From: Patrick Wilken (patrickw@klab.caltech.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 11 2002 - 17:09:35 MST
> >What right has Hollywood to dramatically re-write a Nobel Prize
>>winner's life so that it appeals better to those in the midwest?
From: Brian D Williams
>Hey, that's pretty good!
>
>You managed to peg both my "stereotype" and my "bigot" meters, and
>I had the scale set to LOG...
Brian:
Perhaps you should tune your meter. Its good to see this discussion
immediately heading towards an ad hominem attack. Do you really think
I am a bigot? I am not really sure what you mean by "bigot" in this
context. If I am going to be insulted it would be good to have a
clear idea of the insult.
Anyway do you really think that there are no regional differences in
values across America? I was referring specifically to the removal of
Nash's bisexuality from the film. Personally I think this is in
general less likely offend audiences in either SF, LA or NY, as
compared to Oklahoma City, but I could be wrong. As a data point
check out:
http://www.tolerance.org/maps/hate/index.html
In general I would expect the greatest tolerance to come from those
in mixed urban environments, but perhaps I am wrong.
I certainly DO NOT believe that most people from the midwest (or
anywhere else) are particularly homophobic, and if I implied this I
certainly apologize.
best, patrick
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Editor: PSYCHE: An International Journal of Research on Consciousness
Board Member: The Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
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