Bad Robot/Disney/Fox/LucasFilm/LucasFilm Animation
The Official Promotional Poster
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Chinese Promotional Poster of
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Again, have a very good look at the original American promotional poster. Compare it to the Chinese poster. What do you see? Exactly!
Backtracking a little, it was on Tuesday 1st December that Ray Kwong took to Twitter with:
Star Wars' Finn (who happens to be black) and Chewbacca (happens to be Wookiee) get shafted in China. HT @asmuniz pic.twitter.com/ATpvcd51L6
— Ray Kwong (@raykwong) December 1, 2015
For yonks, movie buffs like myself have known who plays who. Fans have complained vociferously about the Chinese poster because John Boyega (Finn) has shrunk to near obscurity while Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), award winning Lupita Nyong'o (Maz Kanata) and Chewbacca make no appearance at all. Dear John Boyega has been the leading poster artist pre and post production.
What happened? This is not rocket science. Please permit me to explain in the simplest manner possible: they are all black artists/actors. Drilling home to Africa, John Bogeya is Nigerian British while Lupita is Kenyan Mexican.
How did it all end ... what was satisfactory outcome? Well, in predictable fashion, the Chinese played it all down indignantly protesting that the change had "nothing to do with racism." I guess not a single soul in government and politics Africa was aware of this demonic slight.
The always quietly smiling, shrewd President Xi Jinping had his own plans in Johannesburg last weekend. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation attended by all the Heads of African Nations went off with a bang as anticipated. Whatever the case is, $60 Billion, $60 Trillion, $60 Zillion can never ever replace the honor, pride and dignity of we Africans in our 54 Nations or elsewhere on the globe. Caution, Watchfulness and Vision are all spirits of Divine Wisdom.
PS: By the way and just for the record, President Xi Jinping, it's The Forum on AFRICA-China Cooperation. We see you Sir. We see you and all of yours.
(c) JuicyChitChats 2015. [Wednesday 9th December]
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What happened? This is not rocket science. Please permit me to explain in the simplest manner possible: they are all black artists/actors. Drilling home to Africa, John Bogeya is Nigerian British while Lupita is Kenyan Mexican.
How did it all end ... what was satisfactory outcome? Well, in predictable fashion, the Chinese played it all down indignantly protesting that the change had "nothing to do with racism." I guess not a single soul in government and politics Africa was aware of this demonic slight.
The always quietly smiling, shrewd President Xi Jinping had his own plans in Johannesburg last weekend. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation attended by all the Heads of African Nations went off with a bang as anticipated. Whatever the case is, $60 Billion, $60 Trillion, $60 Zillion can never ever replace the honor, pride and dignity of we Africans in our 54 Nations or elsewhere on the globe. Caution, Watchfulness and Vision are all spirits of Divine Wisdom.
PS: By the way and just for the record, President Xi Jinping, it's The Forum on AFRICA-China Cooperation. We see you Sir. We see you and all of yours.
(c) JuicyChitChats 2015. [Wednesday 9th December]
TAGS: JuicyChitChats-NotJuicy. Africans. China's Offensive Stance. Ray Kwong. President Xi Jinping. LiveTalkLearnProsper!
HASHTAGS: #JuicyChitChats-NotJuicy #Africans #ChinasOffensive Stance. #RayKwong President Xi Jinping. #LiveTalkLearnProsper
Disgraceful
ReplyDeletePresident buhari was just with there prime minister a few days ago. How ironic.
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese are everywhere. That why they think they can do whatever
ReplyDeleteMakes me sick
ReplyDeleteKiloshe
ReplyDeleteI don't like this at all
ReplyDeleteThey have no show
ReplyDeleteThey have no shame
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