{"id":40022,"date":"2011-10-03T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=40022"},"modified":"2011-09-30T01:05:04","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T06:05:04","slug":"trailer-trashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2011\/10\/03\/trailer-trashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer Trashing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cross-posted at The Oreo Experience<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

With the summer over, it\u2019s time for Hollywood to pull out a new season of films. Here\u2019s some of what\u2019s coming up this fall and winter. For each trailer, I note what white people get to do and what non-white people get to do.<\/p>\n

Let us begin:<\/p>\n

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Be part of a loving family, be content with simple things, be blissfully unaware, be sweet, be naive, be oddly cool, progressive parents, live in a small town, live in a big city, parody Almost Famous, be hot, be regular looking, be super hot with a regular looking boyfriend, be the hero.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: be threatening, drive a car.<\/p>\n

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Contagion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do in This Movie:\u00a0Play craps, have a family, be an expert, cry convincingly, deliver bad news, be unable to accept bad news, probably be the focal point of a conspiracy, populate towns.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do in This Movie:\u00a0Play craps, provide and clarify exposition.<\/p>\n

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Main Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Fake an American accent, come up with a plan, be taken advantage of by the boss, be savvy about the boss, believe a stranger, be troubled, look out for the troubled, work in an office.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: Believe a stranger.<\/p>\n

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Warrior<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have tattoos, cage fight, announce fights, reconnect with parents, gamble, join the military, lose a home, offer help, make up for lost time, walk around the house in matched undies and undershirt, throw tires around, be an adorable father, kiss the girl, be a war hero, cheer supportability, go head to head.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: walk through frame, lose a fight<\/p>\n

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I Don\u2019t Know How She Does It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Have a career AND a family and be totes supes adorbs about it.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Straw Dogs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Watch old movies, be in old movies, be way too aggressive, terrorize innocents, be a cheerleader, have sex, have a nice date, disrespect their partners, sexually harass women, fight back against bullies, go to church, rise to the challenge, wield a tire iron, use boiling water effectively.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: be really good at driving, set up dirty deals, be mobsters, live in a big city, meet guys in elevators, be a stunt person, be a loving single mom, get their hands on more money than they were expecting, kiss the girl, bash someone\u2019s head in, wear freaky masks, slit some throats, be the dad the dad couldn\u2019t be.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: be a felon.<\/p>\n

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30 more movie trailers after the jump:<\/p>\n

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Abduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Experience an existential crisis, wrestle, host and attend pool parties, have an iPad, discover their past, illegally adopt children, fight like they do in the Bourne movies, be a rogue weapon, be the center of controversy, threaten teenagers, have sweet cars, ride trains,<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Dolphin Tale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Find tailless dolphin, believe in the tailless dolphin, provide a parallel storyline by having a badly wounded leg, hug awkwardly<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: Be Morgan Effing Freeman, walk past a van<\/p>\n

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The Double<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Murder, be murdered, be powerful, be a smarty pants, throw down a challenge, become obsessed, have a family, be a threat, be level headed, be either a schizo madman or a brilliant strategist.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: swivel in a chair.<\/p>\n

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Killer Elite<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: get people \u201cready for this,\u201d sport that awesome Clive Owen accent, punch, kick, make a chair fly with awesome glute action, get felt up in a pool.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: give advice.<\/p>\n

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Machine Gun Preacher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have regret, stand in underwear, beg for help, get baptized, have a change of heart, save black people, make amends.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: be poor in Africa, be Freedom Fighters, be in a refugee camp, wield machine guns, try to kill the white guy, burn down a village.<\/p>\n

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Moneyball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: run a baseball team, kick ass at their first job, change the game, have a family, sport some pretty obvious product placement, scare the intern.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: not be able to read the information on a vending machine, sit behind Brad Pitt, sit next to Jonah Hill.<\/p>\n

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50\/50<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: be a best friend, cope as best they can, diagnose disease, provide therapy, be a supportive family, be a surprisingly cool old man, provide dubious support, go to bars.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Dream House<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have a family, have sex, suspect something is wrong, be creepy townies, be bad neighbors, not know who they are, ride trains, relax in a bath, look like the kids from The Shining.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: walk through a door.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s Your Number?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: date, stand in underwear, look for love, be a puppeteer, be delightfully awkward, make deep, personal insights,<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: provide advice, be a rocket scientist, be gay, attend a lovely wedding.<\/p>\n

Wait?? A silly, floppy comedy is the movie that\u2019s brave enough to risk putting of color ppl in real roles?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dirty Girl<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: be Southern, feather their hair, promote abstinence, push the envelope, be preggers, assign homework, have a good family, have a bad family, discover family secrets, drop a flour baby on its head, run away, dance with ribbons.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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The Ides of March<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: fly in private planes, be sure of themselves, recruit promising young people, make a difference, be a good candidate, be a bad candidate, make good deals, make bad deals, demand loyalty, wear suits, get in over their head.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: stand next to George Clooney.<\/p>\n

