From: mortmid@att.net   
      
   On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:22:43 +0100, Charles Sidnor   
    wrote:   
      
   >Mort Middleman has given his opinion, though without an   
   >argument; what do the rest of you Woody Allen fans think?  What   
   >do those of you think who know something about the making of   
   >movies?   
   >   
   OK, I will try to present my argument, Charles.  Bear in mind that   
   Woody Allen is first and foremost a comedian, despite the fact that   
   some of his films are serious.  Poking fun at a particular faith is   
   not an indication of prejudice against that faith or its   
   practitioners.  He makes fun of Jewish culture and religion much more   
   often than he does of Christian culture and religion.  Mel Brooks is   
   another example of a Jewish comedian who ridicules Jews.   
   Italian-American comics often joke about their schoolday experiences   
   with nuns and to a lesser extent priests.  The bottom line is that   
   this type of humor does not indicate prejudice.  Real bigots are dead   
   serious most of the time.  Have you ever heard a Klansman or a Nazi   
   tell a joke?  Lighten up, Charles.  Life's too short to get worked up   
   about perceived bigotry which does not exist.   
      
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