ok, so i think ken burns is a genius. i love watching his docu's. after 6 years of work, his wwii documentary was finished. it is based on stories from 4 towns in the u.s.
no latino's were included.
the latino community raised hell and asked that burns ammend his docu.
he has agreed to add stories every hour, but said the docu is done and it took 6 years, he won't remake it...that doing so, to fit his vision would be too time consuming.
now my view.
stop complaining!!! he and pbs agreed to give stories every hour. hawaiians weren't included and they had a lot of contributions (and losses), but hawaiians aren't b*tching. native americans were instrumental in breaking codes. they aren't included in the docu either, and they aren't complaining. give it a rest already. i have always been an open-minded person, but i am finding myself developing prejudices. it's not enough that medi-cal sends me things i need to read--in spanish, not english!! i can't listen to a song here in fresno on the top 40 charts without it busting into spanish halfway through. perhaps i have become overly sensitive living here in fresno, but i don't cram my hawaiian background, language, food, music, etc down other peoples throats, so why must spanish be crammed down mine. yet here in fresno, that is exactly how it is.
the u.s. is a diverse country. yet individual heritages pride divides us rather than uniting us. instead of people allowing an artist their freedom of vision, suddenly it becomes a racial battleground...and creates segregation. how you ask? by FORCING someone to include a race, others get turned off, and develope prejudices. prejudice divides us. cultures do need to be represented, but not by being forced.
i have seen ken burns' other documentaries, and they are damned good...because he is an artist with a vision...it isn't his intention to ignore races, but give me a damned break...not every culture in every town in the u.s. can be represented.
if someone told me to change a picture i took of my kids because the picture didn't include an asian, african, latino, etc friend in it...i tell that person where to go, how to get there, and would even help escort them if need be!!!
what is your view? let's have a good debate, but no attacks. this is about getting opinions, and perhaps getting people to understand...one way or another.
no latino's were included.
the latino community raised hell and asked that burns ammend his docu.
he has agreed to add stories every hour, but said the docu is done and it took 6 years, he won't remake it...that doing so, to fit his vision would be too time consuming.
now my view.
stop complaining!!! he and pbs agreed to give stories every hour. hawaiians weren't included and they had a lot of contributions (and losses), but hawaiians aren't b*tching. native americans were instrumental in breaking codes. they aren't included in the docu either, and they aren't complaining. give it a rest already. i have always been an open-minded person, but i am finding myself developing prejudices. it's not enough that medi-cal sends me things i need to read--in spanish, not english!! i can't listen to a song here in fresno on the top 40 charts without it busting into spanish halfway through. perhaps i have become overly sensitive living here in fresno, but i don't cram my hawaiian background, language, food, music, etc down other peoples throats, so why must spanish be crammed down mine. yet here in fresno, that is exactly how it is.
the u.s. is a diverse country. yet individual heritages pride divides us rather than uniting us. instead of people allowing an artist their freedom of vision, suddenly it becomes a racial battleground...and creates segregation. how you ask? by FORCING someone to include a race, others get turned off, and develope prejudices. prejudice divides us. cultures do need to be represented, but not by being forced.
i have seen ken burns' other documentaries, and they are damned good...because he is an artist with a vision...it isn't his intention to ignore races, but give me a damned break...not every culture in every town in the u.s. can be represented.
if someone told me to change a picture i took of my kids because the picture didn't include an asian, african, latino, etc friend in it...i tell that person where to go, how to get there, and would even help escort them if need be!!!
what is your view? let's have a good debate, but no attacks. this is about getting opinions, and perhaps getting people to understand...one way or another.