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America's bankrupt generation: Dead weight dragging USA down
29.11.2010
Pages: 12
By John Stanton
There is a scene from the 1967 movie classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner that speaks to the title of this article. The movie stars Spencer Tracey, Katherine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and a who's who of character actors of the day. It's the story of a black man and white woman who have fallen in love with each other and plan to get married. The couple have decided to break that news to their parents who initially condemn their love and plan to marry. The parent's initial opposition does not take into account the young couple's understanding that their love for each other is taboo and that they will be challenged mightily by political and social forces arrayed against them. Nonetheless, the lovers intend to challenge the system and leap forward together no matter what the parent's opinion of them (although Sidney Poitier gives Spencer Tracy an out). If the parents had their way (initially) they would have rejected the arrangement and opted to maintain the status quo of the day; that is, no marriage or relationship.
In the movie, the parent's education, knowledge and experiences have been shaped in an era (1910-1967) that is light years removed from their children's time and place. Tracey and Hepburn are an affluent couple in San Francisco (Tracey is a retired newspaper editor) while Poitier's parents are hardened middle class (the Dad, played brilliantly by Roy Glenn, is a retired mailman).
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World » Americas
America's bankrupt generation: Dead weight dragging USA down
29.11.2010
Pages: 12
By John Stanton
There is a scene from the 1967 movie classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner that speaks to the title of this article. The movie stars Spencer Tracey, Katherine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and a who's who of character actors of the day. It's the story of a black man and white woman who have fallen in love with each other and plan to get married. The couple have decided to break that news to their parents who initially condemn their love and plan to marry. The parent's initial opposition does not take into account the young couple's understanding that their love for each other is taboo and that they will be challenged mightily by political and social forces arrayed against them. Nonetheless, the lovers intend to challenge the system and leap forward together no matter what the parent's opinion of them (although Sidney Poitier gives Spencer Tracy an out). If the parents had their way (initially) they would have rejected the arrangement and opted to maintain the status quo of the day; that is, no marriage or relationship.
In the movie, the parent's education, knowledge and experiences have been shaped in an era (1910-1967) that is light years removed from their children's time and place. Tracey and Hepburn are an affluent couple in San Francisco (Tracey is a retired newspaper editor) while Poitier's parents are hardened middle class (the Dad, played brilliantly by Roy Glenn, is a retired mailman).
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