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Originally posted by AzCivic
no i think you just dont think very much about what you say.

Wow...talk about the pot and the f@cking kettle.

nothings being forgotten, people just dont want a daily reminder of the stupid shit from the past, so why do you keep saying everything is just gonna dissappear? last i checked there were plenty of documentaries, books, movies about the past.

Again, you've missed the mark. These aren't reminders, they're social commentary...ideas presented in a round-about way to shed light on the state of society at the time. As thinly veiled as it may be, these things give us insights into the way of thought from years past. I can't imagine what it must have been like to live in a pre-civil rights movement America...but with these pieces of film and whatnot I can get a little bit better understanding. Books and documentaries don't have that effect. They're cut and dry...I don't like things so black and white. Besides, things like cartoons are more satirical. Some of them are just making fun of the very things they're stereotyping. The reason that nothing's been forgotten is that some of us want to remember...not just block out what suits us because maybe it doesn't fit into what you or I think is appropriate. And just because you regard certain events as "stupid shit" doesn't mean it's something to be ashamed of. If you yourself didn't partake in it, you've got nothing to worry about. As for people who ARE offended by these things...maybe it's time for them to get some thicker skin because in remembering they'll have to deal with what's happened and the fact that they'll never be able to change it so why worry about it?