Race controversy over ‘The Hunger Games’

[CelticViking]

Any adaptation from book to movie is bound to rile up fans. The casting of black actors in "The Hunger Games" has spurred some negative tweets -- even though at least two are true to Suzanne Collins's 2008 book.
The frenzy has focused on three characters in particular: Rue (Amandla Sternberg) and Thresh (Dayo Okeniyi), the child tributes from District 11, as well as Cinna (Lenny Kravitz), the stylist assigned to Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the movie's archer-heroine. In a curious twist of reading comprehension failure and racism, a few tweets have made the public rounds:

Read more here
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/race-controversy-over-hunger-games-182705585.html

[Supreme American]

If whites want to see movies based on black characters, they'll read crap from Donald Goines or Iceberg Slim.

[Jon Snow]

I haven't read The Hunger Games, but unfortunately it's hardly surprising these days when niggers are shoehorned into roles that were never intended for them.

Season 2 of A Game of Thrones (from whence my screen name and avatar are derived ;)) is set to feature black actors playing characters like Salladhor Saan and Xaro Xhoan Daxos, who were demonstrably not black in the books.

The absurd thing, as least insofar as AGoT is concerned, is that there are genuinely black characters--they aren't numerous, nor especially important, but they do exist. Apparently there just weren't enough of them. :rolleyes:

[Supreme American]

Apparently there just weren't enough of them. :rolleyes:

Books and games are marketed to the target demographic most likely to use them. Since blacks aren't so much into reading and computer games...

[Jon Snow]

blacks aren't so much into reading

http://lifewithouttaffy.com/taffy/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/thats_racist.gif

[Susi]

If whites want to see movies based on black characters, they'll read crap from Donald Goines or Iceberg Slim.

Though arguably some of the characters in Hunger Games are mixed or dark skinned, especially those in question. :coffee:

[Supreme American]

http://lifewithouttaffy.com/taffy/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/thats_racist.gif

There's a reason Chris Rock said if you don't want to be robbed by niggers, hide your money in your books. There's a well-known case of a bookstore in London not being looted when every other store around it was.

Let Chris Rock say it:

t7HHB3sDtfA

[Benacer]

I haven't read The Hunger Games, but unfortunately it's hardly surprising these days when niggers are shoehorned into roles that were never intended for them.

Season 2 of A Game of Thrones (from whence my screen name and avatar are derived ;)) is set to feature black actors playing characters like Salladhor Saan and Xaro Xhoan Daxos, who were demonstrably not black in the books.

The absurd thing, as least insofar as AGoT is concerned, is that there are genuinely black characters--they aren't numerous, nor especially important, but they do exist. Apparently there just weren't enough of them. :rolleyes:

Well, they did choose a dark-haired Robb Stark instead of a red-haired one, although I like the actor. :P It sort of emphasized his Tully side, but it's not a big deal. Changing the race is quite significant though, as it messes up with how Martin intended the ethnicities to be.

[Comte Arnau]

Someone should film a remake of Roots with a white cast.

[2Cool]

I haven't read The Hunger Games, but unfortunately it's hardly surprising these days when niggers are shoehorned into roles that were never intended for them.

Season 2 of A Game of Thrones (from whence my screen name and avatar are derived ;)) is set to feature black actors playing characters like Salladhor Saan and Xaro Xhoan Daxos, who were demonstrably not black in the books.

The absurd thing, as least insofar as AGoT is concerned, is that there are genuinely black characters--they aren't numerous, nor especially important, but they do exist. Apparently there just weren't enough of them. :rolleyes:

Let's see what the book says:

http://i.imgur.com/7o8Hx.jpg

You were saying? ...

What you say happens to roles with white people all the time. Prince of Persia movie is a recent one. There are also many older Martial Arts movies that used white men even though they were supposed to be Asian.

[CelticViking]

What you say happens to roles with white people all the time. Prince of Persia movie is a recent one.

The Prince of Persia actor was a Semitic(Jew).

Jake Gyllenhaal's mother is from a Jewish family from New York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Gyllenhaal


For more information on why reliable sources may consider a person Jewish, see .... Jake Gyllenhaal, 1980–, American, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_actors

Most of these movies
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45110
Are made or owned by Hollywood Jews.

