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souldance  08/14/2011 03:31 PM Report

Marc Forster is SWISS, not Swedish!! How does Halle Berry not realise that when she worked with him?...

Gina  10/13/2008 04:19 PM Report

Ken - Your second comment is true again. Siciliy (Sicilia) centuries ago was also invaded and inhabitated by the Moors from Northern Africa as well and mixed with that culture as well as the Greeks, the Arabs and the Spaniard cultures. Sicily's history is very much of mixed ethnicity along with great architecture to reflect its rich history.

Gina  10/13/2008 04:13 PM Report

Ken - Fabulous comments and reference. I was well aware of this. I had a great interest in becoming an Egyptologist at one time. Thank you setting the record straight.

ken  10/13/2008 02:30 PM Report

most ancient egyptian were black african and there were many great african civilizations of the past.many were more advanced than egypt and europe.the moors were african but no all and the land of sheba was african.

ken  10/13/2008 02:26 PM Report

most ancient egyptians were black and the egyptian queen that halle is playing is mixed.

ancent egyptian culture and language is african.

their were other ancient african civilizations in the ancient world.some more advanced than egypt some were not.there were more african civilization later before modern times and many were more advanced than egypt like the songhay empire of west africa etc.so alot of these comments are wrong above.no one is stealing other culture because these were african culture anyway.now greek culture is not african .the queen of sheba is makeda and she is african.the land of sheba was black land and so was arabia once.

check out egyptsearch.com

Gina  08/06/2008 03:13 PM Report

RE: For Rick The Mad Mad Black Man... I'd like to know how it is that I come up as someone (and I quote?)...indulging in 'make-believe and shun the facts in favor of fiction' ????? You are not only an idiot, you are an ignorant-idiot. How is that complimenting Halle Berry on the birth of her upcoming baby at the time and who is one of Hollywood's most beautiful and finest actresses we have in this country warrant a backwards, dumb-fool comment like that? I did not read any anywhere in my comments about Cleopatra, Queen of Sheba and/or Sub-Saharan anything. And I also do not remember any comments on my background, so it is, that you assume which as you know makes an 'ass-u-me' which would be YOU. Every Tom, Dick & Harry also knows in this day and age that cultures have been mixing since the beginning of time including Arabs & Africans, the Moors & Sicilians, Brazil who is the largest poplulation in the world of mixed racial cultures which includes in this order, 'South American Indians, the Amazon, etc., Portuguese 'Dom Pedro I' who fleed to Brazil from Napoleon's tyrany, and ended up colonizing Brazil as she is today, the Africans, who were brought to Brazil but treated more humanly better in Brazil than in the United States, the Italians and of course the Europeans who have stripped everything of value all around the world of any value with no respect to the natives who inhabit the lands of the world. Now please, do you really want to stretch this out? You are the 'Mad Man' as well as your under-minded friend name Sara. Tchau, entao ate a vista! Bom dia!

Gina  08/06/2008 02:46 PM Report

Most of those old western movies of yesteryear from Gene Autry, to John Wayne used white men to portray Indian Chiefs and tribes. Then I'll be damned if Halle Berry can not play Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba if she darn well pleases. Everyone knows that in tinseltown people play all types of characters and people across the board of many different races, creeds and origins. That is why they call it ACTING. Get a life Sara! Geez

Rick  06/10/2008 07:46 PM Report

Wow. If all these entries are written by Sara, as they clearly seem to be, then, Sara you have some serious anger. I agree that racism and the use of "otherness" is a common phenomemon to all people, just as insecurity and the need for scapegoats is a universal weakness of humanity. However, when you use terms such as "advanced" to describe cultures it seemed clear you were trying to set up a linear understanding of the worth of various civilizations. Moreover, the idea of trying to "preserve" a culture or identity is highly problematic as cultures and identities are constantly in flux.

Even look at one person's identity over the passage of time. An old man has different aspects to his identity than he does when he was a baby, different memories, different physical characteristics.

The fact is Sara (and "everybody else" I guess...) that if you talked to a biologist you would learn that the physical distinctions used in terming "races" are overwhelmed by the genetic similarities shared by all human beings. Also, these phyical traits are not as static as it is comforting to believe because of relationships between humans who do not let petty differences get in the way of their loving each other.

