‘The Hunger Games’ Evokes Racial Tensions

Sandra Rose March 27, 2012

Hunger Games Stokes Racial Tensions

As predicted, Lionsgate’s ‘The Hunger Games’ broke box office records when it was released over the weekend. The Hunger Games grossed $155 million, more than double what the film ‘Twilight’ raked in during its opening weekend in 2008 ($69.9 million).

But one thing movie critics didn’t predict was the racial tensions that would overshadow the film’s opening weekend and evoke hateful social commentary from passionate fans of the book on which the film was based.

Taking a page out of today’s cultural obsession with reality TV, The Hunger Games pits young television contestants against each other in a brutal, real-life battle to the death.

But fans of the book are outraged at the film’s writers for taking artistic liberties with the book’s big screen adaptation (two of the book’s principal characters are played by black actors).

“Rue” is played by 13-year-old actress Amandla Stenberg, and the sensitive “Cinna” is played by hunky singer-turned-actor Lenny Kravitz.

The book’s fans, some of whom waited in line for days for the midnight showing on Friday, vented their racist hatred on Twitter.com and other social outlets.

One person wrote, “why does rue have to be black not gonna lie kinda ruined the movie.”

Another person tweeted: “cinna and rue werent suppose to be black. why did the producer make all the good characters black.”

One bigot happily tweeted a movie spoiler on Twitter: “call me racist but when i found out rue was black her death wasn’t as sad #ihatemyself.”

brownskin A.K.A Creamy

why not this again
SAUCEY82

THIS IS CRAZY… DAMN

@CREAMY
WUT-IZ-SWAGU

UMMMM, am I supposed to be shocked or surprised?…
CD FENTY

This world is full of fukkin idiots and the sad thing is they keep procreating and teaching their kids to be fukkin iditots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

Can someone please tell me …. does Sandra’s writeup spoil the movie??
http://Www.yallaintchit.com Man, I just don’t care™

Where are they folks when Elizabeth Taylor (and soon to be Angelina Jolie) play Cleopatra???????????? Who was indisputably a black woman?????

SMMFH. Let’s see where these muthafluckas are then.
Mannie

These people are dumb…in the book Rue is describeed as either brownskinned or dark brown skinned..> So they can suck it for being uninformed…

But they can suck it even harder for acting as if we dont exist even in a fictional post apocolyptic world…smh…social media has brought the biggot out for everyone to see….
CookieMonsterZ

Sandra, I applaud you for spreading awareness. I also appreciate all of the posters who share stories on here.

This upsets me, it really does.
steph L

Phuck a cracker!
CookieMonsterZ

Can someone please tell me …. does Sandra’s writeup spoil the movie??
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A little, but not a whole lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jsZhYyyPuI Feline Feminine

I gotta comment from my phone and shyt….sandra, why is this thread always blocked by my computer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IIF9IAQSnU H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD)

It is no longer taboo to be openly racist I see. The irony is most of these clowns will be the first to claim they have black friends. so easy to he behind a computer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

Thanks Cookie
Mannie

Man, I just don’t care™ says:

Where are they folks when Elizabeth Taylor (and soon to be Angelina Jolie) play Cleopatra???????????? Who was indisputably a black woman?????

SMMFH. Let’s see where these muthafluckas are then.
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Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage
WUT-IZ-SWAGU

H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD) says:

It is no longer taboo to be openly racist I see. The irony is most of these clowns will be the first to claim they have black friends. so easy to he behind a computer
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Girl that stop being taboo when Pres. Obama was elected. That opened a whole can of racist worms…
CookieMonsterZ

It is no longer taboo to be openly racist I see.
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Yes! What worries me more is how many of these ppl I come across on a daily basis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAzGSRdTGgA&feature=player_embedded AWESOME

The author of the books did not leave much room for interpretation of the characters. She described the majority of them from their hairstyle to the color of their eyes.
Angie

Well at least we are aware of how they feel about us.. No need for guessing.
http://www.vibedeck.com/brandoncharles BCinKS

So it IS true that racism is based on ignorance because had these folk had any reading comprehension skills, they’d know that Rue was black in the book. I mean. Why would the author say “dark skinned” to describe a blonde girl with a tan?

Lenny Kravitz, on the other hand, was a shock to me, but the book never really described his skin tone. I just be assuming everybody is white unless otherwise stated. Both actors did great in their roles though.
The Makeup Maven

#1 – Amandla looks JUS’ like my cousins daughter AND she 13! *calling my cousini ratt now to see if she don’ got her daughter famous*

#2 – I HATE PPL SOMETIME!
OutsidetheBox

So they didnt read the books…?

The characters are described as…”dark skin, dark hair, etc”. I guess they thought Snoookie?
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

This crap done got out of hand, gotta a feeling its gone be some shat real soon
WUT-IZ-SWAGU

Mannie says:

Man, I just don’t care™ says:

Where are they folks when Elizabeth Taylor (and soon to be Angelina Jolie) play Cleopatra???????????? Who was indisputably a black woman?????

