Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
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Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
by Lance » Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:22 pm
Sidney Poitier, dead at 94.
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Re: Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
by Lianachan » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:12 pm
A great actor and, of course, immensely inspirational and influential.
A-nis bidh fios aig daoine nuair a tha mi a 'mionnachadh aig dhaibh.
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Re: Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
by Richard A » Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:33 pm
Yes indeed, a great loss. Apparently when he first went for an acting job, he was laughed at and told to get a job as a dishwasher instead. His determination led him to give the world great movies but also much more.
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Re: Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
by Enzo » Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:21 am
Guess who's not coming to dinner?
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Re: Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
by Мастер » Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:52 am
Enzo wrote:Guess who's not coming to dinner?
That film seems absolutely ridiculous today.
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Re: Rest in Peace: Sidney Poitier
by Richard A » Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:48 pm
Ridiculous maybe to us, but I don't know. Although times have definitely changed to a fair extent, a lot of Phil Ochs's "Love Me, I'm A Liberal" still rings true today - including, in many places, "And I love Porto Ricans and Negroes (sic) Provided they don't move next door."
Ochs's description of political liberals as "10 degrees to left of centre in good times, 10 degrees to the right of centre if it affects them personally" is uncomfortable, possibly a little unfair to some, but perhaps not completely unfounded.
Ochs's description of political liberals as "10 degrees to left of centre in good times, 10 degrees to the right of centre if it affects them personally" is uncomfortable, possibly a little unfair to some, but perhaps not completely unfounded.
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