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"All Black Cast"? Give me a break...


People referring to this as a "black movie" are ridiculous. The very fact that it's even considered to be one just highlights the racist culture of Hollywood and the underrepresentation of black people.

Take a look at the movie poster. 7 actors - 4 black, 3 white. First off, this is nearly a 50/50 split. Secondly, if you were to even reverse this ratio (3 black, 4 white) people would probably still call this a "black movie" even though the black cast is underrepresented. Is the original considered a "white movie"? No, that would be seen as entirely ridiculous.

This just goes to show how it is still such a shocking/unusual thing to have a healthy black presence in a movie that isn't "Boyz in the Hood", "12 Years a Slave" or "Dear White People".

Hollywood can't handle more than one or two black supporting actors in a movie that isn't about slavery, the hood, or the theme of being a black American without looking at the movie and thinking "well, that's a bit weird, isn't it? There's a few too many black people in there. Why isn't it a movie about slavery or shooting people?"

Hollywood and its audiences still racist as ever.

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I have to agree with you that this is not a "black" movie. That claim is ludicrous. And who cares, anyway? Black, white, green, purple...get a grip people.


Actors do not have a job...they have a blast!

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What would be the problem with this being a "black movie" even though I don't consider it to be? That's one of the problems in Hollywood right now. Most movies with a mostly black cast are usually dealing with gangsters, music, sports or slavery. I'm tired of that s**t. While I didn't really like this movie, I appreciated that it didn't follow every other movie with blacks in it.

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But who's counting?
Oh and who's racist while we're at it?

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YOU are racist. Just because you watch black movies, doesn't make you an expert on black culture, moron! LOL!

It comments like yours...

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Lol. Bless your heart.

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I liked the English film but I like this version better.

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"... Hollywood and the underrepresentation of black people"

About 1/6th of the US is black. So 5 whites and 1 black would be proper "representation"!

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