demosthenes
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Wrong thread! Was for the regular hunger games thread haha.
In April of 2011, Suzanne Collins told Entertainment Weekly that her characters
Were not particularly intended to be biracial. It is a time period where hundreds of years have passed from now. There's been a lot of ethnic mixing. But I think I describe them as having dark hair, grey eyes, and sort of olive skin . But then there are some characters in the book who are more specifically described.
For instance: Thresh and Rue. Collins said, "They're African-American."
Not meaning to resurrect the thread but thought this was a good article on it.
http://jezebel.com/5896515/a-charac...-to-race-in-the-hunger-games?tag=black-people
Not meaning to resurrect the thread but thought this was a good article on it.
http://jezebel.com/5896515/a-charac...-to-race-in-the-hunger-games?tag=black-people
That I get because race is not a big issue in the Hunger Games until you discuss 11. Few are described a pure white.
I get that ones can possibly miss that Rue & Thresh are black, I am very surprised when they are surprised they are played by black actors though given their description.
After all, katniss has dark features already and they are destined by her as being darker. So to stay in character they would have to find some pretty dark white people.
Not meaning to resurrect the thread but thought this was a good article on it.
http://jezebel.com/5896515/a-charac...-to-race-in-the-hunger-games?tag=black-people
I'm tempted to go back through the thread to set up a lovely plate of crow but I dont think this would change anything.
I think they'd just say something to the effect of, "she should have made it more obvious" More obvious being describing them as simply "black" or as hoodie wearing, pot smoking, gangsters.
Or as Dave said describe them as "proper black".
...lol the fuck is proper black
...lol the fuck is proper black
...lol the fuck is proper black
I think they'd just say something to the effect of, "she should have made it more obvious" More obvious being describing them as simply "black" or as hoodie wearing, pot smoking, gangsters.
In the books she said they were darkskinned, from atlanta, and picked cotton and other crops.
Not meaning to resurrect the thread but thought this was a good article on it.
http://jezebel.com/5896515/a-charac...-to-race-in-the-hunger-games?tag=black-people
I think they'd just say something to the effect of, "she should have made it more obvious" More obvious being describing them as simply "black" or as hoodie wearing, pot smoking, gangsters.
It is only really needed if you wanted to draw parallels between their fictional representation and real history. That way it adds more emotional resonance for the audience or readers.She's lyin'! How much did Erbama pay ya to say that Collins? *spits tobaccy*
I love how it needs to be more obvious. Why does it need to be obvious which race a character is unless you feel the need to define people by their race, you know?
I think Collins was intentionally drawing attention to their race and the link with 11 which helps identify the supposed locales & alludes to slavery since 11 was way more locked down than 12 even without the revolt mentioned in the movie.It is only really needed if you wanted to draw parallels between their fictional representation and real history. That way it adds more emotional resonance for the audience or readers.
Good paragraph. One thing I've learned about page turners is you don't really stop and smell the flowers. With HG, I'm guilty of skimming through the details because I'm ready to move to the next page (I've never read a trilogy as fast as I read this).People very often talk about literacy with words, but theres such a thing as visual and thematic literacy, says Deborah Pope, the executive director of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, which encourages diversity in kids books. I think some of these young people just didnt really *read* the book. (Mr. Keatss groundbreaking classic, The Snowy Day, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, revolutionized childrens literature by being the first mainstream picture book to feature a black male protagonist.) Pope tells me that data analyzed by the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Cooperative Childrens Book Center in 2010 found that only nine per cent of the three thousand four hundred childrens books published that year contained significant cultural or ethnic diversity. She points out that the white defaultin books, as in other forms of mass mediais learned and internalized early, including by children of color. It takes vigilanceand self-awarenessto overcome. I picked up on the [character and racial] descriptions in The Hunger Games immediately, says Adam, who is of Caribbean descent. But then again, whenever I read something, I wonder, where can I find the character who represents ME?
Mostly no outside of the basic premise which Battle Royale likely copied from somewhere too.I like Lenny Kravitz, but isn't he a little old?
This movie is a girl-power ripoff of Battle Royale, right?
Just read some of those excerpts. The writing sounds real shitty
This remind me a lot to the catwoman / halle berry debacle.
Stupid people saying stupid shit
I like Lenny Kravitz, but isn't he a little old?
This movie is a girl-power ripoff of Battle Royale, right?
Mostly no outside of the basic premise which Battle Royale likely copied from somewhere too.
On Wednesday, Stenberg spoke out on the controversy. "As a fan of the books, I feel fortunate to be part of The Hunger Games family," she told Us Weekly in a statement. "It was an amazing experience; I am proud of the film and my performance. I want to thank all of my fans and the entire Hunger Games community for their support and loyalty."
It's alright, but could be much better. I never read Twilight, but read excerpts and it seems like it is on a similar level. Maybe slightly better, but similar.
People always surprise me in that regard.
I mean, have a look:
These are both brown skinned children. Although, according to the logic applied here by some people, one of these groups is not brown, and should be classified as black, just black. But what makes one group of these children black, and makes the other brown? I'll tell you, arbitrary classifications with no merit, forged centuries ago to empower the agenda of colonialists.
Unless you checked the source urls, you wouldn't automatically know which photo is that of a group of African children, and which one is that of Indian children.
This is what the world is like, people of all continents come in different shades/features. Why can't we celebrate it?
She responds...doesn't really address it directly though:
Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/entertain...to-racist-tweet-scandal-2012283#ixzz1qno3q2wp
http://www.usmagazine.com/entertain...berg-responds-to-racist-tweet-scandal-2012283
Kinda Black -> Black -> Proper Black.
It's a term for when you're writing a book and you don't want any confusion and saltiness over the ethnicity of one of your characters. You can also use 'Well Black' or, if you're white and trying to be hip: 'Nuff Black'.