I say that the reason the movie was made at this time is to make everyone mad and foment the kind of racism that Jackie Robinson did so much to erase. It's a tribute to him and many others with varied levels of melanin that white on black racism has declined to such a low level that even with the media colluding to sensationalize non-racial incidents like the Zimmerman/Trayvon tragedy or manufacture racism as in the non-existent racial slurs against congress-critters at a tea party rally, it is now probably statistically zero.
As a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and a childhood resident of the nearby New York City borough of Queens, my friends and I were frequently in the bleachers during games at Ebbets Field. I saw Jackie Robinson play many many times although to be truthful, we girls were mostly there to see dreamboat Duke Snyder out in center field.
Robinson personified affirmative action -- he got the job because he was absolutely the best ball player I ever saw. Grace in motion. He suffered a lot personally and it's painful that his efforts have now been reduced to agitating the unwashed so that the worst, not the best's interests can be served.
In a comment below, Bret says he believes we'll weather this downturn and keep our freedom.
I so wish I could share is optimism.
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Oh well, I can't help being predictable. :-)
I haven't seen the movie so I can't really comment.
Predictably optimistic -- not a bad thing.
I haven't seen, nor will I see, the movie, but judging by the cast of characters and what Mrs. Obama has chosen to say publically, I can be reasonably sure that my prediction as stated above is correct.
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