[Comte Arnau]

Let's see what the book says:

http://i.imgur.com/7o8Hx.jpg



Haven't read those books, but if that is the depiction, I'm figuring her a bit like this?

http://www.blackcelebkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alana.jpg

[2Cool]

Haven't read those books, but if that is the depiction, I'm figuring her a bit like this?

http://www.blackcelebkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alana.jpg

This is the kid:

http://i.imgur.com/ZfSCy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TZ2nx.jpg

How someone can get pissed of at this I don't know.

[Comte Arnau]

Well, if I were a fan of the books and she was clearly depicted there as a pasty girl, I'd definitely be, no matter how sweet the girl is. But I've always been one for accuracy. :)

Anyway, that was not the case in here, it seems.

[Grizzly]

I haven't read The Hunger Games, but unfortunately it's hardly surprising these days when niggers are shoehorned into roles that were never intended for them.

Season 2 of A Game of Thrones (from whence my screen name and avatar are derived ;)) is set to feature black actors playing characters like Salladhor Saan and Xaro Xhoan Daxos, who were demonstrably not black in the books.

The absurd thing, as least insofar as AGoT is concerned, is that there are genuinely black characters--they aren't numerous, nor especially important, but they do exist. Apparently there just weren't enough of them. :rolleyes:

gotta make the brothas happy...

I also saw similar shit in the Superbowl halftime show. Nicki Minaj with her black dancers were all dressed as romans..

Next thing we know the emperor in some new Roman movie is going to be a brotha from the south

[2Cool]

gotta make the brothas happy...

I also saw similar shit in the Superbowl halftime show. Nicki Minaj with her black dancers were all dressed as romans..

Next thing we know the emperor in some new Roman movie is going to be a brotha from the south

I didn't know her half time show was supposed to depict a realistic view of Roman history. Wasn't Madonna on the throne too? That's bullshit. There was never a female Emperor!

[rhiannon]

This is the kid:

http://i.imgur.com/ZfSCy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TZ2nx.jpg

How someone can get pissed of at this I don't know.
Agree with you, 2Cool:)

She's a beautiful girl.

As for the Hunger Games....um....I have no clue what it is or what it's about. It's all over the media and I am OUT of the loop, LOL!!

Therefore, I don't know what this controversy is, either.

[rhiannon]

Let's see what the book says:

http://i.imgur.com/7o8Hx.jpg

You were saying? ...

What you say happens to roles with white people all the time. Prince of Persia movie is a recent one. There are also many older Martial Arts movies that used white men even though they were supposed to be Asian.

Same with most of the old John Wayne movies...or other films depicting the Cowboys and Indians theme.

[Supreme American]

I didn't know her half time show was supposed to depict a realistic view of Roman history. Wasn't Madonna on the throne too? That's bullshit. There was never a female Emperor!

Any time blacks are depicted in a way they don't like - regardless of the seriousness of it or the context - they begin screaming.

[Jon Snow]

Well, they did choose a dark-haired Robb Stark instead of a red-haired one, although I like the actor. :P It sort of emphasized his Tully side, but it's not a big deal. Changing the race is quite significant though, as it messes up with how Martin intended the ethnicities to be.

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/17900000/Robb-Stark-game-of-thrones-17904190-500-281.jpg

I absolutely agree that Robb was more obviously redheaded in the books than he is above, but the casting isn't too far off, IMO. Richard Madden has a reddish tint to his hair and (especially) his beard, and he has those strong Northwestern CM features that you see on alot of redheads. Overall, I think he gives off a fairly strong Tully vibe. :)

Honestly, I thought the least accurate casting from Season 1 on a looks-alone basis was for Eddard Stark; but I sure as hell wasn't about to complain about Sean Bean's involvement, who happens to be a marvelous actor.


Let's see what the book says:

http://i.imgur.com/7o8Hx.jpg

You were saying? ...

What you say happens to roles with white people all the time. Prince of Persia movie is a recent one. There are also many older Martial Arts movies that used white men even though they were supposed to be Asian.

I don't even know why I'm replying to you, since you're one of the most obvious trolls I've ever seen on this forum; but congrats, you found one black girl who (kinda) matches the description given for her in the books. Based on the article CelticViking posted, there were others who didn't, and therein lies the controversy.

