[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to Withho...

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
White women are fortunate that you feel their pain. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracy These are not ghetto blacks. These are blacks that are professionals that are libera/moderate/republican in their viewpoints. I don't have issues

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
This seems to go both ways. Has there ever been a good movie made from a video game? ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: don't know why i read these things but... Sin -- 6 Films That Should Be Games

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2008-06-08 Thread sincere1906
in full disclosure, i haven't seen the latest Indy flick yet. and partly its because i got bad vibes as i watched the poster and preview. don't get me wrong, loved the indy flicks as a kid. raiders of the lost ark remains my fave. but even at a young age, the racial exoticism and pro-british gunga

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to Wi...

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
I am not a white woman (I only play one on black listservs). Whenever I am able to hack through the thick underbrush of whatever garbled position statement you espouse (and you are remarkably consistent in your inconsistency), I find a semblance of a coherent argument. What continues to annoy

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2008-06-08 Thread Bosco Bosco
While I agree with the general theme of your post which I take as the need for more coherency and politeness in more divisive discussions that occur here. One part leaves me puzzled. Perhaps you can explain your position a little further. It's actually something I've thought about a bit and

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

2008-06-08 Thread Aubrey Leatherwood
I gotta check in and say that I absolutely love the Resident Evil eries of movies even though I got bored with the games and stopped playing them long ago. Mind you, I agree that the vast majority of movies made from games suck (Doom, BloodRayne, etc). I do own the final fantasy cgi i flick

[scifinoir2] Just Once (Was:Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to Wi...

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm white, caucasoidal, a cracker, and I don't feel any particular loyalty or even affinity for other white folks simply because they share my skin color. I'm nto saying that's right or wrong. It's simply a statement of

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Aubrey Leatherwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, I'm taking bets on tonights game. Right now the odds are Lakers 2 to 1! Lemme get this straight - you are offering 2 to 1 odds that the Lakers WON'T win tonight? i.e. I get two dollars for every

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2008-06-08 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 6/8/2008 3:07:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Because black people are so clearly the other in this society, we must choose sides, not just to play the game but to maintain our sanity. It has also cost our sanity. Blacks say that they want to be

[scifinoir2] Just Once (Was:Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Th...

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
You make some good points. What is your take on my contention that white people don't have to proclaim their allegiance because they are on the only team that matters in America? I mean, you note one drop rule but you ignore the lunacy of it - that one drop of black blood somehow taints a

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2008-06-08 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 6/8/2008 12:01:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Further, your assertion that I have no loyalty to black people. I have no loyalty to women. is one of the most self-hating things I have ever read. No it is not. I do not have loyalty to any group but

Fwd: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to W...

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
I hate to bag on semantics but...while you are free to debate whether or not loyalty to black people is a self-hating thing, you really have no grounds to debate whether or not it is one of the most self-hating things EYE have ever read. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Just Once (Was:Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Th...

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Take this election. Most blacks always vote for the Democrats. Pundits know that blacks will not vote for McCain. Obama has the black vote on lock down. Interestingly enough, three of my closest friends- a black muslim, a black

Re: [scifinoir2] Just Once (Was:Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Th...

2008-06-08 Thread Gymfig
I mentioned that Obama will change how wee see race. I metioned that some whites will not tolerate the same racial divisions of old. This article speas volumes. _http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08mabry.html?_r=1hp=oref=slo ginpagewanted=print_

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to Withho...

2008-06-08 Thread GWashin891
I was planning to stay out of this but am I the only one here who thinks that this action would harm the feminist cause big time. As if IMO Clinton and her supporters actions have all but shattered the feminist faction big time. Highlighting the major splits between the white and eithinic

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2008-06-08 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 6/8/2008 4:13:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You make some good points. What is your take on my contention that white people don't have to proclaim their allegiance because they are on the only team that matters in America? I agree that whites do not

[scifinoir2] Now we return you to your regularly scheduled list: Kung Fu Kicks Box Office!

2008-06-08 Thread ravenadal
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hW3Mcy2awwJQ4-DPflmNScYuHsKQ Kung Fu Panda fights its way to top of box office 5 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Dreamworks' animated Kung Fu Panda kicked and chopped its way to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, though it did not quite

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to Wi...

2008-06-08 Thread Gymfig
In a message dated 6/8/2008 5:55:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was planning to stay out of this but am I the only one here who thinks that this action would harm the feminist cause big time. As if IMO Clinton and her supporters actions have all but shattered

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Open Letter to Certain White Women Threatening to Withho...

2008-06-08 Thread Tracey de Morsella
This election is causing a war between three factions of American feminism: Feminists of color, the older feminists and the newer feminist. The newer feminists and feminists of color (in general) see this old style approach as harmful to the overall cause. I think the movement will be wounded

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2008-06-08 Thread KeithBJohnson
Mortal Kombat had potential, good fight scenes, but they were too brief. So, no, guess that doesn't qualify. Wing Commander was awful, as were Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Super Mario Brothers. i guess not... -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

2008-06-08 Thread grayson.reyescole
Saw MK in the theater surrounded by giggling twelve-year olds... I didn't expect much out of it. I almost felt guilty for going to see it. But It was a guilty pleasure and I absolutely loved that experience. It wasn't a great movie - obviously - but when that raspy voice announced Reptile and

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2008-06-08 Thread KeithBJohnson
I saw two very good movies this weekend, about as different from each other as possible. I'll drop full reviews of each tomorrow, but for now, quick thoughts... The first was Kung Fu Panda. What a pleasant surprise! From beginning to end it made me smile, chuckle, and outright guffaw at

[scifinoir2] Re: 6 Films That Should be Video Games

2008-06-08 Thread B. Smith
I actually liked Resident Evil: Extinction a lot. It was a very pleasant surprise. Russel Mulcahy (Highlander) brought some much needed visual flair and competent direction to the series. I loved the post-apocalyptic setting. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mortal