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As one who knows..you can put your hand in most black womens hair.I wanted to challenge Chris Rock so badly about this but could not.What do people think we did before weaves.How did we have long hair.Hair is hair…just different degrees of texture.There are many many black women with beautiful silky hair and guess what,not one extension.This left the world thinking that we,black women can only have beautiful silky hair if we buy it and that just is not true.Speak..my ladies of beautiful hair..lol

NY Times rave review says the film “Toe To Toe,” which opens in NYC today, “is likely to languish in art-house limbo, far from the eyes of its ideal audience. That is a shame because Ms. Abt provides an unsually honest, compassionate and challengeing view of contemporary youth, neither sugarcoated nor prurient.” Has anyone heard of this film since it was shown in the competition at Sundance last year?

The line in the Fandango review that explains that the drama was “inspired by a study that indicates interracial friendships end at age 14 for approxiamtely 87%of American teenages” won’t help get this film an audience.

No one mentions the sex that may get it an R rating or the great dancing combined with very well recieved sound track with some Arab takes on hip hop. I think trying to get this movie on Oprah might be its only hope to be seen.

A Great movie of all time is ( MY NAME IS KHAN )

where the hero or leading character ( sha rukh khan) known as king of Bolly Wood, In this movie represent’s almost all muslims ( he is what true muslims are ). It tells a great story that i think all American’s should watch now!!

It is a great Movie which tells a grest story that i feel all people all around the world should watch!!

It is romantic , Action and very funny movie.

I also think it should be number one in box office rather then Number four!! its just not fair….

Please watch the movie in cenima’s or buy the CD do what ever You wish just watch it!!

Oprah should bring them in her show

Sandy and I have now seen the movie Avatar three times. We both were immediately struck by the similarities between the Na’vi and the Native American cultures. In our opinion, Avatar’s premise reminded us of the historical conquest of indigenous cultures for their land and the mineral wealth it held. (ie. the Native Americans of North America along with others) With the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of our country, the wholesale extermination of the Indian peoples began. The premise in Avatar depicts the same wholesale extermination of the Na’vi (indigenous poeple) because of the mineral wealth of “unobtainium”.

Our society still functions in this capacity, to rape the land and the people for material gain, so the elite few can control the masses through financial gain. Our culture, the society that we live in that is… prides itself on being an advanced civilization. But, it is one that is based on technology and greed versus the peaceful and harmonious relationship with Mother Nature as practiced by indigenous cultures. With this elitist doctrine, your economy becomes war based, war becomes essential to economic survival. If someone has what you want, you make them your enemy and then take what you want from the “hostiles”.

The Na’vi were depicted as having this reverence for Nature, recognizing Eywa (Mother Earth) and the connection of all life. Just as the Native Americans practiced a balance in taking the gifts provided, never taking more than they needed and always giving thanks for the gifts… so the Na’vi recognized the need to thank Spirit for the gift and that all/energy is only borrowed and always returns to Source. To be one with the natural world in spirit, through prayer and reverence, this truly is an advanced culture.

Although there are so many discussions about the movie… and even the fact that it is making so much money… we both loved it for it’s beautiful imagry, imagination and the messages. “I See You” not just with my eyes but the real you within you…rather like the meaning of Namaste’, it is a message that we both will carry forward in our day to day lives. “I am you and you are me and we are altogether” …. (gotta love the Beatles) We hope that others will watch the movie with an open mind and an open heart and not let the hype or other’s opinions color what they “SEE”.

Luvthyngbr/Terry and Atreedance/Sandy