I could not conceal my disappointment and sadness from the world that I exist in when I first read the article about Rue from the Hunger Games movie. She was my favorite, and I had spoken about my delight in the casting in my earlier post. I knew not everyone agree, but how previously unaware I was at this heartlessness. I cried for little girls like her, and hoped she would learn about the hate that people have just for a color of one's skin. I would love to be that person, who jumps to her defense, and has some words of my own to speak towards her aggressors who are now my aggressors. I don't. I was so glad to see one of favorite greatest Black Female minds, Issae Rae, did.
And I realized that greatest things that we can do is not blow-up, not complain, not to riot, but simply to continue to exist. To wear our hoodies to say that we are here. To show up and continue to band together under good productive things, to watch Hunger Games and support the characters of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna. To continue to make our own movies, and create our own websites and movies, when "they" don't want to see them, don't want to know them, and hate to see something of "ours" do well.
EXIST, CREATE, BE STRONG, BE PROUD.
Check out her article below:
http://www.xojane.com/issues/people-internet-can-be-hella-racist
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