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Hooray. We were there!
Published on March 7, 2006 By adnauseam In Current Events
Allow me a few seconds of Patriotic pride. The South African film, Tsotsi, won an oscar! Director Gavin Hood deserves praise and congratulations for bringing kudos to my country.

And of course, our beautiful lass Charlize Theron was there too. They may have voted her worst-dressed woman at the Oscars but they can say what they like. She is ours(!) and we love and admire her. Charlize won an oscar for Monster two years ago. She is a mega-star and she is proudly South African.

Hooray for us!

Comments
on Mar 07, 2006
National pride, especially at the Oscars, is never out of fashion!  Congratulations.
on Mar 07, 2006
Adnauseum,

As an American I share your pride to no small extent. As a high school student during the waning years of apartheid, I participated heavily in debates on the subject, I wrote endless letters for Amnesty International on behalf of imprisoned leaders like Nelson Mandela, and I memorized several of Mandela's speeches, as well as familiarizing myself with the life of Steven Biko, through the book ane the movie "Cry Freedom". I am amazed at how far your country has come in the span of my lifetime, and you have every reason to be proud!

(And I'm VERY glad the suicide bomber propaganda film "Paradise Now!" didn't win, which makes me doubly glad!) Congratulations!