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?
“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
https://twitter.com/lorrainej1227/status/884581676864720898
https://twitter.com/lorrainej1227/status/884584132671668225
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.
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