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A chilling reenactment of slavery in the Americas. (RealPlayer Link.rm)
posted by Paddle to Sea (17 comments total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Oh, SNAP.
posted by dhartung at 4:54 PM on December 17, 2004


WTF?
posted by thebabelfish at 5:01 PM on December 17, 2004


For these who didn't pick up their attempt : the contrast between the talking(action) of the two girls and the stubborn immobility of that black statue is supposed to underline how the slaves were considered : akin to furniture, nothing human.

Obviously too cryptic for a wide audience, suggest they look for HowardSternesque approach and talk about pussy and dick.
posted by elpapacito at 5:10 PM on December 17, 2004


I got that, but why in the world does this little video clip of some college project need a front page post?
posted by thebabelfish at 5:12 PM on December 17, 2004


I just don't know what to say.

And I appear to not have a whimsical .JPG for an occasion such as this.
posted by cmonkey at 5:13 PM on December 17, 2004


babelfish: SFPA , shameless front page advertisement I think
posted by elpapacito at 5:21 PM on December 17, 2004


Ok, maybe lame, but I was still laughing on my third viewing. If it doesn't pass muster, I hereby take my lumps.
posted by Paddle to Sea at 5:22 PM on December 17, 2004


College sure is easy these days.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 5:22 PM on December 17, 2004


Oh come on, elpapacito... they gave an exposition of what it was "supposed to mean". Good christ, that still doesn't mean that it was well done, well filmed, well acted, historically accurate, or made any damn sense.

It was stupid. Plain and simple. It was stupid.
posted by dejah420 at 5:25 PM on December 17, 2004


Well I liked it. And I think I've gained a new appreciation of the way slaves were mistreated in America at that time.

"Hey, you slave! What's the matter? You think you're too good for your master? Why, get to work promptly!"

A tear falls.
posted by Turtles all the way down at 5:29 PM on December 17, 2004


Strange how they couldn't find a real black person. That'd probably require driving out of Salt Lake City, though, which I hear isn't allowed.
posted by jimmythefish at 5:33 PM on December 17, 2004


Well, that was odd.

I miss college.
posted by Sticherbeast at 5:46 PM on December 17, 2004


Another argument against tenure.
posted by bardic at 7:15 PM on December 17, 2004


Advantage: bardic
posted by squirrel at 7:24 PM on December 17, 2004


jimmythefish wins!
posted by Hankins at 7:32 PM on December 17, 2004


So, slavery was basically just like having a job is today. Except it paid less.
Well, at least elpapacito found it moving. Now back to "pussy and dick filter"
posted by Outlawyr at 9:43 AM on December 18, 2004


Well, I was chilled to the bone. I never knew before how bad the slaves had it. I've decided I'm supporting reparations from now on.
posted by fungible at 3:19 PM on December 18, 2004


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