Palestinian cinema banned at the Oscars - WTF?

[Larissa]

The Oscars have decided to ban Palestinian cinema!
Their excuse: Palestine is not a country.
Pathetic, ain't it?

[deimos]

At least Palestinian films are allowed in european competitions.

[Larissa]

Quote: from deimos on 11:13 am on Feb. 12, 2003
At least Palestinian films are allowed in european competitions.Because Europeans have brains, americans don't. (At least most of them don't)

[El Brujo]

Well, the EU has been said to favor Palestine, but still, I think thats absolutely unnaceptable. As if the apartheid Israelites are going to allow Palestinian film to represent Israel.

[Guardia Bolivariano]

They do a million films about the isrealy sufering since ww2 to up to our own time.But they won't even allow palestinians films to be shown.This is really pathetic and sad.

[Azygous]

fucking....

do you have a link larissa?

[Larissa]

http://www.la.indymedia.org/news/2002/12/23648.php

http://www.che-lives.com/cgi/community/top...um=25&topic=533 (http://www.che-lives.com/cgi/community/topic.pl?forum=25&topic=533)

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg39951.html (http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg39951.html)

[Azygous]

thank you.

see, i post in forums where unless an article has a "corporate stamp of approval" then it isn't believable.

:(

[Larissa]

Quote: from Azygous on 10:35 pm on Feb. 13, 2003
thank you.

see, i post in forums where unless an article has a "corporate stamp of approval" then it isn't believable.

:( Don't worry anyway Azygous, we are all aware that a "corporate stamp of approval" does not guarantee any TRUTH at all. :wink:

[soulrise925]

for those interested in reading more about this bullshit, http://electronicintifada.net ran several articles around this awhile ago. you can search for oscars or academy awards to find them.

[Ze]

unbelievable.