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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
@ 4:14 Lt. McClane in Harlem with a sign. Maybe she needed to have Samuel L. Jackson there, you know he's got that badmofo wallet... |
Nice one. I hadn't even seen the movie, nor had I heard of the scene. The parallels are not exact, but close enough...
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Originally Posted by willravel
Not being gay, that isn't my place. If I were gay, I might try to walk across Alabama or something, though. Still, I'd want it documented by a news outlet. Without said exposure (and protection that comes from having a camera near) it would be a useless gesture.
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Will, obviously I know you're not gay. I was using an example of what I consider to be fatal idealism in a place like Mexico, since you said you'd been hitchhiking there.
Cameras do not protect most people, nor do they give meaning to otherwise asinine gestures. Yes, media coverage helps, but it all depends on the particular spin and bent given to that coverage. Nothing is guaranteed, except your own death when doing something like that.
Being a martyr is overrated.