> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 1:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Detriot News claims Star Wars is racist.
>
>
> >From: Steve Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Detriot News claims Star Wars is racist.
> >Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 14:47:27 -0500
> >
> >"Miller, Jeffrey" wrote:
> >
> > > http://detnews.com/2002/entertainment/0205/18/d01-492788.htm
> > >
> > > "(Jango) looked totally Latino."
> > >
> > > Indians, Asians, Inuit, Arabs, and Pacific Islanders were
> > > unavailable for comment.
>
> No, the article said Arabs did complain about the character
> within the
> article. They claimed that Jango was portrayed as an Arab
> terrorist. See
> mention of Jango's son's calling him "baba" being Arabic for "Father."
Yes, except that Jango's son doesn't call him "baba" - Janog calls his
son by his son's NAME - Boba.
> If I may ask... how many of you that _don't_ have a problem
> with Jango
> Fett's character _did_ perceive a problem with Jar Jar Binks
> character (or
> that of the Trade Federation members) in TPM?
I saw the problem with Jar Jar, but not the Trade Rep until it was
pointed out to me (I still don't buy either argument; Lucas gets
skewered because of his visibility as much as his content)
-j-
