So The Hunger Games came out last week, and everyone is basically calling it the "New Twilight". People are jumping on the bandwagon to watch the movie, and/or read the book. I actually have the series, but haven't had the "time" to devote to a trilogy like this. Making $155 million from it's opening weekend, crowned the 3rd biggest opening in movie history, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 and The Dark Knight.
The main character in the book and film Katniss was described as having straight black hair and olive skin, but Jennifer Lawrence (a white girl) was cast for the part, just dyed her hair dark. Rue and Thresh were described as having dark skin, but Cinna was never really specified.
As Katniss sees Rue for the first time..."…And most hauntingly, a twelve-year-old girl from District 11. She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that's she's very like Prim in size and demeanor…"
Then Katniss sees Thresh..."The boy tribute from District 11, Thresh, has the same dark skin as Rue, but the resemblance stops there. He's one of the giants, probably six and half feet tall and built like an ox."
But these aren't what The Hunger Games fanatics had in mind. They pictured these characters so distinct in their mind, that when they saw that these characters weren't exactly lined up to their expectations, they became enraged...more racist to be exact.
Honestly, this is really disappointing to read. I mean personally, I know racism and biases exist, but to read it in such a public sense being written all over Twitter is just disgusting. It really makes me sad for these people who have no open mind to anything in this day and age.
You Just Do You, Imma Do Me
Camille
