“March of the Conservatives”
Sep 13th, 2005 by Anthony Kendall
Hot off of the RSS wire comes this little blurb from the NYTimes:
Conservative groups have turned the documentary “March of the Penguins” into an unexpected battle anthem in the culture wars.
I read the article which basically points out that conservative groups, both political and religious, are urging their members to check out the film. Evidently, it’s the hottest thing since last year’s Passion of the Christ. Actually someone was quoted as saying “Passion of the Penguins,” which I thought was a little ridiculous given that it compares Jesus’s suffering to the 70 mile walk endured by penguins several times a year.
First: Since when were we in a “culture war”?
Second: Now does any film involving (semi-)monogamous relationships and traditional “family values” become a rallying-cry for one fictitious side or the other? Because, if so, I don’t want any of it. I want to watch both March of the Penguins and Spongebob.
Seriously, maybe their is no cultural divide, or “culture war” in this country. Continue Reading »
