TODAY IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA HAWAI`I - A CALL FOR SOVEREIGNTY
Where - Pasadena Convention Center When - 3 PM Tickets - $5 More Info -catherinebauknight.com
Friday, April 02, 2010
TOMORROW IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA HAWAI`I - A CALL FOR SOVEREIGNTY
Where - Pasadena Convention Center When - 3 PM Tickets - $5 More Info -catherinebauknight.com
Saturday, November 07, 2009
RACIAL SLUR = $$$?
Barbarian Princess Movie Title Used To Grab Viewers
Marc Forby, the writer and director of the Barbarian Princess movie, claims that he is using the term “barbarian” in the title of the movie only to attract more viewers and that he doesn’t mean to offend anyone. This is a specious excuse.
In the Nineteenth Century, the term “barbarian” was intentionally used to denigrate, demean, mock and injure its intended target, in this case, Princess Ka`iulani. It was a racial/ethnic slur in the same way “n- - - - -“ (the “N-word”) is used by Americans today.
A slur is a slur. It is particularly offensive when it is being used to promote box-office receipts. By Forby’s reasoning, it would be OK to do a movie about Barach Obama and call it the “N- - - - - President” because it would attract more customers.
Shame on Marc Forby and shame on the people who accept his smooth-talking jive. If Forby cannot grasp that the very title of his movie is a direct affront to Ka`iulani (and all Hawaiians) then and now, how can we think that his movie won’t likewise smear the truth?
Marc Forby, the writer and director of the "Barbarian Princess" movie, claims that he is using the term "barbarian" in the title only to attract more viewers and that he doesn't mean to offend anyone. This is a specious excuse.
In the 19th century, the term "barbarian" was intentionally used to denigrate, demean, mock and injure its intended target, in this case, Princess Ka`iulani.
It was a racial/ethnic slur in the same way the N-word is used by Americans today.A slur is a slur. It is particularly offensive when it is being used to promote box-office receipts.
Shame on Marc Forby and shame on the people who accept his smooth-talking jive.
If Forby cannot grasp that the very title of his movie is a direct affront to Ka`iulani (and all Hawaiians) then and now, how can we think that his movie won't likewise smear the truth?
Leon Siu `Aiea, O`ahu
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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