Stickied comment r/DankExchange INVESTMENTS GO HERE - ONLY DIRECT REPLIES TO ME WILL BE PROCESSED Ever wished you could invest in memes? You will be on the public eye. All rights reserved. Ja Rule may think he was "hustled, scammed, bamboozled, hood winked," and "lead astray" but, as it turns out, so was every body else!! Bamboozled! Mitt Romney putting forth his welfare argument again today in Iowa. So said Malcolm X, as quoted by Spike Lee in the production notes to "Bamboozled," his perplexing new film. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. First, watch Rachel's introduction here. That's the danger with satire: To ridicule something, you have to show it, and if what you're attacking is a potent enough image, the image retains its negative power no matter what you want to say about it. Ya been took! Last updated: 20 Jun 2007. Bamboozled! In the 1940s he learned the hustler way via West Indian Archie (played terrifically in Mr. Lee's film by Delroy Lindo). In his Nation of Islam days as Minister Malcolm X, Malcolm was feared by as many blacks in the U.S. as he was whites. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. (LogOut/ In South Africa there are a throng of young people cheering Malcolm and on the streets of Harlem a large group of people do the same. Holo no Graffiti, also known as HoloGra, is a series of short episodes starring various members from Hololive. During one of the speeches Mr. Washington sounds as if he says, "by teaching us to love our enemy and pray for those who use us Spike Lee." Triple themes or motifs run throughout Mr. Lee's "Malcolm X": fathers, numbers and gunshots. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. They're sent here and setup here by the White Man! During a Malcolm speech delivered by Mr. Washington, there's a mention of being "hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray." Because when you look at the fact that Phil Jackson picked this individual, youre talking about a project. In Mecca on Malcolm's hajj there are shots of a large gathering of people in unison as they pray. 0 ups, 4y. They will say that he is of hate, a fanatic, a racist who can only bring evil to the cause for which you struggle! But Melissa last night, appearing as a guest on "The Rachel Maddow Show," anticipated this morning's New York Times poll recap highlighting the fact that Romney is maintaining the traditional Republican edge amongst white working-class voters with her incisive point Romney's welfare lie: I do think on the question of tactics and this position you can use African-American bodies and particularly the bodies of poor black women as a bogeyman, as a wedge that basically, the goal here is to distract white women who if they pay attention to what's going on with reproductive rights, will overwhelmingly choose President Obama and congressional Democrats to encourage them not to think about that issue but instead to stoke racial resentment primarily among white women voters in order to get them to vote their race rather than their gender. Jan Schoenmakers Malcolm later apologized for doing both.) Hoodwinked, Bamboozled, Led Astray, Run Amok, and Flat-Out Deceived! The OAAU was a group that dedicated itself to unifying and bettering black people in America and connecting them to Africans on the continent. A Muslim must be strikingly upright; an outstanding example so that those in the darkness can see the power of the light. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. RT @mpowerkm1: Malcolm X movie: You been had. By the end of "Malcolm X" we glimpse a young generation who identify with Malcolm and see a modern-day leader who passes the torch to them. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But don't let a thorough and embarrassing debunking stop you from going full "welfare queen," Governor: For the second day in a row, Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama on welfare reform, accusing his Democratic opponent of ditching a work requirement for those receiving government assistance Romney's comment came just ours after Clinton issued a statement calling Romney's claims "not true." To Malcolm, the bamboozlers were white people in general, but in Lee's films they're the television executives, black and white, who bamboozle themselves in the mindless quest for ratings. Antonio Zea, Jan Schoenmakers and Ji Slavk ! It turns out that that language is incredibly familiar, as it first comes from a Malcolm X speech(popularized further in Spike Lees 1992 film). 01 Mar 2023 04:28:43 Terence Blanchard's amazing music score is singular and definitive in its alternating moods of triumph, enlightenment and sorrow. We hear a gunshot. Mr. Lee illustrates the contrast in philosophies between Malcolm and Dr. King, just as he did in his 1989 film "Do the Right Thing," though this time with video footage instead of photographs. And if you knew him, you would know why we must honor him: Malcolm was our manhood, our living, black manhood! Please be mindful of our rules before participating, as they are actively enforced. Run amok! "We were all victims of the American social order," Mr. Washington's Malcolm narrates during the early part of Mr. Lee's film. One of his lines was about how he'd invited Whoopi home to dinner and his parents had asked her to clean up the kitchen after the meal. The new show shocks and offends many viewers, but turns into an enormous hit, sending the plot into twists and terrorist turns that are beside the issue. To this day Mr. Lee still wonders aloud how Mr. Washington didn't win an Oscar. Run amok!". To satirize black shows on TV, Lee should have stayed closer to what really offends him; I think his fundamental miscalculation was to use blackface itself. You may be shocked by these words, but I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass and prayed to the same God with fellow Muslims whose eyes were blue, whose hair was blond and whose skin was the whitest of whites. Yabeen hoodwinked! However much we may have differed with him or with each other about him and his value as a man, let his going from us serve only to bring us together now. on the Internet. In conversation, Lee wonders why black-themed shows on TV are nearly always comedies; why are episodic dramas about blacks so rare? For his remarkable work Mr. Washington won the Berlinale Silver Bear Best Actor award in 1993 but lost out at the Academy Awards that year. If Whoopi had said it about herself, it would have been funny, with an edge. Witness his new lie, centering around a welfare-to-work policy he alleges President Obama is eliminating. Niggers ruined it. Earlier this month, in response to documentaries about the ill-fated Fyre Festival and his role in it, rapper Ja Rule sent out a tweet of I too was hustled, scammed, bamboozled, hood winked, lead astray!! adjective deceived through trickery, flattery, or the like; hoodwinked: He feels there's been a cover-up by the manufacturer and it's his duty to bring it to the attention of a bamboozled public. Every election year these politicians are sent up here to pacify us! Fear not, America. Mr. Washington renders an excellent portrayal, the most complete acting of his career, playing a multifaceted man: hustler, thief, prisoner, minister, orator, Black Nationalist and justice-seeker, Pan-African leader and devout student of Islam. New MLB local media department executives Doug Johnson, Greg Pennell, and Kendall Burgess all have long RSN experience. