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06-10-2008, 10:26 AM
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| Anybody else hear about this? Directors Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood are (currently) in a name-calling battle over whether or not blacks played a significant role in the Iwo Jima battle. Meaning no offense to anyone here....but from the little I know, I think Spike Lee needs to go brush up on his history. Spike Lee gets in Clint Eastwood's line of fire | News | guardian.co.uk Film
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06-10-2008, 10:39 AM
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| I agree. Spike Lee is either a total moron, or he is just looking to stir up some controversy and take in some free press. I love the last line of the article. "I'm not going to make Nelson Mandela a white guy." Damn funny.
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06-10-2008, 10:41 AM
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| Don't know if I would go so far as to call Spike Lee a racist, but for sure he is a jerk. As Clint said, the focus of the movie was the flag raisers. What was he supposed to do, put in a separate scene for every Marine ethnicity, race, color, creed and national origin? Hey Spike..... STFU! TO
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06-10-2008, 11:00 AM
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| I agree TO 
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06-10-2008, 11:41 AM
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| I know the flag raisers were all white, but were there any scenes of the battle in the movie? Were there blacks that did play a role in taking the island? Is Spike complaining because none of the flag-raisers are black, or because there are no blacks in the movie at all?
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06-10-2008, 11:58 AM
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06-10-2008, 12:07 PM
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| I read this article this morning - Spike Lee is an idiot. There was a well written article about this - there were anywhere between 700 and 1000 black soldiers at Iwo. Most of them were in support roles but when compared to the invasion force their numbers were very small. What you have is lee trying to re-create history for the benefit of political correctness. Too bad Eastwood didn't have the chance to punch Lee in his face!!!!
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06-10-2008, 12:10 PM
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Maybe Spike should just make his own "black" WWII epic, with a black Hitler, black Roosevelt, black Tojo, negro Nazi's.... 
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06-10-2008, 12:11 PM
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Actually, FB, you are incorrect. One was an American Indian..... Charles
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06-10-2008, 12:13 PM
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06-10-2008, 12:22 PM
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| yes,i agree.i saw this story on fox news.it was on brit humes evening slot.i must admit however,that i enjoyed lee,s film..inside man..yours,starling.
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06-10-2008, 01:03 PM
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06-10-2008, 01:05 PM
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| Comes down to this for me..... 6,825 Marines died on Iwo, and from what I can research, two (2) of them were black (from the 8th Marine Ammunition Company). I salute those two Marines as I would any other who has served. But Spike, you ain't getting your politically correct "equal billing" in "Flags" for that! I agree with Joe, Clint should have punched him in the face! TO
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06-10-2008, 01:17 PM
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| Now that would be a cool fight. Spike has the youth on his side, but Clint is a fitness FREAK. Besides, Clint could deliver some of his tag lines......... "You boys going to pull those pistols or whistle dixie?' "Do you feel lucky, punk?" "Dying aint much of a living, boy!"
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06-10-2008, 01:19 PM
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