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<blockquote data-quote="Juan Dulces" data-source="post: 1987469517">True.&nbsp; Lee started making movies when people of his race in America were finding much more of their own voice in the country, regarding both in entertainment and more importantly overall progress in society.&nbsp; The struggles described in Lee's films are basically universal tales for any and all peoples, with the exception of occasionally showing how African-Americans specifically encountered discrimination with some regularity.&nbsp; Things are still not perfect or equal in America regarding these types of things, but they are better than they were in the States when the early Spike Lee films came out.I don't think Lee is a racist.&nbsp; We all get discriminated against, stereotyped - and if you don't think it happens to you, wait until you're old.&nbsp; Some of us, by choice or natural life (i.e, genes, location, gender), experience discrimination much more than others, which is very unfortunate but sadly I am sure that it will never be gone entirely.&nbsp; Any kind of repetitive pain will harden the person, making them resistant against 'feeling' the pain. However,&nbsp; the strength that it takes to no longer feel the pain is essentially taken from one 'shelf' (on the inside) and placed on another.&nbsp; Now that first shelf (possibly caring/forgiveness/tolerance for all) is at least reduced if not emptied. A person can be forever changed, but that doesn't mean that Lee acts with or is consumed by hate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Juan Dulces, post: 1987469517"] True. Lee started making movies when people of his race in America were finding much more of their own voice in the country, regarding both in entertainment and more importantly overall progress in society. The struggles described in Lee's films are basically universal tales for any and all peoples, with the exception of occasionally showing how African-Americans specifically encountered discrimination with some regularity. Things are still not perfect or equal in America regarding these types of things, but they are better than they were in the States when the early Spike Lee films came out. I don't think Lee is a racist. We all get discriminated against, stereotyped - and if you don't think it happens to you, wait until you're old. Some of us, by choice or natural life (i.e, genes, location, gender), experience discrimination much more than others, which is very unfortunate but sadly I am sure that it will never be gone entirely. Any kind of repetitive pain will harden the person, making them resistant against 'feeling' the pain. However, the strength that it takes to no longer feel the pain is essentially taken from one 'shelf' (on the inside) and placed on another. Now that first shelf (possibly caring/forgiveness/tolerance for all) is at least reduced if not emptied. A person can be forever changed, but that doesn't mean that Lee acts with or is consumed by hate. [/QUOTE]

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