Edit: yes the last tweet is racist but the rest arent that bad.
I'm glad you're banned because they are all racist.
Edit: yes the last tweet is racist but the rest arent that bad.
I'm torn... on the one hand it kind of sucks that with the internet I'm exposed to the racist bullshit of an entire planet of idiots, but on the other hand these dumb asses are getting exposed and marked for their bullshit.
Although Maggie Mcdonnell's tweets seem to have taken an interesting turn...
It is funny how some people can warp skin toes to mean something completely different. Clearly whites encompass every color of the rainbow! Dark brown? Pfft... They must be Italian or Middle Eastern! There is no way dark brown skin would refer to black people! I mean, they are black, not brown. It is in the name!
Some of the people who have posted in this thread (most of whom got banned) fucking sicken me. I have long known there was a defense force for racism on gaf, but it never ceases to shock me when it comes out full force.
Oh please, you're full of shit if you think these scumbags would have been equally, or even near as upset if they had cast a white ginger in that role. Get the fuck out of here.wow... to be completely honest I find this quite racist.
IMO there's nothing more racist then to say that only one group of people have to be typecasted into a film, or role, then to say that middle eastern or italian people aren't allow to play "brown" roles is just as racist as saying that all "black" roles have to be played by etheopians. Or all asian roles have to be filled with people from china.
I get that you're upset about people being upset about having a black person being portrayed in a book when they clearly didn't figure that was what the character would look like, but in all honesty, people would've probably been upset if a ginger was cast instead, or someone asian. Stop taking this shit so personally. People will probably be upset when in the walking dead next season too when macchone is revealed.
People are stupid, there's no need to get sickened by it.
And there's especially no need to make claims that "white people can't play brown roles" like you just did.
wow... to be completely honest I find this quite racist.
IMO there's nothing more racist then to say that only one group of people have to be typecasted into a film, or role, then to say that middle eastern or italian people aren't allow to play "brown" roles is just as racist as saying that all "black" roles have to be played by etheopians. Or all asian roles have to be filled with people from china.
I get that you're upset about people being upset about having a black person being portrayed in a book when they clearly didn't figure that was what the character would look like, but in all honesty, people would've probably been upset if a ginger was cast instead, or someone asian. Stop taking this shit so personally. People will probably be upset when in the walking dead next season too when macchone is revealed.
People are stupid, there's no need to get sickened by it.
And there's especially no need to make claims that "white people can't play brown roles" like you just did.
Oh please, you're full of shit if you think these scumbags would have been equally, or even near as upset if they had cast a white ginger in that role. Get the fuck out of here.
And stop taking it personally? So people are supposed to just ignore this type of behavior? A lot of those comments are straight up outrageous and the people who made them should be called out and ostracized for them. Period.
wow... to be completely honest I find this quite racist.
IMO there's nothing more racist then to say that only one group of people have to be typecasted into a film, or role, then to say that middle eastern or italian people aren't allow to play "brown" roles is just as racist as saying that all "black" roles have to be played by etheopians. Or all asian roles have to be filled with people from china.
I get that you're upset about people being upset about having a black person being portrayed in a book when they clearly didn't figure that was what the character would look like, but in all honesty, people would've probably been upset if a ginger was cast instead, or someone asian. Stop taking this shit so personally. People will probably be upset when in the walking dead next season too when macchone is revealed.
People are stupid, there's no need to get sickened by it.
And there's especially no need to make claims that "white people can't play brown roles" like you just did.
Whitewashing is a long historic issue within Hollywood. I'd suggest actually reading up on these issues rather than making false equivalencies.
Derailing what? what exactly has been or is being derailed here? in this instance? Noone is obligated to respond here.
yea, i know but hollywood has a history of whitewashing all roles not just "black" ones.
It's a generic, patronizing, bullshit accusation meant to derail the actual discussion.
Okay and?
and what?
What's your point in bringing that up?
nothing, my point was in response to thequote. That claiming "brown" shouldn't be played by a white person is just as bad as whitewashing. He made it a "black" issue, not a race issue and i take offense to that.
So nine racists on Twitter object to the portrayal of a character because they have poor reading comprehension? Time to instagram some screencaps and write an article!
Times like these, I fear for my little Blasian daughters. How will I explain these sort of attitudes to them? That they need to be careful who they trust, because these attitudes may lie below the surface? That everything is not ok, like on Sesame Street?
When will they have their heart broken by someone throwing this crap in their face?
People hating on a little girl, that looks a lot like my little girl, and the one on the way. It's sobering.
Don't even get me started on visiting Japan when they are older. The grands love them, but...worse than the US.
nothing, my point was in response to thequote. That claiming "brown" shouldn't be played by a white person is just as bad as whitewashing. He made it a "black" issue, not a race issue and i take offense to that.
