John, I haven’t seen Red Tails yet – I’ve heard mixed reviews from friends about the film, but after reading the below, I’m going to make sure that I GO to the movie theater to see it.

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In the face of media criticism of the portrayals of the Tuskegee Airmen in Red Tails, a number of activists had taken to social media to protest against what was thought to be a racially-tinged effort to denigrate the contribution of the wartime fighting unit. Beginning with statements to support the film made by surviving Tuskegee Airmen who had seen the film in previews, and spurred by the comments made by Lucas in a candid interview on The Daily Show where the producer openly discussed the difficulties of trying to get Red Tails made over the past 23 years, a Facebook campaign was started.

In the Oakland, California premiere, two sold-out screenings were a testament to the success of the campaign. Effie Tesfahun, one of the organizers, explained, “When [Lucas] said Hollywood does not want to touch black films, it really hit me … I thought we should get together and all go and support [this film]. Regardless of what Hollywood thinks, we all want to see positive messages of black people in the movies … We need to speak, and speak loud, and speak with our dollars, because that’s where people pay attention, when you start talking with your money,” Tesfahun said. “We are sending a message that this is what we want.”
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Have a lovely day all.

/SB

A favorite female cousin of mine married a southern Baptist minister, he started it and then she convinced herself that women didn’t make very good teachers…uh-huh…bc it was written in the ‘good’ book (good for who? ‘men’ – clearly), the passages are cited above.

I’m sorry, no time to look again but whoever wrote buy-bull – hmmm, wish I’d have coined that term, nice one ; )

OK, I’m outta here!

Luv, Zen Lill

Men are so sick.

1 Timothy 2:12 “But I suffer not a woman to teach…”

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.”
Seneca the Younger