, Tarantino is racist alright. Oh wait, one of his best friends is Rza from the Wu Tang Clan. Yep, definitely a big time racist.

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LOL, I would expect a white person to pull the black friend card, not a black one.:-?
 
axum said:
Exactly, but that's the type of middle-class whitemen that sistas marry. IT's ok for the wm to say the n -word while marrying a bw but Ving Rhimes and his white wife had NO screen time together. NONE.
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It's about time a real Brother joined this thread...

It's been a fucking minstrel show up in this muthafucka.
 
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