Hey everyone, I don't have much to say in this post, because this video I created says it all. I felt that I really needed to get this out there, since it's conference weekend and everyone is singing "We Thank Thee O God For A Prophet(profit)", confirming him a "Prophet, Seer and Revelator" and all standing in unison, with tears in their eyes, as he enters the $500 million Gordon B. Hinckley Conference Center.
This video includes what Hinckley had to say in the last General Conference(April 2006), at the Priesthood session, where he was completely shocked about reports of racism and supposedly had no idea where it all came from, even though he had discussed the racism issue multiple times, in about every public interveiw he's ever done. I made this video specifically for Hinckley and everyone else, that just can't figure out where the Mormon racism came from.
It's not hard to figure out when you read the exact words of Hinckley himself and many other past and current Apostles and Prophets of the Mormon Church. This video should clear up any confusion that there might be as I just wanted to solve the mystery for everyone, especially Hinckley and his very selective memory.
I look forward to everyone's comments, especially you TBM lurkers, that want to defend or justify these awful, racist, "word for word" statements and quotes. If you TBM Apologists, just want to leave a comment saying the same old BS; that they were just misquoted, never really said such things, just spoke as men, or were just sharing their personal opinion, etc, don't bother leaving a comment and save yourself and us some time. Give us a new apologetic angle that we haven't already heard 1,000 times before.
For those that want to download the audio of these remarks, or read more about this talk by Hinckley, and what I thought about it last April, right after he gave the talk(along with many more detailed, racist quotes from Mormon Apostles and Prophets); you can read this post on my blog.
Samuel the Utahnite
5 comments:
Sorry Samuel, but that was just a terrible video. The quality is poor, the color of the writing is difficult to read, the man signing is a distraction, and Hinckley's talking is completely irrelevant to the topic of racism until 53 seconds into the video. It's just...ugh...
I'd be willing to do a better version if you like. I already have a better video clip. All I would need is a list of the quotes you want in it and their sources. Oh, and probably a "map" telling me how you want it organized. This message is so important and the delivery is lacking so much, it's kind of driving me nuts....
I had a difficult time reading the writing as well. I would also agree that it should be redone to make more of an impact. I agree that the man signing was a huge distraction as well.
Sometimes the video looks good on our computer, but does not show well on the internet.
My idea is to have only the text in the video with the audio track playing in the background. That way people will focus on the message and not the distraction of the man signing.
I agree with 123. Tweak this project a bit for a stronger impact.
Samuel,
The most important thing I need to say is that I apologize for not being sensitive. I am sure you invested a lot of time and energy into that video, just as you do with your podcasts and posts. I felt that I was critiquing your work by giving specific examples of how the video could be improved, not offering vague criticism like some of the commenters on YouTube who were being critical of you, rather than commenting on the video itself.
I am by no means a Mormon apologist. From an apologetic/evangelical point of view, I cannot think of a worse waste of time than coming on a site like yours to try to trick people into thinking I'm one of them, just to gain their trust and slowly persuade them to re-join the Church. I understand that some people come with that intention, but they all eventually realize that they're more effective preying on the emotionally needy to gain converts than those who are actually informed about Mormonism and doing just fine with their lives. (Unless they just keep coming back under different aliases, haha) It made me laugh that anyone would think that I'm an apologist. I think my comments in their entirety suggest otherwise, but arguing over what someone chooses to label me as such doesn't change my views on the Church.
I don't have the time to keep a blog or podcast updated the way you do, and that's why it would not be worthwhile to try creating my own community. I do have the time, however, to supplement your work from time to time, if you are willing to accept a helping hand. I'm not trying to control anyone, and I do not want to force anyone to accept my views. When my arguments or suggestions are better than someone else's, they will naturally accept and/or act on them, just as I do theirs when my ideas are inferior.
If you go back and read my posts, you'll see that I only correct someone or disagree with them when I feel that I have something of value to offer instead. I know how frustrating it can be to do video editing, because I've been there through the learning stages. I'm by no means an expert in AV editing, but I now have more knowledge and tools available to me that allow me to spend less time creating much better quality work than I had when I first got started. If I didn't think that I had the ability to help improve your video, then I would have just said something like, "It's a good message that needs to be said. Thanks Sam!"
FYI, you're right: I do have the General Conference DVD pack (another tool!). I ripped the Hinckley video onto my computer on Sunday and spent about an hour testing different ideas so that it will have a more powerful delivery. The software I have also does a good job of compressing video so that it is optimized for web-viewing, so the finished product should look very similar to expectations.
Anyway, the most important thing is that you know that I'm sorry for not communicating my intentions properly. I think that the best way I could make it up to you is by showing you that I was serious about helping you improve the video and following through. If I give you my email address would you be willing to send me the quotes and their sources?
Hopefully there won't be any lingering animosity between us because I respect you and your work.
P.S. I post under the name "123" for real-world anonymity and I use the same name so that people know who I am on the blog. But you already know me :)
Samuel,
The video was great and had a very powerful message. The only thing that was difficult for me was reading the words and trying to listen to Hinckly at the same time. If you do decided to remake the video perhaps you could take that into consideration.
I have no clue how to do any type of video editing so your work is 1000% better than I could do! Thanks
Samuel,
What makes me cringe is that Hinckley says: "Blacks were denied the Priesthood because of past interpretation of a doctrine". WHAT?!! We're not talking about a Southern Baptist preacher that got it wrong! We're not talking about some minister whose isead change! We're talking about the Prophet of the Lors, the man that speaks with God and Jesus face to face, the man that has a Urim and the Thumim --not sure about the spelling for the peep stones! They are supposed to get their facts right, and right from God Himself! So what's all that Hinckley non-sense about MISTAKEN INTERPRETATION?! He's such an irritating old git!!
Yeah, Blacks were denied the blessings o the Priesthood and suffered racism for so long in the Church, but that's "just a flick of the past"... Unbelievable!!
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