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'District 9' depiction angers some Nigerians

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:41 am
by jdog
RE: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/ ... index.html

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 "I was so angry," said Umeano, a Nigeria native living in Atlanta. "They were showing Nigerians as corrupt, eating aliens, saying they have sex with aliens. I could not watch that."

The movie set in South Africa is a story about an alien space ship that breaks down over Johannesburg -- leaving the stranded creatures in a fierce battle with humans.

In the film, Nigerians jump at an opportunity to exploit the aliens, who are being kicked out by their South African hosts. A Nigerian gangster provides the aliens with a range of paid services including prostitutes, food and weapons.
OMG! Why are people so sensitive? It was filmed in Nigeria to relate to the human rights issues there. There are also organized crime bosses in Nigeria as well. This is well know. You can't hide behind it and claim prejudice because of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_organized_crime

Re: 'District 9' depiction angers some Nigerians

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:15 pm
by Sir Jig-A-Lot
Must have been a slow newsday for CNN.

Re: 'District 9' depiction angers some Nigerians

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:39 am
by AYHJA
And that movie fucking sucked bad, probably just a ploy to get somebody to rent the shit later on...