Of course they are. This is the Internet.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2010 4:05:27 pm PDT #7973 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Juliebird - Apr 26, 2010 4:12:24 pm PDT #7974 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I was getting the impression that it was African-Americans who were being offended, which is just silly.
Then I just read an interesting comment in Ebert's review where he noted that JDM was lit to look more like ZS's skin tone.
But amongst all the crazy talk was an interesting story about how Will Smith wanted to cast a dark-skinned actress in Hitch and he was forced to go with lighter (Eva Mendes) and that test audiences were made uncomfortable with a black/black pairing. Huh?! I have other thoughts on this, but am hesitant to voice them. So I'll just leave it at "huh?!"
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2010 4:28:21 pm PDT #7975 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
he noted that JDM was lit to look more like ZS's skin tone.
Oh, that's just bullshittery.
I had heard about the Smith/Mendes thing, though. He's big, but not big enough for a white love interest.
erikaj - Apr 26, 2010 4:31:19 pm PDT #7976 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Yes, I admit I have friends with attention spans like hamsters. I do mock them for it, if that makes you feel any better.
Juliebird - Apr 26, 2010 4:34:51 pm PDT #7977 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Am now watching Push, and who do I see but Colin Ford (wee Sam Winchester to the Supernatural peeps)!
Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2010 4:40:22 pm PDT #7978 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I had heard about the Smith/Mendes thing, though. He's big, but not big enough for a white love interest.
Like Charlize Theron?
Am now watching Push, and who do I see but Colin Ford (wee Sam Winchester to the Supernatural peeps)!
I know!!!
megan walker - Apr 26, 2010 4:41:24 pm PDT #7979 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Everytime I see Push, I think Precious.
Jesse - Apr 26, 2010 4:44:05 pm PDT #7980 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Me too!
megan walker - Apr 26, 2010 7:49:06 pm PDT #7981 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I just finished watching The Blind Side. I'm glad I didn't see it in the theater, since it made me cry more than all the episodes of Undercover Boss put together.
javachik - Apr 26, 2010 7:51:08 pm PDT #7982 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, I saw that alone, and I think I might've been alone in the theatre, too. I cried like a baby wanting a bottle. Same with Precious.
I was very, very surprised by how much I liked it, megan. I read the book the very next day, since I was sure so much of the movie had to be made up because it seemed so Disney. But, it wasn't.