>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:22:17 -0700
>From: Yoda Fan <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: Tosan Productions
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>To: Ali Sadri <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>,
> Hooshang Motazedi <[log in to unmask]>,
> KAMRAN RAVANBAKHSH <[log in to unmask]>,
> Kaveh Nikpour <[log in to unmask]>, Kiavash <[log in to unmask]>,
> Louis <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>,
> Saeed Eskandari <[log in to unmask]>,
> Sayeh AZAD <[log in to unmask]>,
> "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Please Forward.
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>
>> The PEACEMAKER from Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studio,
>> which is being screened nationally and internationally, contains hate
>> provoking swear words against Iran and against all Iranians by reason
>>
>> of ethnic origin. Unfortunately, the use of this type of degrading
>> terminology continues to fuel the fire of misunderstanding, and
>> hostility toward Iranian-Americans.
>>
>> Evidently, in one scene, while tracking a truck with the
>> stolen nuclear
>> bombs, the hero of the story says:
>> "It's 5 miles from fucking Iran."
>>
>> A few moments later, referring to a captured scientist:
>> "We educate half the world's terrorists."
>>
>> By casting a very serious suspicion on the integrity and
>> loyalty of
>> hundreds if not thousands of sorely needed foreign born students,
>> scientists and technologists in America, is this movie advocating a
>> form
>> of educational and professional apartheid in our society? Dreamworks,
>>
>> should remember that immigrant students have contributed greatly to
>> American science, technology and society.
>>
>> If DreamWorks is attempting to express its anger or
>> frustration with
>> respect to events of the international political arena, we ask them to
>>
>> note that this form of expression leaves innocent bystanders as
>> victims.
>> Furthermore, this type of production undermines the foundation of
>> American society as the great melting pot.
>> The concern of the Iranian-American community continues to be
>> the
>> ill-aimed demonization of Iranians and Iranian culture. Unfortunately
>>
>> we, as members of and contributors to American society, face the
>> social
>> consequences of these dehumanizing and anger provoking products of
>> the
>> 'entertainment' industry, everyday.
>>
>> We ask Mr. Steven Spielberg and the director Mimi Leder to:
>>
>> 1. Revise the explicit & insulting lines of the Peacemakers' script
>> for
>> video publication.
>> 2. Consider the consequences of using fiction and film as the medium
>> for education and the forum for debate of real day issues. Does this
>> promote understanding and critical thinking or does it help foster
>> paranoia and hatred among this country’s citizens?
>> 3. Publicly apologies to Iranian Community.
>> 4. Affirm their commitment to discuss their misperceptions and lack
>> of
>> sensitivity with respect to people of Iranian Heritage, with
>> Iranian-American groups. They may notify the Iranian-American
>> Anti-Discrimination Website (email: [log in to unmask]) and the Iranian
>>
>> Anti-Defamation Alliance (email: [log in to unmask]) of this commitment.
>>
>>
>> We ask the Iranian-American Community at Large to please contact:
>>
>> Mr. Steven Spielberg and Ms. Mimi Leder, please be polite but firm:
>>
>> DreamWorks Studio
>> 100 Universal City Plaza
>> Bldg. 477
>> Universal City, CA 91608
>> Phone: (818) 733-7000
>>
>> C/O Mr. Mike Vollman (Field Marketing Director)
>> Phone: (818) 733-6892
>> Fax #: (818) 733-6995
>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>> Web page:
>> http://www.pepsi.com/main/nav/master_fspeacemaker.html
>>
>> Pepsi has sponsored this movie on its website:
>> You can visit Pepsi @
>> http://www.pepsico.com/
>>
>> Let Pepsi know that their sponsoring The Peacemaker, effects your
>> decision to be a Pepsi Consumer by emailing Pepsi @:
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> The Staff @ the Persian Watch Cat
>> An Iranian-American Anti-discrimination Website
>> URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/1813/
>> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> ______________________________________________________
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>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 18:53:25 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Shirin Massoudi <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Sean Afshar <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>Hey Sean, have you seen this movie? What about going to see Seven Years
>in Tibet this week-end, a late showing? I'd love to see the film, but I
>don't have much time. Boy, time is flying by. We have less than one and
>one-half months left of this semester!! Let me know. Shirin.
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 14:49:11 PDT
>From: Persian Watch-Cat <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject:
>
>THE PERSIAN WATCH CAT ACTION ALERT:
>SPIELBERGíS DREAMWORKS STUDIO TURNS PEACEMAKER:
>
> Courtesy of Iranian Anti-Defamation Alliance
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> The PEACEMAKER from Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studio,
>which is being screened nationally and internationally, contains hate
>provoking swear words against Iran and against all Iranians by reason
>of ethnic origin. Unfortunately, the use of this type of degrading
>terminology continues to fuel the fire of misunderstanding, and
>hostility toward Iranian-Americans.
>
> Evidently, in one scene, while tracking a truck with the stolen
>nuclear
>bombs, the hero of the story says:
> "It's 5 miles from fucking Iran."
>
> A few moments later, referring to a captured scientist:
> "We educate half the world's terrorists."
>
> By casting a very serious suspicion on the integrity and loyalty of
>hundreds if not thousands of sorely needed foreign born students,
>scientists and technologists in America, is this movie advocating a form
>of educational and professional apartheid in our society? Dreamworks,
>should remember that immigrant students have contributed greatly to
>American science, technology and society.
>
> If DreamWorks is attempting to express its anger or frustration with
>respect to events of the international political arena, we ask them to
>note that this form of expression leaves innocent bystanders as victims.
>Furthermore, this type of production undermines the foundation of
>American society as the great melting pot.
> The concern of the Iranian-American community continues to be the
>ill-aimed demonization of Iranians and Iranian culture. Unfortunately
>we, as members of and contributors to American society, face the social
>consequences of these dehumanizing and anger provoking products of the
>'entertainment' industry, everyday.
>
> We ask Mr. Steven Spielberg and the director Mimi Leder to:
>
>1. Revise the explicit & insulting lines of the Peacemakers' script for
>video publication.
>2. Consider the consequences of using fiction and film as the medium
>for education and the forum for debate of real day issues. Does this
>promote understanding and critical thinking or does it help foster
>paranoia and hatred among this countryís citizens?
>3. Publicly apologies to Iranian Community.
>4. Affirm their commitment to discuss their misperceptions and lack of
>sensitivity with respect to people of Iranian Heritage, with
>Iranian-American groups. They may notify the Iranian-American
>Anti-Discrimination Website (email: [log in to unmask]) and the Iranian
>Anti-Defamation Alliance (email: [log in to unmask]) of this commitment.
>
>
>We ask the Iranian-American Community at Large to please contact:
>
>Mr. Steven Spielberg and Ms. Mimi Leder, please be polite but firm:
>
> DreamWorks Studio
> 100 Universal City Plaza
> Bldg. 477
> Universal City, CA 91608
> Phone: (818) 733-7000
>
> C/O Mr. Mike Vollman (Field Marketing Director)
> Phone: (818) 733-6892
> Fax #: (818) 733-6995
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Web page:
>http://www.pepsi.com/main/nav/master_fspeacemaker.html
>
> Pepsi has sponsored this movie on its website:
> You can visit Pepsi @
> http://www.pepsico.com/
>
>Let Pepsi know that their sponsoring The Peacemaker, effects your
>decision to be a Pepsi Consumer by emailing Pepsi @:
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>Thanks,
>The Staff @ the Persian Watch Cat
>An Iranian-American Anti-discrimination Website
>URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/1813/
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>______________________________________________________
>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
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