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...film has a broad scope, addressing skin-tone prejudice, sexism within the black community, family relationships, civil rights movements, gangs, the Black Panthers, perceptions of homosexuality, the relationship of hair and fashion to Black self-definition, Afrocentrism, life in the urban ghetto, etc. While each of these subjects is fascinating in and of itself, the sheer number of issues is overwhelming. And with all of this crammed into an hour and twenty minutes, all subjects are obviously not addressed evenly...
...staff focuses on affirmative action as the key to achieving intellectual diversity. Intellectual diversity is important, but affirmative action is not merely a program designed to ensure that white students learn a little about the African-American experience, the Latino experience, etc. The education and advancement of under-represented minorities is the true goal of any affirmative action policy...
Ethnic studies deserves to be a coberent department because the current ad hoc committee fails to meet students' needs. Many of the courses listed as "related to ethnic studies" in Harvard's course catalogue are merely area studies of the Caribbean, Vietnam, China, etc...
...attempt to make up for the politically incorrect messages in the film (act like a stereotypical 1950s lady and you will succeed in life, drag queens and other gay people are Martians, etc.), the movie is peppered with overt political correctness. Because the trio are presented as asexual, the word "gay" is shoehorned into their lines to appease those ticket-buying gays who might want the movie to be more "out." The homophobic cop is a racist, bumbling fool. The wife-beater is evil and even teams up with the cop. (Of course a man in a dress beating...
...problems, the advertiser will more than likely cancel the commercials, and, consequently, should other advertisers be approached in a similar manner, the offending program will most likely be cancelled (no sponsors means no show, right?). Also, if I am not mistaken, A&E, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, etc., are all for profit cable channels, yet they seem to maintain a list of outstanding educational shows and culturally enlightening programs. Can we expect them to move into the realm of "frivolity" and "inanity" that Mr. Pasquale spoke of? I doubt...