Sidney Poitier was very disappointed in you. His eyes narrowed. Did you think you could put one over on him? Were you trying to undermine his dignity and self-respect? His mouth stretched into a thin grimace and he slowly shook his head. Your throwback worldview didn't rouse his anger. It didn't even sadden him. It was only wearying, how you insisted on yet again degrading yourself. Would you please desist with your pandering, your condescenscion? Would you, sir?
Date Written: July 5, 2004 Author:qualcomm Average Vote: 4.8
Comments:
07/9/2004Ewan Snow: Wow, that's weird. I'm almost ready to five star this fucker. What an odd, but true point it makes.
07/9/2004qualcomm (5): allow me
07/9/2004Moe-Ron (4): Very "they call me Mr. Tibbs." 4 stars.
07/9/2004Will Disney: wait, what was i doing again?
07/9/2004anonymous: just stop it, that's all. stop rolling back human progress with your insensitive actions.
07/9/2004TheBuyer (5):
07/9/2004scoop (5): What'd I care some (censored) thinks of me?
07/9/2004Ewan Snow (5): This short may be the only good use of second person in prose I've ever seen. Plus, brevity counts. Why not, five stars.
07/9/2004Jon Matza (5): My guess is Lerpa.
07/9/2004Litcube: I don't get it.
07/9/2004Ewan Snow: Then go ahead and give it a one.
07/9/2004Mr. Pony (5): I was gonna give this short four stars, but then I noticed that its power caused scoop to censor himself! Amazing!
07/9/2004anonymous: or The Lerpa two sentence, no caps style impersonator. [expletive]
07/9/2004Ewan Snow: Huh?
07/9/2004anonymous: i liked it okay until the matza ripoff last graf. f u, danko. no, seriously, your efforts are appreciated. it's all about how hard you try.
oh come on, disney. a few fuck you's get thrown around and this is the latest controversy?
just stop it, that's all. stop rolling back human progress with your insensitive actions.
see? No expletive, but see? signed,
Not The Finch, Someone Else
07/9/2004Ewan Snow: FU, Danko.
07/9/2004Benny Maniacs (4): I'm negating all the extra stars from everyone else's four and three quarter votes. Bloody good short, just didn't get my nuts singing.
07/9/2004John Slocum: I feel as though I'm missing something. I don't get this short. There, I said it. If the author, or anyone else would care to explain, i would appreciate it.
thank you,
john Slocum
07/10/2004Jon Matza: (I'd say) it's about how the one-note actor Sidney Poitier (whose specialty was responding wearily to ignorant racism) became Hollywood shorthand for "the integrity of the black man". What's more, the short's tone and diction is itself in Poitier-speak.
07/10/2004qualcomm: thank you, matza, i couldn't have etc.
07/10/2004John Slocum (5): Oh, okay, brilliant. I like it alot.
07/10/2004Craig Lewis (5): Yeah, this is is a fiver.
07/11/2004John Slocum: WH/Brookline Crossover?
07/11/2004scoop: Yeah. Looks like ol' Feldspar might be getting co-opted, Borg like.
07/11/2004TheBuyer: resistance is so futile, mofo
09/2/2005The Rid (5): Hey, author of today's guest short: This is a great example of clever, very fucking funny, and - bonus - debunking the myth that Sydney Poitier is a great and mulitfaceted actor.
09/2/2005Mr. Pony: I really don't think this short debunks any myths about anyone's acting abilities, Rid. Perhaps you'd care to help fight Racism?
09/2/2005The Rid: Pony, that's definitely in the subtext.
12/14/2006Dylan Danko: I declare this short totally overrated.
04/4/2007Dylan Danko: I declare myself totally wrong.
no, seriously, your efforts are appreciated. it's all about how hard you try.
oh come on, disney. a few fuck you's get thrown around and this is the latest controversy?
just stop it, that's all. stop rolling back human progress with your insensitive actions.
see? No expletive, but see?
signed,
Not The Finch, Someone Else