SMMFH. Let’s see where these muthafluckas are then.
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Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage

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Yeah but what is true is Cleopatra’s grandma was a concubine which in those days were mostly nubian aka Black… look it up please…
CookieMonsterZ

I have a co-worker who said that if yt ppl ever created something like the NAACP, they would get so much flack, yet everyone accepts that the NAACP holds award ceremonies to this day. He said he understands the need for it to be created in the past, but that it is not necessary to keep going. How wrong he is..
trose1

If they had taken time to read the book they would have known that Rue and Thresh are described as having dark drown skin. As person who has reas the book, I can say that Cinna was very “flamboyant” I think they chose Lenny for eye candy!
Angie

And to be honest in hurt but more angry than aanything. All this over a movie??? Do we really bother them that much?? I never sleep on the caucasions but this just confirms why I feel the way I do. Smile in ur face, all the while disgusted by us.
NaijaGal

People seeking to elicit reactions are so pathetic…show your face, don’t hide behind fonts on twitter…the more things change the more they stay the same
The Makeup Maven

<— JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHEN HAS IT BEEN TABOO TO BE RACIST. I've always noticed the bullshyt. It's just that now, mfers are behind computer screens giving review to shyt. I've always noticed how ppl hold their purse just a lil' closer on interviews, or how surprised they are when I open my mouth and I actually have common sense, or when that lil' bytch in my 6th grade class told me to go back to African and I chased her azz down, and she thought she was safe because she had made it home, ran up them steps and was surprised to find me right up in her house with her, windmilling the dawg shyt outta her!
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Mannie says:

These people are dumb…in the book Rue is describeed as either brownskinned or dark brown skinned..> So they can suck it for being uninformed…

But they can suck it even harder for acting as if we dont exist even in a fictional post apocolyptic world…smh…social media has brought the biggot out for everyone to see….
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Angie

And I bet not one of those vaginas has the balls to speak those words to us directly. They FEAR us..
Reezy

SANDRA!

Have you read this by Sinead O Connor?

http://www.smileyandwest.com/treyvon-letter-from-Sinead-O%27Connor.pdf

speaking about Trayvon and black people.. i think you will enjoy this!
The Makeup Maven

WUT-IZ-SWAGU says:

Mannie says:

Man, I just don’t care™ says:

Where are they folks when Elizabeth Taylor (and soon to be Angelina Jolie) play Cleopatra???????????? Who was indisputably a black woman?????

SMMFH. Let’s see where these muthafluckas are then.
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Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage

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Yeah but what is true is Cleopatra’s grandma was a concubine which in those days were mostly nubian aka Black… look it up please…

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7je-DEQgPJk&feature=related ELove

@Wut-Wut @H-Town

@OTB
The MAJORITY of those YTs probably DID READ the book But ALL-OUT Racists LACK INTELLECT (For A REASON Though…)
CD FENTY

My co-worker has on a black blazer and black slacks with a lot of cat hair all over both. I went over to her desk and tried to be respectful and say “u know u covered in cat hair” and she looked at her clothes in shock as if she didnt see the chit before and said “I know its not cat hair because I dont have any pets. We had an awkard staring contest for about 10 seconds an I just shrugged and said “hey that’s on u and came back to my desk. As I’m sitting here typing this I can not stop thinking is she covered in?
https://twitter.com/Mizz_Dallas mizzdallas

Angie says:

And I bet not one of those vaginas has the balls to speak those words to us directly. They FEAR us..

They dont, because I swear that be the day I go jail calling my mama to look under my mattress for my bail money..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jsZhYyyPuI Feline Feminine

Yeah that’s just sad…I have yet to read the book or see the movie but I know I’ve been emotionally connected to characters in movies that were white or any other race….just shows how some folks view us….

#saddened
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkt7Dx_uK5Y MzDimplez1123

@ CD…Maybe it’s lint or transfer in the air from outside? Pollen and shyt i’m guessing. Hell, IONO.
The Makeup Maven

@ CD!
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@Sandra
Thanks for posting it!

@Everybody
I went off on some of these folks on Twitter yesterday when I read the whole story. Of course, most of the folks who made the racist comments have now closed their twitter accts or switched to other names. The girl who stated that she felt like the movie was ruined when Rue turned out to be Black was named @Maggie_mcd11 then changed her name to @maggie_moo11. I found her azz on Twitter and said all kindsa nasty things to her.

As well as the dude who said: “Since when has Rue been a ni-gger?”

Chile….the revolution is DEFINITELY getting televised.
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

CD FENTY says:

My co-worker has on a black blazer and black slacks with a lot of cat hair all over both. I went over to her desk and tried to be respectful and say “u know u covered in cat hair” and she looked at her clothes in shock as if she didnt see the chit before and said “I know its not cat hair because I dont have any pets. We had an awkard staring contest for about 10 seconds an I just shrugged and said “hey that’s on u and came back to my desk. As I’m sitting here typing this I can not stop thinking is she covered in?
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CookieMonsterZ

The Makeup Maven says:

<— JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHEN HAS IT BEEN TABOO TO BE RACIST.
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I don't know if it's bc of where I grew up, but I never experienced blatant racism until recently. When I was a small child, my family and I would get looks/off comments here and there, but I only knew bc my mom was quick to tell someone off. Otherwise, we lived in a nice diverse community and I went to schools with predominantly asians and yt's and never had a problem. It's only now in the workplace that I have had issues, and then reading comments here I am shocked but grateful for the honesty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAzGSRdTGgA&feature=player_embedded AWESOME

is she covered in?
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Denial?
!*LaKErCHiC@*!

Lenny :hunch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7je-DEQgPJk&feature=related ELove

@Mannie SAID: social media has brought the biggot out for everyone to see….

Which is THE ONLY True Great Thing about “Social Media” becuz ALOT of Brain-DEAD & Brain-WEASHED Black Folks can SEE WTF us REAL Black individuals ALREADY KNOW (FOR FACT Though…)
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@Angie
They NEVER have the balls to say it to us. Never, never, never. That’s how you know that racists are truly cowards. IT’s too easy to throw a rock and hide your hand…..or in some cases, delete your twitter account to avoid the backlash.
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

This is why I don’t hardly use my twitter account, and barely my FB , cause sometimes some of that crap get me too ampped :mad;
CookieMonsterZ

Yeah that’s just sad…I have yet to read the book or see the movie but I know I’ve been emotionally connected to characters in movies that were white or any other race….just shows how some folks view us….

