for a bunch of groupies so sick of such a task you certainly perpetuate it well.

You are correct that the involvement of black soldiers in the battle at Iwo Jima is incorrectly portrayed in the film. Most of them were assigned ammunition and supply roles, though they undoubtedly were called on to fight when the Japanese attacked. However, I could hardly call the lack of black actors in his film historical revisionism. Exclusion from one director’s story, which was truly more about the men that took place in the government run bond campaign, hardly constitutes revisionism or racism.

In that same vein, Lee’s upcoming movie is centered around the black soldier’s experience in WWII. That is the story he’s telling. He will tell it in the way he sees fit and deems necessary. Will anyone complain if he doesn’t include white soldiers in the film? Or if they are included but they are painted in a negative way will anyone complain? Is that historical revisionism?

The bottom line is that it doesn’t matter. World War II was about American men and women fighting in the name of their country to ensure not only the American way of life, but the right for the people of Europe, Northern Africa and Russia to live their lives free of Nazi occupation. The emphasis is on men and women, as human beings, regardless of race, color, creed or religion. People on both sides of the race argument do nothing but strengthen the divides.

and yeah, this country has a whole lot of problems. racism happens to be one of them. but you obviously would not agree.

Seriously, the whole plantation reference just shows how Lee is absolutely incapable of maintaining normal discussion, without pulling out the race card, because I guess he doesn’t have both the intellectual capacity and attention span. Besides, his whole argument is offensively retarded.

So yeah, Spike Lee should remove his head from his ass, and shut the fuck up.

Just fyi.

Go Ron Paul!

If you think that race issues are more important than global conspiracies than you are a fool.

haha, You’re doing the the same exact thing you’re complaining about other people.

the fact that you have to qualify “black man” with “educated” pretty much proves that you do in fact see the world separated by color.

a lot of people aren’t privileged enough to have movies let them forget their problems.

but thanks for telling all of us what our “real” problems are.

I’m kinda surprised nobodys brought up the point that “Flags of our Fathers” was a film that instead of dealing with race issues, delt with our own militarys manipulation of facts and lives for a heroic image they could sell to the American people.

We need to start looking at real problems like the goverment and military lying to US, rather than using race issues to promote films.
And that’s exactly what Spike is doing here.

god forbid a person of color complain about unfair representation and historical revisionism. or going back to tarantino, a white man using a term wrapped up in centuries’ worth of racialized violence and oppression for entertainment value.

like brian says, those “black people” should just shut their mouthes and appreciate what’s given to them.

some of you lead a pretty coddled existence.

i’m sick of black people turning everything into a race card”

haha, nice segway going from one movie director who is black to an entire race of people!

charger70, you’re full of shit even trying to compare Lee to Boll. Lee actually makes great films whether you want to admit it or not. Great, he said something that makes you angry. Don’t wrangle his talent or resume in with The Brett Ratner of Deutschland.

i’m sick of black people turning everything into a race card

spike’s overrated and his resume doesn’t back his statements up, especially against clint’s. clint actually never brought race up during any insult or rebuttal, only spike.

Just watch the damn movie or don’t.