When I feel that I'm not articulate enough or not poised to make the best argument I'm glad that there are those out there who are able to make it so much stronger and better than I ever could.
Listen to this talk from the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as she makes the argument against the singular story so vividly and so strong. So cheers to duckrabbit and Ted for making me see this.
Then think of this when you go see the new James Cameron movie Avatar, thanks Stan B at Reciprocity Failure for picking up on this.
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- Petter Cohen
- Whilst is Petter Cohen, photo-journalist and a decent bloke. Born in Sweden 1982. Currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden where I work as a freelance photographer. All images on this site is ©pettercohen unless otherwise stated.
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Om jag förstår Newitz rätt: Nyckeln till att se på "race" på ett nytt sätt är att fortsätta göra filmer där budskapet är att vita är skurkar - men göra det på ett nytt sätt!
Dessutom verkar hon helt ha missuppfattat District 9. Se tex:
http://nypress.com/article-20206-from-mothership-to-bullship.html
http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/alien_nation/
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