Jaspher Paras - “ Kk call me racist but when I found out rue
was black her death wasn’t sad #ihatemyself “(“Racist Hunger Games Fans are
Very Disappointed”). This is one of many reactions fans expressed on twitter,
after finding out that some significant characters in the “Hunger Games” that they
had felt an emotional attachment to were played by black actors in the film.
The discrimination and prejudice taken place in the comments left by the fans
personally makes me ill. As well as the fact that people in this world still
have the ability to not feel for someone because of something so insignificant.
While reading the novel, I have to admit that in Katniss’s description of Rue’s
death in the novel gave me a really hard time, especially due to Suzanne
Collins’s deeply descriptive writing voice. And the facts that someone else
shared that experienced with me and then regret it due to skin color is simply
disgusting. Furthermore, the actor playing the role of Cinna, is a globally
known artist named Lenny Kravitz, who is loved by millions of people of every
race. But, the fact that he was black severely bothered the senseless fans. With
this said, I doubt any of these horribly racist people would dislike a kissing
scene involving two white people and one of Lenny’s love song hits in the
background. This reminds me of a quote I had read explaining the fact that
every racist accepts what people they ‘hate’ have to offer, but still believe
they are an inferior kind.
“ Dear racist,
Your car is Japanese. Your beer is German. Your wine is
Spanish. Your democracy is Greek. Your coffee is Colombian. Your tea is
Chinese. Your watch is Swiss. Your fashion is French. Your shirt is Indian.
Your shoes are Thai. Your radio is Korean. Your vodka is Russian. And then you
complain that your neighbor is an immigrant?
Sincerely, lets just
all live and let live”
Works Cited.
Longley, Joe (@Joe_Longley).
“Racist Hunger Games Fans are Very Disappointed.” Dodai Stewart. 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 30 July 2012.
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