#saddened
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I have been on the same page with quite a few of your posts recently.
Mannie

WUT-IZ-SWAGU says:

Mannie says:

Man, I just don’t care™ says:

Where are they folks when Elizabeth Taylor (and soon to be Angelina Jolie) play Cleopatra???????????? Who was indisputably a black woman?????

SMMFH. Let’s see where these muthafluckas are then.
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Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage

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Yeah but what is true is Cleopatra’s grandma was a concubine which in those days were mostly nubian aka Black… look it up please…
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It has actaully never been proven who her mother was but it was known fact that back then in order to keep a pure royal lineage brothers married sisters and cousins basically a REAL version of keeping it in the family…SO it has been widely regarded among historians that the likely lineage is of Roman decent…

Sidenote there were concubines of roman lineage also…look it up please
deedeegirl

Um, I read these books and I remember pretty clearly that Rue was black. People are ignorant. In The Hunger Games, which are set in the future, colored skin is considered to be fashionable and characters actually dye their skin different colors, like pink. That should not ruin the book for anyone. People need to get over themselves, black people are not going anywhere.
CD FENTY

@Dimpz
Its not pollen ITS WHITE CAT HAIR and for this lady to look me dead in my face, look at her clothes like she was suprised to see it and then say I dont have any pets. Now I’m ova here thanking do this bytch wrestle and kill cats in her spare time
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

I am enjoying this history lesson we’re having
I Go There

Alrighty then
GAGIRL87

I enjoyed the movie and in the book Rue was described as a black little girl

It’s very rare that a movie is just like the book but they did an expectional job nothing was left out imo. I can’t wait to see Catching Fire next year
Eazy

Now I’m ova here thanking do this bytch wrestle and kill cats in her spare time
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Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

I’ve only ever had one racist encounter and I think I told the story on here before. I graudated froma very diverse high school, predominately white, but with a large percentage of Asians, Blacks, Hispanics and everything else under the sun.

I was in my 11th grade Chemistry class working on an experiment with I think SA & some kind of hydro-chloric something in my flasks.

There was a cute Korean kid (who was obviously raised around Blacks) who I was REALLY cool with. Funny, cute as hell and genuinely a good dude. I was talking to him. And this big, dumb, giant-looking muthafukker named David in my class, leaned over to me, said: “(my name), you’re my nigga, right?”

Me:

AJ (Korean) looked at me and looked at DAvid, shook his head and said: “you just fukked up dude.”

Keep in mind we were in Chemistry class….. and I was mixing sh*t.

Less than 5 mins later, the little emergency washing station chain was being pulled, David was under it, and the school “peace officers” were dragging me down to the principal’s office to suspend me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IIF9IAQSnU H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD)

FYI-The Matrix and Terminator was the written by a black nnamed Sophia Stewart in the 80’s who had her idea stolen by hollywood. (lowercase on purpose) Will smith declined the role of Neo because he was focused on ALI. The movie the Hunger Games is very similar to what the Romans made us do for sport. A lot of these movies use white casts to tell you your history smh.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkt7Dx_uK5Y MzDimplez1123

@ CD

Guess she don’t want you calling her catwoman.

You just made me think of the day my mama was mad as hell because her neighbor brushed all this hair off his big ass dog in the back yard then flicked the blanket he brushed him on in the wind and dog hair went everywhere. My mama don’t like pets so, you KNOW she was livid!
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Personally I am waiting for twilight breaking dawn part 2
Daisy

I grew up in the South racism has always been alive and well. I was called a nigger and spit on by this YT kid in the 4th grade never forget it

Lenny K could so get it owww!
GAGIRL87

Chocolate, Jenie, Fefe,NaijaGal, Tatted
Angie

@MizzDallas @Sassy

U damn rite. I wouldn’t care if the n word was directed at me or sum1 else once that word escapes the lips ima catapult myself into that m*fuckas mouth before the next breath is taken.
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Gagirl my baby how u doing
GAGIRL87

Eazy
Angie

It will be teeth flying all over! Then they can mumble that racism thru a wired jaw!
mac21902

Hi everyone!!
I love this site and love to read the comments but I never post but this article really bothered me. First ive read all three books and loved them so I was very excited about the movie. In the book Thresh (not mentioned above) and Rue were both described as dark brown. I was happy that they stuck to the book and didn’t make her blonde hair and blue eyed. The people that read the books and didn’t catch that need to stop to understand that reading IS fundamental.
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Daisy says:

I grew up in the South racism has always been alive and well. I was called a **** and spit on by this YT kid in the 4th grade never forget it

Lenny K could so get it owww!
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Hold up :stop: I grew up in the south and no shat aint never happen to me like that, but my parents are from Alabama different story
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

The 11th grade principle was a Nigerian named Dr. Bama.

I got sat down in his office. He said: “why’d you do that?”

I told him why.

He said: “I’m going to have to call your mother.”

I said: “Call her on her cell, she’ll answer quicker.”

He said: “They’re going to want to suspend you for a week. What do you have to say for yourself?”

Me: “I need the vacation….. And Im just mad I didn’t get it in his face like I’d planned.”

Him: “:-) Go back to class. I’ll call your mother later.”

DAvid’s parents were PISSED I was not suspended or punished and they couldn’t understand why. Threatened to press charges……and then…..the other 50 or so BLack kids in the school rolled up on him and that threat CEASED.
GAGIRL87

@ Jenie I’m good hun I just sold my old honda from high school for $1000 How you doing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7je-DEQgPJk&feature=related ELove

@H-Town (Comment #56)
YEP YEP… Hollyweird ROUTINELY Steals IDEAS (All of the MF-ing Time…)
Angie

By the way. Good afternoon to all.
WUT-IZ-SWAGU

Mannie says:

WUT-IZ-SWAGU says:

Mannie says:

Man, I just don’t care™ says:

Where are they folks when Elizabeth Taylor (and soon to be Angelina Jolie) play Cleopatra???????????? Who was indisputably a black woman?????

