Target Under Fire For Using White Model In 'Annie' Clothing Ads

Huffington Post ^ | 12/31/14 | Alexander C. Kaufman

[dfwgator]

In fact, many people think The Wiz bombing at the box office is what ended the Blaxploitation genre, as it disappeared in the 80s before they revived the idea of remaking white characters as black characters in the late 90s.

Well by the 80s it was gone long enough for the parody "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" to appear.

[BillyBoy]

>> The original Annie strip doesn’t get the respect it deserves in pop culture or even the comics field. I’ve often wondered if Harold Gray’s conservative views are the reason. <<

I've argued that for a while. Gray was way ahead of his time when it came to putting politics in Sunday comic strips. He promoted conservativism LONG before Doonesbury did the same with liberalism in the 70s, but Doonesbury gets ALL the credit for being "groundbreaking" by injecting politics into the funny pages.

Unfortunately, the 70s Broadway "Annie" musical that was a slap to the face to Gray's views has now become the template for Little Orphan Annie, and every subsequent adaptation uses it as their starting point, RATHER than the original 1920s comic. It's become further and further removed from the original author's intent. At this rate, they'll be an Annie remake in 2040 where "Annie" is a gay Hispanic male.

[Recompennation]

10,000 signatures...
A mandate ebonically speaking.

[RnMomof7]

How about a white guy playing Martin Luther King ?

[1010RD]

Did organ thieves steal their irises?