23 August 2006

The Big Not-So-Easy

For a local reaction to Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke, this from a friend and long-time resident of New Orleans:
"Have you seen Spike Lee's documentary? I was surprised that it wasn't more biased, even though it did focus mainly on the black population and neglects that it was an equal-opportunity storm. I was disappointed that there was no mention of the problems at the hospitals with 'gangstas' shooting at rescue helicopters, no mention of Lower Plaquemines that bore the brunt of landfall and was flattened (black and Croatian), no mention of Lakeview (upper middle class), very little mention of St Bernard Parish (Islenos), which was totally wiped out, and no mention of the vandalism that caused unnecessary damage to business establishments and went beyond simple looting (google "The Big Dump"). However, there is footage here that wasn't shown on network news and it's worth seeing it for that."

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