"scalped" to be on tv?
newspaper_rock has news that the dc vertigo comic "scalped" may be headed for development as a tv series.
Rob is not overwhelmed with this:
If you don't know SCALPED, it's basically The Sopranos on the rez. That means a series drenched in murder, crime, corruption, sex, violence, gangs, drinking, and drug abuse. It's as if the GOON squads of the 1970s now ruled a criminal empire based on an influx of casino money. (Never mind that no South Dakota tribe has a major casino.)
To give you an idea, the thuggish tribal chairman kills and scalps someone in the first issue. There's no federal or state presence except a single FBI agent who has to "infiltrate" the tribe. This rez is basically a lawless third-world rogue state--an Iraq or Afghanistan in the middle of the US.
A SCALPED TV series would reinforce almost every negative stereotype: that Indians are savage, uncivilized, warlike, drunk, lazy, shiftless, greedy, corrupt, crime-ridden, incapable of governing themselves, etc. It would be a major setback for accurate, authentic portrayals of Native people and culture. I'd suggest keeping this on your radar screen and preparing to protest it if necessary.
Anyone else read it?
Rob is not overwhelmed with this:
If you don't know SCALPED, it's basically The Sopranos on the rez. That means a series drenched in murder, crime, corruption, sex, violence, gangs, drinking, and drug abuse. It's as if the GOON squads of the 1970s now ruled a criminal empire based on an influx of casino money. (Never mind that no South Dakota tribe has a major casino.)
To give you an idea, the thuggish tribal chairman kills and scalps someone in the first issue. There's no federal or state presence except a single FBI agent who has to "infiltrate" the tribe. This rez is basically a lawless third-world rogue state--an Iraq or Afghanistan in the middle of the US.
A SCALPED TV series would reinforce almost every negative stereotype: that Indians are savage, uncivilized, warlike, drunk, lazy, shiftless, greedy, corrupt, crime-ridden, incapable of governing themselves, etc. It would be a major setback for accurate, authentic portrayals of Native people and culture. I'd suggest keeping this on your radar screen and preparing to protest it if necessary.
Anyone else read it?