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Stopped reading after the quote. I tried.

Posted by Mr. Poe | September 17, 2007 11:51 AM
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What's a Nubian?

Posted by ol'jb | September 17, 2007 11:54 AM
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I thought it was resolved when Vader threw the Emperor in the shaft thingy.

What about Lando's little Latino friend in Jedi?

Posted by wedge | September 17, 2007 12:01 PM
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Every time I read Mudede I get a contact high.

Posted by Jimmy Legs | September 17, 2007 12:09 PM
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Star Wars is a perfect distraction for the goyium. It's the only examination of the world of soul/spirit that most gentile males are capable of.

Kabbalah is the world's only real recepticle of intellect illuminated by spirit, and it remains safely protected from the shrivled minds of the goyium. I love the Star Wars postings Charles. As the world moves towards war with Iran, we must distract the minds of the goyium with silly movies and nonsense. Star Wars will serve as well as anything.

Recall "sparks" of holiness are tightly connected to "shells" of impurity and are waiting to be let free. These "shells" [klipot] are naturally attracted to their polar opposite. The light/dark is ONE.

Posted by Issur | September 17, 2007 12:11 PM
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Mudede is god

Posted by vooodooo84 | September 17, 2007 12:16 PM
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Darth Vader was an Oreo.

Posted by NapoleonXIV | September 17, 2007 12:17 PM
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When are we going to get the disseration on the meaning behind Darth Vader's unmasking in "Jedi," when the strong, black visage broke away to reveal an old white man hiding underneath?

Posted by Matthew | September 17, 2007 12:27 PM
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Sorry, that's "dissertation."

Posted by Matthew | September 17, 2007 12:28 PM
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Whenever I read Charles Mudede's posts, I get this distinct feeling of disconnect from context, as though I'd dozed off and the conversation topic changed and I don't know how it got there. Viaduct, city council, civil rights, bar scene, city council, 2008 election, viaduct, bar scene, skin color in Star Wars. I want to blink three times, look around sheepishly, and ask, "This is apropos of...?"

Posted by Christin | September 17, 2007 12:30 PM
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Word!

Posted by white guy, andy niable | September 17, 2007 12:39 PM
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I'd like to see a similar dissection of the beach scene in Rocky III.

Rocky is definitely the working-class character, and Apollo is the yuppie. Is Rocky also black? What is the meaning of Rocky outrunning Apollo Creed? And what's with the homo-erotica?

Perhaps it is showing that through heart and hard work, the working-class can rise again. And the man-love shows that though we have different living standards, we are still brothers. You are uptown, and I am downtown, but neither of us have visible body hair.

Posted by Mahtli69 | September 17, 2007 12:41 PM
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And what's Lobot supposed to be, a Chinese laundry worker?

Posted by mattymatt | September 17, 2007 12:45 PM
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OMG! I KNEW the Cosby show was more relevant than everyone thought!

Posted by marigold | September 17, 2007 12:48 PM
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@2

I was just coming here to comment that this sounds like a speech from a Kevin Smith movie. I'm glad to see that I'm not alone.

BLACK RAGE!!!!!!!

Posted by wisepunk | September 17, 2007 12:55 PM
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Did Lando actively *betray* Han Solo, or did Darth Vader basically hold innocent people hostage, forcing Lando in to an awful choice one?

I think betrayal is too strong a word. Weakness in facing terror is less than betrayal, even if Solo was pissed.

Posted by bubba | September 17, 2007 12:55 PM
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I'm with @16 on this one. Besides, he did help everyone else escape.

Posted by wench | September 17, 2007 1:04 PM
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Uh, that was Norman Mailer, not Norman Wailer, who coined the term "White Negro."

Norman Wailer just cries a lot.

Posted by bill | September 17, 2007 1:07 PM
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@16-

Lando betrayed Han. Lando says, and I quote: "I just made a deal that'll keep the empire out of here for a long time."
And then Vader shows up and takes Hans gun and freezes his ass in carbonite.

Posted by Jonah S | September 17, 2007 1:11 PM
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Next thing you know, Charles will tell us that Vader was a black man.

Yeah, right. He's white, cause he's the voice of CNN ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | September 17, 2007 1:13 PM
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i (heart) charles.

Posted by Suz | September 17, 2007 1:34 PM
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if i could wave a magic wand & make it so a cultural phenomenon never existed, Star Wars would be #3 on the list.

1. Monotheism
2. Disney
3. Star Wars

they're all essentially the same, tho.

Posted by maxsolomon | September 17, 2007 1:46 PM
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I love, LOVE!, Charles' dissections of Star Wars. When I first watched Empire Strikes Back I just totally had the hots for Luke Skywalker, and thought light sabers were the coolest thing ever. I had no idea the philosophical underpinnings of this masterwork.

