Comments | iseeyouflaming: Hunger Games movie

iseeyouflaming

Hunger Games movie

Feb 28, 2011 10:16

Racist casting call for a movie based on the Hunger Games novels, which star characters canonically described as "olive-skinned with black hair and grey eyes". Casting call? CAUCASIAN. Side note rage: casting call includes "naturally pretty underneath her tomboyishness". Because, you know, being a "tomboy" means you aren't pretty, and being pretty ( Read more... )

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dont_ingest February 28 2011, 19:39:46 UTC

To go one further, fuck the word/concept of "tomboy."

iseeyouflaming March 1 2011, 03:43:10 UTC

It doesn't even seem like the right word. I admit I've picked up most of my Hunger Games knowledge from wiki and katmaxwell and llamrei, but it seems less like "tomboy" (which to me means girls openly flouting gender norms in heavily gendered societies, like the Victorian Era) and more, uh, realistically tough as that's what her life basically demanded of her.

sharpasfire February 28 2011, 20:51:45 UTC

I'm just crossing my fingers that Hailee Steinfeld or Malese Jow (who would have made fantastic Azulas) are going to be cast. Girls are BAMF.

I will be deeply upset if they mess up Rue though.

victorgeous February 28 2011, 21:06:22 UTC

I really want Hailee Steinfeld to get it, she would be PERFECT. Vanya and I were talking last night about how the dress she wore at the Oscars was basically the kind of thing Cinna dresses Katniss in for the victory tour, lol.

iseeyouflaming March 1 2011, 03:34:27 UTC

True Grit girl yes. Also, wow, Malese Jow just...she just looks like Azula. Holy crap.

easybreezyidiot February 28 2011, 21:41:46 UTC

Wow.

Also WTF at "underfed." Like Hollywood girls need any more encouragement to appear starved.

iseeyouflaming March 1 2011, 03:37:28 UTC

Oh man, yes. That's something you would work on AFTER you find an actor to hire.

bitingcynicism February 28 2011, 23:53:15 UTC

I am full of sad. :(

iseeyouflaming March 1 2011, 03:45:00 UTC

WHEN WILL HOLLYWOOD LEARN 8|

justwannahave March 1 2011, 00:18:22 UTC

It's like that whole Earthsea thing all over again . . .

iseeyouflaming March 1 2011, 03:35:39 UTC

augh augh the earthsea movie /)_(\

IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY OTHER CHAPTER DESCRIBES GED AS REALLY OBVIOUSLY AMERINDIAN OR ANYTHING oh my gosh i'm getting angry over it all over again

justwannahave March 1 2011, 04:47:04 UTC

But Kristin Kreuk is mixed race! THAT MAKES IT ALL RIGHT!

/fail.