These are just some of over 50 different tweets of Rue's skin colour! I can not believe the ignorance and racism people can obtain! It makes me so mad that people would hate on Hunger Games or even the actress or the character because she is black! My favourite tweet would be this:
I just can't believe it! Now if you have read the Hunger Games, it specifically states that Rue has 'dark brown skin and hair' and yet people don't know this? I guess this is a good example for Carlie's (vinkunwildflowerqueen) post about fans. If you are such a 'big' fan of the Hunger Games, book and movie included, then why do you hate on the actress and character because of their skin colour? And if you are that big of a fan that you have read the book *insert no. of times* then why do you not know?
Some people are deceived by the fact that Katniss sees Prim in Rue. This makes everyone automatically think that Rue is going to look like Prim. They toss aside any information on what Rue actually looks like and just focuses on that one fact.
When I read the book and pictured little Rue, I took in all the information I was presented with and made the character in my head. I pictured Rue, dark skinned, dark hair and brown eyes, her height/looks and demeanor like Prim. Not everything about her!
I just thought I would share that with everyone, because I found it so outrageous and just utterly terrible! Please tell me your thoughts! Julia, you would be an amazing person for me to talk to about this!
Thanks guys!
Yes, this is exactly the type of thing I mean. A lot of people who read the books loved Rue (including me, although I haven't seen the movie yet due to the fact I live nowhere near a cinema).
ReplyDeleteYes, Rue reminds Katniss of Prim, but that's a personality thing, not a physical thing.
To completely change how you feel about a character because of their skin colour is horrible.
Not all characters from a book turn out how you imagine them in your head when they make the move into film (eg. Lupin, from Harry Potter). But that doesn't mean... ugh, I have no words.