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Archive for March 7th, 2008

07 Mar

Blackface IS bad. But is it ever funny?

On August 15th, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Ben Stiller are set to star in Stiller’s latest comedy ‘Tropic Thunder’.

According to reports, Downey Jr. plays a white actor who takes a role originally written for a black actor and dyes his skin to play the role as a black man. His character does all [...]

Filed Posted in Appearance, Cinema, Humor, Pet Peeves, Political Correctness? by: Carmen D.Comments Comments 10 Comments

07 Mar

If you are looking for me this afternoon…

I will be attending a hearing on election problems during the February 5 presidential primary.
If you are in the LA area, here is the information you’ll need to attend:
Friday, March 7, 2008
1 p.m.
Auditorium of the Ronald Reagan State Building
300 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles
Please spread the word by forwarding the following link to your friends, family [...]

Filed Posted in Politics by: Carmen D.Comments Comments Leave a Comment