That’s funny – an insane barbarian is upset about how ancient Persians are portrayed in a movie. In real life, present-day Persians cut off heads, beat women who are victims of rape, and threaten the destruction of civilization.

Thee_Bruno on March 13, 2007 at 2:45 pm

Maybe we should get this guy even more upset. How about a missile on his head? Just like Clinton did to the aspirin factory. This is a democracy. Let’s put it to a vote?

Happiness Pursuer on March 13, 2007 at 3:05 pm

President Admadinejad had better pay attention to what happened to Xerxes and the various Darius who preceded him. He’ll end up hiding behind his court eunuchs and harem too.

VTXrider on March 13, 2007 at 4:58 pm

Debbie
I don’t think the ancient Persians – who were Zoroastrians, not Muslims – deserve to be defamed. Under Cyrus the Great, Persepolis – their ancient capital – was built totally with paid labor, as opposed to slave labor in Babylon or Egypt. If anything, there were far more civilized than Iran at any time since 736AD, when they fell to the Arabs. Neither did the Persians have so many body/face piercings, as the caption above seems to suggest.
I AGREE WITH YOU. YOU DIDN’T READ THIS ENTRY VERY CLOSELY (OR MY REVIEW OF “300”). THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID HEREIN.
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL

Infidel Pride on March 13, 2007 at 4:58 pm

To compare any Middle Eastern “race” today with 500 BC is absurd. Since that time the area has been overrun by Mongols, Huns, Brits, Frenchies, and so on. All, save the Brits, had no problems raping and otherwise impregnating the women and killing the men. I leave out the Greeks who seem to have actually sought young boys as well as girls, a main reason they were hated in that part of the world, and a few Russian conquering hordes who also had no problem with R&P. Anthropologists who work the Ancient Egyptian scene say that it is impossible to discern any similarities between the old time Egyptians and the current crop. And besides: it’s only a movie. Name one ever made that was historically accurate. It’s their job to entertain not educate.

Duke on March 14, 2007 at 9:29 am