Of course, you're the same drooling retard who thinks that some thug bashing a guy's skull into the ground doesn't constitute a serious threat, so why am I even bothering to reason with you? :bored0:

[Gaztelu]

nvm

[2Cool]

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/17900000/Robb-Stark-game-of-thrones-17904190-500-281.jpg

I absolutely agree that Robb was more obviously redheaded in the books than he is above, but the casting isn't too far off, IMO. Richard Madden has a reddish tint to his hair and (especially) his beard, and he has those strong Northwestern CM features that you see on alot of redheads. Overall, I think he gives off a fairly strong Tully vibe. :)

Honestly, I thought the least accurate casting from Season 1 on a looks-alone basis was for Eddard Stark; but I sure as hell wasn't about to complain about Sean Bean's involvement, who happens to be a marvelous actor.



I don't even know why I'm replying to you, since you're one of the most obvious trolls I've ever seen on this forum; but congrats, you found one black girl who (kinda) matches the description given for her in the books. Based on the article CelticViking posted, there were others who didn't, and therein lies the controversy.

Of course, you're the same drooling retard who thinks that some thug bashing a guy's skull into the ground doesn't constitute a serious threat, so why am I even bothering to reason with you? :bored0:


Typical. I show proof, and still you bitch. Thanks for the tag btw.
Where do you see trolling? Are you able to read? The author says the girl is dark skinned. The actress chosen is dark skinned. Where's the problem? Where's the trolling?

The people who see controversy in this are seriously retarded.

[rhiannon]

Will someone please tell me what these hunger games are all about? As for the passage 2Cool posted....it certainly looks to me the character depicted in the passage is dark skinned, so casting a black person in the role would make more sense than casting a white person.

Am I missing something?

[Sarmatian]

Will someone please tell me what these hunger games are all about? As for the passage 2Cool posted....it certainly looks to me the character depicted in the passage is dark skinned, so casting a black person in the role would make more sense than casting a white person.

Am I missing something?

Its post-apocalyptic story and presence of black characters is not something unrealistic.

Anyway after seeing black guy performing as Norse God Heimdall in ‘Thor’ I’m not expecting to see any realistic characters in Hollywood movies and ready for any absurd.

[billErobreren]

Someone should film a remake of Roots with a white cast.

Already called the Kunta Kinte role in the James Bond thread:laugh:

[2Cool]

Its post-apocalyptic story and presence of black characters is not something unrealistic.

Anyway after seeing black guy performing as Norse God Heimdall in ‘Thor’ I’m not expecting to see any realistic characters in Hollywood movies and ready for any absurd.

In grand scheme of things it doesn't even matter. In the movie Thor for example, did the fact that one of Norse God's was depicted by a black man really an issue for you? Did it distract you from the movie and affected how you enjoyed it (assuming you watched it)? It's not like this was a movie depicting an accurate view of the mythology, it's a movie about a super-hero who happens to be loosely based on a Norse God.

The people who really take offense at such things should just stick to the source material. If history told us something, is that most movies based on books suck, or are inferior to their book version. Regardless of casting drama.

[zack]

Rue and thresh are black in the books. They come from district 11 which is in the deep south. They work all day picking cotton and are beaten horribly and kept in by electrical fences. They are practically starving yet all the crops and agriculture goes to the capital.

This book is pretty pro-white actually. Two main white characters from the Appalachia finding love in a horrible situation.

Cinna is the only character that was probably meant to be white that was changed to be black to fit the casting of Lenny Kravitz.

Either way i loved the books and i love the movie. Very good and wholesome :wink

Although i can't understand why people are bitching because whites were cast in the Last Airbender movie. They were supposed to be asian,but that is only a secondary gripe because that fucking M.Night destroyed one of my favorite series of all time with that movie.

That goddamn curry nigger.

[2Cool]

Eiszimmer is so pathetic lmao. Dude keeps neg repping me even when I present facts that can't be disputed (such as this thread).

Hopefully he'll neg rep this post too.

[zack]

Race bending of any character sucks.

[sturmwalkure]

Eiszimmer is so pathetic lmao. Dude keeps neg repping me even when I present facts that can't be disputed (such as this thread).

Hopefully he'll neg rep this post too.

Obvious troll is obvious.

