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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.
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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.
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:40:10 PM PST
by
BBell
To: BBell
I suppose they plan to replace FDR with our homosexual Muslim commander-in-chief.
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:41:57 PM PST
by
MNDude
To: BBell
...with a bright red Afro?
I don’t think so...
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:42:29 PM PST
by
moovova
To: BBell
Nick Fury, director of SHIELD, was white in the comics.
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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.)
To: MNDude
“...the One’ll come out tomorrow, tomorrow, betcha bottom dollar...”
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:46:00 PM PST
by
moovova
To: BBell
As long as Col. Allen West is playing ‘daddy warbucks’ I have no problem with it
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:46:16 PM PST
by
EBH
(And the angel poured out his cup...)
To: BBell
I saw the previews. It looks cute but they may have spoiled it trying to be too trendy.
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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?)
To: BBell
Can you say “Bomb.”
It’s almost like casting a hippie to play Hitler.
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:48:09 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: BBell
no kiddin. and a black ralph kramden ? i didn’t see that either.
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:55:43 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(Obama ----> Fredo smart)
To: BBell
Does anybody remember The Wiz?
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:56:01 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: BBell
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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.)
To: BBell
The remake of Wild Wild West was a complete BOMB.
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posted on
11/23/2014 12:57:46 PM PST
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: dfwgator
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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.)
To: BBell
I’m still waiting for the remake of Snow White.
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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)
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.
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posted on
11/23/2014 1:01:54 PM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
To: BenLurkin
I had the biggest crush on that chick guitar player.
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posted on
11/23/2014 1:02:45 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: 109ACS
I’m still waiting for the remake of Snow White. No doubt starring Beyonce.
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posted on
11/23/2014 1:03:32 PM PST
by
dfwgator
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.
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posted on
11/23/2014 1:04:02 PM PST
by
adorno
(a)
To: stylin19a
I never even heard of a remake of the honeymooners with a black cast.
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posted on
11/23/2014 1:04:38 PM PST
by
BBell
(I'm cynical and sarcastic and therefore I love Ann Coulter)
To: 109ACS
“I’m still waiting for the remake of Snow White”
Theyre auditioning trans genders as we speak. /s
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