Line #23 Quotes/MightyWhitey


1	->''"One of the ancient ploys of the film industry is to make a film about non-white people and find a way, [[KudzuPlot however convoluted]], to tell it from the point of view of a white character."''
2	-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''', on Creator/ZhangYimou's ''Flowers of War''
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4	->''"Science fiction comes into visibility first in those countries most heavily involved in imperialist projects -- France and England -- and then gains popularity in the United States, Germany, and Russia as those countries also enter into more and more serious imperial competition. Most important, no informed reader can doubt that allusions to colonial history and situations are ubiquitous features of early science fiction motifs and plots. It is not a matter of asking whether but of determining precisely how and to what extent the stories engage colonialism."''
5	-->--'''John Reider''', ''Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction"
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7	-> "If you need any confirmation of how cool the Samurai warriors of Japan were, look no further than the film ''Film/TheLastSamurai''. These people managed to survive and kick ass even with Tom Cruise in their midst. It'd be like running a marathon while dragging a dead cow behind you."
8	-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}''
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10	->''"To treat my nation like we don't know how to fight. We, the Lakota, who are responsible-- [[BadassNative the first nation to ever militarily defeat the United States of America on the field of battle]], and [[Creator/KevinCostner Lawrence of the Plains]] has to teach ''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy us]]'' how to fight?!"''
11	-->--'''Creator/RussellMeans''' in the documentary ''Reel Injun'', on ''Film/DancesWithWolves''
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13	->''"Here's ''Star Trek''[='=]s message: We have a great respect for the cultures of Native Americans, and we show this by saying that they were backwards, languageless cavemen until they were touched by [[AncientAstronauts white men from outer space]]. You're welcome!"''
14	-->--'''WebSite/SFDebris''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E9Tattoo}} Tattoo]]"
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16	->''"The Cotton Club was kind of a dividing point between white and black Harlem. The mobsters used it for their bootlegging, they hired black entertainers while only dealing with white clientèle. ''The Cotton Club'' was supposed to be a majority black starring cast and was going to be a gangland musical...The story focuses on a coronet player (Creator/RichardGere) who saves the life of a mobster and is hired to work for him as a reward. Gere has to escort the mobster’s girl (played by Creator/DianeLane) whom he falls in love with. Oh and there is [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg something to do with]] Creator/GregoryHines...somewhere."''
17	-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/the-cotton-club-1984-francis-ford-coppola/ on]] ''Film/TheCottonClub'' (1984)
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19	-> ''"Discover the Na'Vi, a strong and noble race of blue Indians, fully in tune with nature... who are somehow helpless without THE WHITE MAN. Hrm, actually kind of offensive when you think about it."''
20	--> -- '''WebVideo/HonestTrailers''' , ''Film/{{Avatar}}''
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22	->'''Jake''': I'm one of you. And I have the right to speak!\
23	'''Mike (as Jake)''': Especially since ''I'm'' already better at being one of you than ''all of you'' are!
24	-->-- ''Podcast/RiffTrax'' of ''Film/{{Avatar}}''
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26	->''"It's not just a wish to be absolved of the crimes whites have committed against people of color; it's not just a wish to join the side of moral justice in battle. It's a wish to lead people of color from the inside rather than from the (oppressive, white) outside."''
27	-->-- '''Annalee Newitz''', [[http://io9.com/5422666/when-will-white-people-stop-making-movies-like-avatar "When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like 'Avatar'?"]]
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29	->'''Audrey:''' In case you didn't notice, [[{{Eagleland}} Heart of America]] is now leading us.
30	->'''Debra:''' He now speaks for and represents all Native Americans.
31	-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F1YyDPZLX8 Detective Heart of America: The Final Freedom]]'''
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33	->''"Africans may be African, but we are Africa!"''
34	-->-- ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'', "I Am Africa"

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