These things must be decided democratically.

[sabotabby]

[Poll #1157076]

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Also, I finally saw Three Kings last night (it seemed appropriate, given the anniversary) because a whole bunch of people told me that it was good. It was, for about the first half. Is it me, or does it feel like they had to splice a different movie in there so that American audiences wouldn't feel that bad about themselves?

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[rohmie.livejournal.com]

But can you make hamantash out of human trash - that is the question.

[sabotabby]

I thought that was the whole point.

(Hint: Purim is a fun but pretty racist holiday.)

[rohmie.livejournal.com]

You send me to Wikipedia more than all my other friends.

That said, I'm still lost. Because it is nationalist?

[sabotabby]

It's a celebration of smiting a bunch of Persians. Which, given that the Persians were trying to annihilate the Jews at the time, is understandable. There's a very nationalistic character to the celebration, though. Plus I've heard that the shape of hamantash is supposed to reflect a rather crude caricature of Haman.

[seaya.livejournal.com]

But it can't be racist because it was about the underdog smiting the people in power at the time. It isn't about modern Iranians.

Racism = Prejudice + Power