Mar 27 - Hunger Games Cast Subjected to Racist Attacks in Tweets

Actors Amandla Stenberg and Dayo Okeniyi definitely hit it big when they landed the roles of Rue and Thresh, respectively, in The Hunger Games.
But the relative unknowns playing tributes from District 11 in the dystopian saga (which scored a historic $155 million its opening weekend and rave reviews) are the subject of an offensive debate among a few, totally clueless fans of Suzanne Collins' blockbuster young adult novel, as pointed out at Jezebel.

Why? Although both Rue and Thresh are described as having "dark brown skin" in the book, some bigoted fans, oddly enough, object that both Stenberg and Okeniyi are black.

Complained one fan on Twitter: "Why does rue have to be black not gonna lie kinda ruined the movie.

Added another ignorant fan: "Why did the producer make all the good characters black?"
"Why is Rue a little black girl? Stick to the book, dude," said another.

In something of a spoiler tweet, another fan admitted he was "racist" when he learned of tragic Rue's racial identity.

Another tweeter even uttered the "N" word in decrying adorable African-American actress Amandla Stenberg's race

"I'm still pissed that Rue is black," wrote another.

"Ewwww rue is black?? I'm not watching," another person wrote.

The Tumblr blog Hunger Games Tweets was first to decry the shocking, offensive trend. "The reactions are all based on feelings of disgust," the blogger wrote. "These people are MAD that the girl that they cried over while reading the book was 'some black girl' all along. So now they're angry. Wasted tears, wasted emotions. . . This is a BIG problem."

Read more: Hunger Games Cast Subjected to Racist Attacks in Shocking Tweets - UsMagazine.com

03-27-2012, 07:36 AM

all this isht .. they tryin hard to incite riots right now right..

03-27-2012, 07:38 AM

What in the flying !! is wrong w/some of these people, esp. if the book described them "as having 'dark brown skin'"

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03-27-2012, 08:26 AM

!! them racists... they should just stick to reading the book then!! The movie doesn't need their money!!

03-27-2012, 08:31 AM

so wait the characters are described as having dark skin in the book but people are mad that black people are playing those characters

this cant be real

03-27-2012, 08:39 AM

"Why is Rue a little black girl? Stick to the book, dude,"

Rue and Thresh are described as having "dark brown skin" in the book

I'm guessing she didn't read the book. !!ing retards :laughing9:

03-27-2012, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Damagegadget

all this isht .. they tryin hard to incite riots right now right..

maybe some whites are just racist.........and they like to act like they are not.......but alot of them on the inside are.........why not just admit it? Whites are not racist in the majority, but they are the majority race and have us out populated by over 60 million so there are plenty are of racist bastards that dont like blacks. Stop making excuses

03-27-2012, 09:49 AM

i cant tell if this is just happening more in the last few years or there is just more coverage. some people just shouldnt be allowed on social media [pic]

03-27-2012, 09:49 AM

Whats funny is that most racists would tell any immigrant to speak and learn english or go home. Therefore, since they can't understand reading in english, they should take their own advice.

03-27-2012, 09:54 AM

lmao...they're mad about FICTIONAL CHARACTERS.....FIC-TION-AL CHAR-AC-TERS

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Ignorance is running rampant

03-27-2012, 10:48 AM

I'm just glad there wasn't the internet and social media 50-60 years ago. I shudder at the thought of the ignorant and racists posts that we would of seen.

These morons represent a small portion of our population, but due to technological advances, their opinions can be far reaching and have a greater impact than any of us could ever expected.

03-27-2012, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Dos-effect

maybe some whites are just racist.........and they like to act like they are not.......but alot of them on the inside are.........why not just admit it? Whites are not racist in the majority, but they are the majority race and have us out populated by over 60 million so there are plenty are of racist bastards that dont like blacks. Stop making excuses

Yea Id rather people come out and wear there badges rather then hide em... bet all these mo-suckies is like I have a blakc friend lol

03-27-2012, 12:10 PM

Something tells me that both whites and blacks are going to take the 'L' when it comes to this Trayvon Zimmerman case. I think whatever the outcome is, it's going to drive a wedge between us. The media is holding the axe.

Seriously, all this person needed to do to start a HungerGames Racism article is scour the internet for a few good racist twitter comments about the movie, then claim that everyone is pissed about these comments and boom, another controversy erupts. F*ck the media, they're playing us like a fiddle [pic]

03-27-2012, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by matelyan

I'm just glad there wasn't the internet and social media 50-60 years ago. I shudder at the thought of the ignorant and racists posts that we would of seen.

These morons represent a small portion of our population, but due to technological advances, their opinions can be far reaching and have a greater impact than any of us could ever expected.

^ Real talk

03-27-2012, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by JoeDoe22

The Tumblr blog Hunger Games Tweets was first to decry the shocking, offensive trend. "The reactions are all based on feelings of disgust," the blogger wrote. "These people are MAD that the girl that they cried over while reading the book was 'some black girl' all along. So now they're angry. Wasted tears, wasted emotions. . . This is a BIG problem."

That !! just hurts to read man. All I can think of is my nephew man. smh This CANNOT be life. Right now? In 2012? *sigh

03-27-2012, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by matelyan

I'm just glad there wasn't the internet and social media 50-60 years ago. I shudder at the thought of the ignorant and racists posts that we would of seen.

These morons represent a small portion of our population, but due to technological advances, their opinions can be far reaching and have a greater impact than any of us could ever expected.

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The internet and the 24hr news cycle highlight the small spots of ignorance in our society.

03-27-2012, 01:26 PM

I remember when the Internet started becoming mainstream, and a lot of news stories would go on about how the Internet would become a revolutionary tool that gave everyone a voice. But I think they forgot that 85% of humans are !!ing idiots and don't need a voice. I'm starting to miss the old days.

03-27-2012, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by BeatTycoon

I remember when the Internet started becoming mainstream, and a lot of news stories would go on about how the Internet would become a revolutionary tool that gave everyone a voice. But I think they forgot that 85% of humans are !!ing idiots and don't need a voice. I'm starting to miss the old days.

this...

!!ing dumbass Hunger Games book fans...

fantasy world living mutha!!as...

03-27-2012, 02:16 PM

!! is sad, but why is this news?

03-27-2012, 06:12 PM

Typical white liberals always crying about something (and being racist)....

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