Get ready folks. Cause it's the newest thing.
Not sure why. Not sure how other studios get wind of each other. But damn if this isn't the new trend. And I'm reporting it first because it's fascinating to see how far we've gotten with pressing the envelope. Or some would believe, pushing the nerve of middle America.
A new movie came out called "Focus" which stars Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Although half his age, blonde, blue-eyed swimsuit model would fall for grifter Smith. This has touched a nerve with Americans who feel like it wasn't an issue until a light was shone on it. Focused, if you excuse the pun. In fact, the billboard art has Margot with her arm around Will, clearly in some sexy sexi-fied nature. To which a lot of people have taken a slight offense to it. It's clearly meant to be antagonistic. As is "Body Of Lies." This one has...Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell. Again, an older black man with a blonde blue-eyed girl. That takes it one step further and has her biting his ear. A clear indication these two are intimate.
This to me, is something of a change in our environment. I like that it's no longer an issue with that visual of black on blonde. When you consider not but 20 years ago, this was still seen as a disturbing image.
Some of you may be thinking why it draws my attention so much. It's because I'm stuck in fucking L.A. traffic, with nothing to look at. Fuckers.
Anyway, I also think it's maybe the sign of the times, that maybe white America may be accepting the dynamics of relationships now. And that the stigma of race relations aren't as dire as reported. And that, we may even find out the Black community taking more offense to this then the Caucasian community. Very fascinating stuff.
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