It’s almost weird enough to believe. Did the makers of this summer’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” use Black Lives Matter imagery — some very specific Black Lives Matter imagery — in rendering their ape army?
What other explanation could there be for an ape wearing a blue ski vest in the movie poster?
Does the new Planet of the Apes poster have racially coded messages?Notice the #BlackLivesMatter symbolism.Notice the ape with the blue vest pic.twitter.com/8dnr42OxjK
— Tariq Nasheed ?? (@tariqnasheed) July 10, 2017
Blue ski vest aficionado DeRay Mckesson noticed and was appalled.
https://twitter.com/deray/status/884581093231525889
https://twitter.com/deray/status/884582692557377540
Wow. So wrong.
— Xeni (@xeni) July 11, 2017
They are mocking & created an ape figure out of @deray
— Lorraine (@lorrainej1227) July 11, 2017
omg i just googled it wtf??? what is the point in doing this??? this is some bullshit
— Саша (@sashatheft) July 11, 2017
That is some real hateful shit!!!!!!!!
— Lorraine (@lorrainej1227) July 11, 2017
You might be reaching all the way to space.
— michael epps (@michael_epps) July 11, 2017
Maybe the reason Bad Ape’s vest looks a little off is that it wasn’t based on Mckesson’s outerwear of choice, but on the original series of films.
You're outraged because they're recreating the look of the original ape in 1968. You don't own wearing blue vests man. Grow up. pic.twitter.com/XF9b0DurVt
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 11, 2017
There's some serious narcissism involved in assuming a film w/ hundreds of millions at stake would think about how they might offend Deray.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 11, 2017
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