SMMFH. Let’s see where these muthafluckas are then.
______________________________

Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage

__——————————-
Yeah but what is true is Cleopatra’s grandma was a concubine which in those days were mostly nubian aka Black… look it up please…
_________________

It has actaully never been proven who her mother was but it was known fact that back then in order to keep a pure royal lineage brothers married sisters and cousins basically a REAL version of keeping it in the family…SO it has been widely regarded among historians that the likely lineage is of Roman decent…

Sidenote there were concubines of roman lineage also…look it up pleas——————
So the word Likely is enough for you to believe HIS-Story huh… interesting…

March 27, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Eazy

GA hey girl
The Makeup Maven

H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD) says:

FYI-The Matrix and Terminator was the written by a black nnamed Sophia Stewart in the 80?s who had her idea stolen by hollywood. (lowercase on purpose) Will smith declined the role of Neo because he was focused on ALI. The movie the Hunger Games is very similar to what the Romans made us do for sport. A lot of these movies use white casts to tell you your history smh.
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AND
Mannie

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

I’ve only ever had one racist encounter and I think I told the story on here before. I graudated froma very diverse high school, predominately white, but with a large percentage of Asians, Blacks, Hispanics and everything else under the sun.

I was in my 11th grade Chemistry class working on an experiment with I think SA & some kind of hydro-chloric something in my flasks.

There was a cute Korean kid (who was obviously raised around Blacks) who I was REALLY cool with. Funny, cute as hell and genuinely a good dude. I was talking to him. And this big, dumb, giant-looking muthafukker named David in my class, leaned over to me, said: “(my name), you’re my nigga, right?”

Me:

AJ (Korean) looked at me and looked at DAvid, shook his head and said: “you just fukked up dude.”

Keep in mind we were in Chemistry class….. and I was mixing sh*t.

Less than 5 mins later, the little emergency washing station chain was being pulled, David was under it, and the school “peace officers” were dragging me down to the principal’s office to suspend me.
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This is why i you but i still a lil scared of your level of kray kray
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Angie says:

It will be teeth flying all over! Then they can mumble that racism thru a wired jaw!
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Non of these yt got the nerve to even udder that mess willingly to our face
The Makeup Maven

GAGirl
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

GAGIRL87 says:

@ Jenie I’m good hun I just sold my old honda from high school for $1000 How you doing?
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Awww shat now where we grubbing tonight
CD FENTY

GaGirl :hugs:
NaijaGal

GAGirl hey my shoe diva
The Makeup Maven

<— ONLY BEEN TOLD TO GO BACK TO AFRICA ONE TIME AS A CHILD, HENCE MY LIL' STORY ON POST # 28, but I thank a mfer know today what and what NOT to say to a persons direct face, that's why they use the shyt via politics, etc. Social networks have re-created MONSTERS!
kamadiva

I never read the book, but enjoyed the movie (a little slow)! Lenny was definitely eye candy! He can all day and 3 x on Sunday!

PPL hate because of ENVY!
GiGi

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Maroulis, who was a finalist on the fourth season of “American Idol,” has been in “Rock of Ages” and received a best actor Tony nomination for his performance.
NaijaGal

The worst I ever got was african booty scratcher…didn’t know that only Africa booty itched and one was wrong for scratching it

*although I knew they were implying I was dirty*
Mannie

WUT-IZ-SWAGU says:

So the word Likely is enough for you to believe HIS-Story huh… interesting…
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I believe what has been presented to me and after researching for my self (school history project) I believe that if the royal families of Egypt were as hard on lineage as it has been described in history books then she was more roman than African…If she had ANY African at all what is known is that her father was of Roman lineage…SO i lean towards Roman lineage…
I Go There

Mannie says:

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

I’ve only ever had one racist encounter and I think I told the story on here before. I graudated froma very diverse high school, predominately white, but with a large percentage of Asians, Blacks, Hispanics and everything else under the sun.

I was in my 11th grade Chemistry class working on an experiment with I think SA & some kind of hydro-chloric something in my flasks.

There was a cute Korean kid (who was obviously raised around Blacks) who I was REALLY cool with. Funny, cute as hell and genuinely a good dude. I was talking to him. And this big, dumb, giant-looking muthafukker named David in my class, leaned over to me, said: “(my name), you’re my nigga, right?”

Me:

AJ (Korean) looked at me and looked at DAvid, shook his head and said: “you just fukked up dude.”

Keep in mind we were in Chemistry class….. and I was mixing sh*t.

Less than 5 mins later, the little emergency washing station chain was being pulled, David was under it, and the school “peace officers” were dragging me down to the principal’s office to suspend me.
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This is why i you but i still a lil scared of your level of kray kray

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Her episode of Snapped is gonna be soooooo fking entertaining.
The Makeup Maven

CD FENTY says:

Its not pollen ITS WHITE CAT HAIR and for this lady to look me dead in my face, look at her clothes like she was suprised to see it and then say I dont have any pets. Now I’m ova here thanking do this bytch wrestle and kill cats in her spare time
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NaijaGal

@GiGi we can’t be friends is my jam to this day
GAGIRL87

@ Jenie ANYWHERE you want boo you know US leo’s have impeccable taste
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@Mannie
I tell folks all the time, I’ve been slightly throwed the fukk off since at least age 5.
The Makeup Maven

