Kind of weird that her son is being executed for rape & murder (which she excuses in her mother's veil of love as "when
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thepartydjz — 10 years ago(July 05, 2015 12:05 PM)
I have 1 question for BlackMagikWoman, just who is "Rosa" ? Are you speaking of the maid? Her character's name is Consuelo.
This oversight makes your comments somewhat questionable. Consuelo is basically overlooked the entire time, she knows nothing but work but the "American" mentality can't even relate. She has family tragedy yet the "American" sentiment is "Oh well, the guy deserved it".
Let's put this all into perspective, you didn't even remember her name.
The boys attitude and complacency toward her basically reflect the American psyche and ironically you have reinforced that mentality.
The American citizens in United States need to realize that many peoples all over this planet don't have cell phones or laptops, they have very little and they do know true poverty. The "American" intellect needs to start looking at these people with respect to their own needs, not just a latin maid, oh well, what's her name, like she doesn't even matter. -
MisterWhiplash — 9 years ago(April 04, 2016 02:52 PM)
"You should smile more" I've found in life is one of the most condescending things you can say to a person.
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Flowbeer — 15 years ago(June 25, 2010 06:34 PM)
Well of course it wasn't a thread about "race", it was a thread about the mean maid who killed the whole family, after she was fired! I guess she may have been a 'Latina maid', but that really doesn't factor into it much.
I still don't see why you had to go out of your way to say "This is not about race" when nobody even thought that it was in the first place? Why are you so hyper-sensitive about those things? Is the idea of 'race' something that scares or bothers you? Why did you feel the need to cover for yourself? Just curious.
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HikerBoy57 — 15 years ago(June 25, 2010 08:00 PM)
Why are you so hyper-sensitive about those things? Why did you feel the need to cover for yourself? Just curious.
I'm not hyper-sensitive about race, but many people on IMDb boards get themselves worked up over it, which you'll experience firsthand if you spend a long enough time reading posts.
I was merely trying to pre-empt 1) any accusations that I was singling out the maid because of her ethnicity, because I wasn't, and 2) the reverse possibility of racist jerks replying and blaming the maid's actions on her ethnicity.
Pointing out the thought that crime/violence may run in the character's family (by the end, mother and son both have murdered innocent people), when the character is a minority, might be seen by some as an open invitation to a debate about race, which was not my goal. (Race isn't even the right word here- ethnicity is more applicable.)
So by trying to avoid a thread about race, we now have a thread about WHY I was trying to avoid a thread about race. Brilliant.
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Flowbeer — 15 years ago(June 26, 2010 03:12 AM)
I would blame it on her for being a sociopath who was also enraged and wanted to get back at the family for firing her. That was a shocking end, for sure.
Spiteful childishness can be found in all "ethnicities", in this case, she just so happened to be a Latin maid (not sure if they ever tell us if she is from Mexico, El Salvador, Brazil or Spain! LOL), but don't feel the need to qualify every thing you type beforehand, for fear of some hyper-sensitive racial/political troll taking it out of context! You should be above that.
It seems that 'political correctness' has put you in a tizzy of self-policing that just seems sad to me. Say what you want, f*
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TracesOfLove — 13 years ago(April 03, 2013 05:39 AM)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228477/Krim-family-murders-Ne w-York-killer-nanny-Yoselyn-Ortega-furious-argument-Marina-Krim.html
When I first heard about this it made me think of Storytelling. The family seems very nice in the article, but I can't help but think of a similar article being written about how wonderful the Livingston's were.
even in a valley without mountains the wind could still blow.