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MrScorpio

(73,714 posts)
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 03:57 AM Oct 2016

Get Out's Trailer Is Making White People Mad...

Get Out's Trailer Is Making White People Mad: Here's 5 Real Racist Incidents In History Worthy Of Anger

The thriller and horror genre has pretty much been drained of all originality. However, Get Out strikes out to bring a new twist to the genre; we are calling this ‘Racism Horror”. Get Out is about an interracial couple going to ‘meet the parents’ for the first time. However, the Black boyfriend is confronted with more than just some ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” level of racial tensions. He becomes trapped in a town that seemingly has a more sinister agenda towards young black men. The film is directed by Jordan Peele from the Key and Peele show.

This week some White people were already ‘mad’ about Luke Cage supposedly being ‘racist’: Here’s our reply to them:



With that said, there has been even more shock and social media outrage by a section of the white community and probably a minority of Black people who do not ‘get’ the trailer either. Namely, both of those whom are not or choose not to be aware of the history of racism in America. Yet, there are also some who are aware of the somewhat sensational point this horror film is making. Watch the trailer so you can gauge where their outrage or misunderstanding may have been born from.

The trailer ends with a one-liner that will no doubt be filling meme across the internet before and after people are glued to their seats fearfully watching this thriller



http://www.antoinespeaks.co.uk/get-outs-trailer-is-making-white-people-mad-heres-5-real-racist-incidents-in-history-worthy-of-anger/


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Get Out's Trailer Is Making White People Mad... (Original Post) MrScorpio Oct 2016 OP
Yup, just not enough white actors in hollywood anymore IronLionZion Oct 2016 #1
When oh when will the oppressed while male finally catch a break? Orrex Oct 2016 #2
So, creepy white people should only be able to threaten white protagonists? baldguy Oct 2016 #3
Oh my god Coolest Ranger Oct 2016 #4
The movie looks super cool Chiquitita Oct 2016 #5
I agree. I saw the trailer yesterday and thought this would be one scary movie. Nay Oct 2016 #7
I never watch horror films snpsmom Oct 2016 #6
This looks awesome. Starry Messenger Oct 2016 #8
K&R ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #9
I typically run UBlock Origin on all of my browsers, so I don't typically see movie trailers anymore VulgarPoet Oct 2016 #10
This looks like it might be good JustAnotherGen Oct 2016 #11

IronLionZion

(47,094 posts)
1. Yup, just not enough white actors in hollywood anymore
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 05:55 AM
Oct 2016


America is getting more diverse every day and young people know it. One big reason many elderly and immigrants still believe Americans are white is because of who we see as main characters on TV and in movies.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
3. So, creepy white people should only be able to threaten white protagonists?
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 06:18 AM
Oct 2016

I guess asking the audience to empathize with a black guy is a little too much.

Chiquitita

(752 posts)
5. The movie looks super cool
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 06:42 AM
Oct 2016

I honestly think that people who would complain about this have a lot of issues to work through and a lot of history to review.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
7. I agree. I saw the trailer yesterday and thought this would be one scary movie.
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 09:18 AM
Oct 2016

I had no idea that all sorts of racial shit was getting stirred up over this movie -- will we ever get to the point that the people in a movie are -- just people?

snpsmom

(791 posts)
6. I never watch horror films
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 08:14 AM
Oct 2016

but this trailer has me chomping at the bit to buy theater tickets.

VulgarPoet

(2,872 posts)
10. I typically run UBlock Origin on all of my browsers, so I don't typically see movie trailers anymore
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 08:14 AM
Oct 2016

But last week, one of my plugins fritzed because I had just installed a new antivirus; which led to UBlock being stupid for about two hours-- I saw this trailer, and the first thing that came to mind is "white people are about to start hollerin". ...this movie will be the first one I go to see in theater since Deadpool.

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