<— REMEMBERS AFRICAN BOOTY SCRATCHER! You are sooo sick, Naija!
Angie

@Sassy u remind me of myself. LOL certified looney toon here! Where’s my welcome package!
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

@Mannie, I thought the Romans and the hebrews were of African decent over ther
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

GAGIRL87 says:

@ Jenie ANYWHERE you want boo you know US leo’s have impeccable taste
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Angie

@CD Fenty aaaahahahahaha!
yallcrazy

Sassy, I left you a suggestion downstairs.
Eazy

@Angie you new? If so
I Go There

The Makeup Maven says:

<— ONLY BEEN TOLD TO GO BACK TO AFRICA ONE TIME AS A CHILD, HENCE MY LIL' STORY ON POST # 28, but I thank a mfer know today what and what NOT to say to a persons direct face, that's why they use the shyt via politics, etc. Social networks have re-created MONSTERS!
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Thats because what makes the internet so great is its biggest downfall IMO… Anonymity. People are able to sit back and say the worst shait ever with out fear of someone getting in thier azz about it. I love the fact that people had fear so to come out and say something took nuts now people say shiat and stay hiding.
Bootcampgirl

@Sassy-I also left you some food for thought downstairs
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

NaijaGal says:

The worst I ever got was african booty scratcher…didn’t know that only Africa booty itched and one was wrong for scratching it

*although I knew they were implying I was dirty*
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Angie

I believe this racism comes from envy. What other race on the planet is as beautifully diverse and creative as us?
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@IGo
Im not gonna appear on Snapped! I promise!
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

…cause I ain’t finna get caught…
http://Www.yallaintchit.com Man, I just don’t care™

@NAIJA GAL

Wait, someone called you an African Booty Scratcher? WTF? What’d you say back?
Mannie

jeniefrumdabloc says:

@Mannie, I thought the Romans and the hebrews were of African decent over ther
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She was a direct descendent of Ptolemy, who was one of Alexander The Great’s Greek bodyguards.

Indeed, Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty was so notoriously in-bred that was very little chance of Cleopatra being anything but 100% Greek. And, of course, the time of their rule is also referred to as Egypt’s ‘Hellenistic Period.’

In fact, Cleopatra was the first in her long line to even make a pretense of learning Egyptian. She and the rest of her ancestors spoke Greek as their native language.

Furthermore, we are not talking about unrecorded history here. No contemporary authors and no contemporary artists ever portrayed or described her as having African features.

These claims of Cleopatra’s ‘blackness’ are just laughable ignorance and racism parading as history.
Eazy

Lakes you in here??
The Makeup Maven

I Go There says:

The Makeup Maven says:

<— ONLY BEEN TOLD TO GO BACK TO AFRICA ONE TIME AS A CHILD, HENCE MY LIL' STORY ON POST # 28, but I thank a mfer know today what and what NOT to say to a persons direct face, that's why they use the shyt via politics, etc. Social networks have re-created MONSTERS!
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Thats because what makes the internet so great is its biggest downfall IMO… Anonymity. People are able to sit back and say the worst shait ever with out fear of someone getting in thier azz about it. I love the fact that people had fear so to come out and say something took nuts now people say shiat and stay hiding.

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EXACTLY, everybody in dis' piece know's imma violent one by nature…I wish someone WOULD! Better yet, I babyweight DARE somebody to say some stuff like that to my face……I so can convert back to the old me…Good thang I stay prayed up!
brownskin A.K.A Creamy

I guess it dont matter what color you are now, cause 7 days after you die we all are one color, tell them Yt folks to go and look at their family members after they been dead for 7 days, they open that casket at be like what happen to my me’ma she was black when she was created and she shall return to black
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

…cause I ain’t finna get caught…

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Angie

Thanx Eazy! Long time Lurker but I like the visitors here so I had to join.
Mannie

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

@IGo
Im not gonna appear on Snapped! I promise!
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Right cause your ass aint gonna get caught…
Eazy

…cause I ain’t finna get caught…
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you gonna be on the ID channel “who did I marry” I kid
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Mannie says:

jeniefrumdabloc says:

@Mannie, I thought the Romans and the hebrews were of African decent over ther
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She was a direct descendent of Ptolemy, who was one of Alexander The Great’s Greek bodyguards.

Indeed, Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty was so notoriously in-bred that was very little chance of Cleopatra being anything but 100% Greek. And, of course, the time of their rule is also referred to as Egypt’s ‘Hellenistic Period.’

In fact, Cleopatra was the first in her long line to even make a pretense of learning Egyptian. She and the rest of her ancestors spoke Greek as their native language.

Furthermore, we are not talking about unrecorded history here. No contemporary authors and no contemporary artists ever portrayed or described her as having African features.

These claims of Cleopatra’s ‘blackness’ are just laughable ignorance and racism parading as history.
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I am going to pull my world history book out and read up on it.
I Go There

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

@IGo
Im not gonna appear on Snapped! I promise!
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Good you bet not….

