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Black Panther Helps Marvel Bridge the Diversity Gap (Cast 90% Black- "Too Little Too Late?")
Inquisitr ^ | 5-16-2016 | Susan MacDonald

Posted on 05/18/2016 4:29:32 AM PDT by ghosthost

There’s a lot to be excited about here, and not only because of Marvel’s superbly successful handling of the relatively unknown character, as far as general audiences are concerned. Here’s what Feige had to say:

“That will be amongst the best ensembles we’ve ever had and 90% of the cast is either African or African-American.” Can the Black Panther movie, due in theaters February 16, 2018, make up for years of a lack of diversity? Is having two African-American superheroes (Falcon, War Machine) and one African superhero (Black Panther) in Captain America: Civil War a sign of progress or a case of too little, too late?

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To: anton

There was a repulsive, short lived series with at least one black homo. I think it was called “Looking”.

It was really vulgar.


21 posted on 05/18/2016 5:26:58 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: Mjreagan

"You look around the room and see the whitest f*&^%$# room in history of time. It's just unbelievably white. And I thought, we're casting this show and have an opportunity to do anything we want, why not just cast the show with actors of color?" - J. J. Abrams

Star Wars the Force Awakens was said by Disney to be a "5 billion dollar movie." It has barely made 2 billion, which puts it up there with the Minions movie.

22 posted on 05/18/2016 5:27:56 AM PDT by ghosthost
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To: Mjreagan

“Prediction - This movie will fail spectacularly...”

Yes, because many movie-goers (including myself) are sick and tired of paying BIG bucks just to have an unwanted (and unreasonable) political statement shoved in our faces. It’s gotten to the point that we completely remove such movies from our viewing lists.

Even more, leftist actors that star in regular old, non-political movies (Clooney, Damon, Freeman) are out. We have decided we won’t pay ANY amount of money, including Redbox, to watch these movies.

Screw’em.


23 posted on 05/18/2016 5:37:58 AM PDT by moovova
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To: ghosthost
Aw crap. I meant "Less than half the list".
25 posted on 05/18/2016 5:46:32 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: anton

When the aliens actually land,direct them to South Chicago to enhance their learning experience.


26 posted on 05/18/2016 5:57:13 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
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To: moovova

Movie is actually doing fine and even my Non-PC friends like it, again they are not politically correct also I could care less about the diversity this article writes about, we have enough already.


27 posted on 05/18/2016 6:00:47 AM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: ghosthost

What the heck are you talking about? The Black Panther movie was planned long before “Black Lives Matter” even existed.


28 posted on 05/18/2016 6:03:30 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I wonder how many of those women are going to abandon their white-woman hair for this movie?


29 posted on 05/18/2016 6:05:50 AM PDT by Little Pig
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uh...well no one can say this thread ain’t diverse or something.


30 posted on 05/18/2016 6:15:14 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

oops dang looks like I caught your post before it was zotted into oblivion


31 posted on 05/18/2016 6:16:25 AM PDT by xp38
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To: ghosthost

Sounds like the Black Panther is part of the Axis of Evil.


32 posted on 05/18/2016 6:19:54 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: ghosthost

The next one coming out is called “Rogue One.” I’ll pass on it. They can PUAR.


33 posted on 05/18/2016 8:34:13 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: ghosthost

The Force Awakens is at a little over $2 billion.

Only two movies are higher:

Avatar at $2.78 billion

Titanic at $2.2 billion

Minions was at $1.16 billion


34 posted on 05/18/2016 8:47:48 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: Little Pig
I wonder how many of those women are going to abandon their white-woman hair for this movie?

We'll just have to guess since Admin Mods decided to remove my post 24 with all the links in it. Go figure.

35 posted on 05/18/2016 11:14:23 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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