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Wow Clark, I didn't realize that you were so sensitive about being confronted.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on July 24, 2003 at 22:32:48

In Reply to: "'Speaking' directly, man to man, as a normal person would..." LOL! posted by clarkjohnsen on July 24, 2003 at 15:08:14:

You worry about ad hominem attacks before they occur and apparently have denial problems when confronted about your refusal to talk directly. BTW, one can't help but notice that your aloof responses are quite selective, which only serves to reinforce the appearance of pettiness.

>>> "Could it be that these people were invited because they were *Christians*, not because of their (coincidental) political views?!" <<<

"...were *Christians* ..." - So, are you suggesting that the movie might cause them to renounce their faith or recommit to it? ;^)

Seriously, if the movie didn't come off as somewhat anti-semitic why would concerned citizens of other faiths be restricted from previewing the film and only Christians & supporters of the current Conservative Administration be given VIP invitations?

>>> "Aha! There's the answer already. Because they were *Christians*." <<<

So, are you agreeing that the film's screening appears exclusionary and bigoted or what?

>>> "Geez Luiz. Now we have ourselves a society where Christians can't entertain Christians without someone should cry Exclusion!" <<<

Do you wish to exclude the better hotels and restaurants as well? How about restrooms? I guess my comments alluding to the impact of D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" went right over your head. I* guess that shouldn't surprise me. Many Conservatives are dead-set against anti-discrimination legislation as well; so, if Aryan cross-burners focus on this film as a justification for a renewed escalation of their hate crimes, where will you stand?

As for the excised footage from the Life of Brian, I'm against censorship of irreverent material regardless of who it pokes fun at because such films are parodies and do more to diffuse tensions than aggrevate them. I can understand why Jewish people might be sensitive to irreverent humor after all that they've been through, but IMHO the removal of any footage from a movie, whether it's sensitive or not, should only be considered when it gets a negative reaction from the preview audience. But that sort of makes my case for allowing members of the Jewish community to preview this film before it's wide release, doesn't it? ;^)

Cheers,
AuPh

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