All the actors were Mayan, although to my mind, the society that is depicted is Aztec, rather than Mayan. It's a very good film, IMHO. The society which is depicted, falls into the category of a… (View Post)

I suppose a black Hitler would be too much like something from Mel Brooks. (View Post)

About the silliest was a drama that cast a black woman as a Norse Jarl. If one wants to create a fantasy world, in which early medieval Scandinavia is a multi-racial society, where women wield simila… (View Post)

It's a book I need to re-read. Dumas was quite a racy writer, for someone in the mid 19th century. The tale includes an openly lesbian character, in Eugenie Danglars. The real eye-opener, for me… (View Post)

Any good leader is willing to accept criticism from his subordinates, so long as it does not become disloyalty. A bad leader treats disagreement as disloyalty. (View Post)