[rhiannon]

Eiszimmer is so pathetic lmao. Dude keeps neg repping me even when I present facts that can't be disputed (such as this thread).

Hopefully he'll neg rep this post too.

He is actually a she lol

[2Cool]

He is actually a she lol

Really? lol. I'll continue to refer to her as a he though.


http://i.imgur.com/qN8Zn.png

Ah, Just on time like I expected.

[Jon Snow]

Typical. I show proof, and still you bitch. Thanks for the tag btw.
Where do you see trolling? Are you able to read? The author says the girl is dark skinned. The actress chosen is dark skinned. Where's the problem? Where's the trolling?


I don't even know why I'm replying to you, since you're one of the most obvious trolls I've ever seen on this forum; but congrats, you found one black girl who (kinda) matches the description given for her in the books. Based on the article CelticViking posted, there were others who didn't, and therein lies the controversy.

I can repeat myself using smaller words if that would help you to understand. :wacko:


In grand scheme of things it doesn't even matter. In the movie Thor for example, did the fact that one of Norse God's was depicted by a black man really an issue for you?

Yes.

[CelticViking]

Thresh — He has the same dark brown skin and golden brown eyes as Rue
Rue — She and Katniss become allies. She is 12 years old, with dark brown hair and skin, and "golden brown" eyes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Hunger_Games_characters


The people on Twitter that said 'She's not how I pictured her'
Could have pictured these two characters as any race.There are darker and lighter tones for every race. and even Europeans can have a Dark brown skin and dark brown hair if compared to pale or rosy skin of other Europeans.


Paleo Atlantid (Scotland,Wales,Ireland)
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/gty_catherine_zeta_jones_dm_110414_wg.jpg

Bulgarian (Pontid or Mediterranid types)
http://www.celebritiesheight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nina-Dobrev.jpeg

Croatian
http://www.celebrity9.com/img/eric-bana/eric-bana-1.jpg

Called Wog in Australia.

Wog or Pog is a slang word with a number of meanings, sometimes considered derogatory and, in some instances, offensive when used in relation to ethnicity. The term is essentially used differently within the UK and Australian context: in the United Kingdom, historically it referred to "dark skinned" people and in its modern usage is considered overtly racist and is not used in polite conversation. In Australian English the term is a pejorative for migrants from the Mediterranean, though in recent decades its offensiveness has been defused in certain contexts by common usage in pop-culture produced by the descendants of Mediterranean immigrants.


In Australia, the term was applied to Post World War II migrants from the Southern Europe and occasionally the Balkans. It was used particularly towards the Greek, Maltese, Italian, Iberians (i.e Spaniards and Portugese), Macedonian, Croatian and Serbians as well as non European ethnic groups
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wog

Spanish
http://thefcelebrity.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/michelle-keegan-017.jpg

Italy
http://www4.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/World+Music+Awards+Arrivals+myo5vS_S8gzl.jpg

If they could find someone younger.

Dayo Okeniyi & Amandla Stenberg don't have brown hair and it doesn't look like they made golden or golden brown eyes for the film.
And the character called Cinna has green eyes and brown hair in the books
Which should have been casted as North Atlantid not really a Congoid.
Lenny Kravitz has black hair and brown eyes and doesn't look like Pierce Brosnan. I think the Cinna cast might have made the bigger controversy.

The movie has connections with Lion's Gate.


Lion's Gate owned by Jon Feltheimer (Jew).
Australian actor Philip Quast as Saddam Hussein.
British actor Dominic Cooper played Uday Huessian.

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45110

However the article I posted doesn't say who posted the tweets so it might just be for publicity or made up.

[Teyrn]

Let's see what the book says:

http://i.imgur.com/7o8Hx.jpg

You were saying? ...

What you say happens to roles with white people all the time. Prince of Persia movie is a recent one. There are also many older Martial Arts movies that used white men even though they were supposed to be Asian.

That brings to mind Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto. :D

[2Cool]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Hunger_Games_characters


The people on Twitter that said 'She's not how I pictured her'
Could have pictured these two characters as any race.There are darker and lighter tones for every race. and even Europeans can have a Dark brown skin and dark brown hair if compared to pale or rosy skin of other Europeans.


