Posted on 08/20/2013 4:37:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Lee Daniels didnt hold back during an interview with CNNs Piers Morgan, saying that he believed President Obamas term in office has revealed Americas true colors and it is still a racist and angry country.
Daniels wasnt directing the comment toward all Americans, but he certainly had a point.
Morgan is known for asking the tough questions and when he pushed the director of The Butler to speak up on racism in America since Obama was elected, the interview took a powerful turn.
I think that people are angry that hes president and I think that they are showing their true colors, he said.
He tied his response in with the message he was hoping to send through his new movie and added that although he tried to inject some hope in The Butler, it wasnt enough to cover up the truth about the current state of the country.
He said that in the movie, the characters are living in a time period where a black man could be killed by a white person at any given moment and no one would be punished for it. Shortly after finishing the editing of the film, the nation was rocked by the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.
According to Daniels thats when he realized that sadly we are far from reaching dreams of equality.
While he did admit that the country has certainly made some progress, The Butler cast member Cuba Gooding Jr. pointed out that there is a major disconnect with the civil rights movement and the history of it.
There is more than enough evidence to suggest that some Americans are angered by Obamas election and are willing to do whatever it takes to paint him as a terrorist, Fascist or even the anti-Christ.
However, Obamas administration hasnt been substantially different from that of many other presidents who came before him except that he is black. According to Daniels, thats exactly why America is so angry with him.
Daniels is hoping that although his movie wont give anyone the answers and solutions theyre looking for when it comes to racism, it might provoke the type of dialogue that is necessary for more progress to be made.
The movie has certainly sparked a national conversation about civil rights and race issues as each of the cast members in The Butler revealed their own encounters with racism.
Daniels has said that he has to send his white secretary to catch him a cab because taxi drivers wont stop for him. Earlier this year, Forest Whitaker was publicly frisked in a deli after being wrongfully accused of shoplifting.
The movie also comes along with tons of debate regarding the N-word, which initially stemmed from the Paula Deen controversy.
Although nobody could have predicted what national events would take place as The Butler hit theaters, the timing couldnt have been any more flawless.
In the midst of the Deen controversy; American discontent with their African-American president; the not-guilty verdict for Zimmerman; and tons of other racially charged national debates, now is certainly the time that America needs to engage in a powerful conversation that is necessary for the advancement of the country.
Yes, black people are so angry obama is president, they are killing more white people than before.
I beg to differ. We've never had a communist as potus before. This article needs a serious barf alert.
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