Well, those crazy Japanese are at it again. This is actually one of the most creative videos I have seen in a long time. Enjoy!
Matrix Pong (3mb WMV file)
They really do a great job, not only of mimicing the Matrix but also of letting the limitation of the medium of execution stretch their creative use of space instead of limiting it. It’s also interesting that a really “new” medium such as the special effects used in the Matrix are affecting this very physical and theatrical expression.
Taranis, you insensitive slut. While I applaud your discovery of this hilarious piece of footage, I am appalled at your use of the word “Jap.” I thought such slurs had long since been removed from an intelligence man’s vocabulary, and now I find that even you can fall victim to the occasional brain fart. How disappointed am I.
This reminds me of my trip to Hiroshima. No it doesn’t. I’ve never been there. I don’t want my nuts to fall off from the radiation.
So, when did the word “Jap” become insensitive. Was it after they bombed Pearl Harbor? I doubt it. Listen, those Engrish-speaking freaks have bars that celebrate swastikas and other Nazi memoribilia. They’re no more deserving of respect than my honky cracker ass.
So, are you’re saying being at war with someone makes it okay to dehumanize them if it eases our conscience and makes it easier to kill them? Or are you saying it’s okay to dehumanize someone if they in turn are already doing something ridiculously ignorant? Or are you saying both?
I’m not saying it’s OK in any circumstance; I’m saying that’s just the way it is. Would I call a Japanese person a Jap to his face? No. But would I use it for comic effect? Yes. No different than David Chappelle or Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock using the term “whitey” in their routines. Would they say it to me directly? Probably not. Especially when they saw how big I was. But it works in the context of creating an effect.