Well, it's kinda harsh but not entirely incorrect. Ofcourse, everyone/group has their complexes, and they don't like being told what they are, especially when they're not willing to do anything about it. That pretty much applies to all of us. I certainly wouldn't crucify him for making that statement though. That's the kind of nonsense people with low self-esteem and tons of complexes do to compensate for being weak. Honest people accept their flaws and try to get rid of them, not get defensive about it. That ofcourse requires the strength and will to do something about it.

EDIT: Have you seen the 25th Hour? Spike Lee places that social commentary in the scene where Edward Norton's character is looking at himself in the mirror and you hear his internal monologue.

EDIT2: Spike Lee's black in case you didn't know that.

EDIT3: Yes, I know, change is hard, and so is being critical of yourself.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

Last edited by shaolin_Z on Jan-17-2007 at 03:29