In a message dated 11/8/05 8:15:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> When I read Heinlein's 'Starship Troopers, I was rudely awakened to how > much > I assumed the future was full of whites, basically. At the end of the book, > after I had pictured this tall, white, probably blond guy as the center of > the Marines, Heinlein described him as a Filipino! > Take a good look at Sgt Zin. At first I thought he was white but from further reading it seems he seems to be black (something that the anime picked up on). And in the second reading you find out that Johnny's world turned out to be very multiculteral/ethinic. Something that the movie all but ignored. But maybe I've was the only one that picked up on this (after two-plus readings of it). -GTW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
