Black people and scary movies

Posted by Darius on October 24, 2007 at 5:07pm in General Discussions

Now I know that it isnt just me and I also know that this aint nothin new but, why is it that 99% of the time the black person is always the first one to die? Whats up with that, I can only think of one movie where the black person didnt die first and that was 13 Ghosts and even though she didnt die when shit hit the fan and ghost were killin people, she disappeared and you didnt see her til the end of the movie. Can anyone think of another movie where this doesnt hold true??? To add on to this post and to make it a lil more interesting why do scary movies or any other types of movies in general have these ridiculous stereotypes?...thanks Zadi

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Permalink Reply by Derek on October 25, 2007 at 1:35pm: But - a bit funny however. Everyone else was EATEN. The black guy was "only" killed.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mathieu on October 25, 2007 at 1:46pm: Say the thruth Derek, this is Photoshop stuff right! hehehe; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Derek on October 25, 2007 at 5:20pm: Only editing was to add a circle.

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Permalink Reply by Mathieu on October 25, 2007 at 5:21pm: i was just kidding :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Martin R on October 25, 2007 at 4:43am: It's not exactly the first one to "discover" this. Many spoofs have been made around that in movies.

Besides, I can think of quite a few movies where the black guy isn't the first to die. What about Night Of The Living Dead?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Travis Anderson on October 25, 2007 at 9:45am: oh good call. but damn in RE2 which is much the same the black cop is of the first to turn [as you're playing the game]; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Thomas Loy on October 25, 2007 at 12:20pm: Resident Evil3. The black guy survives until about 45 minutes through.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MediaMisfit on October 25, 2007 at 1:39pm: OMFG You must be the FIRST to notice this.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnywaaaaaays.

"I am legend" is coming out and there is only one dude left on earth... AND HES BLACK. So does that make him the first one or the last one?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Niegel on October 26, 2007 at 11:47pm: ok im just gonna add this in...i dont watch scary movies but i saw transformers and i was shaking my head when i saw that jazz was this sterotypical black guy robot. he breakdances and calls people biotches and is the only good robot to die. eh...sigh....things will never change will they...; ▶ Reply to This