Well that is one very lopsided view of things. As much power as the President may have, he does not control entertainment programming. And I would love to hear the list of “henchmen” you allege.

The Obama effect comes from advertising companies and Hollywood executives, not the Government. Unless you think that the White House approves everything you see on television.

But I will say this, if there are finally more Black actors on television AND they are not the stereotypical bad guy I can live with it. Because even with this surge as you seem to be describing, not even 10% of ALL television programming contains people of color - in front of and behind the camera. And that figure does not hit 10% even if you include all movies being made.

I’m glad to see more people of color. I’m just not glad for the means by which it has arrived.

Obama has made it known by his henchmen that he wants more black shows, black themes, black actors and less black crime on broadcast, cable, satellite TV and in the movies.

Watch a lot of television, from Monk, to the Office to Curb your Enthusiasm, to all kinds of shows and you’ll see the Barack “media control influence wherever you turn the channel clicker.

If one black is a bad guy, you’ll see five that are good.

Every judge or lawyer or honest cop, where the choice can be white or black is black.

A President who nominates a blatant bigot for the Supreme Court, (Sotomayor) (hispanic women are intellectually to any white male), and who tells American people not to listen to Rush Limbaugh, isn’t going to stop by not trying to influence television and the movies.

Take the lens you see the world with and give it a good cleaning.

Actually in the time frame of the story it WOULD NOT be acceptable for Naveen to marry a Black woman. That is a warping of history.

Why is it important for kids to lean about slavery and segregation and the true history of this nation? Because like you stated, mistruths replace fact if fact is not known.

Given time the lies of the past become better known than the truth and suddenly the door is open for the past to repeat itself. It happens all the time. Such is human nature.

Plus racisim and discrimination are not isolated to classrooms and history books. That is a bit to naieve to think you believe. Again, if it’s hidden from the youth it can be done to the youth.

Movies are not just movies, stories are not just stories. To trivialize this is to trivialize those that were lynched and killed and enslaved. Which might be great for Disney and it’s marketing, but not for those like me.

Money is just not worth that kind of legacy.

I think it doesn’t matter what race (he’s not black, he’s Maldonian His voice actor is a [white] Brazilian) Prince Naveen is; the point of the story is that they fall in love — might I add, when they’re FROGS. Not black or white. They’re green.

Charlotte wants to marry a prince, and Naveen is a prince. He’s (as I mentioned) not technically black. So it would be culturally acceptable for her and him to be together (if the tables didn’t turn in favor for Tiana ;D ).

Innocent little kids, the movie’s main audience, don’t understand the concept of segregation or racism, so why try to throw it at them now? Yes, it is very important to learn about in history class, but these are little kids. I can promise you, when I was little, I didn’t acknowledge any difference between white kids, black kids, Asian kids, etc., except that boy likes to push over blocks and this girl will share crayons.

You’re hot/angry and well you should be. However, anger doesn’t get it done. We have the laws in place that are capable of dealing with all such horrible crimes. What we don’t have is proper recognition of crimes like this.

Think for a second, and answer this question. “What force in America elected our current President?” If you answered “MEDIA” you are correct, if not… I don’t know where you live!!

Yes, our nation is in a mess and headed downhill at a frantic rate. The only thing that can derail the catastrophic head long plunge is to get the undivided attention of the American people. Do this and you will see the same patriotic fervor that brought about the original “tea party.”

We are an information based people. That’s what we’ve become, and that’s OK! But, when the source of our information is biased, we are coerced to believe incorrect, insufficient and incomplete data.

If we choose wisely whom we allow to feed our intellect, we will vote properly and, consequently, our then elected officials would properly adjudicate the laws of the land, the desires of the majority, and America would once again belong to the people instead of the government. The US Constitution would once again be the banner under which we live and are governed. Then such crimes, as the one we are discussing, would be properly noted and prosecuted.

Our task obviously crosses major party lines and racial color lines and lies directly at the heart of the most basic instinct of true Americans… IN GOD WE TRUST!

Thanks for your comment David. Let me know what you think.

Tom

Under that

You are having trouble understanding this Black Conservative idealism because of what you’ve become. You have become a part of a black culture, that you weren’t aware that existed, without even knowing it.

Sounds like I’m crazy… right! Maybe I am. Here’s what I see. Tell me if you think I’m out in left field. I watched the clip and what one hears is not what one actually sees happening.

Black conservatives haven’t bailed out, rather they have simply become a greater and louder voice for the cause of annihilating racism, as it exists today.

However, it seems that black culture, in it’s basest form, has literally embraced the total dislike (maybe even hatred) of “Black Conservatism” as a rank and file portion of their culture.

Isn’t it true that the foundation of racism is the feeling of inequality and non-acceptance? The inability of many to reverse the curses of family generations, causes them to urgently embrace the overwhelming offerings of the Obama administration. Having done so they remain, in their heart of hearts, unequal and without acceptability.

You meanwhile, and the many other Black Conservatives, have “split” ranks and have therefore, unawares, become a part of what their culture is. A very negative portion, but a portion never the less.

Micheal, you probably won’t publish this! It really sounds terrible. Like I’m saying you’ve joined the elite and the white right. But that’s not the intention at all.

Thanks for you concerted efforts.

Tom

You did make your point, and I thank you for that.

But i want to go back and clear up something I think has been lost. I never claimed that Disney was racist. Racially insensitive but not racist.

Also, the main point I was making was how this film ignores, denies, or re-writes historical fact such as to absolve America of the facts at the time. In effect it is a subtraction from the limited history that many Black Americans with families going back to the 1800’s have.

Yes Disney has recently featured characters from non-European places. Which does not make up for the multiple decades of ignoring the existence of people of color. And the excuse of princess stories being all European is false. American culture just likes to focus on that area of the world, other cultures have their princesses and stories as well.

As for the Lion King, yes its about Africa. But its not about Africans. It’s a positive story, and just happens to avoid displaying a single person of color on a continent of people of color. Again, that’s relegating people of color to being invisible.

This film is insensitive, not racist. Disney is an opportunist, not racist. Though the rewriting of history to ignore facts and absolve the wrongs of the time could be seen as racist - but that is debatable.

Romanticization of the South is not something I agree with. Hiding from what was America is a problem. Taking advantage of people of color, while simultaneously avoiding us or acknowledging our contributions troubles me. Because let us not forget that Disney makes non-animated films as well. And like the rest of Hollywood, they too fall into the 93/7 percentage of diversity infront of an behind the camera.

Disney is improving. But I prefer honesty to platitudes.