It's disgraceful what's being done (or not done) to Hispanic characters, for instance, at a time when they're going to be the largest 'minority' group in the U.S.
Word. I live in California so to see no Mexicans/Chicanos in say, "Buffy" was whacked out and strange. To apply it to Stargate, I guess they get around the diversification of the military contingent by having it be international but still.
As I said above, though, would I really want one of 'my' people to be cast in Atlantis?? Hey ma, we violated the Geneva Convention again. *g* (Oh, don't mind me, my family makes jokes about walking into a place and being the only Others.)
Oh no, I totally get it. :g:
The subversion I'm seeing... okay, maybe it's just me. I'm taking an International Relations course, where some of the stuff that makes fandom revile Elizabeth Weir not only makes sense but has books devoted to it.
Yeah, the overreaction to some of Elizabeth's decisions always leaves me with my head shaking.
But I for one react viscerally to the image of white guys with guns and candybars meeting up with their little brown friends. Is it PC? No. Did it happen? Oh yes. But if it were any more blatant, would it be watched and/or brought up in conversation? No. So I'll take it.
Well, aren't we (America) doing that in Iraq? Especially with the push to show the more "positive" imagery?
When the war started, a local Black-owned TV station had a show where people could call in and talk about how they were feeling about the war. The dominant theme from the callers: be careful of the crazy American soldiers coming over there to 'save' you.
And you're right, if it was more blatant, it would either not be on TV or it would get muted than it is now.
For what it's worth, I think that the fact that most of us are willing to sit here and pick the mess apart means that the show is doing its job. We as watchers should interrogate what's up there on the screen and our own assumptions. There's nothing wrong with critical viewing and we're all going to bring our own experiences to what it is we're seeing, up to and including, applying real world logic. Even when the real world logic doesn't fit. Does that make sense?
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Word. I live in California so to see no Mexicans/Chicanos in say, "Buffy" was whacked out and strange. To apply it to Stargate, I guess they get around the diversification of the military contingent by having it be international but still.
As I said above, though, would I really want one of 'my' people to be cast in Atlantis?? Hey ma, we violated the Geneva Convention again. *g* (Oh, don't mind me, my family makes jokes about walking into a place and being the only Others.)
Oh no, I totally get it. :g:
The subversion I'm seeing... okay, maybe it's just me. I'm taking an International Relations course, where some of the stuff that makes fandom revile Elizabeth Weir not only makes sense but has books devoted to it.
Yeah, the overreaction to some of Elizabeth's decisions always leaves me with my head shaking.
But I for one react viscerally to the image of white guys with guns and candybars meeting up with their little brown friends. Is it PC? No. Did it happen? Oh yes. But if it were any more blatant, would it be watched and/or brought up in conversation? No. So I'll take it.
Well, aren't we (America) doing that in Iraq? Especially with the push to show the more "positive" imagery?
When the war started, a local Black-owned TV station had a show where people could call in and talk about how they were feeling about the war. The dominant theme from the callers: be careful of the crazy American soldiers coming over there to 'save' you.
And you're right, if it was more blatant, it would either not be on TV or it would get muted than it is now.
For what it's worth, I think that the fact that most of us are willing to sit here and pick the mess apart means that the show is doing its job. We as watchers should interrogate what's up there on the screen and our own assumptions. There's nothing wrong with critical viewing and we're all going to bring our own experiences to what it is we're seeing, up to and including, applying real world logic. Even when the real world logic doesn't fit. Does that make sense?