[lbo-talk] Art and Politics

[martin]

I just wanted to note that Lila Lipscomb had nowhere near the impact on 
me of the Iraqi matriarch. If Lila is learning that kind of anger, 
though, then maybe it was a juxtaposition that was placed there ...

Martin

On Jul 12, 2004, at 2:12 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> While many film critics -- especially those who are liberal or 
> left-wing politically -- have talked much about the heart-breaking 
> testimony of Lila Lipscomb's betrayal and awakening, few have taken 
> note of the relation among race, class, and betrayal, perhaps because 
> it didn't occur to them, perhaps because they thought it awkward to 
> discuss it, or perhaps because Fahrenheit 9/11 doesn't specifically 
> cue the audience to think about it (her Black family members are 
> mostly silent supporting characters in the film).