Originally Posted By katnissisoliveskinneddealwithit

WIth a second movie now in the works, the Hunger Games racists are back:

The worst one is the person who says “omg why would a black dude play a super smart guy (unless he’s morgan freeman).”

Click on the photos to enjoy all the racist outrage that the always-excellent Jeffrey Wright has been cast in the role of Beetee.

Incidentally, my sense is if you write that you can’t possibly enjoy a movie once black actors have been cast, then the studio should put your name on a list of people who aren’t allowed to buy a ticket.

HT: Jamelle Bouie.

(Source: katnissisoliveskinneddealwithit, via hungergamestweets)

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  1. fifty-shadesofgay reblogged this from activismandsnaps
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  3. wildly-out-of-wing reblogged this from katnissisoliveskinneddealwithit and added:
    Okay so reading the side bar of the blog this came from, I am finally assured...I am not...
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  7. faith-fire-florins reblogged this from hungergamestweets and added:
    After reconsideration and some research, I agree. He doesn’t need to be white at all :\ I was confused on the original...
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  11. robintheshrew reblogged this from midgi and added:
    I pictured him as black, so Idk what everyone is so mad about
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  14. catherinebythackeray reblogged this from kohenari and added:
    Dammit. I hate people. He looks young, but I think that will make him seem even more super genius. A wise old guy in a...
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  18. strangeauthor reblogged this from writingfail and added:
    Oh My God. The racism in this is just….GOD.
  19. kohenari reblogged this from hungergamestweets and added:
    WIth a second movie now in the works, the Hunger Games racists are back:...Click on the...
  20. writingfail reblogged this from limit-the-sky and added:
    Oh good, the Rue debacle is going to repeat itself like last time. It’s like no one learned. It’s also a little...
  21. badaxecity reblogged this from katnissisoliveskinneddealwithit and added:
    I originally paid no attention...Hunger Games, but after seeing this sort of crap on...
  22. oofstar reblogged this from fingerribbon and added:
    the weirdest ones are the ones that are just like, “i thought he was supposed to be nerdy”, like that isn’t an issue of...
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  24. midgi reblogged this from hungergamestweets and added:
    Why do people keep saying HE’S A NERD like that means he can’t be black?