The polarization of "Crash"

innerSpaceman · 01-19-2006, 08:08 PM

Um, Hawaiian discrimination? If it's true ... and I cannot doubt your word ... that's a new one on me.

(oh, and if it's the homo thing ... well, that's not exactly racism, but I'll grant some similarities)

Or are we talking racism from the giving end???

tracilicious · 01-20-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Um, Hawaiian discrimination? If it's true ... and I cannot doubt your word ... that's a new one on me.

I have Samoan in-laws that have certainly experienced racism. I think anything that varies from the norm is sometimes discriminated against.

I haven't seen Crash, but I will now.

tracilicious · 01-20-2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Um, Hawaiian discrimination? If it's true ... and I cannot doubt your word ... that's a new one on me.

I have Samoan in-laws that have certainly experienced racism. I think anything that varies from the norm is sometimes discriminated against.

I haven't seen Crash, but I will now.

Alex · 01-20-2006, 10:59 AM

Of course Hawaiian discrimination. Most people couldn't tell a Hawaiian from a Samoan from a Tongan (and most could tell general Polynesian traits from general Asian traits).

Many haoles suffer under the same misconceptions of Hawaiian laziness as exist for Mexicans and other tropical populations.

As for China Man being the worst thing you can call a Korean, I don't doubt they'd find it insulting, but in my experience calling them Japanese is worse (and conversely, calling a Japanese person anything other than Japanese will be considered quite insulting).

I haven't seen Crash and probably won't for a couple years (it's in my 400-movie-long Netflix queue) since I have no particular compulsion to move it up in the queue. From what I've read and what little I've seen it just doesn't interest me.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, Hawaiian discrimination? If it's true ... and I cannot doubt your word ... that's a new one on me. (oh, and if it's the homo thing ... well, that's not exactly racism, but I'll grant some similarities) Or are we talking racism from the giving end???
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Of course Hawaiian discrimination. Most people couldn't tell a Hawaiian from a Samoan from a Tongan (and most could tell general Polynesian traits from general Asian traits). Many haoles suffer under the same misconceptions of Hawaiian laziness as exist for Mexicans and other tropical populations. As for China Man being the worst thing you can call a Korean, I don't doubt they'd find it insulting, but in my experience calling them Japanese is worse (and conversely, calling a Japanese person anything other than Japanese will be considered quite insulting). I haven't seen Crash and probably won't for a couple years (it's in my 400-movie-long Netflix queue) since I have no particular compulsion to move it up in the queue. From what I've read and what little I've seen it just doesn't interest me.
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