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Annie remake: casting of black lead provokes negative Twitter posts
http://www.theguardian.com ^ | Sunday 9 March 2014

Posted on 11/23/2014 12:40:10 PM PST by BBell

Name: Annie.

Age: 11.

Appearance: Headstrong, smartass, black.

Hold on a minute. Annie's not black. She's a little blonde Swiss girl who lives in the mountains. That's Heidi, you idiot. Annie's the little red-headed girl who looks like Sideshow Bob.

But this new version of Annie doesn't look anything like Sideshow Bob. That's because in this remake she is being played by Oscar-nominated actor Quvenzhané Wallis.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: blacks; flop; hollywood; littleorphanannie; nyc
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Well they made Capt. James West black. I've never watched that version. So why not make little orphan Annie black? I won't watch this either. Probably bomb.

I'm still waiting for the remake of Shaka Zulu cast with a big white guy.

1 posted on 11/23/2014 12:40:10 PM PST by BBell
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To: BBell

I suppose they plan to replace FDR with our homosexual Muslim commander-in-chief.


2 posted on 11/23/2014 12:41:57 PM PST by MNDude
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To: BBell

...with a bright red Afro?

I don’t think so...


3 posted on 11/23/2014 12:42:29 PM PST by moovova
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To: BBell
Nick Fury, director of SHIELD, was white in the comics.


4 posted on 11/23/2014 12:43:45 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: MNDude

“...the One’ll come out tomorrow, tomorrow, betcha bottom dollar...”


5 posted on 11/23/2014 12:46:00 PM PST by moovova
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To: BBell

As long as Col. Allen West is playing ‘daddy warbucks’ I have no problem with it


6 posted on 11/23/2014 12:46:16 PM PST by EBH (And the angel poured out his cup...)
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To: BBell

I saw the previews. It looks cute but they may have spoiled it trying to be too trendy.


7 posted on 11/23/2014 12:46:32 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: BBell

Can you say “Bomb.”

It’s almost like casting a hippie to play Hitler.


8 posted on 11/23/2014 12:48:09 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: BBell

no kiddin. and a black ralph kramden ? i didn’t see that either.


9 posted on 11/23/2014 12:55:43 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama ----> Fredo smart)
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To: BBell
Does anybody remember The Wiz?
10 posted on 11/23/2014 12:56:01 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: BBell

Sandy is a Pit Bull.


11 posted on 11/23/2014 12:57:27 PM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: BBell

The remake of Wild Wild West was a complete BOMB.


12 posted on 11/23/2014 12:57:46 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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13 posted on 11/23/2014 1:00:04 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BBell

I’m still waiting for the remake of Snow White.


14 posted on 11/23/2014 1:01:22 PM PST by 109ACS (If this be Treason, then make the most of it. Patrick Henry, May 1765)
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To: PapaBear3625

Samuel L kills it as Nick.

It’s not about characters being black or not. It’s about “forcing” it for no reason.

I would go see Denzel in just about anything. I like Jackson, and I like Foxx.

This production just seems forced.

I guess we will see.


15 posted on 11/23/2014 1:01:54 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: BenLurkin

I had the biggest crush on that chick guitar player.

16 posted on 11/23/2014 1:02:45 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: 109ACS
I’m still waiting for the remake of Snow White.

No doubt starring Beyonce.

17 posted on 11/23/2014 1:03:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: BBell

“I’m not a racist, but...”

Annie is a well-established character, and, she is “white”.

I can’t wait for the movie where, Obama is played by a white actor. A republican white actor, that is.


18 posted on 11/23/2014 1:04:02 PM PST by adorno (a)
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To: stylin19a

I never even heard of a remake of the honeymooners with a black cast.


19 posted on 11/23/2014 1:04:38 PM PST by BBell (I'm cynical and sarcastic and therefore I love Ann Coulter)
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To: 109ACS

“I’m still waiting for the remake of Snow White”

Theyre auditioning trans genders as we speak. /s


20 posted on 11/23/2014 1:05:25 PM PST by lowbridge
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