RaceFrak2009

[prog]

This sounds too awesome (as in dude, that's) for reality, but it's clearly too weird to be parody. From an EW article about a BSG retrospective at the UN:

When one of the UN's representatives talked about how part of their mandate was to safeguard the human rights of everyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, and station, Olmos got a little heated. "You never should've invited me here," he said, before blasting the UN for continuing to use race as a term of separation, of division among peoples. His voice rose, steadily, as if years of social activism was coming to a head on this night. Then, directing his attention to the high schoolers: "Adults will never be able to stop using the word 'race' as a cultural determinant....There is only one race: the human race. SO SAY WE ALL!"

I swear to you, everyone in that chamber shouted it right back at him. Because the Admiral asked us to.

And Mary McDonnell leaned over and gently wiped a tear from Olmos' cheek.

(Thx to classicaljunkie for linkage.)

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

wow.

[ahkond.livejournal.com]

(see icon)

[keimel.livejournal.com]

Anyone with a save-able download?

[in-parentheses.livejournal.com]

DAMN. That is AMAZING.

[mrmorse.livejournal.com]

The complete video is available as streaming RealPlayer at the UN Webcast Archives.

The statement by the UN representative where he refers to race is at 29 minutes into the video. (This is the end of a longer speech.) After comments relating to other aspects of the UN reps comments, Olmos speaks at 34 minutes. He gets quite angry about it, and his comments are more pointed than the quote makes them out to be.

[mr-choronzon.livejournal.com]

Wow, this made my week.

[(Anonymous)]

holy rocket sheep!

[jtroutman.livejournal.com]

This is really awesome. Wish the video wasn't in RM format, however.