Notorious Yard Apes Tariq Nasheed & DeRay Mckesson Say Movie Planet Of The Apes Makes Fun Of Blacks! (Video)
by Tj Sotomayor July 12, 2017 0 commentsIt Takes A Real Nigga To Identify With An Ape!
By: Tommy “Tj” Sotomayor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub5OIrPiSiU
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson and author Tariq Nasheed were mocked on social media Tuesday after forwarding the idea that “racially coded messages” may be in “War for the Planet of the Apes.”
Promotional material for director Matt Reeves’ upcoming film was pulled into an online race debate because of a blue vest Mr. Nasheed associated with Mr. Mckesson.
It’s almost weird enough to believe. Did the makers of this summer’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” use Black Lives Matter imagery — some very specific Black Lives Matter imagery — in rendering their ape army?
What other explanation could there be for an ape wearing a blue ski vest in the movie poster?
Does the new Planet of the Apes poster have racially coded messages?Notice the #BlackLivesMatter symbolism.Notice the ape with the blue vest pic.twitter.com/8dnr42OxjK
— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) July 10, 2017
“Given the history of rendering black people as apes, I’m offended & appalled by the lack of consciousness in Hollywood. #PlanetOfTheApes,” responded Mr. Mckesson in a tweet that was deleted soon afterward. “In associating black people w/ apes, active work is being done to perpetuate the dehumanization of black ppl in mass media.”
There is one problem: The iconic 1968 film featuring Charlton Heston also includes such attire.
Fans of the original movies and movie buffs were quick to shoot down the racial conspiracy theories.
Blue ski vest aficionado DeRay Mckesson noticed and was appalled.
Given the history of rendering black people as apes, I’m offended & appalled by the lack of consciousness in Hollywood. #PlanetOfTheApes pic.twitter.com/TaYlxbtOLj
— deray mckesson (@deray) July 11, 2017
In associating black people w/ apes, active work is being done to perpetuate the dehumanization of black ppl in mass media. #PlanetOfTheApes
— deray mckesson (@deray) July 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/xeni/status/884601272896077828
They are mocking & created an ape figure out of @deray
— Rainey (@2023whatUgot) July 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/juli0delucena/status/884582909604245504
That is some real hateful shit!!!!!!!!
— Rainey (@2023whatUgot) July 11, 2017
You might be reaching all the way to space.
— michael epps (@michael_epps) July 11, 2017
Maybe the reason Bad Ape’s vest looks a little off is that it wasn’t based on Mckesson’s outerwear of choice, but on the original series of films.
You're outraged because they're recreating the look of the original ape in 1968. You don't own wearing blue vests man. Grow up. pic.twitter.com/XF9b0DurVt
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 11, 2017
There's some serious narcissism involved in assuming a film w/ hundreds of millions at stake would think about how they might offend Deray.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 11, 2017
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