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White people immune to gatling guns?


I gotta get me some white genes, so I can be impermeable to bullets.

Or wait, maybe it was just cheap writing. My bad, hard to tell when the whole movie is like that.

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He got hit and injured. Chances are a number of the samurai survived as well but committed harakiri like Katsumoto did.

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Yes, white people ARE immune to Gatlin Guns. Didn't you learn that in high school physics class? It's pretty basic knowledge.

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I ought to report your post, but instead will say that it's a movie.

Get over yourself.

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Report his post? For what? You are much too sensitive.

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Racism is racism, regardless of where it comes from. What if I made the same comment on a different movie, but referenced another ethnicity? It wouldn't sit well as an idea, even as a joke.

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White people aren't, but Scientologists are.

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LOL

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@Monk_Drunk Now it all makes sense!

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It is a pretty sweet deal. We're mostly immune from police beatings too. You should definitely see if you qualify for membership.

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You don't need white genes, just bleach your skin to get the same level of protection.

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I just hope other ethnic groups never watch A Christmas Story and learn our secret vulnerability; the BB. *Hint* You aim for our eye.

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Sorry but this is simply a stupid comment.

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Ever consider the idea that it's not 'white people' who are impermeable to bullets, but rather 'lead characters in major motion pictures' who are so blessed.

You have seen it a hundred times before? Why is this film worth singling out?

So you can make a race issue out of it, right?



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Your post would make more sense if the non-white lead character had also survived.

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The 'lead' character you are referring to was actually a 'supporting' character.



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I don't see how it's possible to come to that conclusion... care to elaborate?

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I made the assumption you were referring to Katsumoto as the 'non-white lead'.

I was expressing my belief that Katsumoto was not a lead character, but rather a supporting character.



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Yes... What I meant is, how is it possible to come to the conclusion that Katsumoto is not a lead character?

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Screen time, for one thing.

And also by virtue of the fact Katsumoto's role (from a story structure standpoint) is to challenge and guide the LEAD character - Algren - on his quest.

Algren is the sole protagonist in this story, there can be no two ways about that.




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I will also point out that, as far as I could tell, Katsumoto intended to martyr himself in that battle. He died to make a point.

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