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timbox129 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 404	Of course all of you will be discouraged from this, but I have a question just for you... Why is D.W. Griffith's 1915 3-hour silent epic, The Birth of a Nation, very, very, very, VERY controversial? And why did everybody hates Birth of a Nation? Well, please tell me why everybody did so?

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Ilikethepixies
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I hate it because Hayden Panettiere isn't in it.
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Why's it controversial? That second picture should be your first clue.
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thecrow174 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 9806	The only thing I didn't like about Birth of a Nation is its length.
	There is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most. http://unbelievableyou.com/a-native-american-cherokee-story-two-wolves/
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DMoney89 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 2531 Account Disabled	Ilikethepixies wrote: I hate it because Hayden Panettiere isn't in it. THANK you. Coulda been watchable with her in there. Oh, and the roles the black dudes got in there....they had nothing to work with. I mean they were decent actors but their lines were nothing but grunts and monkey noises.....highly disappointing film.

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timbox129 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 404	Guys, enough about Hayden Panettiere! As for the everybody hates Birth of a Nation topic, anyway, the truth is that it portrayed negative and racist stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as saviors of white society. The National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People protested this. It sparked mass protests and a whole lotta race riots across the nation and it was even refused a release in many US cities. That's the truth about why everybody hates Birth of a Nation! P.S. It also induced D.W. Griffith to answer criticism on the movie with a 1916 silent epic called Intolerance which intercuts back and forth between 4 stories, one set in 1916, the second, about the fall of Babylon, the third predating Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ (about the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ) but in a less violent way, and the fourth one about St. Bart's Day (which is really those Catholic guys beating up the Hugenots in the southern part of France in the 1500's, while the Hugenots were partying during a wedding).

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Ilikethepixies 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 6051 Globally Banned	You completely missed my point, Timbox129. If Hayden Panettiere were cast in D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, it would have better shown the class struggle between the blacks and the whites. As evidenced by her role in Bring It On: All or Nothing, Hayden helped bring the privileged, white American experience to the urban landscape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHXuDu6P5UI I feel as if Griffith made a serious error in not casting her for his film.

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DMoney89 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 2531 Account Disabled	timbox129 wrote: Guys, enough about Hayden Panettiere! There's no such thing as enough Hayden. Communist. timbox129 wrote: As for the everybody hates Birth of a Nation topic, anyway, the truth is that it portrayed negative and racist stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as saviors of white society. The National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People protested this. It sparked mass protests and a whole lotta race riots across the nation and it was even refused a release in many US cities. That's the truth about why everybody hates Birth of a Nation!

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timbox129 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 404	DMoney89 wrote: timbox129 wrote: Guys, enough about Hayden Panettiere! There's no such thing as enough Hayden. Communist. timbox129 wrote: As for the everybody hates Birth of a Nation topic, anyway, the truth is that it portrayed negative and racist stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as saviors of white society. The National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People protested this. It sparked mass protests and a whole lotta race riots across the nation and it was even refused a release in many US cities. That's the truth about why everybody hates Birth of a Nation! HEY! I'M NOT A COMMUNIST! I'M A DEMOCRAT!

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PirateNinja6 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 2492 Globally Banned	timbox129 wrote: DMoney89 wrote: timbox129 wrote: Guys, enough about Hayden Panettiere! There's no such thing as enough Hayden. Communist. timbox129 wrote: As for the everybody hates Birth of a Nation topic, anyway, the truth is that it portrayed negative and racist stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as saviors of white society. The National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People protested this. It sparked mass protests and a whole lotta race riots across the nation and it was even refused a release in many US cities. That's the truth about why everybody hates Birth of a Nation! HEY! I'M NOT A COMMUNIST! I'M A DEMOCRAT! So you openly discourage the Worker's Movement? You will be the first to hit the wall.

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timbox129 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 404	Look, the real reason why everyone hates the Birth of a Nation is that it portrays negative stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as heroes and saviors of white society. Go read Filmsite's review of the Birth of a Nation, so I can prove you wrong. http://www.filmsite.org/birt.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt2.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt3.html Never compare a silent movie from 1915 with a modern film with Hayden Panettiere!

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PirateNinja6 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 2492 Globally Banned	timbox129 wrote: Look, the real reason why everyone hates the Birth of a Nation is that it portrays negative stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as heroes and saviors of white society. Go read Filmsite's review of the Birth of a Nation, so I can prove you wrong. http://www.filmsite.org/birt.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt2.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt3.html Never compare a silent movie from 1915 with a modern film with Hayden Panettiere! ... Will ever learn that no one fucking cares about what you have to say? You explained this shit 3 times already.

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timbox129 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 404	PirateNinja6 wrote: timbox129 wrote: Look, the real reason why everyone hates the Birth of a Nation is that it portrays negative stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as heroes and saviors of white society. Go read Filmsite's review of the Birth of a Nation, so I can prove you wrong. http://www.filmsite.org/birt.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt2.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt3.html Never compare a silent movie from 1915 with a modern film with Hayden Panettiere! ... Will ever learn that no one fucking cares about what you have to say? You explained this shit 3 times already. Don't cuss in front of me. My parents would not like that if you cuss.

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PirateNinja6 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 2492 Globally Banned	timbox129 wrote: PirateNinja6 wrote: timbox129 wrote: Look, the real reason why everyone hates the Birth of a Nation is that it portrays negative stereotypes against African Americans and presented the Ku Klux Klan as heroes and saviors of white society. Go read Filmsite's review of the Birth of a Nation, so I can prove you wrong. http://www.filmsite.org/birt.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt2.html http://www.filmsite.org/birt3.html Never compare a silent movie from 1915 with a modern film with Hayden Panettiere! ... Will ever learn that no one fucking cares about what you have to say? You explained this shit 3 times already. Don't cuss in front of me. My parents would not like that if you cuss. I don't give a [u]god[/u]damn.

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Ilikethepixies 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 6051 Globally Banned	timbox129 wrote: Never compare a silent movie from 1915 with a modern film with Hayden Panettiere! Why not? I mean, they're both movies... its not like I'm comparing a space shuttle to an apple. Also, I agree, my parents would not like cursing so I am not using any foul language.

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Saltychuck 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 1410	Uhh...timbox....I don't wanna be the bearer of the obvious, but everybody kinda either already knew why it was controversial...or didn't care to begin with. These guys are just "joshin'" you.
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