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  Hrolf The Ganger  10 Jan 22 7.22am |
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Originally posted by BlueJay
Deaths of famous white actors have very obviously been headlines, front pages, the whole deal. You however have no angle to push there and so it's not something you notice or care about. What you're saying it so patently absurd I cannot even take seriously the suggestion that you believe it yourself. It's a thread designed to respect rather than diminish. I don't want to help it be consumed by this kind of stuff, so I'll leave it at that. Edited by BlueJay (09 Jan 2022 10.52pm) Amazing. So name me one White actor whose death has been a headline on TV news. Potier is not even a particularly prolific or universally popular actor.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Jan 22 7.48am |
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I think he had talent but he was also used as a political means to an end. However, nothing compared to the messaging today.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 10 Jan 22 9.00am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
I think he had talent but he was also used as a political means to an end. However, nothing compared to the messaging today. I found it quite astonishing that his death should be headline news. The death of an actor is usually kept to near the end of the nightly news. The usual suspects want to pretend that this is all normal, whereas it is indicative of the current loony tunes environment. It is accompanied by the usual double standard that you can make his death political, but apparently, you can't object to or even mention that happening.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Jan 22 9.10am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
I found it quite astonishing that his death should be headline news. The death of an actor is usually kept to near the end of the nightly news. The usual suspects want to pretend that this is all normal, whereas it is indicative of the current loony tunes environment. It is accompanied by the usual double standard that you can make his death political, but apparently, you can't object to or even mention that happening. He wasn't as big a star as others in his era but Sidney Poitier's life is a tiny part of a boomer truth narrative about 'racism' and 'white supremacy' in a different era and that isn't going to be passed up. So his death means something more to the mainstream than just the passing of a former actor. For me....I'm still getting over David Niven.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 10 Jan 22 9.13am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
He wasn't as big a star as others in his era but Sidney Poitier's life is a tiny part of a boomer truth narrative about 'racism' and 'white supremacy' in a different era and that isn't going to be passed up. So his death means something more to the mainstream than just the passing of a former actor. For me....I'm still getting over David Niven. Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Jan 2022 9.10am) Precisely. If it was Clint Eastwood, I could understand it.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Jan 22 9.19am |
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The pinnacle of Englishness....even if he was Scottish.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 10 Jan 22 9.24am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
The pinnacle of Englishness....even if he was Scottish. With a name like Eastwood, surely a bit of Irish too and some Dutch, apparently.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Jan 22 9.29am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
With a name like Eastwood, surely a bit of Irish too and some Dutch, apparently. The man with no BAME.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 10 Jan 22 9.45am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
The man with no BAME. He has no chance of making Rageh Omaar emotional. Good one, by the way. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (10 Jan 2022 9.48am)
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| silvertop Portishead 10 Jan 22 6.24pm |
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Landmark actor indeed. 1st black actor in main role where his colour was irrelevant and not mentioned (Bedford Incident?)
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cryrst  The garden of England 10 Jan 22 7.59pm |
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Originally posted by silvertop
Landmark actor indeed. 1st black actor in main role where his colour was irrelevant and not mentioned (Bedford Incident?) Unlike his obituary then
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Slimey Toad  Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 11 Jan 22 9.21am |
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I still miss Kirk Douglas being wheeled out every Christmas to show his staying power.
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