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sgreenstreet
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003
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Location: Upstate New York
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:40 pm |
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Who has seen "District 9"?
Were you as surprised at the portrayal of the Nigerians as I was? |
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shishtavi
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Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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Location: New Zealand
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:24 am |
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I saw it (it was good fun)
I was surprised, but I suspect that they were more a label for a character type, if it had been set in the states it could have been the mafia or what have you, from what I understand the "prawns" were meant to represent how people in south africa see immigrant groups such as Nigerians and Zimbabwians. |
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sgreenstreet
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003
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Location: Upstate New York
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:22 pm |
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| I was surprised, but I suspect that they were more a label for a character type, if it had been set in the states it could have been the mafia or what have you... |
Yes, but in the States we would label the group the "mafia", not the "Italians". |
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N N N
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Joined: 26 Sep 2008
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:57 am |
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Well you would be sailing far too close to the wind if you called them "Nigers" wouldn't you? |
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RisingUnder
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Joined: 18 Aug 2009
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:08 am |
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Saw it opening night and thought it was brilliant.
I was a little surprised at the behavior of the Nigerians, but what could you expect from a poor population forced to live with another much more mysterious population? |
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