I consider myself a pretty imaginative person. I can see the truth stretched and the lines blurred pretty considerably before I start getting upset. But seriously, this is just ludicrous. Apparently some people are hitting out at Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson because in the late 1980s he played a racist on television. Some claim he played his role so convincingly that many people will believe he truly is a racist. Seriously?! One time in high school I made a video where I impersonated Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin and I thought I did a pretty good job. However, no one later thought I was Australian or was somehow able to wrestle alligators well. Just because the role is controversial doesn't make it somehow more applicable to real life. If so, imagine every poor sap that's played Hitler on TV and in film over the last sixty years.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Reaction: Fred Thompson a racist because he played one on TV
I consider myself a pretty imaginative person. I can see the truth stretched and the lines blurred pretty considerably before I start getting upset. But seriously, this is just ludicrous. Apparently some people are hitting out at Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson because in the late 1980s he played a racist on television. Some claim he played his role so convincingly that many people will believe he truly is a racist. Seriously?! One time in high school I made a video where I impersonated Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin and I thought I did a pretty good job. However, no one later thought I was Australian or was somehow able to wrestle alligators well. Just because the role is controversial doesn't make it somehow more applicable to real life. If so, imagine every poor sap that's played Hitler on TV and in film over the last sixty years.
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