New Burns Documentary Snubs Latinos

Ken Burns, the celebrated documentary filmmaker who produced masterpieces like The Civil War and Baseball, is set to release his latest opus, a project that took him six years to complete. The film, entitled The War, is a 14-hour look into World War II as seen through the eyes of veterans from around the U.S. But everyone is not happy with Burns' effort. Latino activists are angry that the film includes no conversations with Latino veterans, something Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez of the University of Texas says demonstrates that Latino contributions to the war are "not being valued today." Burns insists that he "did not set out to exclude Latinos" but some, like Rivas-Rodriguez, want the film expanded, perhaps by as many as a few hours, to adequately portray the Latino experience.

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no unity, only diversity by Anonymous :: NR0 :: on 12 April 2007

Isn't anyone concerned that all we hear these days is tripe about how such and such group doesn't have the proper representation or this film/that story didn't give enough lip-serive to the valuable contributions of one particular segment of society? Isn't anyone capable of seeing any measure of unity in the story of WWII without having to break it down into what ethnic groups did what? In a society so obsessed with equality, why are we always talking about things that make people different? This diversity sensitivity bullshit is ripping this country apart. Whoever said diversity is our strength was a full-fledged moron. Under the guise of diversity, America has completely lost its sense of identity. We're not a country anymore, we're justa collection of economically connected special interest groups. I'm gonna go out and start campaigning for the neglected rights of Italian fly-fishermen.

I'm sick of this nonsense.

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