tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post8046783369018515889..comments2024-03-28T16:22:14.888-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: NYT: Blacks have off year in movies, whites at faultUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-14535884679719212232011-02-21T21:38:25.690-08:002011-02-21T21:38:25.690-08:00"Serenity" had a black villain represent..."Serenity" had a black villain representing a totalitarian government, and a white Country-Western type hero representing some kind of libertarianism or rebellion against that government.<br /><br />Only about 5,000 people saw it, though. And it's sci-fi -- set in a never-never land.<br /><br />(Also has the stupid cliche of a winsome female waif beating up whole hordes of brutes.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-90670836646688911742011-02-21T12:12:10.938-08:002011-02-21T12:12:10.938-08:00You know, Jayne Mansfield birthed five children an...You know, Jayne Mansfield birthed five children and had a very high IQ.(She did not have enormous acting talent and did have a <i>squeaky</i> voice, unlike the <b><i>breathy</i></b> Novak and MM). I don't think she was raised religious. <br /><br /> Several modern Hollywood actresses who are not religious or conservative have cranked a few out too. Susan Sizequeen Sarandon had four, I think. Annette Bening had four too. <br /><br /> Women are into FASHION. If it's fashionable to birth they will birth. Sterilize (voluntary but persuasively) low IQ and generally skanky women and those who are unbirthworthy-i.e. who can not carry and birth naturally, i.e., narrow hips, et al-and the smart birthworthy ones will all want two or three.Darfur Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-33602822553807835132011-02-16T16:36:26.416-08:002011-02-16T16:36:26.416-08:00The last black villain in a major motion picture I...<i>The last black villain in a major motion picture I can even think of was Denzell in "Training Day". IIRC, he won an Oscar for that.</i><br /><br />That was a weird movie. Most of the white guys were corrupt or lazy fat cats at the top too, but that's to be expected.<br /><br />What was strange was that the hero was white and the villian black. Hispanics were illegal gang bangers. Immigrants were ultraviolent mobsters (Russian) even the cops were wary of.<br /><br />Where'd they get that shit?Ocho Loconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-92055519353848512602011-02-16T09:37:15.126-08:002011-02-16T09:37:15.126-08:00"Census records suggest that about 15% of all...<i>"Census records suggest that about 15% of all cowboys were of African-American ancestry</i><br /><br />At 15%, that is not much more than Blacks in any other area of the population at the time of the Old West:<br /><br />% of US that was Black:<br /><br /># 1860 -- 14%<br /># 1880 -- 13%<br /># 1900 -- 12% <br /><br />I would've expected a higher percentage of Blacks working as Cowboys given the relatively more individualistic, less rigid and more open societies of the Old West.Deadeye Dicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-44948458702911821352011-02-16T08:17:55.892-08:002011-02-16T08:17:55.892-08:00"In Rocky 3, the bad guy was Clubber Lang (Mr..."In Rocky 3, the bad guy was Clubber Lang (Mr. T). You probably can't make a movie like that anymore."<br /><br />I was thinking the same thing while re-watching the original Conan The Barbarian. James Earl Jones was out-of-his-mind-awesome as Thulsa Doom. I'd wager that PC exacerbates the dearth of black actors at the Academy Awards. "Lead Villain" is still a great role, and a fantastic opportunity to showcase one's acting chops. The last black villain in a major motion picture I can even think of was Denzell in "Training Day". IIRC, he won an Oscar for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-31860535288686384222011-02-16T08:13:41.780-08:002011-02-16T08:13:41.780-08:00"black computer hacker genius"
Ha, is t..."black computer hacker genius"<br /><br />Ha, is that type still around? Haven't bothered watching most movies since they started sucking, but last time I remember that was the safe-cracker from Die Hard and the inventor of the Terminator chip from T2.<br /><br />...ahh don't forget Ocean's ElevenWadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998228889982961028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63957631934883100902011-02-16T08:02:12.864-08:002011-02-16T08:02:12.864-08:00I discovered Steve's writing only a few months...I discovered Steve's writing only a few months ago. After about 3 or 4 months or so of reading him (and now read Charles Murray as well) and having been thoroughly impressed by their biting commentary and ability to distill a whole lot of empirical observations down to a few concise sentences, it has occurred to me after reading this piece that perhaps the reason why the NYT is on the decline is because many of their editorials are written by people who really aren't as smart as they think they are. I used to think the lure of political correctness was just soooo strong. Now, I think it's strong only because it's the default framework from which to analyze our social world in the absence of the hard work and intelligence required to move past it and see real substance.Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998228889982961028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-49184833513370338022011-02-16T07:08:04.805-08:002011-02-16T07:08:04.805-08:00Hindi shares a closer ancestral or genetic relatio...<i>Hindi shares a closer ancestral or genetic relationship with French than it does with Tamil, but to say that Hindi and Tamil are as different as Chinese and Greek is a gormless exaggeration. They form part of a linguistic union due to centuries of close geographic proximity and cultural interaction, sharing phonetic characteristics and a large body of vocabulary.