Tag Archives: prejudice

A Legal Case of Being Lost in Translation

Posted on August 23, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Amanda Knox (July 9, 1987) Imagine, if you will, being accused of murdering a flat mate, just because you were the one to discover strange details in your rented property before you rang the police. In a nutshell, this happened … Continue reading →

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“Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night…”*

Posted on January 5, 2025 by cdsmiller17

“The Six Triple Eight” (2024) The full quote is: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds“ Wikipedia We could add, “nor World War II.” This Netflix … Continue reading →

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The Truth is in the Title

Posted on March 16, 2024 by cdsmiller17

American Fiction (2023) Oh, boy, this is a clever satire on the state of American literary circles. Meet Monk: he’s a writer of fiction who gets no reviews, no awards and hardly any book sales. In frustration, he writes a … Continue reading →

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Xenophobia: Blaming the Stranger Among Us

Posted on January 19, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) This film is based on the 2018 coming of age book with the same title by Delia Owens. It’s not based on a true story (how could it?) and, in my opinion, it’s an allegory … Continue reading →

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I’m Beginning to Think that I’m Too Subtle Sometimes:

Posted on December 3, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Let’s Start a Dialogue about the N-Word All joking aside, there are three recent posts of mine which attempted to connect the dots where harsh truth is concerned. The first was about Dred Scott, the second about Roe v. Wade … Continue reading →

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How a Jewish Kid from Hell’s Kitchen Changed the World

Posted on August 23, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Stanley Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) Stanley Kramer was an independent film producer and director, responsible for making many of Hollywood’s ‘message films’. There were no topics he was unwilling to highlight, and in his own words: … Continue reading →

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An Early Attempt at Racial/Sexual Integration in a Play of Mine

Posted on May 29, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Black and White (1978) How do you fight a battle that has been going on since slavery days? You tackle it head-on. The following play excerpt is all that I have of an idea that I was thinking of ‘fleshing … Continue reading →

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Prejudice Comes in Many Forms

Posted on April 11, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Green Book (2018) I have to admit to having a bit of trepidation before watching this film on Netflix last night. For one thing, I knew there would be racial discrimination and even a little bit of violence, but I … Continue reading →

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Take a Brooding Male, Add a Little Gossip: What do You Have?

Posted on September 19, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC Series) Call me ‘old school’. This is the only adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel that works for me. Set in 1812 (at the beginning of the War of 1812-14), it tells the tale of … Continue reading →

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Playing the Cards You’ve been Dealt

Posted on January 29, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Gambler This song has been running through my mind for three days now. What am I missing?

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