aug 2nd, 2006
just like mel gibson has been forced to say 'uncle', shekhar gupta needs to be taught a lesson.
it's the same kind of endemic and congenital hindu-hate that comes out of the pankaj mishras and the shekhar guptas as the jew-hate that gibson exhibits. which is pretty sad considering what a fine actor he was in his prime (i just loved the mad max movies). but then it is to be expected from a christist fundamentalist -- these are people who just hate without reason.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/02/arts/02gibs.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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Rajeev,
Also the Lethal Weapon series was pretty slick. However, Ol' Mel being an anti-semitic Jew hater is nothing new. He got caught up in this wrangle when he made "The Passion of the Christ" that typified the Jews of that time as bloodthirsty hate-mongers.
Interestingly, he has a new Mayan language movie called "Apocalypto" to come out soon. I can sense what this one will be about .... the naked , cannibalistic, savage natives being "saved" by the "civilising influence " of Hernan Cortez and Francisco Pizarro - the inquisition and bloodletting notwithstanding.
Of course, every Saint Xavier's institute run school in India will take the kids to a free screening of this one (and throw in a free pastry and soda-pop) to make up for banning The Da Vinci Code....
Which brings me to the more important point about my total ignorance about pre-Church Latin America. They seemed to have excelled at astronomy. Anyone has a good reading list? (Please spare me the Eric Von Daniken space invasion s*&%)
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