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https://www.datalounge.com/thread/23019872-%E2%80%98the-craft%E2%80%99-actress-rachel-true-says-convention-didn%E2%80%99t-book-her-because-she-is-black
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"Which brings ya to question how much she was asking to appear?"
Ding ding ding the million dollar question!
‘The Craft’ Actress Rachel True Says Convention Didn’t Book Her Because She Is Black
Actress Rachel True is slamming a convention after they only booked the three white actresses from the film, excluding her.
On Twitter, True said that they booked “Neve, Fairuza &, Robin all together, but excluding me,” adding, “Sounds about white.”
Pretty much my thoughts as well. It does seem odd that they didn't include her.
It's not inconceivable that it was racism. On the other hand, there could certainly be other explanations as well.
I am pretty damn tired of black folks crying "Racism!" every damn time they don't get their way, but on the other hand, it's not a completely non-existent force.
I'd have thought these days it would be the other way round with these supposed diversity quotas and crazy lefties and "agendas" and such.
shareI was more referring to her talking about the sleights against her in the mid-90s, when the film was first released.
As for the conventions she's supposedly not getting invited to NOW, I dunno man, frankly she was the least interesting character of the four. But still, she was an important part of the story so it does seem like she'd get an invite.
There could be more to the story though. Maybe she's garnered a reputation for being a fucking bitch and none of her co-workers like her.
Conventions are for fans. She is obviously not a fan favorite. Her MovieChat pages has no posts at this moment. Her career doesn't appear to have had the momentum of the other three. Economics not racism is the most likely reason.
shareBS. Lot's of has been at these conventions.
shareAgreed. Your comment is BS.
sharenot BS when you're shelling out big bucks to begin with for: a person that was a successful member of the one of the greatest horror franchises in the last quarter century; a person that had starring roles in one of the best prime-time dramas as well as their own series very recently (even if it was short-lived); and a person who made a cameo appearance in the latest Craft film that came out this year. Meanwhile what has True done in 25 years since the movie came out?? Oh yea that's right, NOTHING.
shareTake an informal poll. Walk down down the street, ask who the four actresses who stared in THE CRAFT, record the answers, and report back to us (with the actual results).
shareNah I don't think I'm going to do that. Still doesn't change the above facts and that is that Campbell and Tunney have more star power, relatively speaking and even without referring to their film credits. Balk on the other hand is the villain and the only person to make a cameo appearance in the latest movie so obviously the producers of the newest film thought she was the most relevant compared to all the others, if we were to rank their relevancy. This actress is a nobody and her claim to fame ended in the 90s. She needs to quit backpedaling on the BLM vehicle to stay relevant and accept that already.
shareSmart move not taking the challenge. True is forgotten.
shareThat would be an interesting experiment. Frankly, before this thread I would've had to say, "Neve, Fairuza, Robin and the black girl."
shareBecause everyone just only now realises it was Woke to include her in the film in the first place. It was called Token back then and that was ok.
Now that we know Woke is the root of all evil, we can change. Praise Manon!!
Checking the 4 actresses moviechat subforums here, to see how popular they are:
Neve Campbell - ~100 threads
Robin Tunney - ~100 threads
Fairuza Balk - ~20 threads
Rachel True - ZERO threads
That really does nothing to counter the claims that she has had less opportunities or recognition because of her race. It could possibly support them.
I’m not entirely convinced that’s why she was left out, but when all other actresses who starred in the film were invited to partake, there must be a reason Rachel was snubbed. I know from following certain sci-fi franchises myself that even the most minor actors of particular shows and movies are invited and appear at these conventions, even if they have appeared in nothing of significance since . Rachel was a part of the CENTRAL CAST of the Craft. She appears on every poster and DVD cover for fuck’s sake! Why do you think they felt compelled to not even invite her when an actor who appeared in a single story arc of Doctor Who from the 1960s gets billed as an attraction for nerd conventions? You can’t deny it’s an omission, which ever way you cut it.
That really does nothing to counter the claims that she has had less opportunities or recognition because of her race.
But you didn’t just dismiss it. You went to the trouble of counting every single post for each of the Craft actresses to prove your point.
I also notice you didn’t at all respond to the main question of my response. You just quoted a single sentence out of context like that was an answer.
Why do you think she was left out when all other actresses of this film were invited? It wouldn’t seem strange to you if, say, there was a Charlie’s Angels convention and Lucy Liu was not invited but Diaz and Barrymore were? It’s odd and you know it.
But you didn’t just dismiss it.
You went to the trouble of counting every single post for each of the Craft actresses to prove your point.
I also notice you didn’t at all respond to the main question of my response. You just quoted a single sentence out of context like that was an answer.
What I was really hoping from you mate was a straightforward answer like “maybe she’s just a bitch” because that was one possibility that entered my own mind. Perhaps she is known to be difficult to work with and that’s why it was perhaps suggested that she be left out, to save drama. That would have been a completely reasonable assumption but you had to double down on your claim that it couldn’t possibly be about her race and the only reason I can see for that is because that would be why YOU wouldn’t invite her. Am I getting warmer at all??
shareHe meant because she's black.
shareWhat I was really hoping from you mate was a straightforward answer like “maybe she’s just a bitch” because that was one possibility that entered my own mind. Perhaps she is known to be difficult to work with and that’s why it was perhaps suggested that she be left out, to save drama.
I know the Black Ranger from Power Rangers does these conventions sometimes, so it's not like black people don't ever get invited, even obscure figures like that dude.
It seems to me like there has to be more to this than "she's black." My mind also jumped to the possibility that maybe she's just a bitch and no one likes her because she causes drama.
That's the most likely possibility. Even when she's not popular, if they'd get along well, probably they would have called the four of them.
But if they don't get along, and then she's a bit problematic, and besides that, she's not popular. Well...
Again, that's just speculation. They are the only ones that really know why they didn't call her.
Hmm. I'm surprised to see that not only is Fairuza Balk behind Robin Tunney, but that she's so far behind that she only has 20% of the threads. I've always thought of Fairuza as a more noteworthy actress than Robin.
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I wonder if there were any other black people booked.
oh wait - UNNAMED convention
"I’m not calling out any one convention in particular because it’s more than one & they don’t realize the casual racism to the choice. So if you attend those sorts of things let them know.. especially if you’re white, I guess."
I know the original Black Ranger from Power Rangers gets booked--$25 for an autograph!--and who even gives a fuck about that guy?
It certainly seems odd that she wasn't invited when everyone else was, but the "because I'm black" explanation seems questionable at best.