Comments on: Sexist Tarzan http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/ Your daily dose of (un)reality Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:58:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Gabriel http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-792 Sat, 05 May 2007 11:57:09 +0100 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-792 I don't think Tarzan story was sexist but certainly racist. He kills the black people like if they were animals but when whites arrive he try to help some of them. Why? Also, the first women he sees are black but he doesn't feel any sort of attraction for them, strange! And when the white Jane arrives he is in love. A really racist story! I don’t think Tarzan story was sexist but certainly racist. He kills the black people like if they were animals but when whites arrive he try to help some of them. Why?
Also, the first women he sees are black but he doesn’t feel any sort of attraction for them, strange! And when the white Jane arrives he is in love. A really racist story!

]]> by: Sakshi http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-403 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 07:21:24 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-403 Better to watch 'George of the Jungle'.. :) Better to watch ‘George of the Jungle’.. :)

]]> by: ana http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-390 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:32:04 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-390 what's interesting is that this racist content isn't just coming from the "white man". just the other day i was watching a pakistan television serial i had never seen in its entirety. it's about what a little over twenty years old, and this one scene had the image of a "red indian" decked in war paint and feathers riding his horse and chasing a young pakistani man. it was meant as a joke by his relatives to bring out fear in him, but i saw it as reinforcing stereotypes, perhaps stereotypes brought to us by those old hollywood western movies. what’s interesting is that this racist content isn’t just coming from the “white man”. just the other day i was watching a pakistan television serial i had never seen in its entirety. it’s about what a little over twenty years old, and this one scene had the image of a “red indian” decked in war paint and feathers riding his horse and chasing a young pakistani man. it was meant as a joke by his relatives to bring out fear in him, but i saw it as reinforcing stereotypes, perhaps stereotypes brought to us by those old hollywood western movies.

]]> by: PG http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-389 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:03:25 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-389 I thought of Tarzan just the other night when I saw the preview for Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong and was surprised by its blatant racism. Even if we ignore Kong's own racial preferences -- black women can be eaten, but blonde white women are to be adored! -- the portrayal of the 'savages' is ridiculously 19th century. I thought of Tarzan just the other night when I saw the preview for Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong and was surprised by its blatant racism. Even if we ignore Kong’s own racial preferences — black women can be eaten, but blonde white women are to be adored! — the portrayal of the ’savages’ is ridiculously 19th century.

]]> by: apu http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-384 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:18:12 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-384 Its horrible when the things you loved to read as a kid come back to haunt you later - Enid Blyton for example! Its horrible when the things you loved to read as a kid come back to haunt you later - Enid Blyton for example!

]]> by: raven http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-382 Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:56:41 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-382 Hey ana: I'm just a little bit sad, that's all. I used to love Tarzan novels as a kid (I know, how corny). Now they seem kinda silly. Welcome, Rupa! We've got all colors of feminism here :) Hey ana: I’m just a little bit sad, that’s all. I used to love Tarzan novels as a kid (I know, how corny). Now they seem kinda silly.

Welcome, Rupa! We’ve got all colors of feminism here :)

]]> by: Rupa http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-379 Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:51:12 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-379 I just stumbled onto your blog through SM -- and I am definitely incorporating it in my daily procrastination routine! I loves me some brown feminism. I just stumbled onto your blog through SM — and I am definitely incorporating it in my daily procrastination routine! I loves me some brown feminism.

]]> by: ana http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-374 Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:24:53 +0000 http://realitycafe.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/sexist-tarzan/#comment-374 there is that whole genre of racist and sexist "adventure" stories written roughly around the same time, like burroughs, and h. rider haggard's "she" or "king solomon's mines." interesting to study that as part of victorian literature. there is that whole genre of racist and sexist “adventure” stories written roughly around the same time, like burroughs, and h. rider haggard’s “she” or “king solomon’s mines.” interesting to study that as part of victorian literature.

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