Paleo Atlantid (Scotland,Wales,Ireland)
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/gty_catherine_zeta_jones_dm_110414_wg.jpg

Bulgarian (Pontid or Mediterranid types)
http://www.celebritiesheight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nina-Dobrev.jpeg

Croatian
http://www.celebrity9.com/img/eric-bana/eric-bana-1.jpg

Called Wog in Australia.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wog

Spanish
http://thefcelebrity.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/michelle-keegan-017.jpg

Italy
http://www4.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/World+Music+Awards+Arrivals+myo5vS_S8gzl.jpg

If they could find someone younger.

Dayo Okeniyi & Amandla Stenberg don't have brown hair and it doesn't look like they made golden or golden brown eyes for the film.
And the character called Cinna has green eyes and brown hair in the books
Which should have been casted as North Atlantid not really a Congoid.
Lenny Kravitz has black hair and brown eyes and doesn't look like Pierce Brosnan. I think the Cinna cast might have made the bigger controversy.

The movie has connections with Lion's Gate.


http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45110

However the article I posted doesn't say who posted the tweets so it might just be for publicity or made up.

I don't know about you but I have never referred or heard anyone say "This person has dark brown skin" when referring to a white person.

[CelticViking]

I don't know about you but I have never referred or heard anyone say "This person has dark brown skin" when referring to a white person.

They are all what we call Wogs in Australia and New Zealand because they have darker skin. You must be a Wog too. Some are Tall, Dark and handsome and they are still of European descent.

[Supreme American]

Anyway after seeing black guy performing as Norse God Heimdall in ‘Thor’ I’m not expecting to see any realistic characters in Hollywood movies and ready for any absurd.

Then I expect a white Kunta Kinte. That's bullshit.

[Xenomorph]

Read more here
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/race-controversy-over-hunger-games-182705585.html

Why do some people have to be so ignorant and hateful, especially over things like this? Fantasy is supposed to be something that brings people.

That being said, I know nothing about The Hunger Games, so I could care less if they casted green people for the characters.

[2Cool]

They are all what we call Wogs in Australia and New Zealand because they have darker skin. You must be a Wog too. Some are Tall, Dark and handsome and they are still of European descent.

Nah I'm not a wog (Nice try) . I have the skin colour of an typical Portuguese person with dark brown hair and green eyes.

Using the description "Dark skin" or "darker skin" is one thing, using "dark brown skin" is another.

Do you know what dark brown looks like?

Let me help you with an example:

http://www.mmmiata.com/26%20dark%20brown.jpg

I can see why you'd think the character was supposed to be European...

not.

[CelticViking]

Nah I'm not a wog (Nice try) . I have the skin colour of an typical Portuguese person with dark brown hair and green eyes.

Using the description "Dark skin" or "darker skin" is one thing, using "dark brown skin" is another.

Do you know what dark brown looks like?

Let me help you with an example:

http://www.mmmiata.com/26%20dark%20brown.jpg

I can see why you'd think the character was supposed to be European...

not.

This is dark brown for us

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00866/Keegan-682_866553a.jpg

This is a light brown Maori
http://static.stuff.co.nz/1185969600/372/80372.jpg

[2Cool]

This is dark brown for us

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00866/Keegan-682_866553a.jpg

That's called being tanned.

[CelticViking]

That's called being tanned.

You're Portuguese so it is normal for you.
Our Idea of tan is different, it is goldish.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bzz2ixb8xDs/TvOQGPYHDjI/AAAAAAAAEQ8/CKxK80CJDw8/s1600/Isabel-Lucas.jpg

http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/110112/haa_cast_samara_weaving_63_16iqe8h-16iqea2.jpg?x=400&sig=DXj0G2WLmME7dLMMzT0pFA--

[Pallantides]

That's called being tanned.

I agree.

[Incal]

In Australia, the term was applied to Post World War II migrants from the Southern Europe and occasionally the Balkans. It was used particularly towards the Greek, Maltese, Italian, Iberians (i.e Spaniards and Portugese), Macedonian, Croatian and Serbians as well as non European ethnic groups

This is what I call subliminal propaganda.

[RenaRyuguu]

Read more here
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/race-controversy-over-hunger-games-182705585.html

Um the whole movie was cast wrong it's nothing like the book. The book is like 500 times better.

[PaleoEuropean]

Only white people should be in books since we write them all