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      moysant — 17 years ago(November 02, 2008 10:33 PM)

      I agree - I thought of course she has a non-white boyfriend and the hero cop is black, so the film makers aren't called racist for having all the crims either Hispanic or black.

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        KelRen25 — 17 years ago(May 05, 2008 09:41 AM)

        I'm choosing to ignore the "hater" posting before mine
        Anyway, Naveen Andrews is Indian (I think), but I see Indian and Middle Eastern doctors all the time. They are quite common in the medical field in the US. Maybe that's another reason they cast him?
        Plus he's super gorgeousjust a side note. 😉
        Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

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          ndatmo-1 — 17 years ago(May 05, 2008 07:47 PM)

          [Good move to ignore that one. Anyone who uses a backward, anachronistic term like 'black buck' is either an elderly bigot who longs for the 'good old days' and bad romance paperbacks set on plantations or an updated but reactionary

          spoiling for a fight.]
          Yeah, he
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          very attractive and and a beautiful shade at no extra charge. David Kirmani's Mom could probably look forward to some gorgeous mixed race grandchildren had that been in the cards.

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              ndatmo-1 — 17 years ago(May 13, 2008 03:44 AM)

              .everything has to be "multicultural" which to be honest
              makes me sick.
              You found this story comedic somehow? Sorry to hear about your illness but don't despairthere's an outside chance you will outgrow you backward attitude. Very sad.

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                atlantababe — 17 years ago(May 13, 2008 08:13 AM)

                Ok, I don't know why someone would even write this question but whatever.
                I wish there had been a larger part for him instead of him dying off right in the beginning. I think he is a wonderful actor.

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                  patrick-310 — 17 years ago(May 13, 2008 04:13 PM)

                  After mostly sleeping through the 'English Patient' four times, I thought his on screen time was appropriate.

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                    danixdefcon5 — 17 years ago(May 18, 2008 08:50 PM)

                    Yeah right. There are lots of scenarios you don't mention though; like black vs. hispanic and such. The Cambodian actor from The Killing Fields was killed by a black guy, but do I think that all blacks are criminals? Nope. Timothy McVeigh was a white dude should I think that all whites are terrorists?
                    Truth is that crime strikes anyone. Minorities aren't specifically targeting "all those white people", just people. Period.

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                      decade03 — 17 years ago(May 16, 2008 12:01 PM)

                      It's NY baby, you're in the melting pot

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                          farodelava — 17 years ago(May 18, 2008 02:43 PM)

                          Ah..this all sounds ridiculous..it's not like Jodi and Naveen or Terrence were hooking up in "real life". She doesn't even swing that way from rumors.
                          The color wasn't important in the casting choice, it was the actor and their ability. I thought it was very well casted.
                          Do you Think Nevin's character in I am Legend was written as a black man from a book in the by Richard Matheson???
                          You need a good actor to carry a film..color need not be consideredanother good one would be Denzel's little lauded movie, Man on Fire
                          "But it's not for eating. It's for lookin through."

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                            Dyellyc — 17 years ago(May 23, 2008 04:37 AM)

                            "I just thought it was random that Foster had a brown boyfriend. I know, I know, it doesn't matter or anything and it actually works with Howard being brown (or a light skinned black man, call it whatever) and reminding Foster of her boyfriend, but I also saw it as a random sort of casting choice. "
                            Does it really matter? I'm surprised since you say you are brown.
                            Just when you think we get over the black remarks I hope we are not going to start on brown.
                            I hope that people don't replace a colour when they may really focusing on religion.
                            I can't bare any of that. We're all the same, stop the biggots.

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                              KlydeAhmed — 17 years ago(May 24, 2008 06:11 PM)

                              Well said, why should it matter? Maybe Foster thought Naveen was a good actor and/or good looking.

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                                koffeenkreame41-1 — 11 years ago(July 07, 2014 12:04 AM)

                                Well said, why should it matter? Maybe Foster thought Naveen was a good actor and/or good looking.
                                Maybe, same for Howard too. I remember she really wanted to play Detective Mercer, after seeing his performances in Crash and Hustle & Flow.
                                "I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna *beep* wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.

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                                    Miss_Sui_Generis — 15 years ago(November 10, 2010 11:53 PM)

                                    Brilliantly put.

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                                      radiotronn — 17 years ago(May 29, 2008 04:57 PM)

                                      Because he is
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                                      I want one of my own.

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                                          nestafan2 — 17 years ago(August 15, 2008 05:22 PM)

                                          When did white women dating men of color became an anomaly? How exactly is it "weird" to see this on screen? It sounds like the poster meant to say it's not unusual to see a white woman with a black man, but it is unusual to see a white woman with an Indian man. Who knows? But if the thread starter is "brown", how was this movie pairing a shock?
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