Uh maybe you should read some of the posts that got some people banned before you take his post out of context. Also "made it a black issue not a race issue", what? Kind of the context here.
nothing, my point was in response to thequote. That claiming "brown" shouldn't be played by a white person is just as bad as whitewashing. He made it a "black" issue, not a race issue and i take offense to that.
edit: moreso then it was a "black" race issue then a discriminatory issue. Why can't a dark skinned indian/middle easter/italian/asian person play this role?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_twzulFt36q...-texting-m.jpg
his post is just as discriminatory.
Again, i dont feel that this issue is that the person was cast black (for some it clearly was, the comments saying they didn't care as much about the death for example, these are disgusting things to say), but that given the context of movies in general, there are always complaints when roles are given. There are people who complain when an actor they dislike is cast in a role from a book they love, and i feel that to say all these comments are only because of race is not a fair comment. People complain when a ginger gets cast in a specific role, or asians, or indians, or when openly gay actors get casted in straight roles.
dark brown skin and eyes
sorry i made an edit to more clearly define what issue i had.
Again, i dont feel that this issue is that the person was cast black (for some it clearly was, the comments saying they didn't care as much about the death for example, these are disgusting things to say), but that given the context of movies in general, there are always complaints when roles are given. There are people who complain when an actor they dislike is cast in a role from a book they love, and i feel that to say all these comments are only because of race is not a fair comment. People complain when a ginger gets cast in a specific role, or when openly gay actors get casted in straght roles.
are you asian? or black?
I'm black, my wife is Japanese, and we live in Cali. My daughter is 4, with another cooking at 32 weeks.
sorry i made an edit to more clearly define what issue i had.
Again, i dont feel that this issue is that the person was cast black (for some it clearly was, the comments saying they didn't care as much about the death for example, these are disgusting things to say), but that given the context of movies in general, there are always complaints when roles are given. There are people who complain when an actor they dislike is cast in a role from a book they love, and i feel that to say all these comments are only because of race is not a fair comment. People complain when a ginger gets cast in a specific role, or asians, or indians, or when openly gay actors get casted in straight roles. To say this is a black issue like he implies is as counter productive as the issue of whitewashing.
I'm black, my wife is Japanese, and we live in Cali. My daughter is 4, with another cooking at 32 weeks.
How does Japan act towards your relationship and your kids. Im seriously curious.
I'm black, my wife is Japanese, and we live in Cali. My daughter is 4, with another cooking at 32 weeks.
Book description:
So a girl was cast as such. This girl was black. She fits the description. Your logic about characters being changed doesn't even apply to this one since she fits the bill. But because she wasn't a tan white girl, people were upset. It definitely is a racial issue. Look at those tweets.
It is funny how some people can warp skin toes to mean something completely different. Clearly whites encompass every color of the rainbow! Dark brown? Pfft... They must be Italian or Middle Eastern! There is no way dark brown skin would refer to black people! I mean, they are black, not brown. It is in the name!
I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but I highly doubt there is a significant problem with Black or Asian actors stealing White character roles. Is "blackwashing" even a thing?
If you're going to compare the "black bitch" comment with somebody complaining about a ginger filling a role that a book described belonged to a fair skinned brunette, your world perspective is a bit skewed.
All Idiots.
It's not even about being bold nowadays some people don't care anymore, they probably have black people, schoolmates etc on their twiitter and still talk that mess.
Twitter more than Facebook really allows you to see what festering nastiness is in a person mind.
then i'm not going to bother discussing this with you.
wow, my comment has nothing to do with the film, it has to do with the person I was commenting. If you see nothing wrong with this:
then i'm not going to bother discussing this with you.
How does Japan act towards your relationship and your kids. Im seriously curious.
Her family has been great so far, which has been a surprise. They dote on my daughter both here and when we visit Japan.
Lots of staring from strangers when we visit. No angry confrontations, but I think my in-laws have been mindful to keep me away from situations that might lead to trouble.
wow, my comment has nothing to do with the film, it has to do with the person I was commenting. If you see nothing wrong with this:
then i'm not going to bother discussing this with you.
Good then don't since you're completely unaware what context in which he was writing that unless you happen to agree with the arguments 2th was presenting.
That's awesome. Now I have another question if you don't mind...how did yall meet?
Im sorry whats wrong with that quote? He was commenting on the absurdity of assuming that a character described as having dark brown skin is white. It is absurd, there are no dark brown white people!
There's really nothing to get.I really don't know what black people have done to warrant such vile hatred of their skin color.
I just don't get it at all.
I know your people's game. Always stealing the hard to find White rolls in Hollywood. Blackwashing makes me sick.
I hate all of this. It's making me not want to see this movie. Especially since I kinda enjoyed the book. Now I just wanna punch everyone in the face (thru twitter).
Truly, the continual Hollywood practice of blackwashing otherwise innocent white roles is the real crime here.
Im sorry whats wrong with that quote? He was commenting on the absurdity of assuming that a character described as having dark brown skin is white. It is absurd, there are no dark brown white people!