LL-L "Folklore" 2004.09.03 (05) [E]

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From: Grietje MENGER <grietje at menger.fsnet.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2004.09.02 (10) [E]

> From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
> Subject: "Folklore" [E]
>
> As for Captain Black in "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" - let's face
it,
> a work of fiction does depend on cultural references for all sorts of
things
> and if you're going to colour-code characters then black will suggest the
> villain, blue will suggest loyalty and suchlike. I think if there are no
> direct references to race then there can't be anything wrong with it
(other
> than the crass directness of the cultural symbolism, of course!).

At the risk of going completely off topic here (and this email being
withheld by Ron, for which I wouldn't blame him): anyone of you see Pride
and Prejudice with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth? The opening episode with
the two friends on horseback, Darcy is riding a black horse and his friend a
grey. Later on, I think it's the middle episode before the dive in the pond,
Darcy's riding a grey and in the last episode as well, if I recall
correctly. How's that for cultural symbolism.

Grietje Menger
Scotland

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