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anybody else find this movie very offensive?

posted 18 years ago by chris-e-lee
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I found the 1934 version pretty offensive in how they portrayed Dahlila. she doesn't want her own house? she only wants to serve Bea? She's her "partner" and gets 20%? even so she should be a millioniare and yet still takes comfort in rubbing her feet? lol, come on. they portray her with basically no self dignity and how she just accepts her daughter's rejection is pretty sad too. i suppose back in 1934 this was considered progressive, but at the same time it is pretty clear about Dahlila's role and yet nobody really wants to adress this issue when talking about this movie.

[–] jawebster2000 8 years ago

People are like snowflakes, no two are the same. Dahlia, like Bill O'Reilly*, was a simple person with simple likes and desires. She was also an exceptionally loving and caring person who refused to fit into other people's ideas of how one should live their life. In other words, she was happy just being herself. In that sense, she was a strong woman, indeed!

*For you non-Fox News viewers, Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" is someone who often describes himself as a very "simple man".