Oh, and I’ve heard from all three people that bought my movie that the annoying-as-shit 6 year-old actually won the contest. Ya heard?

If you ARE, in fact, Dallas Jackson, you’ve got some growing up to do. A critique is a critique is a critique. Unless something was confusing to the critic, you’ve got no rights to defend or explain your work. That is the nature of public domain and the american way. It’s called freedom of speech.

Second, your work, if it so great, should attract an audience without your help. It should sell itself and stand on its own.

Third, a well-made children’s film should properly entertain both the children AND the adults, being responsible adults, watching the film with their children. An example of this that comes to mind is Shrek. Saying that the movie is “obviously made for kids, not you” is a copout to poor workmanship. It belittles the audience you created the content for, thinking them too ignorant to sense shoddy quality on some level or another, and it perpetuates the notion that ANYONE wants to see this sort of work in the first place. It is only the power of marketing that creates the demand for a screenplay of this calibre.

Fourth, I don’t know what sort of “black american film writer” writes screenplays for children, and incites assault on a perfect stranger (”I’ll bring Master P too… I’m sure he’d love to make you say “uggggh…. owwwww ouch!!”), but I certainly would not want them in my neighborhood. Come to think of it, what in the world does being a “black american” have to do with your work or your “fete” being accomplished. I can understand pride, but why should I care if you are a black american if I am criticizing your work? Should I congratulate you for being a black american, selling so many screenplays? No. You are not special. We are all equal. And if you think you are doing a great service to America by being a “black american film writer”, we’ve got a greater need for black american engineers and black american entrepreneurs in America. There is no sneer in that comment, by the way. No ego or snide remark there. Just a statement.

Lastly, I have really tried to check my spelling while writing this to you. This I have done as a show of respect, both to you and myself. Sometimes this shows that a message was thought out before being delivered and should be taken seriously. Have a good day and try not to get bent out of shape when folks have an opinion.