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rredtooth
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On October 20 2009 11:50 Megalisk wrote: it's called a lurker you freaking noob. i'm a freshman at carnegie mellon university. i know what i'm talking about.Post of the year IMO. EDIT: HOLY SHIT IM A GAURDIAN WTF | ||
Manifesto7
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On October 20 2009 11:51 cwjalex wrote: I give my reasons, which are that imo, they are less likely to overact...and that's like the biggest indicator of a crappy actor. I also begged people to at least try and watch TV with this idea...only because I have told so many people about this in person who disagree at first but then come around. "Less likely to overact" is a subjective observation based upon your own experiences and perceptions. If you expect to be able to make public generalizations about racial traits using that, then you are in for a lifetime of disappointment. | ||
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Avidkeystamper
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On October 20 2009 11:50 Megalisk wrote: Post of the year IMO. EDIT: HOLY SHIT IM A GAURDIAN WTF Lol, good luck trying to outrange a bunker with range-upgraded marines. | ||
DivinO
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Megalisk
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On October 20 2009 11:54 redtooth wrote: it's called a lurker you freaking noob. i'm a freshman at carnegie mellon university. i know what i'm talking about. Hey the image is really small, and Its hard to tell  . | ||
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Caller
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Manifesto7
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On October 20 2009 11:50 Megalisk wrote: Post of the year IMO. EDIT: HOLY SHIT IM A GAURDIAN WTF ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/Z3.gif) ROFL | ||
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GeneralStan
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Manifesto7
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+ Show Spoiler + Now that I look at them side by side they look almost exactly the same | ||
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cwjalex
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On October 20 2009 11:55 Manifesto7 wrote: "Less likely to overact" is a subjective observation based upon your own experiences and perceptions. If you expect to be able to make public generalizations about racial traits using that, then you are in for a lifetime of disappointment. of course it's subjective observation .....etc.. I am not saying this is fact. I am saying this is what I believe from my own experiences....and it's not easy to describe what makes an actor "good" or "bad" besides subjective observation. When you hear people talking about an actor they like or dislike they almost always just end it with "i like/dislike _____" and thats it. What else do you say? oh this person has a really good facial expression for being...confused...or w/e..i dont know...i'm just saying that it's not really easy to talk about the quality of acting....which is once again the reason why I tried to timidly put out an idea...just an idea...that I wanted people to consider and see for themselves. | ||
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Sc1pio
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Chef
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BlackJack
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GeneralStan
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CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11602 Posts
2) Thinking you have enough drink for another sip, but you don't. 3) Having to take a piss or a shit and there's only 1 bathroom and someones in there | ||
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GoShox
United States1847 Posts
On October 20 2009 11:46 cwjalex wrote: I just don't understand why I'm running into so much hostility? The people I talk to in person about this disagree with me yes, but after they start paying attention to it they have all come around...and that's all I really was asking for....aristotle said the mark of an educated man is to be able to entertain an idea without accepting it. I believe the real question is, what did Aristotle say about black actors!? | ||
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Zapdos_Smithh
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Manifesto7
Osaka27179 Posts
On October 20 2009 11:59 cwjalex wrote: of course it's subjective observation .....etc.. I am not saying this is fact. I am saying this is what I believe from my own experiences....and it's not easy to describe what makes an actor "good" or "bad" besides subjective observation. When you hear people talking about an actor they like or dislike they almost always just end it with "i like/dislike _____" and thats it. What else do you say? oh this person has a really good facial expression for being...confused...or w/e..i dont know...i'm just saying that it's not really easy to talk about the quality of acting....which is once again the reason why I tried to timidly put out an idea...just an idea...that I wanted people to consider and see for themselves. Well let me break this down for you then. First of all, North America is a racially sensitive society. When you talk about racial traits, people have an immediate reaction. So, when you make your statement, you cannot simply lay it out there as if it were fact. Secondly, society recognizes certain traits to lend itself towards specific races. Other traits are seen to be racially neutral. I would hypothesize that acting is seen as a racially neutral area. I don't know this, and if I were interested in the subject I might run a poll, but for the sake of this post, lets say I'm right. If your intention is to challenge this notion that people have, contained as it is in a sensitive field, then you need to be much more careful in the way you present ideas. The very fact that it is not easy to talk about acting (and that you appear to have few credentials in terms of judging acting), makes your original assertion that much more unappealing. A better way to go about this would be to gather some evidence, and some examples, developing a comparative study that shows a trend of better acting over a spectrum of acting and a period of time. By using these examples, and quantifying the performances with an accepted scale (or using others who are more recognized in the field) you could give your point some evidence. It might make for an interesting market research paper about who people prefer/find more believable in commercials (although there is obviously research done there already). Should you do this all for a forum blog on teamliquid.net? No. But you should also know better than to come on the internet and lay down a blanket generalization about race with nothing than your own observations to back it up. That you are surprised by the reception to your approach is most shocking to me. | ||
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