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From: alan@cae780.UUCP (Alan M. Steinberg)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Another minority falsely depicted
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 16:34:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  4 16:34:25 1985
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>I thought that the folks who make TV programs were socially conscious
>enough nowadays to be careful in how they depict minorities.
>Apparently not, at least as far as witches are concerned.  The Halloween
>episode of Night Court does get credit for showing the witch as being a
>genuine human being, and a nice one at that.It seemed a bit odd that a show 
>which doesn't shy away from mixed-race marriage would conclude that a judge 
>cannot date a witch because it would ruin his career.

And I suppose "Ghostbusters" was a very racist film, depicting ghosts in a way
the ACLU might disapprove of...

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					Alan Steinberg
				{ucbvax}!decwrl!amdcad!cae780!alan

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