Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Offensive cinema

File this in the too-good-to-pass-up dept.
The great Libertas is tracking a casting smackdown in the 'burgh, a.k.a. the Steel City.
Some groups, it seems, are fair game for stereotyping.

3 Comments:

At February 27, 2008 12:04 PM , Blogger KarmaTee said...

Rock on with the kiwi radio, Toto!

 
At February 27, 2008 2:31 PM , Blogger Toto said...

I'm conquering the world one radio station at a time ... just gotta have patience.

 
At February 28, 2008 12:20 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aye, the reinforcement and transmission of stereotypical tropes hardly is an indicator of the so-called open-mindedness and forward-thinking vision that Hollywood likes to market itself as possessing...ask any low-demographic white, ANY non-White, or even a fat person: stereotypes abound.

~ Dagnabbitt

 

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