But Sara, what all of these people have in common is the ability to love themselves. I wish that trait for you some day.

Rick  06/10/2008 07:45 PM Report

Wow. If all these entries are written by Sara, as they clearly seem to be, then, Sara you have some serious anger. I agree that racism and the use of "otherness" is a common phenomemon to all people, just as insecurity and the need for scapegoats is a universal weakness of humanity. However, when you use terms such as "advanced" to describe cultures it seemed clear you were trying to set up a linear understanding of the worth of various civilizations. Moreover, the idea of trying to "preserve" a culture or identity is highly problematic as cultures and identities are constantly in flux.

Even look at one person's identity over the passage of time. An old man has different aspects to his identity than he does when he was a baby, different memories, different physical characteristics.

The fact is Sara (and "everybody else" I guess...) that if you talked to a biologist you would learn that the physical distinctions used in terming "races" are overwhelmed by the genetic similarities shared by all human beings. Also, these phyical traits are not as static as it is comforting to believe because of relationships between humans who do not let petty differences get in the way of their loving each other.

But Sara, what all of these people have in common is the ability to love themselves. I wish that trait for you some day.

Coconut  06/10/2008 02:22 AM Report

I don't think Americans, when they object to illegal Mexican immigration, are being racist- I think rather that they are trying to preserve their culture and identity. In the same vein, when a Greeks, Egyptians etc. debunk Afrocentrism, I don't think they are expressing hatred of Blacks- I think that they are simply protecting their history and identity and sniffing out manipulative, ignorant scumbags.

Coconut  06/10/2008 02:17 AM Report

Most of the commentary left on webpages online may be considered "incoherent"-not because it violates rules, though that may be the case, but because most people write hastily. However, only your commentary, Rick, may be considered "illiterate"- because it expresses ideas that are rarely if ever used by the educated and literate. I would personally not hire a Black actor to portray Cleopatra, Napoleon or Tony Blair, and I would take offense to any accusations of racism on this score. I am sure that you, as a Black man, differ on this, and feel that it would be more politically correct to include a people whose ancestors played no role in the ancient world.

Harold  06/10/2008 01:31 AM Report

Rick, everyone is racist, it has nothing to do with insecurity: Europeans are racist, Germans are racist, Americans are racist, Arabs are racist, Hispanics are racist and Blacks are racist. The pilfering of other cultures and civilisations is unprecedented, however, and this may be why viewers such as Sara feel so much anger towards Black loons such as yourself, Gina and others. If Gina had not made such an ignorant, discredited, uninformed statement, none of these comments would have been posted. Playing the race card is useless, though, but it does appear to be a favorite tactic among delusional Black liars.

Cleo  06/10/2008 01:18 AM Report

Insecure, dishonest Black folk often draw racism and bigotry from truth when it does not suit them. I agree with Sara that Halle Berry would not be the right person to play Mediterranean royalty, though perhaps she could play Cleaopatra's slave servant, as she kept many around.

For Rick The Mad Mad Black Man  06/10/2008 01:06 AM Report

The fact of the matter is that Arabs, Egyptians, Greeks etc. have all reacted violently to Blacks like Rick or Gina, persons who indulge in make-believe and shun facts in favor of fiction. If Blacks were not so insecure, they would celebrate their tribal, uncivilized heritage rather than shun it for civilizations not their own- Greek, Moorish, Egyptian, British. I use the term uncivilized because most Sub-Saharan African cultures, prior to colonization, did not achieve an advanced stage of development & organization.

Ebony  06/10/2008 12:56 AM Report

The real myth is Afrocentrism- the delusions of a Black race that refuses to acknowledge its savage or wild heritage. Study Sub-Saharan African cultures (not Egyptian or Greek or Moorish cultures which many Blacks claim as their own) and you will come to the same conclusion. Now whether or not Sub-Saharan cultures are as rich and complex as Mediterranean or European civilizations is another matter.

Insecure Blacks  06/10/2008 12:52 AM Report

Rick, it's very simple: Halle Berry, as a Black woman (nevermind her plastic surgeries and straightening her naturally kinky hair to look less black) cannot portray Cleopatra or Queen Sheba, as they were not of negroid origins. Black Women like Halle Berry can portray women like Maya Angelou and possible Black heads of state. It's not a personal matter.

