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In response to "Idris Elba's speech on diversity yesterday to parliament was good." by LMS

When people see a black person in the lead role, they tend to think the movie is for that audience. So they won't go see the movie.

Posted by con_carne Jan 21 '16, 09:24

And so these movies don't get made without a Matt Damon in the lead role.

That's not anybody's fault necessarily, that's just how it is. Hollywood isn't a democracy. *shrug*

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Nah. Now, if they see a SECOND black person in the cast... *NM* -- (edited) - Ender Jan 21, 09:50
but your *shrug* is the issue. -- (edited) - Andie Jan 21, 09:49 1
- To what end? Should more whites get NAACP Image awards too? - con_carne Jan 21, 10:30
that's certainly what the marketers of movies think, because that's what made them money last time. - znufrii Jan 21, 09:30
I think you're selling the audience short. TFA did alright. -- nm - LMS Jan 21, 09:26
I disagree. When I hear about a new movie I first ask what it is about, not who is in it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 21, 09:25 3
- I have to call BS on this a little bit. When we discuss new movies on ST, it always revolves around who is the lead actor. -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 09:35 1
  - Yeah, SWTFA was all about that. -- nm - Spawndroid Jan 21, 10:14
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When people see a black person in the lead role, they tend to think the movie is for that audience. So they won't go see the movie.

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