I do not mind an accurate reflection of the mind-set of any period. When I saw the movie in 1972 or whatever it was, I found the "animals" line offensive, but an accurate portrayal of the way white people thought.
To me its like all the fuss about "N" Jim in Huck Finn. Its a part of the literature.
I am all for PC when appropriate, but if we want to show the reality of a particular time, so be it.
Odd...when the GF was filmed it was more dangerous to say the word "fuck" than it was to call a group of people "animals." Today if you go on HBO every other workd is "fuck" and the same people delicately refer to "the N word."
Its all a matter of perspective.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."
"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."
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