A Spike Lee Film!!!

Yes QM - and this DEMOCRATIC president (you know, your Kenyan ruler) kicked ass when it came to resolving the situation.

Well, as some lefties here are pointing out, it's not over. Bigmouth pirates are still auditioning for the role of 'Trash Talking Extra' ina Spike Lee joint.

Send a B-1 and a few dozen Predator drones over there and it will be over.

Bow down to your black overlord!

Why bow to Clown Prince Dumbo when he's just going to turn around and bow to a Saudi monarch?

To be fair to QM, Spike Lee is pretty talentless.

>> ^quantumushroom:
Don't let facts get in the way of your FEELINGS.


Like the fact that Spike Lee had nothing to do with the making of this movie?

So, "slavery was already dying before the Civil War", eh, qm? Jump the shark much?

Don't let facts get in the way of your FEELINGS.

Relax and let racist twerp Spike Lee do your thinkin' for ya!

The Spike Lee-financed "mockumentary" CSA is five tons of crap in a two-ton crate.

Being talentless (and the American people uneducated about their own history) Lee can only play up slavery, an already-dying institution when the Civil War began. It would've been more fascinating to see what a government that respected States' Rights would have done, since the gigantic federal dictatorship the South fought against has come to pass.

Spike Lee's term is the "Super Duper Magical Negro".

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Is this like the United Negro College Fund?

Or, perhaps the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?


Maybe I'm getting old, but I can't see how this stuff is even newsworthy, let alone Siftworthy.

I did come across this however:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro

The term was popularized by Spike Lee.

I almost downvoted for the Spike Lee editing, but instead, I'm going to upvote for the almost cartoonish, yet amazingly practical use of excess body weight.

Thanks for linking that. It made my day.

In reply to this comment by curiousity:
Some people really get their panties in a bunch (no offense ladies) because celebrities use fame to promote a particular cause.

How is using one's fame any different than using one's inherited or earned wealth to promote an idea?

Money, fame, time, etc are just tools that people use to promote their ideas.

>> ^Trancecoach:
>> ^volumptuous:So, depending upon your job dictates whether you can have an active role in politics or not?

Wrong. A person's job does not dictate the value of their opinions. These celebrities can vote in a democracy in any way they choose. When they speak out, with absolutely no basis from which they're speaking, and influence public policy is where I have a problem. If you want to take your political cues from how the Dixie Chicks, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, or Bono tell you to think, that's up to you. For journalists to cover it -- well that's relying on a crutch instead of doing real journalism and is a waste of the public attention.


Umm... Obviously there is a bit of frustration there. Seems you personally dealt with people that have based their opinion on a celeb's, etc opinion and hold onto that frustration. I do sympathize, but I think you are attacking the wrong thing here.

Maybe your real fight should be promoting civic and logic classes for people.

Some people really get their panties in a bunch (no offense ladies) because celebrities use fame to promote a particular cause.

How is using one's fame any different than using one's inherited or earned wealth to promote an idea?

Money, fame, time, etc are just tools that people use to promote their ideas.

>> ^Trancecoach:
>> ^volumptuous:So, depending upon your job dictates whether you can have an active role in politics or not?

Wrong. A person's job does not dictate the value of their opinions. These celebrities can vote in a democracy in any way they choose. When they speak out, with absolutely no basis from which they're speaking, and influence public policy is where I have a problem. If you want to take your political cues from how the Dixie Chicks, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, or Bono tell you to think, that's up to you. For journalists to cover it -- well that's relying on a crutch instead of doing real journalism and is a waste of the public attention.


Umm... Obviously there is a bit of frustration there. Seems you personally dealt with people that have based their opinion on a celeb's, etc opinion and hold onto that frustration. I do sympathize, but I think you are attacking the wrong thing here.

Maybe your real fight should be promoting civic and logic classes for people.

>> ^Trancecoach: with absolutely no basis from which they're speaking, and influence public policy is where I have a problem. If you want to take your political cues from how the Dixie Chicks, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, or Bono tell you to think, that's up to you. For journalists to cover it -- well that's relying on a crutch instead of doing real journalism and is a waste of the public attention.


Ya know what mr.pants, that's pretty ridiculous, and insulting.

Tell us, oh wise one, what your "basis from which you are speaking" exactly is. You can actually piss-off with insinuating that I get any of my views from Matt fucking Damon or whatnot. That's just insulting and belittling.

btw: You honestly think that Matt fucking Damon is "influencing policy"??? You have got to be kidding me!

>> ^volumptuous:So, depending upon your job dictates whether you can have an active role in politics or not?

Wrong. A person's job does not dictate the value of their opinions. These celebrities can vote in a democracy in any way they choose. When they speak out, with absolutely no basis from which they're speaking, and influence public policy is where I have a problem. If you want to take your political cues from how the Dixie Chicks, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, or Bono tell you to think, that's up to you. For journalists to cover it -- well that's relying on a crutch instead of doing real journalism and is a waste of the public attention.

>> ^Trancecoach:
It's always a bad idea for celebrities to become political spokespersons. While I agree with what he says here, I think Damon should stick to "acting" and keep schtum when it comes to politics.


So, depending upon your job dictates whether you can have an active role in politics or not?

No way.

Artists, musicians and actors have been at the forefront of a lot of major, modern-day revolutionary movements. And to think that anyone, whether it's Matt Damon, The Dixie Chicks or Spike Lee should just shut up is a bit absurd.

Most everyone has named my favorites already except for one: Spike Lee. Do The Right Thing, Clockers, The 25th Hour, Jungle Fever: All great films. Summer of Sam was a major disappointment though.