Now that the entirety of the #BTTF will be in the actual past, can Hollywood imagine a future with people of color?
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Look at 2015: Latinos buy one in every four movie tickets—but make up less than five percent of speaking roles in them.
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Again, 2015: We have a black president. We have candidates talking about Black Lives Matter. Films like
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It was easier for Hollywood's
#BTTF to imagine a time machine than it was to imagine people of color survived to 2015. Damn. - 1 more reply
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Have you seen the movies,
@aurabogado? (Asking sincerely.) A black man becomes mayor. Marty co-opts Chuck Berry's music; the irony is clear. -
Yes, I've watched this film that has ONE black characters that every insists stands in for real life diversity, thanks.
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@aurabogado BTTF was terrible for women, too. In one of them Jennifer is knocked out and basically stashed like luggage for most of the filmThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado uhhm like the major you mean?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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