To me this finding is somewhat of an outrage. I was reading on yahoo today and I saw something different in the UK "Couples Retreat" poster compared to the US "Couples Retreat" Poster... For, I have seen the movie and I enjoyed it, but if I would have known Universal felt this way I wouldn't have paid my hard earned $10 to see it. Let's play a game of iSpy. What does the US poster have that the UK poster doesn't have?
UK Poster
US Poster
Now if you wandered like me, "Aren't there roles lead by black people in the movie?" You are absolutely right! Faizon Love and Kali Hawk are the 4th couple in the movie with significant roles, so why did Universal chose to make such a risque' and racist move? Of course a Universal spokesman said the altered poster aimed "to simplify the poster to actors who are most [recognizable] in international markets." <<<PAUSE...This is where I say stop the press! When did Veronica Mars become recognizable???>>>
Good answer though, right??? Not! Racism is alive and well all over the world. And I don't see how people expect the world to become a better place if we stand for little things such as a poster change, or a Cracker Barrel beating. Something has to give. African American president or not.
I just thought this was a shame and if you feel some kind of way about it, post a comment.
4 comments:
You are so right!!! I love this blog
Well, that tells me you were not too sheltered for your own good. Well written and insightful.
Wow that makes me not want to go and see it. We have come so far but still have a long way to go SMH!
girl i couldnt believe it when i saw it...those two lonely black folk with out a poster to call their own in the UK. it is indeed an outrage, an atrocity, an uninspired act of true spite. I mean I suppose Universal had their own marketing reasons for editing out the two dark spots in the poster. glory will be the day when the tables will turn and the white man will reap what he sows. one day you gonna have to pay what you owe white man...
I LOVE YOU SHANNON
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