Is it easier to believe in Vampires than to believe some vampires may be black? And is it even more of a stretch of our imaginations to believe lead actors in a vampire flick could be black?
The Hunger Games is on general release now and it has been the subject of much debate as fans of the book/comic in the USA showed disgust and complete incomprehension at the casting of some of the lead characters. I’m not going to re-type some of the racist tweets and blog comments you can google it but I’m interested in other aspects of this:
Did racism go temporarily underground or have some people always thought racist things about roles given to ethnic minorities? Only now, they have public platforms
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