British 'Couples Retreat' Posters Leave Out Black Couple

By PopEater Staff Posted Nov 16th 2009 08:11AM

If you live in Britain, you won't see Faizon Love and Kali Hawk on the movie posters for 'Couples Retreat,' like you would in America.

The pair -- who are both black -- has been left off the promotional photo in the U.K., while the rest of the white actors remain.

According to The Daily Mail, Universal -- the studio behind the film -- claims they wanted to "simplify" the posters for the English audience. However, they apologized for offending anyone.

Tags: couples retreat, CouplesRetreat, faizon love, FaizonLove, Kali Hawk, KaliHawk

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Monday 16 November

By Cammie

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They should not want to promote this horrible image. These controlling images of african americans are tired! They always show African-American women as hypersexual, loose women who can't keep a man. Give me a break.

By raymond

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if it would have been black and they had cut the white couple out wouldnt be nothing said right?sure im right its up to them who they want in there picture,so get over it if you dont like it,and if you are offended then you probally black raciest get life,,

By frank

Let's make all blacks happy & make everything black, Jesus, Santa Claus, Michael Jackson. Instead of worrying about a movie poster, try cleaning up your neighborhoods & stop killing people. Maybe you can form a "movie poster march" & take off work again.............dopes!!

By Jennifer

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Frank, Blacks will work to clean up our neighborhoods. You work to clean up your trailer parks and meth labs. Then maybe we can work together to stop the violence that is affecting all races, creeds and colors.

By Ivana

I am black and I do not care that they took out the black couples. Black people are not starting some kind of riot over this. Who cares. I don't live in Britain. Maybe, we can focus on something more important than a change in a movie poster.

By S. Campbell

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But do you notice that even in the american poster they at way,way in the back. Funny is'nt it

By Jen14

Funny stuff!

By tameekarobin

They were left out of some American posters too. You can barely see them in the other poster.

By ThroughMyEyes

This is a racist move, as it once again shows the "devaluation" of actors of color. Both posters show a lack of respect for the black actors, as they are in the background of the American poster and totally left out in the British poster. Things need to change and it has to start with us. Spend our money else where and spport the actors/actresses of color in other venues...

Wednesday 18 November

By pieter

how about supporting good actors in general. the two black actors were not good enough, or did not fit the criteria for lead roles, so they were not put in the foreground. it would be stupid of me to decide not to watch dr. dolittle because they had a black dude, a dog, and a bunch of farm animals, but no white guy! wtf, they ranked us honky's lower than a duck. racist studios!

By paul

this is too funny. americans simplifing things for the brits? lol. brits have forgot more than americans learn in schools.

By acwarehouse

What's worse? Editing the black characters out of the English version of the poster, or sticking them all the way in the back of the American one?

By Anna

I dont know why everyone has to be offended about everything. Who cares if the got cut out of the poster. What offeneds me is black Heritage month, Pageants just for black people, scholarships just for black people, Ebonics and all the other crap that is forced down on us to help lift up the black people. I am not even white and I can see that they are the race that needs to be more proud of who they are and start demanding respect and stop apologizing all the time.

By Linda

Sorry for all you Gaga fans but she is a PIG.. struting herself with that UGLY lace dress if thats what you call it in a London Eatery.. The woman/man? has NO CLASS WHATSOEVER.. and as far as her voice goes.. SHE REALLY CANT SING EITHER... does not have a good voice at all.. so what is all thy hype about her? wake up and stop making her a millionaire for something she doesn*t deserve.. she STINKS>>>>>>>

By Lydia

WHO CARES! The movie looks like it will be a piece of fluffy crap anyway! We deal with racisim everyday.....this is MINOR garbage. Pick your battles people!

By orlenda

OK-in the british version...is it just me or does it look like there's a face between the center white coiples heads? Is that Kali hawk? Cause thats just weird if it is.....I'm visually impaired so i cant tell....

By Nita

lol i dont see that

lol-its just his (vince vaughn i guess?) shoulder and part of his lei! LOL-i HATE being half blind.....

By wendygoerl

No, that's his shoulder in shadow above her shoulder behind a few locks of hair. That part (with his arm around her), at least, is worse than the American poster (just holding hands)

isnt this kindof insulting to brits too? Why does their poster need simplifying exactly? are they stupid? I have this feeling that they are being seen as a sterotype of an entirely white country...which is entirely wrong....

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