</i><br />No, they don't Hindi is imposed on by indian 'nationalist' so Tamil speakers must know it to get ahead in government, etc. but Hindi (northern) speakers can't read or understand a word. THey adapted some, like the word for elephant since they had no word for elephant, just like the English did (khaki, bungalo, etc)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63472091991660265772011-02-15T20:35:42.682-08:002011-02-15T20:35:42.682-08:00"Too bad there is no phenotypical indian hint..."Too bad there is no phenotypical indian hint. Hindi is closer, linguistically, to French than it is to Tamil - in fact they are as different as Chinese and Greek."<br /><br /> Hindi shares a closer ancestral or genetic relationship with French than it does with Tamil, but to say that Hindi and Tamil are as different as Chinese and Greek is a gormless exaggeration. They form part of a linguistic union due to centuries of close geographic proximity and cultural interaction, sharing phonetic characteristics and a large body of vocabulary.Alvin Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-83299265077884354692011-02-15T18:55:04.273-08:002011-02-15T18:55:04.273-08:00"'As surprising as it may sound, blacks w...<i>"'As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly common in the Old West.'<br /><br />Huh. Then I'd sure as heck like to know where all their descendents are.<br />I *live* in the Cowboy State. The black population is less than 1%."</i><br /><br />"Fairly common" is not synonymous with "evenly distributed". <br /><br />From Wikipedia: <br />"Census records suggest that about 15% of all cowboys were of African-American ancestry—ranging from about 25% on the trail drives out of Texas, to very few in the northwest."<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia: Cowboy</a>Kylienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-6960077809212787532011-02-15T14:21:57.411-08:002011-02-15T14:21:57.411-08:00"As surprising as it may sound, blacks were f..."As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly common in the Old West."<br /><br />Huh. Then I'd sure as heck like to know where all their descendents are.<br />I *live* in the Cowboy State. The black population is less than 1%.JSMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-53662776637195998192011-02-15T11:00:50.667-08:002011-02-15T11:00:50.667-08:00Whiskey said:
The Netflix model is killing Hollywo...Whiskey said:<br /><i>The Netflix model is killing Hollywood.</i><br /><br />No. Netflix may very well become Hollywood. HBO originally only distributed Hollywood movies. Then it began making its own features. Showtime followed and now Starz has also gone into the movie making business. All of these former media distributors are vying to be players in the "New Hollywood". If Netflix survives, it will surely do the same.<br /><br />Forty years ago the movies were racy - naughty words and lots of titties. All that has changed now. Regular theatrical releases today generally look like old Disney movies. The spicy flicks are shown on cable TV late at night. I expect that this low hanging fruit will be exploited by Netflix with an adult themed original series.<br /><br />Netflix is ham strung by the studios now over licensing. They have to abide by the rules that the studios set. They are likely to cut that Gordian Knot by hiring some actors and writers so as to make their own product. I believe there are some unemployed actors available.<br /><br />AlbertosaurusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-15312201803809326162011-02-15T09:19:44.947-08:002011-02-15T09:19:44.947-08:00Oscar race aside, blacks are way overrepresented i...Oscar race aside, blacks are way overrepresented in the movies. Also, biggest stars usually don't get nominated, let alone win. George Lucas didn't get nominated for best director for Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Steve McQueen never won. And many big name stars win only after a long long career. John Wayne finally won in 69. Newman finally won in 85. So, the fact that blacks didn't get nominated this yr means they've taken on bigger flashier roles in Hollywood that usually don't get the Oscar nod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88147560101002129582011-02-15T09:12:39.742-08:002011-02-15T09:12:39.742-08:00It didn't.
The imperial presidency which perh...<i>It didn't.</i><br /><br />The imperial presidency which perhaps made it so America is no longer a Republic had nothing in particular to do with Slavs or Italians.<br /><br />To try to scapegoat those people for something they aren’t responsible for is profoundly stupid and only serves to discredit whatever else you may have to say in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-53550301239089685942011-02-15T08:32:27.365-08:002011-02-15T08:32:27.365-08:00As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly ...<i>As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly common in the Old Wes</i><br />considerable part of the calavary too. That would be some nice un-pc stuff, negros slaughtering injuns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-20061039982641070142011-02-15T07:36:32.118-08:002011-02-15T07:36:32.118-08:00look phenotypically Indian
Too bad there is no phe...<i>look phenotypically Indian</i><br />Too bad there is no phenotypical indian hint. Hindi is closer, linguistically, to French than it is to Tamil - in fact they are as different as Chinese and Greek. <br />Same goes w/ the people, but more so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30544018942960501082011-02-15T06:48:12.672-08:002011-02-15T06:48:12.672-08:00"Dextrology said...
