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Lizzie Poppet

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4. Being racist is bad enough....

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 10:02 AM

Mar 2012

Being racist and illiterate is just doubling up on the fail. Rue and Thresh are pretty clearly shown to be black: "dark brown skin and eyes." I thought the casting was perfect. Thresh's part in the film is quite small, so it's hard to get a take on the performance, but Rue is terrific.

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'Hunger Games' Cast Subjected to Racist Attacks in Shocking Tweets [View all] Ian David Mar 2012 OP

I read about that about an hour ago. These little twits obviously never read the book Ecumenist Mar 2012 #1

It's not their fault the racists were confused! eShirl Mar 2012 #2

It looks like some of them canceled their twitter accounts or scrubbed their posts. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #3

Being racist is bad enough.... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2012 #4