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. And when Lee says the modern equivalent of a blackface minstrel show is the gangsta-rap music video, we see what he means: These videos are enormously popular with white kids, just as minstrel shows were beloved by white audiences, and for a similar reason: They package entertainment within demeaning and negative black images. Before there was any such thing as a Republican or a Democrat, we were black. I can't find a transcript of Malcolm actually saying "hoodwinked" or "bamboozled" anywhere, they seem like possibly artistic license on the part of Lee. Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. But the Republican strategists Castellanos and McCarthy get the nods in my book, given that both authored the two most notorious antecedents of what some call the "dog-whistle" racial politics of today: McCarthy was a part of Mitt Romney's 2008 campaign, and is now a key strategist at Restore Our Future, the heavily-monied pro-Romney super-PAC. now a key strategist at Restore Our Future, got on the candidate's case during the primary, trashed Romney's claims on welfare reform as "blatantly dishonest. Watching and listening to grown, intelligent Black folks expressing their joy and pride-and even thanking and praising Hollywood-after seeing the Black Panther Movie reminds me of a quote attributed to Malcolm in Spike Lee's 1992 biopic, Malcolm X: "Oh, I say and I say it again. They send prostitution down here to pacify us! I was there, and I could feel the tension and discomfort in the room. Are whites so threatened by blacks on TV that they'll only watch them being funny? I intend to be careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. IE 11 is not supported. Led astray! This is not a space for non-socialists. After Danson's flop, comedian Bobcat Goldthwait summed up the mood: "Jesus Christ, Ted, what were you thinking of? Everywhere he's gone he's created destruction. Some might give it Lee Atwater, given that he tailored the "Southern Strategy" for the modern Republican. Latest first. Malcolm X movie: You been had. Melissa's discussion with Rachel is below. This foreshadowing is repeated several times throughout Mr. Lee's film to represent marked time for Malcolm. Mitt Romney putting forth his welfare argument again today in Iowa. While Shorty (Spike Lee) and Detroit Red (Mr. Washington) play a game of cops and robbers in a park during the first hour of the film, fingers are pointed at Detroit Red and we hear the sound of a gunshot. He was a family man and a fearless champion of racial justice. For if you did, you would know him. That is the situation.. ", http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/blackspeech/mx.html. Bamboozled! They send alcohol down here to pacify us! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Run amok! Can we see beyond the blackface to its purpose? Once before, in prison, the truth came and blinded me. Oldest first. Malcolm says. This is all about the dog whistlers fooling the audience. There's a similar passage in the famous Ballot or the Bullet speech, but it's not as flamboyant:"Oh, I say you been misled. Hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amuck. (Full disclosure: a year earlier I was an extra on "Malcolm X.") Some of his works have contained the full versions of songs or music to underline a scene of importance, contextualize a theme or create an anthem, and often in the third act of his films. A lot of the performance in this film is for the camera so can't be taken literally. Mr. Lee's film gives audiences a complete picture of Malcolm and the events and people surrounding and shaping his life. No, and white people don't, either. Lee's spin on a gangsta-rap video or an African-American domestic comedy might be radically revealing. The late Dr. Betty Shabazz was eight months pregnant with twins when she witnessed her husband's assassination. You been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amuck! Do you think black people think blackface is funny in 1993?" ", heralded in December, during the primaries by the, appearing as a guest on "The Rachel Maddow Show,". Bamboozled! The large crowds are seen again as Minister Malcolm X addresses a rally of people in Harlem. You been had. Led astray! I don't think so. From its incendiary opening to its somber but exultant conclusion, The Unloved, Part 111: Devil in a Blue Dress, Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso, True Lies Fails to Capture the Charm of the James Cameron Original, Berlinale 2023 Highlights, Part Two: Reality, Manodrome, The Adults, Inside, Golda. Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. You've been led astray, run amuck. #RYSFISK 30. But haters gonna hate, right? It's a great education into the metamorphosis of a man, as is the must-read Autobiography of Malcolm X. Link copied. A big part of this shift sees ESPN content executives Stephanie Druley, David Roberts and Norby Williamson now reporting to Magnus instead of Jimmy Pitaro. As a reminder, Porzingis and first-overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns are the only players from that draft to have made an All-Star Game so far. Details File Size: 1483KB Duration: 6.400 sec Dimensions: 248x152 Created: 9/7/2018, 2:37:06 AM We had the best organization a black man's ever had. In "Jungle Fever" (1991) it was Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" and in "Malcolm X" it is Sam Cooke's legendary "A Change Is Gonna Come," which perfectly accompanies Malcolm's march to martyrdom. and Ji Slavk (safy@seznam.cz) From its incendiary opening to its somber but exultant conclusion, Spike Lee's grand and important film "Malcolm X" captures the life of a complex, charismatic and gravely misunderstood man who fought for human rights and justice for Africans and African-Americans. As beautifully photographed by Ernest Dickerson, Mr. Lee's "Malcolm X" has at least four different visual tones. Hoodwinked, Bamboozled, Led Astray: With Inugami Korone, Murasaki Shion. Czech Republic 2004/05. The scripted line is, "by teaching us to love our enemy and pray for those who use us spitefully." 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