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honorh ([info]honorh) wrote in [info]unfunny_fandom,
@ 2012-03-08 21:50:00


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NEWS FLASH: In the future, we may not all be white!
The cast for the movie of The Hunger Games has been known for a while, but a certain segment of the fandom is having a hard time coming to terms with something about it: Namely, that Rue and Thresh, both described in the book as dark-skinned, will be played by African-American actors. Worse, so will Cinna, whose ethnicity isn't mentioned, and therefore must be white.

Hunger Games Tweets has been keeping its eye on some of the worse elements. Warning: Some extremely vile, racist language. Did you know that sweet, innocent girls must always be pale and fair-haired? And gay men can't be black? I'm telling you, it's an education.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go vomit.


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[info]rosehiptea
2012-03-10 03:59 pm UTC (link)
Huh, I always thought of Molly Millions as mixed-race, and now I'm wondering where I got that.

(Except I also pictured her looking a lot like Chrissie Hynde, though I didn't put her name on that thought exactly, so that is cool.)

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[info]full_metal_ox
2012-03-10 08:54 pm UTC (link)
Huh, I always thought of Molly Millions as mixed-race, and now I'm wondering where I got that.

Possibly from the heavy Neo-Tokyo ambiance--if you were envisioning her as Eurasian--as well as her self-description as "an exotic".

(Alternatively, I could imagine Molly as Oshima Yukari--who would certainly have been equal to the action demands of the role; unfortunately, she's too old by now.)

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[info]rosehiptea
2012-03-10 09:56 pm UTC (link)
Well, that was a treat to watch, and I can certainly see her as Molly!

However if we ever did get a Neuormancer movie I'd probably end up in some community here for bitching about the casting.

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[info]full_metal_ox
2012-03-10 09:58 pm UTC (link)
Then you'd make room on the bench for me, I hope.

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