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Race for the Oscars: By dwelling on skin color, the Academy Awards do blacks a disservice.
Opinion Journal ^ | 03/26/2002 | TUNKU VARADARAJAN

Posted on 03/25/2002 8:10:40 PM PST by Pokey78

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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To: jimt
Does EVERYTHING have to be racially based ?

Of course not but you'd never know that by looking at most of American history. Let's face it- for most of our time in the Americas, Blacks have lived under slavery and legal segregation, denied many of the opportunties others could have without question.

For approximately the last 35-40 years or so, we've had a chance to reverse some of this unpleasant history but there's still some work to do on all sides of the fence.

41 posted on 03/26/2002 7:51:06 PM PST by mafree
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To: spectre

Umh what do you consider looking black? That was such an ignorant, philistine comment. So freaking ignorant, and don't even try to redeem yourself. So I guess if a dark skin girl with long hair and is pretty she doesn't look black? Black is just a term darling that comes in different shades, and shapes. Believe it or not. Actually she looks more black than white. What does the award have to do with her being black? As far as I'm concerned that girl worked her ass off to get where she is. I don't see you on tv getting an award, so get a life. Simply ignorant!


43 posted on 03/30/2005 8:48:38 PM PST by Goddesshaitienne (Alors, qu'est ce qu'ont dit?)
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To: mafree

The last post was directed to Mafree, not spectree.


44 posted on 03/30/2005 8:52:14 PM PST by Goddesshaitienne (Alors, qu'est ce qu'ont dit?)
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To: Pokey78

This is what we end up with after 15 years of pitching "Industrial-strength" sunscreen.


45 posted on 03/30/2005 8:56:30 PM PST by Old Professer (As darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of good; innocence is blind.)
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