Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Don't Let the 'Black Ages' Happen Again

Watching people on Facebook pretending not to be racists can be amusing if you're in a less than optimal mood.  One advised yesterday it would be bad if 'the Black Ages' return.

It would also be bad to rely on the education of white people for any shift in policy because, dayum, you remember how it was in the Black Ages, of course.

Looking to Facebook for information is like looking to Tiny Tim to learn opera.

Which is why I will either try to make music or watch movies instead and the latter is where I notice Miss Moneypenny isn't some white girl anymore who talks like Queen Elizabeth.


Naomie Harris aka Eve Moneypenny

Miss Moneypenny isn't just a Bond Girl, she's THE Bond Girl as she is the one woman who never succumbs to Bond's charms ... plus she put a cap in him.  How can you not love Miss Moneypenny.

I have no smart remark about the Black Ages or racial equality but I have no doubt getting the gig changed Ms Harris' life and I'm glad of it.  This is not some misguided liberal sentimentality as Ms Harris sparkles in the role.  She is an excellent choice for the new Miss Moneypenny ... plus she is the only person who ever managed to put a bullet into Bond and got away with it.


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