Rick  05/29/2008 05:58 PM Report

Sara,

Well, it seems you've shown us all who the real "savage" is with your hateful and incoherent stance. Even if your delusional submission to the myth of a globally objective value system had an basis in a historically accurate understanding of the births of civilizations, your simplistic division of racial groups shows your sad need to sniff out scapegoats to blame for your own inadequacies. Perhaps I helped spur your hate by bluntly exposing your misguided ignorance, but I think there is some worth in laying bare your hateful pain that is the real "danger" to human progress and understanding. I urge you to find the courage to look inside yourself for the solutions to your low self-esteem for that is where all such solutions lie. I hope you can find ways to access your human potential without needlessly cutting down the worth of your fellow humans.

Sara  05/24/2008 03:49 PM Report

Rick- I am not a racist but you are not only uninformed, stupid and brainwashed but alse delusional. If you actually believe that Black people played a role in ancient civilizations then you are mad. I suppose that is why Sub-Saharan Africa has nothing to offer in terms of architecture, culture, written laguages etc. which is probably why you have taken it upon yourself TO ROB OTHER CIVILIZATIONS! THAT MAKES YOU A CRIMINAL AND I DARE SAY A SAVAGE! Keep dreaming, but I think we all know deep down that you are only tring to escape your true identity and the fact that you have nothing to boast of.

Sara  05/24/2008 03:49 PM Report

Oh I'm sorry Rick, is anyone who does not indulge your fantasies automatically rendered a racist because you would rather have us play along with you and your fellow delusional crazy Black friends who dream of having built the Pyramids, written classical masterpieces and civilized the world? lol You are absurd but also dangerous. The fact of the matter is that Blacks are a tribal, savage people who had not attained any form of civilization until white people colonized their non-existent countries. It is unfortunate that Blacks have now turned on the Mediterranean rather than on their colonizers- Europeans. You call anyone who rebuts your wishful thinking racist because you would rather have them play the race card, it's so convenient isn't it? To frighten everyone with the word racism into agreeing to lies and delusions. Well, sorry but it isn't going to work with us. It may work with White Americans but it won't with anyone else. So know your place- you only served as slaves in the Mediterranean Arab World and that is your legacy. Rather than dream, work on helping your fellow blacks and on AIDS, famine, illiteracy, violence and other problems that plague Sub-Saharan Africa and anywhere Blacks live, such as the USA, Brazil etc.

Sara  05/19/2008 12:21 PM Report

also, trying~

Rick  05/14/2008 04:38 PM Report

Sara, you are a racist and uninformed.

Sara  05/14/2008 03:19 PM Report

@ Lillie- Black people did not play a role in antiquity. They were only used as slaves in the Mediterranean world, so I think you should perhaps disabuse yourself of delusional Afro-centrist myths about antiquity and history.

Sara  05/14/2008 03:17 PM Report

@ Lillie- Cleaopatra and the Queen of Sheba were not women of color, they were of Arab, Mediterranean descent. It would be laughably absurd and indeed sacrilege for a Black woman to portray these characters, in the same way that a Black actor portraying Julius Ceasar would be laughable.

Lillie  04/11/2008 10:23 PM Report

Halle Berry is beautiful, intelligent and poised woman of color. I loved her in Cat Woman, and Dorothy Dandridge role. She has great talent and her image refreshing.

I would like to see her in films of historical signficance and narrative. She and other woman actresses of color would present a more authentic portrayal of events of antiquity, Cleopatra, Queen of Sheba, etc.

Gina  09/07/2007 08:51 PM Report

I am so happy that Halle Berry is expecting. She is one of my favorite actresses/people. A strong, independent, intelligent, articulate woman of color. She has been through so much but she has stood her test of time through bad relationships, bad marriages, bad publicity, not to mention the everyday aggravations we all go through in life sometimes on a daily basis. It is a whole lof of stuff, but Halle Berry has weathered the storm and come out on top. She is a woman of class and worth and now she will bring a beautiful baby into this world as her reward! Love to you Halle and your new beautiful bouncing baby. Enjoy!