Wow, the Jerusalem post really took to heart the gesture by John Pantsil...
Flag gesture warms Israelis to Ghana http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150355536400&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Ouch. Dunno what was going on there, but that move confused the hell outta me, disturbed my westernized political sensibility - and caused controversy. I dont think he was trying to make a statement about the Israel-Palestine situation. I DO think he just wanted to thank the country of the team that he plays for. But why he couldnt just hold the flag of his club I do not know... BUT, he most certainly wasnt making a political statement. And if anyone co opts what he does to make a point, well, that just isnt cool? The Ghana FA apologised and said that he didnt realise the political implications. That is not to say he is stupid. And to be honest with you, Africans are hardly ever factored into any discussion related to Israel-Palestine, or in most other global discussions, unless its about fair trade, or health, so I think those people who claim his flag waving is a sign that he is for or against any one side in this conflict are being presumptuous.
Now - and as a totally unrelated side note, Having heard that some people were confused by the film 'The Lake House', (and to see if that Speed-style Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves magic was still there), I decided to go and see the film myself. It was a'ight. Reeves didnt look as nice as he did in Speed (people, I know you know what I am talking about -- can you believe that was 12 years ago?? Dang.); he cries a good cry and yes, if Bullock's marriage to Jesse James doesnt work out, (and really do I wish them all the luck in the world..) I think there is a future in a Bullock-Reeves union. I wasnt upset with the ending, it was totally hollywood (read between those lines). But, in answer to those people who were confused, I have only this to say; Yuh na see Quantam Leap?! Bullock's character was able to change their fate, because because through their letters she worked out what was going to happen in HIS future (cause he is two years behind her), and knowledge is power, yo'. It also helped that her character could drive like a beast to that blasted lake house. So, at the end of the film, the audience is watching TWO realities - based in the same time frame - unfold. In HIS reality, we are taken back to the start of the film, just before the 'incident'. At this point, she is unaware of who he is.. The film then cuts, to HER REALITY, very different, where she knows who he is and is trying to get over heartbreak. When the penny drops for her (still in her reality), the question becomes, can she get get back to the house in time to warn him in time, so that they can have their 'second' (first go around - hence the references to the Jane Austen novel, and hence the suspense). See...?! Jeez. If Scott Bakula leaping in time, changing people's fate, in a tight-ass futuristic 'space' suit, with a cigar smoking hologram as his only friend, can do what he did for I dont know how many years, Bullock and Reeves certainly can do what they did. Dont think too hard about it, its entertaining romatinc Sci-Fi people, dont sweat it.
Cha man.
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