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katewritesCast of the Hunger Games.
Ironically, I like a lot of these name actors. Except, really? One of the things that drew me to the Hunger Games was the fact that it was a kickass girl of color, but I guess I was mistaken. Because she's actually white. And so is everyone else in the movie except for Rue and Thresh.
I... kind of don't have words for that. Because it kind of rings as beyond tokeny. Rue dies, becoming another dead POC for our heroine to wear on her back like Atlas.
Thresh is, in the book, explicitly the strongest, roughest, most animalistic character in the games. It's explicit that the career kids want him in their group because he's so physical. Dude, spoilers whited, but he crushes a girl's head with a rock. He's supposed to be badass not for being good at the game, not even for being a good strategist, but for being the strongest. FABULOUS that he's the only man of color in the main cast.
Thanks, Hollywood. You're super awesome for making my love of female driven action movies have to fight against my desire to see just one movie about a kickass girl of color.
Ironically, I like a lot of these name actors. Except, really? One of the things that drew me to the Hunger Games was the fact that it was a kickass girl of color, but I guess I was mistaken. Because she's actually white. And so is everyone else in the movie except for Rue and Thresh.
I... kind of don't have words for that. Because it kind of rings as beyond tokeny. Rue dies, becoming another dead POC for our heroine to wear on her back like Atlas.
Thresh is, in the book, explicitly the strongest, roughest, most animalistic character in the games. It's explicit that the career kids want him in their group because he's so physical. Dude, spoilers whited, but he crushes a girl's head with a rock. He's supposed to be badass not for being good at the game, not even for being a good strategist, but for being the strongest. FABULOUS that he's the only man of color in the main cast.
Thanks, Hollywood. You're super awesome for making my love of female driven action movies have to fight against my desire to see just one movie about a kickass girl of color.
