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Date Posted: 22:22:26 06/17/08 Tue
Author: Christian
Author Host/IP: 64.12.117.20
Subject: Why did that Guy from Lost say it was RACISM that they decided to kill his character?

I am not sure that pulling the "race card" was necessary. I had lost a bit of respect for Harold Perrineau

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[> He said that? -- sparkle, 12:10:20 06/18/08 Wed [1] (71.14.184.217)

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[> Ok I just found the quote and I honestly don't have an issue either way. -- sparkle, 15:11:42 06/18/08 Wed [1] (71.14.184.217)

While I understand his POV, I just don't think the writers saw it the way he did. I have no less respect for him though.

TV Guide: Were you disappointed Michael and Walt didn't reconnect before your character died?
Perrineau: Listen, if I'm being really candid, there are all these questions about how they respond to black people on the show. Sayid gets to meet Nadia again, and Desmond and Penny hook up again, but a little black boy and his father hooking up, that wasn't interesting? Instead, Walt just winds up being another fatherless child. It plays into a really big, weird stereotype and, being a black person myself, that wasn't so interesting. [Responds Cuse: "We pride ourselves on having a very racially diverse cast. It's painful when any actor's storyline ends on the show. Harold is a fantastic actor whose presence added enormously to Lost."]

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[> Oh Sparkle I am sorry about that. I should have said that from the beginning -- Christian, 01:20:29 06/20/08 Fri [1] (64.12.117.20)

I was typing so fast that I forgot to add the link or put where I read that from

I will agree with you though.

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[> I was really sad they killed off Charlie. Do you think there is an anti Brits discrimination? -- geordiegirl, 07:33:14 06/20/08 Fri [1] (193.195.187.198)

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[> [> hmmmm...;-) -- sparkle, 10:00:56 06/20/08 Fri [1] (71.14.184.217)

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[> Re: Why did that Guy from Lost say it was RACISM that they decided to kill his character? -- VKMax, 17:34:02 06/20/08 Fri [1] (78.41.212.194)

This whole thing made me angry...

Quite frankly whether he was black, white or polkadot the character was rubbish. Never bite the hand that feeds you there's another quote from the same interview where he's just slating everything the producers do - and when asked if he'd go back "that depends on the story" yeah mate - got a feeling you're staying dead.

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[> Yikes. -- Joe, 02:33:31 06/21/08 Sat [1] (76.108.202.26)

I can sort of see where he's coming from (the idea of Walt, the only remaining living black person on the show, being first part of broken home and then an orphan does leave a bit of a squicky taste in one's mouth, plus there was the ridiculously abrupt departure of Mr. Eko), but I think he's being oversensitive about the issue. Frankly, I think he's being a short-sighted drama queen and only looking at the story of the show in terms of how it relates to him, which is a flawed perspective on an ensemble show like this.

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