SOLO
"The prince's overseas visit will be his first solo trip on behalf of the Queen."
"It might see Harry take the opportunity to stage a fundraising polo match on behalf of his Sentebale charity."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16174233
CARCASS
"The goal of a player is to grab the carcass of a headless goat or calf and then get it clear of the other players and pitch it across a goal line or into a target circle or vat."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi
ARYAN
"In time polo became an Iranian national sport played normally by the nobility."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo
WHITE MASTER
". . . . Tom is beaten to death by a cruel white master for refusing to betray the whereabouts of two other slaves."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom_syndrome
WAR
"Buck passing or passing the buck is the act of attributing another person or group with responsibility for one's own actions. It is also used as a strategy in power politics when the actions of one country/nation are blamed on another, providing an opportunity for war."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_passing
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The Boondocks (TV series)
ReplyDeleteThe Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, based on McGruder's comic strip of the same name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER HD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6G-Nr97SXE
Making and Maintaining the Buck Nigger?
ReplyDeleteJoseph Conrad
Criticism
"...Achebe also cited Conrad's description of an encounter with an African: "A certain enormous buck nigger encountered in Haiti fixed my conception of blind, furious, unreasoning rage, as manifested in the human animal to the end of my days."..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Conrad#Criticism
Blood Diamond (film)
Blood Diamond is a 2006 political thriller film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in African war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies across the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Diamond_(film)
Blood Diamond - Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtPX2kXhu7I
"...and your here to make a Buck."