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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]melusina
2012-03-21 08:34 am UTC (link)
I agree with what you're saying for the most part, but the way things are now, a lot of the queer relationships on television are still primarily subtextual. Many of the characters who are portrayed as queer are usually walking stereotypes still, and (I feel like) the richest and most heartfelt relationships are often those that aren't outright portrayed as such. At least they're often more representative of my experience than other ones.

I do hate that Moffat (and Cumberbatch from what I've seen) tease gay in the show and then say "oh, nope, no queers here!" in interviews.

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