“Yeah, We Got Balls” or, Race and the Movies
filed in Sticky Rambles on Sep.16, 2009
The genesis of every horror video game, movie, or story is this: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Welcome, Caucasians"][/caption] This post isn't to foment any racial tensions. I happen to love horror, and I always notice that in mainstream horror there is something terribly wrong with all the people. Let's go down the list. The Asshole Jock: He's the guy who is hot-headed dickish and doesn't listen to anyone, but who will, in the final moments of his life when he realizes that it will make him more popular, sacrifice himself bravely to save the Final Girl. Smoochy and Moopsy aka The Lovers: These guys reek of one another's saliva and will die gloriously, leaving people to hope that their final agonies were at least ameliorated a little bit by a really big O. The Nerd: This guy (or gal, of late) has a body of knowledge which is really downright....