Re: Hugo Shortlist 2008 (Sawyer)

Reminds me of watching a black guy and an Arab having a go at each
other years ago in Paris.

The Arab thought he had the last word when he told the other guy:

"Hey, my grandfather would have owned your grandfather".

Dunno about y'all, but not something I would be bragging about
myself.

PC, for all its faults, has influenced our society to the point where
intolerance is getting to be frowned upon.  Which a good thing.

It also has gotten us to the point where (unwarranted smugness and
superiority complex?) I think westerners are generally more tolerant,
or at least less openly intolerant, than many other ethnic groups.  I
guess our history is such that we do have reasons to be very careful
of what we say.  But it would be nice if this attitude was distributed
to others as well.

Said as someone who enjoyed watching Brokeback Mountain, but would
have felt very uncomfortable seeing it in the theatre with another guy.