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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostHow long before liberals demand that warning labels be put on the Bible?
Seriously, this whole idea that people have a right not to be "offended" by contrary opinions and ideas is just stupid and is creating a generation of overly sensitive ignoramuses who are wholly unprepared for life in the real world.
This all reminds me of the "Tom and Jerry Golden Collection" fiasco from several years ago. MGM's plan was to release all of the Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts, restored and in their original, uncensored presentation. Volume 1 was released in October 2011 with the following disclaimer "hardcoded" as the first thing you see when playing the disc:
"These animated shorts are products of their time. Some of them may depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While the following does not represent the Warner Bros. view of today's society, these animated shorts are being presented as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."
I thought this was very tasteful and reasonable, and "Tom and Jerry" fans were delighted to finally have the cartoons as they were originally screened. Two-years later just before Volume 2 was released, MGM suddenly got cold feet for unknown reasons and cancelled the entire collection. I along with other fans of the celluloid cat and mouse are still greatly annoyed by this inexplicable about-face. I can only assume some "special interest" group put pressure on MGM and forced them to change their mind.
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostThe way they handled the first one was the best I've seen something like that handled pretty much ever. Sad to see them chicken out of releasing the remainder of the Tom and Jerry cartoons.
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Free speech does not require wisdom or sensitivity, as you and your ilk prove over and over. I do notice you ignored my question(s).Last edited by Jedidiah; 09-08-2017, 11:30 AM.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostWarning labels will likely be attached to future copies of the book and movie.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostHave they banned Huckleberry Finn yet?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI think some schools actually have banned it. And at least one snowflake professor tried to "improve" the book by changing words that he felt were offensive.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostHow long before liberals demand that warning labels be put on the Bible?
Seriously, this whole idea that people have a right not to be "offended" by contrary opinions and ideas is just stupid and is creating a generation of overly sensitive ignoramuses who are wholly unprepared for life in the real world.
This all reminds me of the "Tom and Jerry Golden Collection" fiasco from several years ago. MGM's plan was to release all of the Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts, restored and in their original, uncensored presentation. Volume 1 was released in October 2011 with the following disclaimer "hardcoded" as the first thing you see when playing the disc:
"These animated shorts are products of their time. Some of them may depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While the following does not represent the Warner Bros. view of today's society, these animated shorts are being presented as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."
I thought this was very tasteful and reasonable, and "Tom and Jerry" fans were delighted to finally have the cartoons as they were originally screened. Two-years later just before Volume 2 was released, MGM suddenly got cold feet for unknown reasons and cancelled the entire collection. I along with other fans of the celluloid cat and mouse are still greatly annoyed by this inexplicable about-face. I can only assume some "special interest" group put pressure on MGM and forced them to change their mind.
Back when I was in college I had a Sociology professor who was African-American and was pretty much constantly railing against the racism inherent in the American system. I quickly figured out how I could get an easy A in his class. For the rest of the semester after I got home I would go sit on the couch, grab a couple beers and turn on Channel 17 (which later became Turner Broadcasting System -- TBS) where Tom and Jerry ran from 3 to 4 PM.
I would carefully chronicle every single instance of when a firecracker blew up in Tom's face resulting in him having a blackened face, enlarged lips and kinky hair (occasionally the tune "Mama's Little Baby Loves Shortnin Bread" would play at this time).
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostHave they banned Huckleberry Finn yet?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View Post"Mammy Two Shoes," with her stereotypical black accent (which was often edited out in later television showings and replaced with a slim white woman)
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostLikewise I would dutifully note every appearance of the heavy-set maid, "Mammy Two Shoes," with her stereotypical black accent (which was often edited out in later television showings and replaced with a slim white woman).
On a related note, does it make me a racist to say that Mammy Two Shoes is my second favorite character in the shorts after Tom?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWait, they replaced a black woman with a white woman? Isn't that White-Washing and Racial Appropriation? Where's the outrage?
Someone mentioned Disney's Song of the South earlier. Curiously, that film represents possibly the only modern preservation of African-American folklore since the book the movie is based on, and the stories that the book is based on, are all but forgotten today. In fact, some of the black actors who appeared in the film fought for years to see the movie restored because of its historical and cultural value.Last edited by Mountain Man; 09-08-2017, 03:18 PM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYou expect liberals to be consistent?
Someone mentioned Disney's Song of the South earlier. Curiously, that film represents possibly the only modern preservation of African-American folklore since the book the movie is based on, and the stories that the book is based on, are all but forgotten today. In fact, some of the black actors who appeared in the film fought for years to see the movie restored because of its historical and cultural value.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by seer View PostWhere is you evidence of a resurgence of the KKK and White Supremacists? That there are more today than let's say from a few years ago?
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