10 Replies to “Reframing racism, or How the pot learned to call the kettle black”

1. TallDave says:

   August 17, 2005 at 5:19 pm

   How dare anyone portray the Japanses as sadistic fiends.  Just because they were fiendishly sadistic and sadistically fiendish is no reason to accurate portray their crimes if that furthers a negative stereotype.

   Because that is the real fiendish sadism: ethnic stereotyping.

2. me says:

   August 17, 2005 at 5:23 pm

   Slanteyedaphobe!

3. Annointed Liberal Poster says:

   August 17, 2005 at 5:32 pm

   King Kong is racist, because black people look like apes.

4. Sean M. says:

   August 17, 2005 at 5:51 pm

   Let’s hope nobody shows Holden’s review (and especially not the sentence in question) to a survivor of the Bataan Death March.

   Hmmmm…on second thought…

5. BumperStickerist says:

   August 17, 2005 at 6:18 pm

   Merry Christmas, Mister Lawrence!

   —

   It’s not a non-sequitor, it’s a Prisoner of War movie – vintage 1983 – directed by a Japanese film maker and set in a Japanese POW camp.  Starred David Bowie, among others.  Very good movie, even if you take into account the sadistic nature of the Japanese guards.

6. Paul Zrimsek says:

   August 17, 2005 at 6:54 pm

   King Kong is racist, because black people look like apes.

   No wonder Peter Jackson wanted to remake it. He’s the same guy who gave us those racist Orcs.

7. OHNOES says:

   August 17, 2005 at 7:37 pm

   King Kong is racist, because black people look like apes.

   That made my day.

8. Chrees says:

   August 17, 2005 at 10:27 pm

   I question the wording!

9. Jeff Goldstein says:

   August 18, 2005 at 3:07 am

   I used to be afraid of sushi, but now I really like it.

10. Jeff Goldstein says:

    August 18, 2005 at 3:07 am

    I AM NOT A RACIST!

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