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Jajasoon Tlitteu <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 26 Oct 1994 09:44:50 -0500
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>On October 25, 1994, Kecken wrote:
>
>> I admit it is rare to see a black man/white women relationship in > film.
> What about 'Guess who's coming to dinner?' or 'Zebrahead'.
>
>From my experience, it's even rarer to see a white man/black woman
>relationship in film.  About the only well-known example of such a
>relationship in recent American film history is *The Bodyguard.*
>
>Rick Douglas :)
 
I would disagree.  "The Crying Game" features such a relationship for half
the movie.  I'm not the type to catalog & count couples in films, but I
think there is more societal taboo in representing black man/white woman
than black woman/white man.  Anyone interested should read an essay by bell
hooks called Seduction & Betrayal about The Bodyguard & The Crying Game.
It's in Visions, Fall 93.
 
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