You know its a damn shame that I was in The Cheesecake Factory the other day and this chic was making all kinds of rukus talking to her dude then she threw a drink on him.
For a split second I thought it was you till I saw her.
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

Welcome Angie
CD FENTY

@Eazy

Now u know MAN about to bust one in his khaki’s from yo gravi
yallcrazy

These claims of Cleopatra’s ‘blackness’ are just laughable ignorance and racism parading as history.
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Wait, are you saying that she did not have color?
Bigbadwolf

Mannie says:

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

@IGo
Im not gonna appear on Snapped! I promise!
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Right cause your ass aint gonna get caught
________________
Angie

Go back to Africa?? I woulda said BITCH yall bought us here. And I aint goin nowhere but to bookings. For beatin that ass!
Eazy

tell them Yt folks to go and look at their family members after they been dead for 7 days,
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o no, they are in the ground within 3 days because of that
CD FENTY

Angie <— That's how I welcome newbies
yallcrazy

Ok, I just reread your post in it’s entirety. Yep she was all Greek but she did have color, they all did…
http://youtu.be/JiRItupjLZ4 BK2ATLMAN

lol, the internet has allowed people to vent their racist commments without having to worry about consequences because most people have made up screen names.. cyber racist..
NaijaGal

@Man I was a kid…brand new to this country, didn’t speak a lick of english…told my parents, who then made sure to get me a ‘bodyguard’ which was some white boy
Angie

Thanx Jenie!
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

yallcrazy says:

These claims of Cleopatra’s ‘blackness’ are just laughable ignorance and racism parading as history.
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Wait, are you saying that she did not have color?
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I am going to do my own research before I cosign Mannie’s statement
yallcrazy

Did someone say that to Naija at work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

NaijaGal says:

The worst I ever got was african booty scratcher…didn’t know that only Africa booty itched and one was wrong for scratching it

*although I knew they were implying I was dirty*
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…. i mean

People say the craziest stuff man … I grew up around yt people and I’m trying to think if I ever got called something cray
Eazy

CD FENTY says:
Now u know MAN about to bust one in his khaki’s from yo gravi
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he not worried about me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IWtxLhniC4&sns=fb Jerrica

Amandla is beautiful!
yallcrazy

Angie

@Man, give Angie her welcome packet and ish pls
http://Www.yallaintchit.com Man, I just don’t care™

@CD FENTY
“@Eazy

Now u know MAN about to bust one in his khaki’s from yo gravi ”
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I just went to check my email to see if I got sent the back shot I was praying for!

But yeah, my weapon is loaded up.
Bigbadwolf

I am going to pull my world history book out and read up on it.
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You won’t find much Black history there They don’t records before they picked us up on the boat. In most books, that’s where our history began.
yallcrazy

Jmo’s gravi
KyCakes

But it was ok for film producers to take liberties with Cleopatra?

Ahem, Elizabeth Taylor portraying an Egyptian Queen with her alabaster ass…
brownskin A.K.A Creamy

cleo was an african queen in egypt which is in africa that was taken to rome
NaijaGal

@Angie I could go with the jealous and envy part but they always steal what’s ours and claim it’s theirs…the amazing part of it all to me is the clarence thomas’ and herman cains who act like they didn’t have to write the 13th amendment to count blacks as human, but I digress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

@Sassy … If I ever see you on tv gurl … <— smh

@Angie
Angie

Thanx CD! And an ass clap rite back atcha! I don’t know how to use those icons on my blackberry yet.
Mannie

yallcrazy says:

These claims of Cleopatra’s ‘blackness’ are just laughable ignorance and racism parading as history.
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Wait, are you saying that she did not have color?
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I am saying that if she had ANY African ancestry it was in at least 2 generations before her birth think great grandmother or grandmother…And that one drop stuff is an American philosophy so it doesn’t apply…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

Yall
!*LaKErCHiC@*!

Eazy
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@Man

I hate you so much for saying its a special place in hell for me!

@Roc/Bootcamp (are you guys in here?)

I did sign up for anger management and I actually started seeing a therapist a few weeks ago. It’s getting better. I know I have to watch it because I can tend to go allll the way off for some things. However, most of the time, it’s not little things. I mean, I think a lot of women would lose their cool if they got a test result that basically said that some fool they had been loyal/loving too had not only screwed around on them, but screwed around and passed them something. IT’s the ultimate betrayal…it’s your health. But I have definitely cooled down a lot in the last month or so.

@Igo

Yeah… I think I should leave it alone and just let it go. That’s why I try not to call him an “OM” so much anymore, cause I felt bad.

@Yso/Yall

I think I am gonna just tell him its cleared up so we’re good in about a year or so. I don’t think he’s sweating it though and I’m about 250% positive that he aint just staying with me because of that. He’s said that out of his own mouth and from what he was saying at the time, I think he meant it cause his words were: “you got it, according to the doctor, I’m good so if I wanted to leave…that ain’t a problem.”

Ehhh.
KyCakes

Oops…I sawwy, Mannie….

Didn’t’ see you had already posted on ‘the white cleopatra’
CD FENTY

As a lil girl I was often called African Goddess or African beauty. BASTARDS. Kids can be so mean
NaijaGal

@yallcray nobody has ever talked to me crazy like that in my adulthood but I clown on whities at work all the time
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

Mufuggas need a life, hobby, distraction, meaning – cuz this chit right here son is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo EFFN STUPID! WHO THE FUK CARES! Get over yourself!

Herrroooo SR
KyCakes

Awww…@Sassy – your mister is sweet
CookieMonsterZ

People say the craziest stuff man … I grew up around yt people and I’m trying to think if I ever got called something cray
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Told this story b4, but a yt girl here said she uses “reggin” instead of the n-word. She came and apologized 3 days later, talking about how dumb she is and whatever. I laugh at ppl like that, didn’t care for her fake @ss b4 it happened and surely never will.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IIF9IAQSnU H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD)

There were black Greeks and Romans as well during that time. Even a black Roman Emperor and definitely black gladiators and generals.
Angie

@ yallcrazy @jmo thanx!
lite coffee

So what, we not good enough to play lead roles to their favorite made up people? Now they make me want to go see it just because… instead of waiting for it on Netflix like I intended.
Eazy

Lakes, I asked for you ^^^^ ! :hugs:
NaijaGal

Choco
KyCakes

Anybody seen @OTB?
Mannie

jeniefrumdabloc says:

yallcrazy says:

These claims of Cleopatra’s ‘blackness’ are just laughable ignorance and racism parading as history.
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Wait, are you saying that she did not have color?
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I am going to do my own research before I cosign Mannie’s statement
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Now no research on this is 100% i will openly admit that I could be wrong but i haven’t seen anything after looking this up myself that points to the Cleopatra was a Sistah conclusion…
Bootcampgirl

@Sassy-that’s good to hear..
@Choco-what happened to our nice weather…
http://Www.yallaintchit.com Man, I just don’t care™

I’ve always lived in the hood, but as a youngster, I went to yt private schools and stuff.

