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**Gmvkgkmn** · 03-27-2012, 01:47 PM

http://jezebel.com/5896408/racist-hu...the-movie-made

Lmao this nonsense again. Of course the main character was of some sort of Caucasoid background. Buuut....

Now as you may know, Katniss, the main character in the book and film, was described as having "straight black hair" and "olive skin." It's a post-apocalyptic world, so she could be a mix of things, but some pictured a Native American. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jennifer Lawrence won the part and dyed her hair dark.

But when it came to the casting of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna, many audience members did not understand why there were black actors playing those parts. Cinna's skin is not discussed in the book, so truthfully, though Lenny Kravitz was cast, a white, Asian or Latino actor could have played the part.

But. On page 45 of Suzanne Collins's book, 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…

Later, she 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.

Dark skin. That is what the novelist, the creator of the series, specified. But there were plenty of audience members who were "shocked," or confused, or just plain angry.

My coworker says it was excellent and I trust her judgement so I will definitely be seeing it.

As we all know, "Dark skin" can mean anything. They didn't include any other excerpts from the texts. But a lot of people were clearly not reading very actively.

03-27-2012, 01:47 PM	#9
Gmvkgkmn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	http://jezebel.com/5896408/racist-hu...the-movie-made Lmao this nonsense again. Of course the main character was of some sort of Caucasoid background. Buuut.... Now as you may know, Katniss, the main character in the book and film, was described as having "straight black hair" and "olive skin." It's a post-apocalyptic world, so she could be a mix of things, but some pictured a Native American. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jennifer Lawrence won the part and dyed her hair dark. But when it came to the casting of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna, many audience members did not understand why there were black actors playing those parts. Cinna's skin is not discussed in the book, so truthfully, though Lenny Kravitz was cast, a white, Asian or Latino actor could have played the part. But. On page 45 of Suzanne Collins's book, 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… Later, she 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. Dark skin. That is what the novelist, the creator of the series, specified. But there were plenty of audience members who were "shocked," or confused, or just plain angry. My coworker says it was excellent and I trust her judgement so I will definitely be seeing it. As we all know, "Dark skin" can mean anything. They didn't include any other excerpts from the texts. But a lot of people were clearly not reading very actively.
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