Ronald D. Moore, Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell and David Eick gathered to discuss the direct correlation between Battlestar Galactica and the present day work at the United Nations. Whoopi "Guinan" Goldberg moderated the entire panel...
At one point the discussion lit a fire under the Admiral, and the talk of human rights turned personal for Edward James Olmos. The "Old Man" launched into a passionate speech about casting off the idea of race as a cultural determinant, and said we were one race, the human race. His voice echoed throughout the chamber growing louder until - I kid you not - he was yelling, "So Say We All," and the crowd answered right back.
Via io9
3 comments:
This was actually pretty fun to watch:
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/specialevents/2009/se090317pm.rm
I found the video when you posted this, and totally watched it. The "So say we all" moment was a little nerdy, but kind of undeniable. The very concept of race is colonialistic, and boy, wouldn't it be an interesting world if we could go back in time and not introduce it.
FUCK!
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