tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post4172184511742859964..comments2009-05-12T02:34:36.953-07:00Comments on That long black cloud: Shaft breeds spoofs not followersZrakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02494602065943923135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-70243509688653776422009-04-02T13:02:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:02:00.000-07:00Anna I have a tendency when going to the movie sto...Anna I have a tendency when going to the movie store to look for obscure things. Most of these films I found by just looking. I was very heavy into TLC, R.Kelly and Will Smith around the year 2000 so I was looking into the culture and these movies were sitting right next to the others on the rental shelf. <BR/><BR/>I think these movies show the depth and complexity of the culture. The first time I watched a few of these films I was a little alienated but with more films I came better affiliated with the norms. There is a lot of social comentary that could go on about these films and the social world portayed in them. I think one of my favorite is the series Friday. It is filled with a lot of humor but you also get to see a lot of what is happeing in Urban AmericaZrakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494602065943923135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-16993807833602191202009-04-01T06:15:00.000-07:002009-04-01T06:15:00.000-07:00Good job, John. You found most of the answers to ...Good job, John. You found most of the answers to my questions about "blaxploitation" (whether you know it or not) before I could even ask. I think it's obvious that you believe the term "blaxploitation" is fair (if you disagree, please do so!). How do you think these films contribute to black culture as well as racial relations?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331961951316180787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-42295007640625248682009-03-31T09:10:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:10:00.000-07:00Your references to other "black" films was very in...Your references to other "black" films was very interesting to read. I'd never heard of those movies. How did you find them?Anna Aldersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204136671300525263noreply@blogger.com