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Real Steel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: recognize how the fight has changed, make robots, place bets, win some, lose some.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: announce a fight, attend fights.<\/p>\n

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The Big Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have a big house, have a great job, be angsty at family, go skiing, compete with each other, see the world, make up for lost time.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: set up a Jack Black joke, sit in front of Owen Wilson, set up another Jack Black joke.<\/p>\n

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Father of Invention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: commit white collar crimes, be embarrassed about their family, expect the best, discover the worst, fall from grace, climb back up again, sing, make coffee, shine a light on other characters, be behind the times, play Rock Band.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: marry a super hot gal while her husband is in prison.<\/p>\n

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Fireflies in the Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: be abusive, be abused, accidentally kill someone, be EMTs, process the past, write a tell all, have loving catch phrases, do the best with what they have.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Footloose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Live in a small town, live in a big town, have a family, be in positions of authority, have attitude, drive cars, make rules, challenge the rules, date, play chicken with school buses, tempt a train.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: be one of the guys, play sports, be in the crowd, deliver high fives.<\/p>\n

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Trespass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have a family, have an amazing house, have a secret vault, stage an elaborate break in, be brutal, lie, cheat, steal, take big risks.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Margin Call<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: work on Wall Street, get fired, keep working, go over the figures, place blame, dump stocks, go to strip clubs, empathize for the commoners, ride elevators, set into motion events that change America for a good long time.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: sit at a desk in the background.<\/p>\n

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The Three Musketeers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Sport dashing period costumes, fence beautifully, be clergy, be commoner, be captivating, create amazing dirigibles,<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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In Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have a family, be stunning, be rich, be blue collar, make an important trade, owe someone their life\u2013literally, ask people to look inside themselves, lead a revolution.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: walk behind Cillian Murphy, walk through scene at a party, deliver a line of exposition, sit behind Cillian Murphy, be grateful for a gift.<\/p>\n

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The Rum Diary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: be a disaster, be a tough boss, be an adorable ex-pat, find creative solutions to problems, find the one white gal on the island, populate a yacht, make innuendo, hallucinate, print papers, be unafraid of death by car, shower.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: populate Puerto Rico, practice voodoo.<\/p>\n

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Tower Heist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: Be the boss of the staff, be the staff, commit financial crimes, come up with a plan to get the bad guy, vocalize the need for a criminal, have asthma, disrespect the little guy.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: recognize racial disparity, be the staff, be locked up for non-savvy crimes, tutor people on how to rob, hit on the other black person in the movie.<\/p>\n

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A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas<\/strong> \u2013 Umm, this movie has two minority leads!<\/p>\n

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Jack and Jill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: have a family, be rude, come over for dinner, hurt a horse, adopt a kid, have a cat, get hit on by Al Pacino, re-live youth, break the laws of physics on a jet ski.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: work in an office.<\/p>\n

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Melancholia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: get married, have access to a giant sundial, toast, be grumpy, ride horses, be unsatisfied, balletically prepare for the end of days.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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The Twilight Saga \u2013 Breaking Dawn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: show off their trapezius, send a letter, get a letter, morph, get married (aren\u2019t they like 14??), go to Brazil, kiss a lot, expect us to believe that a belly that tiny could hold a baby.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: be in a wheelchair<\/p>\n

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A Dangerous Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: answer questions, ask questions, ride in carriages, dress beautifully, be crazy, try new procedures, hide from sex get laid, have a gorgeous boat, face temptation.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Hugo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: be a sweet dad, be a loved son, have a dog, run from authority, be all mysterious, make friends with a robot, enjoy miracles.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: investigate, have dinners, live in cold climates, be part of the crowd, grow ill, come to the end of their ropes, keep searching.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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War Horse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Things White People Get to Do: fall in love with nature, defend their homes, run through town, practice excellent riding posture, draw very well, grow up, tell their story.<\/p>\n

Things Not-White People Get to Do: n\/a<\/p>\n

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Whew! I was worried that I was going to see examples of myself in various and interesting situations. But luckily, I\u2019ve been reminded that being of color is just not that interesting. Why else would of color folks be kept out of the canon of one of the most powerful industries going?<\/p>\n

I\u2019d say this was no big deal and that I and others might accept my blackness anyway. But the repetition of images (or the omission of images) is pretty much what the entire advertising industry is based on. So I guess a message is definitely getting across.<\/p>\n

And thank God for it! I have spent way too much money relaxing my hair for it to be otherwise!<\/p>\n

For more looks at more movies,\u00a0click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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