Category Archives: History
Angelina, Cleopatra and pseudo anti-racism
Cleopatra.Image credit: Louis le Grand So, apparently, a lot of people are angry and hurt about Angelina Jolie playing Cleopatra in Scott Rudin’s upcoming film, because they believe that Cleopatra was a black African queen, and it’s unfair to let … Continue reading
Posted in History, Rants Tagged afrocentrism, Angelina Jolie, anti-racism, black, cinema, Cleopatra, ethnicity, film, movie, racism, Scott Rudin, white Leave a comment
BJP Manifesto: The bogus Macaulay quote refuses to die
BJP’s Lok Sabha Elections 2009 manifesto (PDF), released yesterday, starts with the preface written by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (“To build a prosperous, powerful nation, recall India’s past“). I found L K Advani’s IT vision (released a few days ago) … Continue reading
