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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	bienegold 2012-03-11 02:01 am UTC (link)
	I really like it! Gold eyeliner is actually pretty close to my hair color and matches the inner bit of my central heterochromia, so it looks really nice. It makes things pop without looking all "someone set her make-up gun to whore!" like black sometimes does if you're fair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	full_metal_ox 2012-03-11 02:50 am UTC (link)
	That's part of the fun of central heterochromia, as well as the more conspicuous asymmetric version:; you've got more than one eye color to play with. (Tangentially associated Fun Fact: the word "heterochromia" provides just about the only context in which David Bowie's name is one of the first to be cited in connection with the prefix "-hetero".) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mirhanda 2012-03-11 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I never use black, it's too much for someone with fair skin. I do usually use brown though. I'm excited to try the gold! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	xturtle 2012-03-11 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yes! So much this! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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