Straight up racist.
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Xkape — 9 years ago(February 14, 2017 04:38 PM)
Actually, even if you had responded, I wouldn't have put any more effort into it and responded either. You mentioned they were eliminating the message board and I had no clue till I read it yesterday so why waste my time when it's going to be stopped in a week and everything deleted a couple weeks after that. I did notice you suggesting that those like me are the reason they wish to close the boards up and if that is the reason, then they really are nothing but a bunch of snowflakes. You as well seeing you think that my opinion on this is what makes you bunch feel so down where it's enough to get rid of it lol. Spamming is one thing but guys like me calling out a double standard using my own opinion is completely different.
BTW, here's a critic from 'Aint It Cool News' who says this about the film. Sounds like this is EXACTLY the director's intent. Make the white man feel ashamed of himself while blacks still play that victim card.
"Im not quite sure anyone will be prepared for how
he dives headfirst into the deep waters of racism in America
, told through a story that makes it quite clear that, while racism might seem more at bay than ever before (Im talking about the pre-President Trump era in which the film was conceived and made),
the real fear amongst African-Americans is the white people are just better at hiding it.
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And think about it. If it's a small community of posters who continue to post here despite the negative comments, we obviously don't care. Nah, they're your typical cucks who perhaps don't want the poor actors or studios getting hurt feelings over members ripping their acting or films apart. Because after-all, feelings come first than actual discussion you know if it's not all smiles and laughter. Look at youtube. Those wimps even got rid of the thumbs down a few years back lol. Just pathetic.
Also I notice you rated Get Out already even though it's not out yet so surely you can tell me if all the white characters are in fact evil or if some of them are actually good guys.
Didn't even realize I did that but no, never saw it. Last one I saw was Rings, and that was last night. 'Get Out' is in theatres here on the 24th. -
Xkape — 9 years ago(February 12, 2017 04:28 PM)
I know,huh? Look at all those blacks who lynched white people over the course of the past century!!!!
lol except we're talking about today's blacks you imbecile. How many in the past 40 years have been lynched? Then tell me how many blacks have killed whites in that same span. -
jamdub-61934 — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:42 PM)
Ignorance is bliss - "The race of the child is the race of the mother." Not true. A rule created by the white south and placed into law by many governments in the south -city, and states said, if a person is 1 part black that person is of African descent. Which the terms Quadroon, Octoroon and may others came from. While those laws are not federally binding today, this country continues to look at a person with African blood as black. Especially if the persons black parent is a parent or grandparent. Mother or dad, they are black.
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Joseph-Molion — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 08:06 AM)
To play devil's advocate here, it seems that most mixed race people tend to identify as the minority race as well. Look at Barak Obama for instance. His mother's white, but he identifies, by his own words, as African American.
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TheFilmLuvR — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 02:53 AM)
From observation, it seems that even though Peele is biracial, he obviously identifies more with being black versus white. Kind of ironic, since he most likely benefitted from "white privilege" growing up in Manhattan.
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Thradar — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 07:54 AM)
Jordan Peele is half white, and was raised very white suburban. It's just a film, don't get your panties in A bunch.
His race is irrelevant. Doesn't detract from the fact that the movie is racist. It depicts white (only) people as crazy psychopaths who hunt down blacks (only). That'sracist. -
masterofallgoons — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 11:36 AM)
How do you know? I haven't looked at the trailer in a while, but it seemed to me at the time that there was probably more to it than that.
People get so worked up about this stuff and never consider that maybe the movie is actually about all the things they're freaking out over. It seemed to me that this was about a black character that goes into a situation that he was already paranoid about due to his racial assumptions about other people's racial assumptions.
Seemed like a pretty thoughtful premise on sort of complex issues actually. Naturally all of the responses have to be thoughtless cries of 'racist!' from all sides. -
lazarillo — 9 years ago(January 01, 2017 10:43 PM)
Wow! What a dumbass thread. Just because white people are the villains OR black people are the villains does not make something "racist". "Candyman", for instance, isn't considered racist because it has a black villain menacing a white protagonist. Also, if you're going to complain about black people playing the "race card", maybe you shouldn't turn around and play it YOURSELF. The last thing we need is WHITE PC police.
Finally, how in the hell is someone half black, not black? Barack Obama's mother was white, so is he not black? If people treat you like you're black, then I think you qualify as black. Look up the people called "octoons" in the antebellum South. They were considered black and subjected to racism. Racists have at least as much problem with someone who is "mixed race" as they do with someone who is black.
When it comes to being "racist" a movie like this is rubber and touchy white whiners like the OP are glue, and you know what that means. . .
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paulg-67221 — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 03:39 PM)
Night of the Living Dead was not intended to address racism in America. George A. Romero stated that the actor was cast because he was the best for the role and it was not specifically written for a black actor. It became a statement about racism due to the timing of it's release. He even said when he finished the film and was driving to find a cinema to show it, he found out that Martin Luther King was assassinated over the radio.
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libra113 — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 11:36 AM)
Yes, paulg-67221, when the script was written the character wasn't intended or written to be anything.
He was picked because he was the only professional actor in the cast and the part was so central to the story that Romero thought it wise to cast the only professional actor.
Also, the only reason Ben was such a central character was because Russo forced Romero to hire Judith O'Dea as Barbara (who was originally going to be the lead) and Romero didn't feel as if she was a strong enough actress so he hastily re-wrote her part where she spends the bulk of the movie a basket case.
That is also why, in the 1990 remake (done by Savini and blessed and involving Romero) they made her the hero again.
It's funny how people read way more into it than Romero intended. I recall him even saying that if he had planned for Ben to black he would've written him differently. -
paulg-67221 — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 01:49 PM)
I didn't realise he wasn't supposed to be the main character, you learn something new everyday.
I haven't seen the remake so I didn't know she was the hero in that but then again it makes sense she was supposed to be the main character in the original because she is one of the first characters to be introduced. -
libra113 — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 04:09 PM)
That's the way I heard it (I think it was a special feature with the movie or maybe commentary). Of course there are lots of stories about the movie floating around and they don't all agree with each other.
