Artimi Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) this comment by M. Porcius Cato resonated with me. Yes, but the standard "Rome as Villain" show depicts at least one Good Roman. This is par for the course, and it reminds me of a racist with whom I was acquainted who told me--with no hint of irony-- "All N--'s ain't bad." I'm not asking for the Romans to be depicted as all-good, but for their assault on the Masada to be placed in its proper, historical context--i.e., an assault on a group of murderous religious fanatics who had conducted terrorist operations against innocent Jews. In this context, you can have as many or as few Good Romans as you'd like, but at least it becomes clear what was at stake in purging Judaea of these zealots. Instead, the series depicts these backward, religious fanatics as heroic martyrs--which they most certainly were not--rather than as committed enemies of peaceful civilization and Hellenic enlightenment. Not sure, in fact I am quite sure, this is not the thread for this, with regard to racist comments. A long time ago in the land called Oprah, they were having a discussiont on racism. Several people in the audience and one stage made the comment," if you are white by defiintion you are racist". Ophrah made no comment about this or effort to contradict this. Should I have expected her too? Not sure. But I stopped watching her at that point completely. I have heard and seen that sentiment in other venues occasionally (unfortunately I never made a note of them because I would stop reading/ listening). It is not that I am denying historical and modern evidence of racism. It is that it is more purvasive in all cultures/'races' than some people would have you believe and as such should be given voice. that is my rant.. the ability of people to have tunnel vision on subjects etc. feel free to move this post to a most appropriate thread or even delete it. Edited November 21, 2009 by Artimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Well said (both you and MPC). But I think the folks of the Broadway musical Avenue Q sang it best. Check out this clever dubbing of "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" to scenes from Disney's Lion King II: -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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