[lbo-talk] Malcolm X

[John Lacny]

> And when does the Academy award an African-American bio pic?
> "Ray," with Jamie Foxx. Now, I love Ray Charles, but one can
> easily see the difference between rewarding that film, and rewarding
> one where the main character calls for the US to be tried for crimes
> against its black population.

Touche. And what about how they made Ray Charles into some kind of civil
rights hero? I mean, the dude not only played South Africa, he played Sun
City.

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