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In article <kj%X9.799$A17.91@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>, j_anise@hotmail.com 
says...

> > Based on this, my proposal would be to create a character based around,
> > "The whining, serially-aggrieved online ethnic who sees Whitey
> > everywhere."

> Wow, I'm "ethnic."

I think my first clue was your repetition of USENET Standard Rant #4632: 
"Bemoaning Of Lack Of Ethnic Representation In <insert media here>."

> Do you know what "ethnic" means?  I guess not.

But that's OK, 'cause I've got you available to preach me a list of all 
the po' folks that Whitey is keeping out in the cotton fields while 
Ashton Kutcher gets all the roles that Denzel Washington was pining away 
for.

> Everyone "ethnic" could be composited into one character--that would
> conveniently fill the quota for your white-washed world view.  I guess all
> ethnics should stop "whining" and just accept whatever token crumbs may fall
> their way.

No.  But all "ethnics" would do well to appreciate that the 
entertainment industry is the last fucking place where it makes any 
sense to grumble about the underrepresentation of minorities.

> What was I saying?  That non-White characters tend not to be complex but
> one-dimensional story stepping stones. 

And Hollyweird always imbues *white* characters with deeply complex, 
multifacted characterizations?

I can see *you* don't get out to the flicks much...

> So what, who cares?  Well, obviously
> not you, but other members of society might have noticed this and thought it
> was antiquated garbage.  Why should you care?  Well, why should "ethnics"
> care about you?  If you can't answer these questions, then you're a waste to
> society.

Ah, but I can answer these questions:  They're nonsense.  

> What I wrote wasn't asking for answers or solutions.  It was meant to
> provoke thought.  But apparently even that was too much to ask of your
> "nonethic" existence.  Next time you attempt to dismiss others with a
> self-congratulating attempt at wit, think about the socially bankrupt sot
> that you are.

Gad, but sometimes I do wish I were sotted.

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