Professor Oberon & The Naked Prey
First of all, I'd suggest you watch Cornell Wilde's THE NAKED PREY. It is the story of a white African Guide who takes an arrogant white man on a trade route. When they cross the territory of various tribes, they are expected to pay tribute: usually gifts from the trade goods. This man refuses and dismisses the natives as he judges them as inferior to himself and not worthy of his largesse. The guide warns him several times that this is a huge mistake - to not honor the tribe and their territory put them all at risk. As they journey on, they are attacked and captured by the dishonored tribe and the arrogant trader ends up roasting on a spit (certainly not a low-fat diet). The guide, considered an honorable man by the tribal elders, is offered a life or death challenge in order to remain alive which pits him against a group of tribesmen who are selected to carry out the challenge.
One of the oddest moments in the film is when you see African tribal peoples dancing in a village ceremony and the drumming and singing behind it are actually Native American — some cultural ignorance was built into the film itself - albeit not intentionally!
Professor Oberon represents a certain kind of ego consciousness that considers itself superior but really suffers from a variety of personality disorders, styles and traits which do not play well with others and lead to his demise. Narcissism, antisociality, grandiosity, and perhaps a touch of schizoid and avoidant all work together to damage his relationships. However, in the wild, the stakes are much higher because Professor Oberon does not have ultimate control over his environs and thereby meets a whole new level of opposition and consequences to his negative attitudes and behaviors. Professor Oberon should have cleaned up his act long ago! Perhaps this is similar to the corporate consciousness that allows the environment to be constantly degraded with plastics, chemicals and polluted air and water. In many areas, the plants and refineries that exude the most pollutants are located where the more impoverished locals live, those with less political capital. Professor Oberon lives on!!
AND THEN there is Mr. Robinson who ran for Lt. Governor in North Carolina and who has been referred to as a white supremacist in blackface! I can’t help but think of this toy in that regard. He was reported to be visiting LGBT porn sites even though he publicly condemned LGBT individuals, and to have an admiration for Nazi-related things. Unfortunately for him, his secret life suddenly became public and others in his political party began to distance themselves from him. He ultimately lost the election. Mr. Robinson strikes me as someone similar to the character in the movie who doesn’t feel obliged to honor the reality of certain others of his choice.
First of all, I'd suggest you watch Cornell Wilde's THE NAKED PREY. It is the story of a white African Guide who takes an arrogant white man on a trade route. When they cross the territory of various tribes, they are expected to pay tribute: usually gifts from the trade goods. This man refuses and dismisses the natives as he judges them as inferior to himself and not worthy of his largesse. The guide warns him several times that this is a huge mistake - to not honor the tribe and their territory put them all at risk. As they journey on, they are attacked and captured by the dishonored tribe and the arrogant trader ends up roasting on a spit (certainly not a low-fat diet). The guide, considered an honorable man by the tribal elders, is offered a life or death challenge in order to remain alive which pits him against a group of tribesmen who are selected to carry out the challenge.
One of the oddest moments in the film is when you see African tribal peoples dancing in a village ceremony and the drumming and singing behind it are actually Native American — some cultural ignorance was built into the film itself - albeit not intentionally!
Professor Oberon represents a certain kind of ego consciousness that considers itself superior but really suffers from a variety of personality disorders, styles and traits which do not play well with others and lead to his demise. Narcissism, antisociality, grandiosity, and perhaps a touch of schizoid and avoidant all work together to damage his relationships. However, in the wild, the stakes are much higher because Professor Oberon does not have ultimate control over his environs and thereby meets a whole new level of opposition and consequences to his negative attitudes and behaviors. Professor Oberon should have cleaned up his act long ago! Perhaps this is similar to the corporate consciousness that allows the environment to be constantly degraded with plastics, chemicals and polluted air and water. In many areas, the plants and refineries that exude the most pollutants are located where the more impoverished locals live, those with less political capital. Professor Oberon lives on!!
AND THEN there is Mr. Robinson who ran for Lt. Governor in North Carolina and who has been referred to as a white supremacist in blackface! I can’t help but think of this toy in that regard. He was reported to be visiting LGBT porn sites even though he publicly condemned LGBT individuals, and to have an admiration for Nazi-related things. Unfortunately for him, his secret life suddenly became public and others in his political party began to distance themselves from him. He ultimately lost the election. Mr. Robinson strikes me as someone similar to the character in the movie who doesn’t feel obliged to honor the reality of certain others of his choice.
First of all, I'd suggest you watch Cornell Wilde's THE NAKED PREY. It is the story of a white African Guide who takes an arrogant white man on a trade route. When they cross the territory of various tribes, they are expected to pay tribute: usually gifts from the trade goods. This man refuses and dismisses the natives as he judges them as inferior to himself and not worthy of his largesse. The guide warns him several times that this is a huge mistake - to not honor the tribe and their territory put them all at risk. As they journey on, they are attacked and captured by the dishonored tribe and the arrogant trader ends up roasting on a spit (certainly not a low-fat diet). The guide, considered an honorable man by the tribal elders, is offered a life or death challenge in order to remain alive which pits him against a group of tribesmen who are selected to carry out the challenge.
One of the oddest moments in the film is when you see African tribal peoples dancing in a village ceremony and the drumming and singing behind it are actually Native American — some cultural ignorance was built into the film itself - albeit not intentionally!
Professor Oberon represents a certain kind of ego consciousness that considers itself superior but really suffers from a variety of personality disorders, styles and traits which do not play well with others and lead to his demise. Narcissism, antisociality, grandiosity, and perhaps a touch of schizoid and avoidant all work together to damage his relationships. However, in the wild, the stakes are much higher because Professor Oberon does not have ultimate control over his environs and thereby meets a whole new level of opposition and consequences to his negative attitudes and behaviors. Professor Oberon should have cleaned up his act long ago! Perhaps this is similar to the corporate consciousness that allows the environment to be constantly degraded with plastics, chemicals and polluted air and water. In many areas, the plants and refineries that exude the most pollutants are located where the more impoverished locals live, those with less political capital. Professor Oberon lives on!!
AND THEN there is Mr. Robinson who ran for Lt. Governor in North Carolina and who has been referred to as a white supremacist in blackface! I can’t help but think of this toy in that regard. He was reported to be visiting LGBT porn sites even though he publicly condemned LGBT individuals, and to have an admiration for Nazi-related things. Unfortunately for him, his secret life suddenly became public and others in his political party began to distance themselves from him. He ultimately lost the election. Mr. Robinson strikes me as someone similar to the character in the movie who doesn’t feel obliged to honor the reality of certain others of his choice.