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Related: About this forumGet Out's Trailer Is Making White People Mad...
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 Whos 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: Heres 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/
IronLionZion
(47,094 posts)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.
Orrex
(64,292 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)I guess asking the audience to empathize with a black guy is a little too much.
Coolest Ranger
(2,034 posts)I need a damn drink. Too early in the morning for this
Chiquitita
(752 posts)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)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)but this trailer has me chomping at the bit to buy theater tickets.
Starry Messenger
(32,375 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,478 posts)VulgarPoet
(2,872 posts)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.
JustAnotherGen
(33,785 posts)Thanks for the heads up!