Spanish "Gods"

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Itzpapalotzin,
     But movies are taken seriously, especially if the subject matter is
controversial.  "Last Temptation of Christ"  was blasted by christians,
denouncing the movie for its "blasphemous" illustration of jesus.  In a
society where entertainment molds and influences our standards and practices,
the images can be culturally damaging to a targeted ethnic group.  What would
African-americans do if the entertainment industry promoted a performance of
black-faced "mammy" dancers as a tribute to Al Joleson?  Does that
encapsulate of what an African-american is like?  Or would it be right to
portray Native-americans as crazy drunks in movies?  The point is, absurd
inaccuracies, like in the movie, "El Dorado", targeted at an ethnic group can
be very hurtful and painful.