Thanks Charles!

Posted by SDA in SEA | September 17, 2007 1:53 PM
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I could have sworn that Han never really trusted Lando. Lando had always been a backstabber, just not one that would side with the Empire. Besides, it seemed like Han was perfectly capable of forgiving Lando in Return of the Jedi.

Posted by keshmeshi | September 17, 2007 2:01 PM
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Or maybe:
1) Lucas is a hack writer.
2) Han Solo is just a smuggler.
3) Lando is just a former gambler who made it big and did what he had to do.
4) Mudede is also a hack writer.

Posted by supergp | September 17, 2007 2:21 PM
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@25 you forgot ...

5)
6) Profit!

Posted by Will in Seattle | September 17, 2007 2:47 PM
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Darth Vader or . . .
Dark Traitor?

Posted by dearth | September 17, 2007 3:39 PM
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the place where han and lando find common ground is the rebel alliance. here race is not an issue--in fact, the supreme commander of the alliance is some kind of deep-sea creature with a phlegmy throat. the alliance is--and has always been--beyond race, while the empire is comprised solely of white guys with british accents.

the reconcilliation bt solo and calrissian mustve been enough for solo; he allowed lando to pilot the falcon, which led to the destruction of the second death star. lando might be best known for his betrayal, but from the start, it was done with the bigger picture in mind.

Posted by jz | September 17, 2007 4:25 PM
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@28

I believe you are speaking of Admiral Ackbar who led the Rebel capital ships into the Battle of Endor. A member of the Mon Calamari species, Ackbar and his people manned the distinctive warships supplied to the Rebellion by that aquatic culture.

He represents White Anglo Saxon Protestants, and their sense entitlement to power, and their love of seafood.

I guarantee that this Meduede character has the action figure.

God I'd kill for a martini right now!

Posted by Admiral Ackbar | September 17, 2007 4:48 PM
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@29--REVELATION! it only now hits me that the name for ackbar and his fish-eyed race is mon calamari. CALAMARI. as in fried squid.

Posted by jz | September 17, 2007 5:13 PM
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" I love the Star Wars postings Charles. As the world moves towards war with Iran, we must distract the minds of the goyium with silly movies and nonsense. Star Wars will serve as well as anything."

ok, issur is a troll in the mold of shoshana, but he actually does make a good point here.

Posted by ellarosa | September 18, 2007 12:54 AM
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@28 the leader of the rebellion is Mon Mothma, that woman in white with the red hair.

Posted by erin | September 18, 2007 1:10 AM
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Hooper: Always some white boy gotta invoke the holy trilogy. Bust this: those movies are about how the white man keep the brother man down, even in a galaxy far, far away. Check this shit: You got cracker farm boy Luke Skywalker, Nazi poster boy, blond hair, blue eyes. And then you got Darth Vader, the blackest brother in the galaxy, Nubian god!

Banky: What's a Nubian?

Hooper: Shut the fuck up! Now... Vader, he's a spiritual brother, y'know, down with the force and all that good shit. Then this cracker, Skywalker, gets his hands on a light saber and the boy decides he's gonna run the fuckin' universe; gets a whole clan of whites together. And they go and bust up Vader's hood, the Death Star. Now what the fuck do you call that?

Banky: Intergalactic civil war?

Hooper: Gentrification! They gon' drive out the black element to make the galaxy 'safe' for white folks. And Jedi's the most insulting installment! Because Vader's beautiful black visage is sullied when he pulls off his mask to reveal a feeble, crusty, old white man! They tryin' to tell us that deep inside we all wants to be white!

Posted by Greg | September 18, 2007 8:30 AM
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i stopped reading honey bucket's opinion after "now that we know solo is actually a black man"

the fact billy dee auditioned for the part doesnt mean that lando is actually a black man. in fact the white negro card is idiotic because the context of the essay is about modern times and i defy you to find any point in harrison ford's acting where he adopts black style, black language and black music. I defy you to point out where Solo hangs out mostly with black people.

Honey Bucket, think before you come up with some half-assed assertions that simply arent true or even supoprtable.

Posted by Bellevue Ave | September 18, 2007 12:04 PM
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@3 - Lando's little friend in Jedi is obviously Asian, not Latino in any way. The Ewoks, on the other hand, were all Mexican.

Posted by Hernandez | September 18, 2007 12:44 PM
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You can't ignore the significance of Admiral Ackbar....you can't!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avBAd9wB91Q&mode=related&search=

Posted by Admiral Ackbar | September 18, 2007 5:56 PM

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