tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38604678.post8078978312167331158..comments2024-03-01T21:21:16.550-05:00Comments on Doing Theology from El Norte: Not Showing in a Theater Near You: Why Amazing Grace hasn't come to the CaribbeanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38604678.post-25650967627937282342007-03-26T11:19:00.000-05:002007-03-26T11:19:00.000-05:00Frances-Anne,Thanks for stopping by. You're absol...Frances-Anne,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. You're absolutely right! And the fact that such processes are often unconscious make them more difficult to address (and, hence, even more insidious).haitianministrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150621620322399834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38604678.post-74216678546660889712007-03-23T23:24:00.000-05:002007-03-23T23:24:00.000-05:00"While I don't believe that any of these oversight..."While I don't believe that any of these oversights are intentional, let alone sinister, I do believe they tell us a lot about the worldview of the of the folks who are distributing and promoting the film. Basically, theirs is a worldview that--consciously or subconsciously--assumes that the evils of slavery came to and end with the abolition of the slave trade and, subsequently, emancipation."<BR/>The problem is that these people ( and the makers of the film) are the the first to get "bored" and irritated when we the descendants of slaves demand reparations, or even a voice at the table when discussing the historical events and their repercussions. Whether consious or not, it is the most insidious (and totalitarian) form of cultural censorship: making sure that the story (our story) continues to be controlled by the descendents of colonisers.Frances-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566890929021338527noreply@blogger.com