black punk rockers. what will they think of next...

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:17 pm

http://www.afropunk.com/

wow, this is oh-so-typically me to get all exited about. aparently its been winnin a bunch of awards. has anybody seen it? any body wanna check it out? any opinions?

oh, yeah, and im now active in the afropunk forum. look for BLACKnBLUE if ya sign up.

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:01 am

If the brothers wanna wail, let 'em wail.
If the brothers wanna rail, let 'em rail.

There's the start of a song there, assuming it hasn't been done already...

Freako · Post by **Freako** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 2:33 am

did anyone read the pricing faq?

Why is race a factor in price?

A. Although the film can be beneficial to all races. The films intended audience are black people. It is really a film about coming together and understanding one another as a people. It is about racial identity, It deals with tough issues that go on in our lives as black
All that to say, I give considerable price breaks if the promoter is going to get the film to black folks.

kind of racist if you ask me.
If a klansman had printed this ... we would see it all over the headline news.

ah well .. I'll probably still look for it in the video store.

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:56 pm

iono, he just wants black folks to see it. i dont see any racism in that. but then again, i've always been a bit cynical bout "reverse racism" so maybe im just biased

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kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:29 am

It's fine that he wants black folks to see it. But giving them reduced prices for it? That smacks of racism.

Let 'em pay full price like everyone else. It's part of being equal. Bad with the good.

T-Bone385 · Post by **T-Bone385** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:00 am

i don't think it is if he wants to expose it to the black community then doing that might attarceted more people its a one of those expose it then later make money off the retail sales

TheKorovaMilkbar · Post by **TheKorovaMilkbar** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:21 am

call it what you want to.

I call it racism. And racism is almost as bad as censorship in my book.

T-Bone385 · Post by **T-Bone385** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:17 pm

i do understand where your coming from though

DDramone · Post by **DDramone** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:23 pm

against the law? maybe. but racist? only if you think that picking a target audience is racist.

anyways, anyone seen the trailer?

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:46 am

Racism is not against the law, hate crime laws aside.

It is still racism, however, to provide exclusive privilege to one race and not any others - especially if one is still getting financial benefit out of doing so.

Or is racism something that only white people can engage in?

Why not substantially discount or give the movie away to all interested non-profit groups? That way, everyone from inner city black neighborhood associations to guilty, rich white college kids can show it, and there's no racism.