Use of the N-word

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joekiddlouischama — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 11:45 PM)

Just the typical white director wanting to insert some racism into a perfectly incredible psychological thrilling horror movie.
If
The Shining
is imperfect, the imperfections have nothing to do with the use of that word and everything to do with all manner of other matters.

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budsgrave — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 08:06 AM)

Yes, Kubrick was "intellectually lazy". You're SO on point.

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Xavior_Penguin — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 08:29 AM)

It wasn't necessary. White just want to say it. They justify their lack of humanity and decency by claiming 'you're PC'. Intellectual laziness.
'Humanity' and 'intellectual' are two different things.
~Lance

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Barbed_Wire_Strawberry — 9 years ago(April 03, 2016 12:06 AM)

Gee, I wonder if the STIGMA of it had anything to do with its USAGE?
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DingelBerry — 10 years ago(January 18, 2016 06:27 PM)

Of course it was necessary why do you want to suggest otherwise

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DarthSil — 10 years ago(January 25, 2016 08:45 AM)

I'm sure most axe murderers are a racially sensitive bunch.
"A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference."
Eeyore

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leyenda61 — 10 years ago(January 26, 2016 10:14 AM)

I wasn't offended by it, i just didn't understand its use in the context. It didn't add to the mental perversion/seduction cuz there was nothing hateable about the character. Why strike that nerve when there was already so much else existing to snare Jack? However, it is Kubrick so i am fine with not agreeing or understanding cuz the guy's attention to his craft focused on a level not everyone can grasp. Wxcept 2001. That was poo.
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Comatose_Conscience — 10 years ago(February 07, 2016 04:19 AM)

Short answer: History happened, get over it.

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snickz — 10 years ago(February 10, 2016 06:42 AM)

You can't let political correctness influence history, or art or literaure.

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Mr_Ectoplasma — 10 years ago(February 23, 2016 07:56 PM)

I'm pretty sure it was used to cement in the audience's mind the fact that Jack was talking to someone from a past generationthat he was talking with a ghost.
Was it necessary? Probably not. It's been years since I read the book, so I can't rememberwas O'Halloran's race ever mentioned in the novel?

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SilentNightDeadlyNight2807 — 10 years ago(February 29, 2016 10:46 PM)

Why does the word beep offend you? It's just a word, plus your people use it with each other all the times, so who cares right?

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Barbed_Wire_Strawberry — 10 years ago(March 01, 2016 01:42 PM)

It's all code anyway. What does it MEAN? White man's burden?
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Diss — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 10:08 AM)

I don't think it was necessary. The film takes place in 1980, not 1950. I was a kid during those years, and we never said that word in the Western part of the U.S. Maybe down South they say that word, but not out West. My dad didn't use it either, and he was from California. My best friend didn't use it, and he was originally from Missouri.

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conedust — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 08:20 AM)

wishful thinking. i lived in spokane, wa (way out west) during the 80s, and i heard it all the time. tons of very open, outspoken racists in western US, then and now.
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