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Opinion: King Kong, Racism, and Twitter drama.

D uring the past 3 days, something on Twitter has caught the attention of many, the analysis of King Kong (1933) where people have stated that the movie could have certain connotations, specifically about the connection between the movie and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. There have been countless interpretations of this movie made over 90 years, made by scholars, film historians, fans, or even casual movie watchers. This now being the center of attention of hundreds of people can give us an insight into what people are thinking and the way they are approaching this subject, which, for me, most people come off as ignorant, too sensitive, or trying to provoke a reaction. We will discuss this situation in this article where the 280 characters of Twitter and the multiple threads are not a problem. Origin The whole situation stems from a post made on October 2nd by the user HMBohemond , who on a Tweet stated that he would not listen to a YouTuber who had previously stated that King Kong c...