The OJ Simpson case was at least seven-kinds of culturally significant. A famous black ex-athlete/loved celebrity accused of violently murdering his white ex-wife and her current lover. What’s NOT to be culturally significant and worth of my web talk show about this case in a society still affected by not-too-distant centuries of the enslavement of kidnapped Africans? The guy still insists on saying he didn’t do it, even though he named a new book “If I Did It”. Way to cash in on your ex-wife murder! The whole thing was a travesty, including the way race relations became the focal point of the trial commentary. The perception was that all black Americans believed him to be innocent, the yet-another victim of racism in this country, and that all white Americans believed him to be guilty, because they are all racist assholes. To me, it seemed like all the evidence pointed to him being very, very guilty. But who am I, other than a racist white asshole, right? That’s what I must be, and not a social commentary video-maker, right? Anyway, when OJ starting talking about his book “If I Did It”, I thought it would be good to hit the streets of Brooklyn for my little web talk show to find out who all thought he committed the murder and whether or not it was such a black and white case. Watch the video to find out. You might just be surprised. [More] [Less] |
No idea. I do think it's kind of sad when anyone, an author for instance, sees that the value of his first editions is huge... but he doesn't own any because he gave them and the proofs away to friends, who would rather hit him over the head with it than give it back and save him from starving to death.