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Sun. Jan. 27, 2002
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Art & Culture > Media > Radio & TV
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Entertainment Hits and Misses
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The Hit
The Apartheid Museum: Opened in late November, Johannesburg, South Africa’s Apartheid Museum is yet another step in the process of reconciliation that continues in the wake of decades of brutal racial discrimination. The $10 million exhibit is designed to give attendees an often realistic taste of what Apartheid was really like. Upon entering the museum, individuals are “segregated” based upon whether their tickets (randomly distributed) are marked “white” or “non-white”. More than a mere gimmick, this technique forces people through various exhibit experiences that recreate life for whites and non-whites during the Apartheid era. In the main exhibit areas, where attendees are reunited after their segregated tour, guests can sample video testimonials from former prison inmates as well as various works of art that capture aspects of the Apartheid experience. The money for the project came partly from a local casino which was gently prodded by the Johannesburg gaming commission to give something back to community lest it have its license revoked. The pressure seems to have been well worth it. Travelers should make an effort to give their patronage to this one-of-a-kind museum.
The Miss
Chuck Norris: Martial arts superstar Chuck Norris is at it again in another bone-crunching action thriller for CBS. This time he reprises his role as a Joshua McCord, a freelance special operations agent who reports to the President of United States on issues of national security. In The President’s Man II, McCord is tasked with fighting a fictional “Islamic” terrorist, generically named Abdul Rashid. After capturing Rashid and bring him back to the United States for trial, Rashid’s son Masood smuggles a nuclear device into the country and threatens to explode it unless his father is released. McCord and his crack team of course diffuse the bomb, save the day and beat the living daylights out of a lot of Muslims in the process. As one might expect from Norris, this made-for-TV movie is rife with stereotypes of Islam and Muslims. It is just the kind of jingoism that seems to be playing well with American audiences right now and just the type of portrayal that Muslims don’t need at this very sensitive time. It’s too bad CBS couldn’t have been pressured to drop the film from its schedule.
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