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cleolinda

Lazy Saturday nirvana

Feb 24, 2007 14:03

Not much going on today, except that I think I'm coming down with my mother's snerfy cold, so am resting up with Allegra-D today in hopes of not being too wiped out tomorrow to blog the Oscars.

(Something interesting I noticed: there's a commercial that's been airing for Amazing Grace, a movie I had not even heard of, but yet involves a number of ( Read more... )

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anoneknewmoose February 24 2007, 20:07:52 UTC

Actually, the trailer I've seen for Amazing Grace said it was about slavery at the beginning, and mentioned it several times. :)

cleolinda February 24 2007, 20:14:17 UTC

Well, like I say further on down, the trailer linked at trailer_spot is not the one they're showing on TV around here.

In Nevada too... mustang_bex1126 February 24 2007, 23:16:52 UTC

The trailer/teaser spot they showed here a couple of weeks back had absolutely NO mention of the plot or anything... It made me think of all the Mormon produced movies that came out a couple of years ago- but the newer longer radio promo mentions Slavery. I've only heard that one on NPR. It looks fantastic and nearly makes me cry to think about though... I'm absolutely going to see it.

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cleolinda February 24 2007, 20:29:33 UTC

Which the movie is also about, actually.

meredithsg February 24 2007, 21:21:04 UTC

The guy the movie is about and John Newton were really good friends, so that probably has a lot to do with the title

fateorlate February 24 2007, 20:20:45 UTC

Oh my God, THANK YOU for HassleMe. I have a friend that I've been meaning to email for, uh. . .six months.

Amazing Grace shusu February 24 2007, 20:22:47 UTC

I feel compelled to note that the slavery storyline is prominently featured in ads broadcast in Missouri.

Phantom of the Rec Room, and linkspam lauramcvey February 24 2007, 20:27:11 UTC

I really wish FBOFW would die already. It stopped being funny a looong time ago. And my dad would never talk like that anyway- he's just fold his arms and glare at whatever guy came to the door, and that'd be the last I saw of them. At least, ntil I found them under the porch next spring, still cowering.
Here's some linkspam for you: a bunch of librarians, teacher, parents, etc, are doing the megaflip over this year's Newbery Award choice. Apparently, the book mentions male genitalia. These people are pretty deep in denial- don't they realize that most kids know all this stuff as soon as they go into school? Yeesh.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/books/18newb.html?_r=1&em&ex=1171947600&en=1b95b92b41074cc1&ei=5087&oref=slogin

Re: Phantom of the Rec Room, and linkspam lyricalnights February 25 2007, 05:17:07 UTC

As a librarian and someone who's been following this story quite closely, I feel compelled to mention that it is not by any means a bunch of librarians or anybody else getting upset over the book, and that particular NYT article is about the most biased piece of junk reporting I've seen in a long time. They took a handful of the most inflamatory statements on an informal listserv and created about a million times more hubbub than originally existed.

And at least one of the quoted librarians has come forward to say that her mildly cautious reply to the reporter's questions were completely twisted for publication. Nearly all of the librarians quoted, foolish or in denial though they may be, are elementary school librarians, and when parents get their knickers in a twist over book selection, they're likely to get fired.

Sorry to unload but I hate how widely this tiny pebble in the water is rippling, and how ignorantly many of the articles I've seen are dogpiling on librarians in general over the over-reaction of the few.

Re: Phantom of the Rec Room, and linkspam lyricalnights February 25 2007, 05:40:25 UTC

Thought I'd chip in some more diverse articles and editorials re: "The Higher Power of Lucky":

International Herald Tribune These people actually solicited and properly attributed quotes from a variety of sources. The mainstay of the NYT article is one librarian and the famous "dozens of people support me in email" gambit.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Re: Phantom of the Rec Room, and linkspam lotusbiosm February 25 2007, 14:12:17 UTC

I enjoy how LiveJournal and mailing lists are somehow now usable sources. There was a discussion online, and people were weighing different arguments and opinions, which is good and wonderful and important, because yes, the Internet is important and those fora are ways that we communicate today. But just because one person writes something on a listserv doesn't mean that there's an uproar.

Also, librarians are inherently awesome, and fought (and fight) to protect our rights from the PATRIOT Act, so you know, the NYT ought not to be hatin' on them.

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