There were a few subtleties between the sledgehammer blows. Lokai, the clear victim of persecution is also a belligerent, opinionated hothead who seems to feel that it's his duty to bite the hand that feeds him, which only serves to justify the actions of his oppressors. Whereas Bele, the Bull Connor stand-in, is generally dignified, respectful, and eminently professional, at least until Lokai starts pushing his buttons and Frank Gorshin starts sliding near his Kirk Douglas impersonation ("No half-black is gonna make a monkey outta me!").
So, the obvious message is "Racism is wrong, mmkay?" but the slightly more subtle on is that meeting hate with hate only results in everyone dead.
And for classification purposes, white. To be specific, English/Scottish with allegedly a half Cherokee great grandmother on my father's side.
So, the obvious message is "Racism is wrong, mmkay?" but the slightly more subtle on is that meeting hate with hate only results in everyone dead.
And for classification purposes, white. To be specific, English/Scottish with allegedly a half Cherokee great grandmother on my father's side.