Posted on 06/20/2014 6:35:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Americannews.com, Power105.1fm.com, and several other entertainment sites on the web are reporting that Will Smiths Overbrook Entertainment, which produced I Am Legend, Hancock, The Karate Kid, is producing the George Zimmerman Story, staring Smiths son, Jaden Smith, as Trayvon Martin. According to reports, the film is targeted to be released in the Spring of 2015 and George Zimmerman himself will be working on the film as a consultant for, get this $3.2 million. When I first saw the report I couldnt believe my eyes. . We contacted Overbrook Entertainment to get confirmation on this story, but they referred us to their Publicist, Forty-Two West. The publicist indicated that they werent able to either confirm or deny the story. . We find that quite astonishing, since this story has been out over 10 days, and its spreading like wildfire all over the net. Since its such a potentially toxic story, one would think that Wills publicist would be all over it by now unless theyre totally incompetent. Thats led this writer to believe that this may be a trial balloon to measure public response, or maybe theyre beginning to feel the heat and theyre backing off the project. .
Should We Wait For Conformation On Zimmerman Story? .
It has been suggested that Will and Jada are out of the country, so we should wait for conformation before we get too excited over this story. I disagree. . They have a multi-million dollar production company, a publicist, and staff. This story has been circulating for over 10 days and is as toxic as they come. How much time would it have taken anyone of those people to say that this story is ridiculous? Why are they being so tentative when contacted? .
So it is important to treat this story as if it is true, because it may have been planted as a trial balloon to measure public reaction. Another reason is because we dont want to see George Zimmerman get a dime, and if we dont start going crazy RIGHT NOW, at just the hint that something this ridiculous is in the works, Zimmerman may just get his $3.2 MILLION, and they may move forward with the project. will-jaden-2014 . People have failed to consider the prospect that Will and Jada might just be out of the country so they wont have to confirm or deny the story? Theyre just letting the rumor float out there so they can measure our reaction. So lets give it to them. .
If the story does turn out to be true, we have but one question to ask is there no shame among people when it comes to making a dollar? Just the hint of any truth to this story should bring the Black community to full attention. If this doesnt wake us up, were in a coma, and beyond help. . If George Zimmerman had stalked, and then brutally murdered an innocent child from any other community, he would have had to leave the country and hide in a cave and they STILL would have sought him out. But if this story is true, what do we do? We make him a celebrity and a multi-millionaire for brutally murdering one of our children. Thats absolutely unbelievable even for us. . According to reports, in response to this question, Smith is quoted as saying, Its obvious that hes [Zimmerman] not Americas sweetheart right now but his story is intriguing and it needs to be heard. Hitler wasnt popular. Does that mean his story is any less interesting? Of course not. Slave masters arent popular but 12 Years a Slave was phenomenal. Wait until you see the finished product and judge for yourself. . Thats got to be one of the biggest cop-outs Ive ever heard in my life its insulting! First, Hitler wasnt rewarded with $3.2 million for killing Jews. So if Will Smith does decide to pursue this project the Black community needs to rise up and tell Mr. Smith the following, and in no uncertain terms: .
We dont give a damn about Hitler, and we dont give a damn about slave masters, but what we very much give a damn about is that youre making a disgusting brute who stalked and murdered one of our children into a multi-millionaire, and thats unacceptable. . Were certain that if Zimmerman had killed your son, Jaden, you wouldnt have thought the story was so intriguing, and needed to be heard so badly that youd have made him a multi-millionaire to tell it. So spare us the bullshit. . We know everything about George Zimmerman that we either need, or want to know. The only thing that will interest us about George Zimmerman is if something horrible befalls him, or the day he stops breathing. Now, thats not to say that were wishing it upon him at least, not all of us but were just being real here. .
