<p>50 cent had a gun, which incited the boy to kill someone, exactly. What about those dangerous weapons portrayed in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. A boy seeing Aragon swing a sword might be enticed to swing a bat in the same fashion. </p>
<p>The article didn’t even say that the 15 year old had seen the movie. It just said that he killed a guy and it happened to be that there was a movie showing in the theatre.</p>
<p>Would you blame a chick flick if it was showing the same week you broke off a relationship?</p>
<p>See, there’s a difference in society today.</p>
<p>Act like a Superman - Wear some tight pants - You won’t have babies.
Act like a LOTR - Swing some fake swords - You’re a moron.
Act like a Jedi - Swing some fake swords - You’re a moron that won’t get laid.</p>
<p>Act like a gangster - Wear some ecko, threaten someone when you have 10 others who just want some free rep - You’re cool. </p>
<h2>It’s the type of image that portrays 50 cent as the great new American hero. </h2>
<p>Would I blame? </p>
<p>If my girlfriend was fat and the chick flick had massive amounts of Jessica Alba in it… Yeah, I think I would.</p>
<p>If a kid that saw Star Wars wants to build a Death Star and destroy a planet, then we can blame the movie. And hitting someone with a bat the way Aragorn hits people with his sword wouldn’t kill them. Those movies are not of this time. The 50 cent movie depicts current society, and definitely promotes violoence.</p>
<p>And chick flicks tend to end happily, so no, that wouldn’t make sense anyway.</p>
<p>You think that you can show violent things, and as long as they are extant that they will have no effect whatsoever on the audience? Okay, then. Higher education at its best, right here.</p>
<p>I also have another question. Have you even seen the movie? Seems like you’re making a lot of assumptions about it. I haven’t seen it, but I’m not the one making prejudgments.</p>
<p>Well you seem to think that emulating the behaviors seen in LOTR and Star Wars will get people in trouble. But those are pretty much Science Fiction.</p>
<p>So you think that’s because he’s Black, and not because it’s a realistic movie that depicts what really happens in the world as “cool?”</p>
<p>I am surprised to see such strong opinions of racism from someone who isn’t defending their own race. I commend your dedication to such a cause, but I don’t agree with you.</p>
<p>Please, no ad hominems. I can be non-black and still speak out for equality. </p>
<p>It just seems that these people are pre-judging a movie that they probably haven’t seen. How do they know if it glorifies violence instead of make a social commentary. Sometime in April, another movie, is probably even more violent, but it’s for a good reason, which is to educate about social tensions in Africa.</p>
<p>well you know what…some teens are just plain stupid… for being so provocative over a movie.
AND this has NOTHING to do with racism.
End of discussion.</p>
<p>I’m confused though, as I’ve read this thread, it appears, Negro, that you are basically calling the actual article racist, but when I read it, it seemed like it was mentioning the movie because the people in the town were trying to get it stopped at the movie theater. That would be the town being racist if anything. I don’t think it’s right to compare something like Star Wars to that movie, as Curtis Jackson is a cultural icon, and because he is so prevalent in many aspects of society, it’s easier for the youth to identify with him (because he’s “real” whereas the characters in Star Wars are obviously sci-fi).</p>
<p>Go ahead and imply that I’m racist, because we all know I’m not.</p>
<p>P.S. This was added as a sidenote after the “end of discussion” :p</p>