Back then kids didn’t know to hate black folk. I remember I LOVED this yt girl named Laura. She had a birthday party and invited the kids. I was the only black kid at the party and when she introduced me to her parents I remember their facial expression.

She was up outta that school 2 weeks later. No fluckin lie.
Eazy

Hey Choco
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@IGo/Eazy/BBW/JMO

Im not gonna end up on Snapped or ID, I’m sure of that. I’m taking precautions now to knock that stuff out.

@IGo
LOL! Why’d you think it was me, though?! I try NOT to act up in public places, for real though. I try as much as possible to only act a pure donkey azz in private quarters.
yallcrazy

Yeah Sassy I think that will make you feel better and not have to be worried about a little secret that isn’t anything now

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Mannie, I agree, i just had to think back to what I’ve read.
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HERRO Choco You just busted through the door with that one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

KyCakes says:

Anybody seen @OTB?
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Comment 21 then she vanished
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

Man, I just don’t care™ says:

I’ve always lived in the hood, but as a youngster, I went to yt private schools and stuff.

Back then kids didn’t know to hate black folk. I remember I LOVED this yt girl named Laura. She had a birthday party and invited the kids. I was the only black kid at the party and when she introduced me to her parents I remember their facial expression.

She was up outta that school 2 weeks later. No fluckin lie.
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Damn
CD FENTY

@Ky
I seen her fonting earlier

Did my co-worker try to just get gangsta with me and say she didnt appreciate me assuming she was covered in cat hair. I purposedly kept sneezing and told her I’m sorry I’m allergic to cats what were u saying again. is wrong with bytches today
Blackswan

I grew up in the deep south so I can remember actual race riots in our high schools and the schools trying to create groups for race relations. I feel like some ppl let yt ppl slide with their comments and thats why some of them think that its okay. i never let them slide ever…… dont think that you can say anything crazy to me and get away with it.

I was lmao @ #28 lawd just the idea of the surprise windmill has me ctfu.
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

@Mannie
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/db78ef2b213fd6958c1aa6773fe9a6dc?s=80 jeniefrumdabloc

@CD
yallcrazy

H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD) says:

There were black Greeks and Romans as well during that time. Even a black Roman Emperor and definitely black gladiators and generals.
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Yep, any Humanities book in the library or online would say this.
And Mannie, I recall reading about how that was really big back then that a Greek would rule in Egypt. This all makes me wanna read all of that again, ION like forgetting shatt
Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy!

@Ky
Ummm… I wouldn’t say all that. “Sweet” is just NOT a word I would use to describe him…..

He’s like a caring azzhole. That’s better. Let’s use that.
yallcrazy

JMO says:

KyCakes says:

Anybody seen @OTB?
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Comment 21 then she vanished
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*plucks my own nose* and
I Go There

@Igo

Yeah… I think I should leave it alone and just let it go. That’s why I try not to call him an “OM” so much anymore, cause I felt bad.
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@ Sassy

Yeah leave that alone and go on and be happy…. Bringing that up again aint gonna do nothing but cause some shait. And lets be honest your temper dont want that.
boistop

@Cd that’s funny
I have two kittys hate having there fur on me so not cool
Eazy

I guess since Im so close to LA/TX border Ive never had to deal with racism.
yallcrazy

@Sassy’s “correction”

>_< Achew @Cd
Eazy

I purposedly kept sneezing and told her I’m sorry I’m allergic to cats what were u saying again
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CD, I ever told you you was a mean girl that I woulda hung with in HS?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

MP … Someone sent me an “I don’t appreciate…” email yesterday at 9:0 fukkin 5am … Im so not a morning person and she got a nice lil email back … old azz been purposely not walking by me ever since
I Go There

@IGo
LOL! Why’d you think it was me, though?! I try NOT to act up in public places, for real though. I try as much as possible to only act a pure donkey azz in private quarters.
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IDK Sassy

I heard a woman acting Crazy and BOOM
you popped up…. Glad it wasnt you though.
KyCakes

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

@Ky
Ummm… I wouldn’t say all that. “Sweet” is just NOT a word I would use to describe him…..

He’s like a caring azzhole. That’s better. Let’s use that.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

@boistop … have you told any of the sandra rose posters about the current score in words with friends game? no …. ok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEureObx87M JMO

>_< Achew
________________

you so silly
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

#HEAD NOD to Eazy Naija and Bootcamp ION but that warm weather needs to come back STAT!

Hello Newbie Angie
boistop

@ jmo I haven’t but the game isn’t done either! Hmmmpppffffff
*flips hair*
boistop

The fat lady ain’t sing yet thank you
brownskin A.K.A Creamy

my momma said when a man took her on a date all they needed was a dollar, they went out to eat, and to a movie and he still had change Lord why dont them days come back, they bought they first house for 13,000 3 bedroom 2 baths, on an acre. her mortgage was 98.00 a month I soooo jealousy ughhhhh
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

@ Yall
CD FENTY

@MP

@Eazy
I’m not a mean girl I was actually trying to help “Hello Kitty” out and now she acting like I disrespectd her ole pussy haired ass
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkt7Dx_uK5Y MzDimplez1123

@ Hello Kitty
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

Off Topic freak side show

The otha night Im getting it in GOOOD so I bite his neck – the next day he called me and was like you bite my neck again and the tooth fairy gonna be visiting you Then I mentioned choking
boistop

<———-just left wendy williams show she look good in person
http://youtu.be/hsYI8CPUQsc YSoSrs

Sup.

