RKMBs Forums .::Important::. Politics and Current Events Birth of a Nation

I really think a lot of the opposition against showing the film are moot, especially McGruder's. As has been said numerous times, the people who would watch this are people who already know about it, people educated in the historical and artistic facts surrounding it.

I remember when we studied D.W. Griffith in film school. He was really a brilliant filmmaker and pioneered may of the techniques that are basic to cinematography. My proffessor referrenced Birth of a Nation as being a master work. He also went into how racist and derogatory it was. I was educated on the context and significance of the film from both sides (the good and the bad). I now have an interest in seeing this movie based simply on its artistic merits and not to be indoctrinated by its racist message. Anyone else who would be interested to watch this film will already go in with foreknowledge of its content. Those who would walk away being influenced towards racial violence would be those that already have a disposition towards violence.