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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-05-13 06:59 pm

[ SECRET POST #2688 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2688 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Frozen]


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[Criminal Minds, Elle Greenaway]


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[Utopia]


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[Prison Architect]


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[One Piece]


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[Orphan Black]


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[Craig Ferguson]


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[Sarah Rees Brennan]


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[Knights of Sidonia]


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[Star Trek: The Next Generation]










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chardmonster: (Default)

Re: Are you sure?

[personal profile] chardmonster 2014-05-14 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Care to expand on that, or is this "you're wrong because I say so, whitey, nyah nyah"?

Haha, oh wow.

The middle eastern terrorists portrayed during the Cold War were often for comedic effect, easily dealt with by the protagonist, and their rationalization for terrorism not taken very seriously. The Soviet antagonists were far more likely to be the serious threat, their ideologies given gravitas and a sense of menace.

I'm not precisely arguing with this, though I'd disagree that they were generally for comedic effect. I only used The Libyans because it was a funny gif. But to act as if they weren't there in large numbers is silly. I'm not saying the portrayal didn't change, simply that they were still everywhere. It was difficult for male Arab actors who couldn't pass to get roles that weren't related to terrorism.

I suggest looking at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reel_Bad_Arabs
ariakas: (Default)

Re: Are you sure?

[personal profile] ariakas 2014-05-14 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
But to act as if they weren't there in large numbers is silly.

I didn't say anything about the numbers.

I'm not saying the portrayal didn't change

I specifically referenced their portrayal, and their portrayal alone.

So if you don't disagree, why did you respond at all?