@Phil_H and myself just drank our way through a local saloon after visiting the Bud Spencer Museum
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Missed you getting COVID because I havenāt been here for a few weeks but glad youāre okay mate.
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Many thanks, Bill Willer.
Tested negative for Covid now, but it has left me feeling pretty tired and washed out.
All the best, and stay well yourself.
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Glad your starting to feel better @Toscano, itās strange how some people get a light dose and others get hit hard, just the way it is unfortunately. That youāre on the mend is a very good sign, just keep the liquids going. Stay strong and positive my friend.
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Two of the many nice guys on the Forum hanging out together, so cool. I wish I wasnāt afraid of flying and that vacationing in Europe wasnāt so dang expensive, Iād visit all the friends Iāve made here across the Ocean in a heart beat.
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I read that there is commotion in Germany about Winnetou. A new book from āRavensburger Verlagā based upon the latest movie " Der junge HƤuptling Winnetou". The film and book would be too stereotyping of the characters.
As a child I read the books and if there was ever respect for the Indians (and foreigners) it was in these books. It dealt with good and bad in all races and the interaction between the races. Havenāt seen the movie or read the new book so judging this commotion is a bit presumptuous but the original books of Mr. May are also banned at the moment. I read the Dutch editor follows the German editor.
What world do we live in.
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Oh dearā¦ this will probably lead us way down the rabbit holeā¦ First of all nothing is banned. And the commission is about some third party books/toys inspired by the recent childrenās movie, not the original novels. Secondly, if a publishing house decides to take some of their own merch off the market, it is their choice.
I have, like many others, read Mayās books and later watched the movie adaptations, and while consuming these may be fine for adults, if some people want to have a more critical discussion as to whether itās necessary to mold 19th c. colonial stereotypes of the American west into childrenās promo material, then I think itās at least fair to have that discussion (because there is ample to discuss).
I would rather the publisher had considered this before producing it all, because now thereās all this commotionā¦ which to be fair has a lot to do with slow news summer. And Iām not in favor of removing stuff from the market because of some outrage, but I think the company shouldāve predicted itā¦ itās kind of a self made non-scandal.
But I think your memory of Mayās books (which isnāt what this commotion is about, it is about some inspired the movie books and toys) may be a bit misremembered. While May painted kind of a fairytale version of the West, which he had never seen until late in his life, his writing is in fact full of antiquated stereotypes, colonial mindsets and quite racist descriptions of groups of people. Itās because his stories are wrapped in this fairytale way and because we look at May as some naive ignorant fool from the 19th centory who didnāt know any better, that we often donāt notice or didnāt notice. Or choose not to notice?
Anyways I find the whole thing ridiculous nonetheless, and most folks involved in the commotion (which now includes us) are probably academically underquipped to have the discussion in a meaningful manner.
Edit: For those unaware, here is an article that nicely summarizes whatās going on Withdrawal of Winnetou books stirs outrage ā DW ā 08/24/2022
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Sadly, the same thing can be said for a great deal of academia these days. 
Anyone here seen it yet?
And what a pleasure it was.
Next time letās make it back in Almeria, Seb.
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Just found this āClockwork Orangeā spoof on āYoutubeāā¦āViddy well little brothersā¦ā
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Hey Amigos, I fnally took plunge and got a Facebook profile. Didnāt want to initially but the site wouldnāt let me see my favorite movie news pages any more, so I got one going. If anyone wants to friend me there please let me know and Iāll PM you my page, Iāve already sent a friend request to our @Admin.
I would @makesthemovie but Iāve been avoiding Facebook like the plague. Hope you have a good time with it though!
yeah, me too. Its sad to say but this is the closest thing I have to any social media.
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Itās raining cats and dogs here in the state of New Jersey, and I couldnāt be happier. After what seemed like forever of sun dried drought, some dreary weather is welcomed with open arms.
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Same but Iām more than happy keeping it that way.
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as long as youāre on there following the SWDb, all is good in the west 
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Just saw on Google that Queen Elizabeth IIās health isnāt good right now, keeping positive thoughts here in the States. This has me concerned for both her, and for the friends Iāve made here who are from the UK as things might get chaotic should it get worse for The Queen. I wish all my UK buds the best in safety, and that things stay calm in these strange times.
how so?