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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
ktsnake and cash78mere:
Moreover, just because every one of us here saw 9-11 live on television in no way lessens an ethnic group's suffering a pain. Also, 100 years from now, do we really want our great-great grandchildren arguing the same point? When are folks to tear down bullisht barriers and come to some kind of consensus?
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It doesn't lessen it... But it should put it in perspective.
Better to be offended than dead.
If one is offended it is something that they have to deal with. I personally have a hard time putting myself in the shoes of someone who could possibly be THAT offended. So I'll just accept your statement that for YOU it is a terrorist act... You see it that way so who am I to say otherwise? I'll just disagree from my perspective that it is indeed what you think it is.
The fact is that as long as one group chooses to be offended by something the other group does and as long as the later group chooses to do things that offend the former group the barriers will remain and there will not be consesnus on anything (at least in that realm).
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As for Prime.. I don't know if I'd say today's shows are more politically correct. I'd DEFINITELY say that television has gone towards a more stereotypical portrayal of races.... ie. white men are all like Jeff Foxworthy and black men are like Martin Lawerence. Or look at Will and Grace or Ellen... the public wouldn't buy it if one of the guys from Friends (well maybe Ross) was gay... but they'll buy these highly stereotypical portrayals.
They have done so because stereotypical portrayals are the only type that the public will accept. If someone sees something on TV that is discordant with the information they already consider to be accurate they will change the channel to something that fits their stereotypes better...