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In response to "I've now actually seen one of this year's best pic noms! And I can say that West Side Story... is a movie that exists." by Cuzzin Todd

OKL, so, I have a fundamental problem with it, which is that it's about Puerto Rican immigration. Puerto Ricans are Americans. They cannot immigrate. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Mar 25 '22, 20:37

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fun fact: the original story was about jews from lithuania and russia -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 22:15 1
- It was about a couple of kids from two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona... -- nm - . Mar 26, 02:51
"Puerto Ricans are Americans." Yeah, sure. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 25, 20:44 2
- If they move to the 48 states, they can vote. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 20:48 1
  - Not make them 'Muricans, that don't! (NM) - Joe Bob Racist Mar 25, 21:03
It's brown people moving into a white city. Racists don't care about such linguistic technicalities. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 25, 20:43 1
- It's this. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 20:49
I think you are getting hung up on a (albeit correct) technicality here. The experience, especially perhaps in that era, was like immigrating.... -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 25, 20:39 3
- is it the same? they can't get deported. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 20:47 2
  - Legally? No. Socially? Yeah, there's a fuckton of prejudice and bigotry. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 20:49 1
    - Yeah, I've seen it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 20:53

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