Hey Mr. Anon,
As surpri..."Dextrology said...<br /><br />Hey Mr. Anon,<br /><br />As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly common in the Old West. So no one would've commented on Morgan Freeman being black in Unforgiven."<br /><br />I think that's naive. Nobody would have even noticed that he was black, let alone mentioned it?Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-45185363303878336092011-02-15T05:17:44.877-08:002011-02-15T05:17:44.877-08:00"Ashkenazis don't look anglo apart from a..."Ashkenazis don't look anglo apart from a few exceptions like Kirk Douglas. And certainly not at the film star level of looks."<br /><br />Absurd. There were many actors of full Jewish background and disguised names. Lauren Bacall springs to mind. Whatever "specialness" there was about their type, it didn't keep quite a few of them from playing non-Jews. Good grief. They were all over the big screen and you never even knew it? Europe too. Why do you think there were rumors that Cary Grant was Jewish (apparently untrue.) Because he so "looked" it?<br />While I can't spend too much time seeking them out, I've always been surprised at the celebrities and actors identified as Jewish, dating the early 20th century. Their looks were not all THAT different.torpornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-43549120519823634232011-02-15T04:07:59.441-08:002011-02-15T04:07:59.441-08:00"How come Natalie Portman's mom in The Bl..."How come Natalie Portman's mom in The Black Swan wasn't played by Mo'Nique?"<br /><br />For that matter, why not put Mo'Nique in Natalie Portman's role? Why does a sista always gotta play the lesser, supporting character?Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-76309242291803585202011-02-14T22:10:52.371-08:002011-02-14T22:10:52.371-08:00"By the way, isn't it just too precious t..."By the way, isn't it just too precious that Obama claims that the first movie he took Michelle to see was "Do the Right Thing"?"<br /><br />I'd buy it. These people obviously live and breathe this stuff, the husband and wife both.Has to benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-78487065916085167582011-02-14T21:39:47.815-08:002011-02-14T21:39:47.815-08:00"As surprising as it may sound, blacks were f..."As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly common in the Old West. So no one would've commented on Morgan Freeman being black in Unforgiven."<br /><br />This is true, I've read accounts that 20-25% of all old west cowboys were escaped slaves. So the sight of Morgan Freeman in the old west would not have raised an eyebrow. Where Eastwood took extreme creative license however, was when Morgan Freeman was cavorting with white whores in the whorehouse. That stretches the realm of belief.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286755693955361308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-14228538780940745572011-02-14T21:25:54.438-08:002011-02-14T21:25:54.438-08:00Hey Mr. Anon,
As surprising as it may sound, blac...Hey Mr. Anon,<br /><br />As surprising as it may sound, blacks were fairly common in the Old West. So no one would've commented on Morgan Freeman being black in Unforgiven.Dextrologynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-67953915621529576532011-02-14T19:48:27.977-08:002011-02-14T19:48:27.977-08:00"jews who've bred themselves to look angl..."jews who've bred themselves to look anglo"<br /><br />"Ashkenazim."<br /><br />Ashkenazis don't look anglo apart from a few exceptions like Kirk Douglas. And certainly not at the film star level of looks. That's the point. Extending their ethnic nepotism to cover all the acting roles as well (as is increasingly becoming the case) required some selective breeding.<br /><br />ricpic<br />"What is it with our intelligentsia, or our chattering class if you prefer, this obsession with blacks? That's a straight question. I really don't get it. Thoughts?"<br /><br />It's a disguised way of attacking white people that a lot of white people fell for. If they had any genuine concern for black people there'd be more black writers in Hollywood (and hence more black roles) and not just a few actors.<br /><br />"If thats true why the emphasis on Scottish identity? If English identity can be be devalued so easily, Scottish/English differences become trivial in that context."<br /><br />Divide and rule. Notice the names in Hollywood films: celtic good, anglo bad. This will change if/when white people become a minority.Wandrinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35909799918004597892011-02-14T19:12:10.177-08:002011-02-14T19:12:10.177-08:00"Michael Farris said...
Many Sailer readers ..."Michael Farris said...<br /><br />Many Sailer readers actively dislike anything with black people in it .... quelle surprise!<br /><br />As an opera fan, colorblind casting doesn't really bother me as long as its presented as colorblind casting, as in Chicago, and not retconning Norse Gods as African (don't know if that's what the Thor movie is doing or not but it seems like a bad idea regardless)."<br /><br />I don't object to color-blind casting, if it is in the service of putting a good actor in the part. Morgan Freeman in "Unforgiven" for example. He wasn't playing a black guy (if he were, you'd think someone in an old western town would have remarked on it) - he was just playing an ex-bandit named Ned. Or Lawrence Fishburne in "21" - whose role was the only good part of an otherwise lousy movie. He played Othello in one movie, which was a non-colorblind role, but I'd pay to see him in MacBeth playing the cursed scottish thane, or in Julius Caesar playing Marc Antony - Shakespeare already demands a certain suspension of disbelief, so it is largely irrelevant what the actor looks like.Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-67985011263859991142011-02-14T18:38:47.515-08:002011-02-14T18:38:47.515-08:00Whoopi Goldberg slammed A. O. Scott's article ...Whoopi Goldberg slammed A. O. Scott's article <a href="http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/14/whoopi-goldberg-new-york-times-black-oscar-winners/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%7C201336" rel="nofollow">on The View</a> for being disrespectful. Ha Ha. What an appropriate faith for Mr. Scott of the New York Times. It's every SWPL nightmare to be called out by a black person for being direspectful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com