tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post7680838003660819055..comments2023-05-10T05:55:31.372-07:00Comments on The Feminist Spectator: The Hunger GamesJill Dolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-19201009288989885162012-04-04T20:27:04.734-07:002012-04-04T20:27:04.734-07:00Okay, here are some good ones, that elucidate the ...Okay, here are some good ones, that elucidate the racist reactions by some fans to the film's casting choices:<br /><br />From THE NEW YORKER:<br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/03/hunger-games-and-trayvon-martin.html.<br /><br />From JEZEBEL, which has several excellent articles about the Hunger Games tweets controversy, in which dozens of fans expressed appallingly racist concerns about the casting of Rue and Cinna . . .<br />http://jezebel.com/5896408/racist-hunger-games-fans-dont-care-how-much-money-the-movie-made<br />and<br />http://jezebel.com/5896688/i-see-white-people-hunger-games-and-a-brief-history-of-cultural-whitewashing.<br /><br />Amazing and disturbing . . .Jill Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-47034408283600652202012-04-04T20:09:30.807-07:002012-04-04T20:09:30.807-07:00Here's one link....
http://colorlines.com/arch...Here's one link....<br />http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/03/on_twitter_hunger_games_fans_demand_to_know_why_black_characters_are_black.htmlwjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272762066093079083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-76616874877659979182012-04-04T19:53:28.452-07:002012-04-04T19:53:28.452-07:00A few more interesting stories about THE HUNGER GA...A few more interesting stories about THE HUNGER GAMES, one about how it attracted audiences that were 39% men (and I assume boys): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nico-lang/hunger-games-movie_b_1383644.html.<br /><br />An interview with THE HUNGER GAMES' producer, Nina Jacobson, on WOMEN & HOLLYWOOD: http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/interview-with-nina-jacobson-producer-of-the-hunger-games.<br /><br />A conversation between Mahnola Dargis and A.O. Scott in the Times, in which Scott hits a lot of the same points I blog about here:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/movies/katniss-everdeen-a-new-type-of-woman-warrior.html.<br /><br />Still looking for pieces about race . . .Jill Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-43421877876004071302012-04-04T10:14:22.690-07:002012-04-04T10:14:22.690-07:00I'm curious about this, and clearly a bit out ...I'm curious about this, and clearly a bit out of the loop. If people have urls for some of this racist commentary, I'd love to be directed to it. Otherwise, I'll do some searching myself. Thanks for these helpful responses. All best, jdJill Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-44370842227350614512012-04-04T10:09:48.017-07:002012-04-04T10:09:48.017-07:00Thoughtful as usual, Jill, but I would love to hea...Thoughtful as usual, Jill, but I would love to hear your take on the racist commentary that has sprouted over the "sophisticated view of an entirely multiracial society" that is Panem.wjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272762066093079083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-59238039430761191102012-04-04T07:18:41.861-07:002012-04-04T07:18:41.861-07:00Jill,
thank you ever so for this article. We'v...Jill,<br />thank you ever so for this article. We've just been debating about our 9, nearly 10 year old seeing the movie, and this has energized me to have her read the book and then take her to the movie. I want her to have all the female icons in her psyche as possible as she enters the tween years! and I am an avid reader of your blog, I am a theater artist who specializes in developing new plays with contemporary writers, and i resonate with your passions.<br /><br />best,<br /><br />Amy MuellerAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586359430986489118noreply@blogger.com