Monday, March 10, 2014

Casting of Black Lead in "Annie" Remake Sparks Racist Tweets (@iamjamiefoxx)



The trailer for the new remake of the classic film, Annie dropped this weekend. To many people's surprise, Annie will be portrayed by a black actress, Oscar nominated 9 year old Quvenzhané Wallis.


While Wallis is more than qualified for the role, many took to Twitter to share their disapproving and straight up racist views of the casting decision.


Check out the trailer for the new film, also starring Cameron Diaz and Jaime Foxx, above, and flip through the gallery for the negative commentary.