What’s going on with Sassy? Direct me to the appropriate post please and thanks.
KyCakes

Sassy! Muthaf**king, Sassy! says:

@Sandra
Thanks for posting it!

@Everybody
I went off on some of these folks on Twitter yesterday when I read the whole story. Of course, most of the folks who made the racist comments have now closed their twitter accts or switched to other names. The girl who stated that she felt like the movie was ruined when Rue turned out to be Black was named @Maggie_mcd11 then changed her name to @maggie_moo11. I found her azz on Twitter and said all kindsa nasty things to her.

As well as the dude who said: “Since when has Rue been a ni-gger?”

Chile….the revolution is DEFINITELY getting televised.
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And with Huey as your gravi? Oh chit…
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

*plucks my own nose* and
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http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

What’s going on with Sassy? Direct me to the appropriate post please and thanks.
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Chiiiddddd glad you asked cuz Im all confuzzled
KyCakes

@Choco *heart stopped; you restarted it*
Eazy

Off Topic freak side show

The otha night Im getting it in GOOOD so I bite his neck
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O M G..I had the biggest O in my life the other night. He was so amazed, said he’d never had “it” drip down his balls before I couldnt breath afterwards
KyCakes

Eazy – you missed a hell of a topic yesterday *see JMO’s gravi*

That’ll tell you all you need to know
willetta56

Manny says:

Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage

According to scientific research using her mummy, my avatar is what Cleo looked like. That ain”t Black enough for you?!:rolleyes:
yallcrazy

Choco & Yso, it’s in the post downstairs

EZ, I love that can’t breathe kinda sex
Eazy

I always miss the best topics!! *swinging arms in the air*
Eazy

EZ, I love that can’t breathe kinda sex
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I was scared tho thought I was getting asthma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IIF9IAQSnU H-Townmama ( I let Fayla whip it REAL GOOD)

@Eazy
Are your intials MB? You look like a classmate of mine.
Jdore

At least Sandra didn’t put their screen names up. MTO has those ignorant racist folks deleting their pages quick! LOL
http://youtu.be/hsYI8CPUQsc YSoSrs

@YALL

Thanks.

@SASSY

You are an evil, evil woman.
Angie

Thanx @ choco
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco aka Hippie

O M G..I had the biggest O in my life the other night. He was so amazed, said he’d never had “it” drip down his balls before
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That my sweet child could’ve been you squirting
CD FENTY

boistop says:
<———-just left wendy williams show she look good in person
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I 100% dont believe the last five words of your sentence
Eazy

No @Htown I believe you are older than I am.
Genia

I don’t feel like reading all 200+ comments to find out if this has been stated.

The characters Rue and Cinna are stated in the book to be “Dark Skinned” they are black. So these are in no way liberties, they are in fact stated by the aurthor to be…BLACK per the author.

The confusion these racist are relaying on, is the fact the main Character, Katniss states through out the book, Rue reminds her of her sister Primrose.
VDot

*rubbing eyes* OMG is that my boo thang Lenny????

I would ~~swallow~~ have all of that man’s kids.
Genia

Mannie says:

These people are dumb…in the book Rue is describeed as either brownskinned or dark brown skinned..> So they can suck it for being uninformed…

But they can suck it even harder for acting as if we dont exist even in a fictional post apocolyptic world…smh…social media has brought the biggot out for everyone to see….
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FLUCKERS can eat a Cinna DYCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Genia

Manny says:

Cleopatra wasn’t black she was of Roman decent all of the royals around the time of the Ptolemaic rule rule were of roman lineage
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Decent does not reflect color honey. Example: Jewish Decent….Cleopatra was indeed of African decent, who by marriage to Marc Anthony became a part of the roman dynasty.
Genia

P.S. Im not smart i just know a lot
cheeks8683

Stupid comments like those on twitter really upset me…I read the books and the AUTHOR describes both Rue and her male partner from the same district (district 11) as having “dark” skin…Unless the district which is next in line to being the poorest beind district 12 has a tanning salon, I don’t know any white people with brown skin…The only question on race in the book was Lenny Kravitz character which I think was cast perfectly…f-ing dummies…district 11 as a whole as you go into book 2 (catching fire) is discribed as a minority district…besides there is only like 3 main black characters in the the whole dang series!
mz.nikki82

The crazy part is Rue IS black in the book and so is Cinna. The book describes them as having bronzed and brown skin. They must’ve forgot to read that part! lol
willetta56

For some reason my avatar has vanished. I’ll try again later.
willetta1

:yahoo:OK … now that my avatar has returned — According to scientists and the folks at Discovery Channel, my avatar is what Queen Cleo looked like. Ain’t that Black enough for ya?!?
cheeks8683

The confusion these racist are relaying on, is the fact the main Character, Katniss states through out the book, Rue reminds her of her sister Primrose.

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well-stated and they assumed that she was white, ignoring the blatant discriptions!
PrincipalShellz

SANDRA….GIRL…these bigots are usually people with IQ’s below 80…IN THE BOOK NOT ONLY IS RUE BLACK, BUT SHE’s FROM AN ALL BLACK DISTRICT! KATNISS has her FIRST experience with BLACK PEOPLE when, she meets RUE! Unfortunately, these racist individuals lack basic, teenage level comprehension skills. JOKE is one THEM…THEY LOOK SOOO STUPID. I really wish the AUTHOR would address this IGNORANCE!