about the movie 300

[umalak_]

this got sent to me and i was wondering what people thought of it. i don't have even the slightest clue what they are referring to, but i was thinking maybe someone could explain it.

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Please sign the petition if you feel that this movie is nothing but GARBAGE and full of BULLSHIT, ridiculous, unrealistic, and false. Aside that, it portrayed Persians as mutants, barbarians, cowards, slaves, freaks, savages, and whore mongers. Its obviously a smear campaign which I never thought that Hollywood (where everyone is so liberal) would take part of. Warner Brothers lost my respect.


http://www.petitiononline.com/wpci96c/petition.html


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As a friend of yours, and more importantly as another human being we all strive for a world based on mutual understanding, a greater philanthropy and a greater good for people of the world regardless of human origin, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. A great old and true Persian saying from the philospher, states:

All Adams race are members of one frame,
When one limb is oppressed,
the others lose their wanted rest,
if you do not feel the pain of others,
then a child of Adam is no name for thee - Sa'adi

This was written several years ago. Today, there is another propaganda war at humiliating and degrading middle eastern culture and after the Iraq war, it is now Iran. The new movie, 300 shows Persians as savages and wild beasts. They are shown as animals and barbarians pillaging and raping the west (Sparta). Had this movie been created any other time, it would have been no problem. However, on the eve of starting another war with iran. I plead with you, at the bare minimum for peace on earth for all human beings to boycott this film. There is a petition going on and anyone who has signed it, has promised to not see it. Obviously, 10,000 people are not going to make an impact. However, it puts a dent into creating other films were middle easterns are shown as savages. If you disagree with my opinion, I respect your opinion. But the facts surrounding these figures, for example King Xerxes was a benevolent King who is written in the Book of Esther in the Bible!

If you agree with my sentiment, please sign this petition. As an American, who loves this country a great deal, it is neither in our best interestnor the world to start another war. As such, I'm asking you to reconsider watching this movie,


http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe....cgi?wpci96c&1

Cyrus the Great wrote the first human bill of Rights, called the Cyrus Cylinder around 500 BC which is displaed in the United Nations. Please don't let propaganda sway you into another war. If you are getting repeats of this email, please feel free to delete it and our apologies. Please pass this letter to all your friends.

[Sinner]

What's a whore monger?


Whatever it is, it sounds hot!

[Sir Meh]

Uh. Ok.

[BrandonWhat]

Someone's barking up the Politically Incorrect Tree because the people who might be denoted as their ancestors of more than two millennia ago (i.e., the Persians under the rule of Darius and Xerxes) are depicted in a work of exaggerated fiction as "mutants, barbarians, cowards, slaves, freaks, savages, and whore mongers"?

Cool.

[PETA]

Originally Posted by BrandonWhat

Someone's barking up the Politically Incorrect Tree because the people who might be denoted as their ancestors of more than two millennia ago (i.e., the Persians under the rule of Darius and Xerxes) are depicted in a work of exaggerated fiction as "mutants, barbarians, cowards, slaves, freaks, savages, and whore mongers"?

Cool.

haha

Not only is there 2500 years of history separating Thermoplyae from us but this is a film based on a graphic novel with outrageous and beautiful artistic license taken to make the thing an exaggerated canvas.

I love the, "Some one somewhere might have an argument to be offended so I'll take presumptive offense on their behalf" crowd. Too bad there aren't any fucking 2500 year old Persians to take actual offense.


Can't wait to see this pic

[BrandonWhat]

Originally Posted by umalak_

A great old and true Persian saying from the philospher, states:

All Adams race are members of one frame,
When one limb is oppressed,
the others lose their wanted rest,
if you do not feel the pain of others,
then a child of Adam is no name for thee - Sa'adi

This was written several years ago. Today, there is another propaganda war at humiliating and degrading middle eastern culture and after the Iraq war

I would like to petition to have expired produce thrown at this human.

[60secondape]

Now this is just pointless. I guess they're after the dead Persian vote.

[umalak_]

ah okay. i was just curious. i didn't think it was anything worth supporting to begin with because it's just a fucking movie but i thought i'd ask and see.

[Nyteshade]

I seriously doubt the American public would have the brainpower to make the connection between the Perisans and the Middle East even if there was one.

[Dionysos]

Most Americans would wonder why they're not busy making rugs.

[Ash]

some people think about things too much.

[-m-]

Frank Miller be racist!

[Ash]

better axe somebody

[-m-]

So what exactly is this petition going to accomplish anyway? Hi we've got a bunch of signatures here from simps who were offended by this movie. The studio's response: "Okay.....LOL."

[Hey Bubu]

Do you honestly think that the majority of the Target Audience for this movie will relate Persia back to Iran??? I mean seriously folks!!!

and where were my 8k greeks at? huh? huh? anyone? All we got was some lame ass Acadians.