Re: OT: Re: Racism in Glorantha?

From: Grimmund <grimmund_at_DgPkSSiUUPzXU5MyS7xAy_dsdW7qr1KD67yRcLHSijOc24l2OgmP9iOEUa69_Zz2b18>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:23:02 -0500


On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:52 AM, Mailing Lists <lists_at_bLVe6twXrUzFp7V5mMfzeUd1kyBgy3t1miLVOA0AI0iMwkWQdEfhCPiZSDCujswe9CWZufi7ZA.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

<snippage>

OK, fine, first example of a male white actor kissing a female black actor on US TV. Not just a peck on the cheek, as on the dance show, but a full-on embrace and quasi-romantic kiss.

> Kirk kissed an alien played by a Vietnamese-French actress in the episode
> "Elaan of Troyius", which was screened earlier that season.

And he probably kissed some green-skinned Orions slave women, too. Doesn't count as inter-racial; those characters aren't *humans*, much less black, so there is less offense to the delicate sensibilities of those offended by such things.

Dan

-- 

Ha!  Commentary on the Favre/Vikings bit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDhD7ekiQPY

           

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