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SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT ARCHIVES — AUGUST 2010 [RETURN TO commentopia HOME PAGE]
DR. LAURA USES THE "QUIT" WORD
I'm a Black man from California, I understood her point and I also except her apology. I don't think she should quit radio, I thinks she's an awesome talk show personality and should not run from this. People are to sensitive and we need to learn to understand each other and get rid of ALL RACISM. Stop attacking each other and let's talk about. Peace in America. Read the article CNN/Dr. Laura to end her radio talk show <> It's amazing to me how many people here seem to think civility doesn't matter. That it's ok to fling racial and sexual slurs wily-nilly and then make excuses for it because "other people do it." Well, if someone told one to go jump off a bridge, would you do that too? Dr. Laura and her narcissistic ilk are very good at demanding that other people take "personal responsibility" for their lives, but yet they don't do that themselves. They'll justify their actions infinitum ad nauseum and then "play the victim" themselves! Racial epitats have no place in a civilized society...ever! They aren't just "words" there is genuine hateful intent behind such words...as there is with all words. Just like the word Love has the power to heal, words like the N-word have the power to hurt...and anyone who says otherwise is in complete denial of how human beings can behave towards each other. Read the article ABC NEWS/Dr. Laura Schlessinger vows to be back after quitting radio show <> Here's the thing, going solely by the dictionary definitions of racism and bigotry nothing she said fits those labels. She wasn't showing an inherent preference for any race nor directing derogatory words at a group. She was pointing out the social inconsistencies in acceptance observed when the same emotionally charged word is used by different groups of people. Just because she said a word that makes people uncomfortable does not make her a racist, and I think that's an important point people are missing here. Yes she should have known what she said would raise peoples hackles, but its also interesting to see how the mere mention of the word causes people to make inaccurate judgments because we're so programmed to think any utterance equals racism. Read the article CNN/Dr. Laura to end her radio talk show <> A couple of years ago I was in a hospital for five days. Orderlies wheeled me on a gurney from one place to another, all the while keeping up their conversation peppered with "Ni...ah", just as casually as their frequently uttered "see what I'm sayin'". I'm the one who was embarrassed, and even insulted by their use of such language in my presence. Read the article CNN/Dr. Laura to end her radio talk show
WHAT'S BEHIND BULLFIGHTING BAN IN CATALONIA?
Bullfighting isn't part of the 'amazing' culture of Spain, it's a blemish on it. You have a bunch of narcissists torturing an animal for a while, then the head narcissist comes out after the animal is 70% dead and kills it. Bravo? Read the article BREITBART/Spain's Catalonia on verge of banning bullfighting <> The bulls in Spain are treated as prime possessions for most of their life. The farms where the bulls are raised are beautiful. The bulls roam freely and are fed the best grains. Then at the end, some of the best bulls are chosen to be fought in the bull ring. These bulls are still treated with the highest respect before the fight. Then once the fight begins, the bull is given a chance to face the matador. Read the article BREITBART/Spain's Catalonia on verge of banning bullfighting <> This issue goes way beyond simple animal cruelty. The Catalan people are no more Spanish than the Scots, Irish or Welsh are English. As the article alludes, bullfighting was never part of Catalan culture, but imposed upon them after the region fell under full control of Madrid’s centralist government towards the end of the Spanish War of Succession in 1714. Over the last 300 years bullfighting, along with the Spanish language (Castilian) and other cultural aspects of central and southern Spain have been forced upon the Catalans in an effort to “nationalize" the region, an act that was tantamount to cultural genocide. Since the fall of Franco and the return of political autonomy to Catalonia, its government has been slowly reversing these actions. Getting rid of this barbaric “sport" is just one of their latest efforts. Read the article NPR/(N)Ole! Spanish region says adios to bullfighting ANSEL ADAMS "GARAGE SALE'' NEGATIVES BOUGHT FOR $45 WORTH $200 MILLION?
I am a serious fine art photographer, holding an advanced degree and having taught it for over thirty years. I am very knowledgeable about the career of Ansel Adams as well as his work. And, while this makes an interesting story, I seriously doubt that this bunch of negatives is worth anything close to $200 million. First off, during his lifetime he made thousands of images, many of them nothing remarkable. People may debate this, but I believe he made about ten iconic images. This is actually pretty good because most photographers are lucky to produce one. A vintage print of an iconic Adams image can bring over a hundred thousand dollars, but it has to a good example, made at a certain time, and bear his signature. These are only negatives which do not bear his signature. If prints were to be made from them, they would not be Adam's interpretation or bear his signature. Adams himself said "the negative is the score, the print is the performance". Read the article CNN/Experts: Ansel Adams photos found at garage sale worth $200 million <> While Adams himself may have said "the negative is the score, the print is the performance", without the score, there can be no performance...or at least not a very good one. But with regards to the value of this collection, I detect a rather strong resentment on your part...that of being somewhat jealous that it was his work valued at that amount, and not yours. And as a result, you simply want to degrade it. I am also a Photographer/Artist among other things, and I will agree with the estimate. And while I certainly wish it was me (who doesn't), I am not the least bit jealous of this person's find. Good for him! I hope he uses his money well, as I would like to think I would, should I ever have such good fortune Read the article CNN/Experts: Ansel Adams photos found at garage sale worth $200 million <> Re these negatives and the value of Ansel Adams' art/photos, and the dissing by commentors here, I thought of an analogy that might show folks why a bunch of us can appreciate what Ansel Adams accomplished. I'm not a gamer or programmer by any stretch, but I'm old enough to remember when the Atari was born. I imagine the language/codes whatever used to create Space Invaders was breaking ground. It sure was addicting! So now we have WoW, Wii and all videographics that make Space Invaders and the Atari look like ancient concepts. But whoever came up with Atari (for Nintendo, if I remember correctly), were doing cutting edge stuff. At least, that's how I remember the hype back then. It's doing something amazing "back then" with what you had, knowledge and capability-wise. Read the article CNN/If not Ansel Adams, the who took garage sale photos? <> It's not the photographs that make them cost so much, it is who the man was to the art world, along with the brilliance of these photos; the gray scale, the lighting, the angles. Yes, I am sure you could all take great pictures or better pictures, (sarcasm), but it's who the man is. Is a signed Babe Ruth baseball that great? It's just ball with 108 stitches, right? Read the article CNN/Experts: Ansel Adams photos found at garage sale worth $200 million
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