Racist Tweets Circulate After “Hunger Games” Character Rue Is Black
Suzanne Collins’ trilogy “Hunger Games,” made its debut this weekend, grossing over $155 million at the box office. It opened to rave reviews and then there were the racist tweets referring to character Rue as a “n*gger.” Though Rue was described in the book as having “dark skin,” some folks were particularly disturbed that it proved true in the movie.
Several racist tweets have circulated the Internet, but here’s the gist of just how ugly things got:
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