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leila
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Date Posted: 11:30:48 06/17/04 Thu
In reply to:
brian
's message, "Re: Seducers" on 15:53:57 06/16/04 Wed
>I think all that was being said was that the "special" whatever that was- said that in its stats- white was sexy and black not according to some poll- I dont think anyone wd think that was right- thats just what was in the poll- and so commented on on this message board- I dont think anyone is trying to be offensive at all- really. Hope that helps. Im from the UK and am a big Amanda fan and have no idea what this special was- but hey love the site guys
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are you really allowed to be that racially offensive-
>how can you say that white is sexy and black is not-
>where does it say that? who tells you that? and I dont
>know what country YOU are from but Al Pacino and
>Marlon are Italian ie Meditteranean- and therefore not
>"white" in any sense- I doubt they would call
>themselves that. Oh I am very disappointed.>>>
>
>
>I would say blair underwood- IS sexy- and will smith
>>>IS sexy an halle berry IS sexy- and they are all
>>>non-white. What about Salma Hayek? Antonio Banderas?
>>>Al Pacino? Marlon Brando? Ray Liotta? COME ON!
>>>:)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Some 43 seducers mentioned. Well, I guess my
>>>>heterosexuality is safe for another year. I found
>>none
>>>>of them particularly sexy.
>>>>
>>>>They did get one thing totally wrong, which made me
>>>>question the whole special. They said the vampire
>was
>>>>not sexy. (Our Amanda in "Lair of the White Worm"
>>>>anyone?) The vampire has been sexy since Bela Lugosi
>>>>was wowing the women in the audience with his
>>>>portrayal of Dracula in the stage version of
>>>"Dracula."
>>>>
>>>>Actually, someone needs to do a television special
>>>>about sex in horror films. If it's been shown in a
>>>>film, it's probably been shown in a horror film
>>first.
>>>>
>>>>They did get one thing right. James Bond makes any
>>>>actor sexy. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Commery, Roger
>>Moore,
>>>>and even Timoty Dalton, who they did not mention.
>>>>Unfortunately, the only American actor to play James
>>>>Bond is Ed Nelson in a television version of "Casino
>>>>Royale."
>>>>
>>>>Which is one more thing American men have to worry
>>>>about. While only 16% of the seductresses were
>>>>foreigners, more then twice that number of seducers
>>>>were foreigners.
>>>>
>>>>White is sexy. Black is not. Again while 16% if the
>>>>seductresses were minorities, less then one third of
>>>>that number of seducers were.
>>>>
>>>>Some two dozen films. If these are chick flicks, it
>>is
>>>>surprising how few of them I have seen and liked.
>>>>Actually, the only one was "The King and I."
>>>>
>>>>Actually, the program could have been longer. Most
>of
>>>>the program was given over to seducers of today. The
>>>>up and coming seducers of tomorrow got less then
>five
>>>>minutes, and that included the credits, and the
>>>>seducers of yesterday got even less time then that.
>>>
>>>First of all, I was only expressing my opinion of the
>>opinions expressed in the special.
>>
>>I do not know what country you are from, but, here in
>>the U.S., Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, and Ray Liotta
>>would be considered to be white. Will Smith, Halle
>>Berry, Antonio Banderas, and Selma Hayek would, of
>>course, be considered a member of a racial minority,
>>which here in the U.S. would consist of Asians,
>>blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and Pacific
>>Islanders. These racial minorities make up some 20% of
>>the total population of the U.S. at large. 20% of the
>>women. 20% of the men. While the 16% of the actresses
>>portrayed on the special were minorities, or close to
>>the minority population at large. Only 5% of the
>>actors portrayed on the special were minorities, or a
>>woeful undercount of the minority population at large.
>>Thus, I hold to my opinion that the special was saying
>>that white was sexy, and non-white was not, especially
>>when it comes to male minority actors.
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