Posted on 02/18/2018 7:24:48 AM PST by BenLurkin
As Marvel's latest superhero movie, "Black Panther," draws praise and rakes in millions of dollars at the box office, Twitter trolls have emerged across the country attempting to stoke racial division by spreading false reports about the film's largely African American fans.
Over the last few days, users have posted false claims that they were attacked by blacks while going to see "Black Panther," the first movie from Marvel Studios led by a predominantly black cast.
"It's very unfortunate that a film that is poised to become a cultural icon is being marred by this fake news," said Darnell Hunt, dean of social sciences at UCLA. "In the long run, it will not detract from the cultural significance of 'Black Panther,' but it does blunt some of the positive force it has as it opens. It is both surprising and not surprising."
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Public information officers for police departments in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston contacted by The Times said they had received no reports that would match the assault claims appearing online.
In the tweets, the posters frequently blame "black youth" for the attacks, using images taken from various unrelated sources of bleeding and battered faces or images of blood in sinks and on towels.
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This phenomenon will go the way of Shaft
Waiting for some ‘dreamer’ type backlash from the movie. They are not into a society that keeps out outsiders, very protective and nationalist. All the things the libbies just cannot stand.
“As for the movie itself I haven’t read a bad review of it yet”
And you won’t. It could be worse than plan 9 and it would get good reviews for the usual reasons. Movie Critics are in PC prison and they like it there.
Why would whitey want to go to a theatre to see a blackactivist movie in the first place? The, umm, “demographics” of the audience will make it nearly impossible to hear any dialogue. Between the yelling at the screen, cell phone use and the usual angry wimmins.
Reverse the claims and they wouldn’t be questioned.
Or 13 Russians with computers.
Being cynical, I’m thinking this whole trollhouse cookie thing is nothing more than a PR move by the studio.
1. Crank out some clickbait tweets.
2. MSM reports on it, and the movie.
Voila. Free publicity.
But, will it leave behind a memorable theme song? At least a few bars are quite memorably identifiable.
Alas, if only they would be so kind to check at colleges when it comes to all "assault" claims.
Yup.
Very possibly just movie Hollywood hype.
Because the brilliant dialog is why people go to see comic book movies, right?
That would be the Rainbo Pantload.
Gee mommy, i wanna go so I can get beat up!
Michael Jackson has long ago passed.
I didn’t say brilliant dialogue.
I said ANY dialogue.
MEGA-BARF! Makes me want to pull out the Mr. Creosote projectile vomit scene.
Taken at face value it is a very good movie. Especially if you get to see it at a discount movie house like Hickory 8 here in Nashville. There's even a good chuckle or two in it. If you start reading the SJW propoganda into the movie it'll make you crazy.
Can you dig it?
But..but...it’s a cultural icon and it has cultural significance!/sarc
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