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In The New York Times today:
“Skulls Confirm We’re All Out Of Africa”
Well, apparently UNICEF Germany, like The Guardian, might have already gotten the memo:
But maybe they also took it a little too seriously? (curtsy to Black Women in Europe, via African American Political Pundit)
Okay, I am proud to announce that I have decided to see A Mighty Heart before saying anything more about the Angelina Jolie, Mariane Pearl bff fest.
I have a hunch, though, that even as I might be the only person who thinks the blackfacing/whitewashing issue is still relevant in the face (ooh pun!) of a global political drama, I do think it’s more complex than it may at first seem. It’s about a type of movie, made for a certain kind of person, and right now there’s a certain kind of Hollywood actor responsible for cultivating this kind of audience. These are the people who bring us Read the rest of this entry »
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