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in honor of today’s democracy now…

Posted on | June 23, 2005 | 1 Comment

…could this image from last night’s De Beer’s store opening in New York look any more pseudo-colonialist (well, yes, I guess if the woman at right were African)?

And can I just comment, in the midst of Lindsey Lohan mania (she attended the De Beers thing), that Herbie: Fully Loaded is directed by Angela Robinson, a black lesbian (and the director of D.E.B.S.)? I mean, if there’s any story attached to that movie, hers is probably it.

One more week in Taos, then back to reality.

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  1. Kelly
    June 23rd, 2005 @ 6:48 pm

    Yes, if the woman holding the umbrella was African the imagery would really be colonialist. As it is, it’s still reeks of “celebrity fawning” which is always annoying.

    I didn’t realize that Angela Robinson directed Herbie. It would be nice to see coverage in a mainstream outlet about her, but I’m not holding my breath. (sigh)

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