So stop trying to insult our intelligence, Smith. While were not rich like WE made you neither are we stupid. So you can make George Zimmerman a multi-millionaire if you like, but understand this on the day that you sign that check, essentially PAYING him for murdering Trayvon, from that day forward, Mr. Fresh Prince, youre no longer one of us. Were going to ostracize you, spit every time we hear your name, and boycott any and everything your name is associated with. Were going to make an example of you, Mr. Smith, for all of your rich, and formally Black peers to see, because were tired of this sort of thing period. . There are many reasons why the Black community should take this outrage so seriously. Of course theres the obvious its inappropriate, insensitive, and a slap in the face of the Black community to pay George Zimmerman $3.2 million for murdering one of our kids. But it goes beyond that. It also places other Black people in danger. Whats to stop some down-and-out bigot in one of those Stand Your Ground states from reasoning, Maybe if I go kill me a nigger I can make me a few million dollars? But did Will Smith give that even a moments thought? I dont think so. If this story is true, all hes thinking about is his own pocket. . Another reason the Black community needs to wake up and sniff this funk is because its past time for us to get the attention of ALL of these millionaire celebrities who made their fortunes from our dollars. The Black community is in dire need of assistance in the form of jobs, investment in the community, mentors, scholarships, etc. Yet, most of them are nowhere to be found. The only time we even see them is on television flaunting their wealth in our face. Its time to bring that to an end. Weve got to see to it that these people understand that if they want our support, its going to have to be a symbiotic relationship. Theyre going to have to deliver some support back into the community. Thats how other communities prosper, but for far too many Black people, having arrived means getting as far away from other Black people as they can possibly get. .
So again, Will Smith, spare us the bullsh*t about a story that needs to be heard. Yeah, we made you rich, but in spite of that, were not completely stupid. You dont give a damn about Zimmermans story. Since when have you been a connoisseur of history? Your intent is to make THE archenemy of the Black community a multi-millionaire so you can drag yet more dollars out of an already economically depressed community. Thats unconscionable, brother, and well never forgive you for it.
ABOUT CHARACTER
One of the big problems that were having in the Black community is were grouping people in the wrong way. Were putting our trust in people based on skin color, clout, and popularity rather than the qualities that we should be character and class. Bigotry and injustice is not so much about race or color as it is opportunity. I learned that as a union rep in the post office. I found that you can take the most down for the cause brother or sister in a facility, and then give them a raise and a little power, and theyll become the biggest tyrants youve ever known. . I once won an EEO for a young lady who used to be crying on my shoulder every single day. As part of my resolution I got her manager fired, and got her elevated into management. Then, a month or two later I went to her office to discuss a problem that another employee was having. The problem was quite similar to the one I had addressed on her behalf. But when I walked through the door of her brand new office, she casually looked up and asked, What can I do for you MR. WATTREE? It was as though we were strangers AND later, she used the new authority, THAT I HAD GOTTEN FOR HER, to have me followed around and spied on in an attempt to find a pretext to build a case against ME! She eventually came to herself, and were dear friends to this day, but the tendency to be self-serving and corrupt is in all of us. The only difference between a good person and a bad person is the ability to recognize it in ourselves, and the desire to keep it in check. . I learned a lot about human nature as a union rep within the postal service, and one of the most important things I learned was, youve got to pick your people based on character, not skin color and the Postal Service is a microcosm of the world at large.
I thought this was satire
Go figure
satire.
Will Zimmerman be shown carrying a knife between his teeth?
The writer is a racist.
Painful and plentiful misspellings
I’m sure it will be an unbiased and prejudice free version of what really happened. /s
Take a look around that site.
I guess his son needs another shot at being a movie star
Looked ok to me
6th word in the title.
Go from there.
(”If George Zimmerman had stalked, and then brutally murdered an innocent child from any other community, he would have had to leave the country and hide in a cave “)
Since that is not what happened what is your agenda? Stir trouble? Very likely......
How many times does your head have to be slammed into concrete before its ok to shoot?
theyre backing off the project. . Should We Wait For Conformation On Zimmerman Story? .
I disagree. . They
betting it will be huge fiction.
But he scored a Kardashian. What more is there?
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