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Originally Posted by Heibges
It seems this revisionism is everywhere.
Take Saving Private Ryan for instance.
If you didn't know better, you might think the US Army was non-segregated in WWII, if you thought Vin Diesel was playing a character of mixed decent.
Also, you might think it was easy to be Jewish in the US Army in WWII.
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Oh! Look over there!
The discrimination of minorities in the US military in WWII is not the subject of the movie Saving Private Ryan. I'm sure the military buffs here can point out other factual inaccuracies or distortions in the movie, which have no serious relevance as far as what the storyline of the movie is supposed to portray.
Incidentally, the reason why very often there appear multi-racial actors and fill-ins in movies, when they really don't fit in historically, is because there are anti-discrimination laws that may be violated if they didn't do otherwise. Even here, the intent is not revisionism but an attempt at fair employment practices.
UPDATE: I, too, think that what started this thread
has been settled, at least the specific accusation against the entire UK educational system on this matter.