#IAmMajor Fail - About That #GhostInTheShell Film Viral
I Am Strong. I Am Fearless. #IAmMajor https://t.co/x5Z7I8FOGU pic.twitter.com/JuZ8ZuM0bo
— AICN Anime (@aicnanime) March 14, 2017
Earlier in the weekend, Paramount Pictures started a #IAmMajor viral campaign utilising a “meme generator” to help promote live-action feature film for GHOST IN THE SHELL. And while I was “hoping” cosplayers and the like would take to the notion and shed a it of “light” and fun over the current negativity surround the film, but alas, the opposite has since over-taken the campaign, and flooded Twitter with a variety of said negativity, most of which are focused on the “whitewashing” controversy that has plagued the film, from Day One.
I’ve tried to include a couple of “positives”, but I had to dig, alas :p ... and the LAST tweet/meme hit hard tho (I am a fan of AKIRA the anime and could not agree more LOL).
A number of websites has since reported on this situation, while I’d held out waiting for su choice gems, which frankly, was a few and far in between.
WHY do I choose to post this up, on the night of the film’s Tokyo premiere? No other reason than any later would be jostling with the actual reviews of the film (compared to the 15minuter IMAX “preview” presented a week or so back).
Scroll down to gawk, chuckle or grimace, and check out your own on Twitter hashtag “#IAmMajor” …
Also, do not mistaken it for the same hashtag (“#IAMMAJOR”) from musician”MAJOR”, who had just released his debut EP this week.
Unfortunately I didn't see a single Tachikoma in the live-action GITS movie traliers. #IAmMajor pic.twitter.com/3dgfIUfs8L
— Wesley (@realwesleywess) March 14, 2017
Me prepping for the new Ghost in the Shell film: #IAmMajor pic.twitter.com/FufxEKZ1Ye
— Messaika (@Jarod160) March 14, 2017
Nice job, kids! You can't even tell it was brown! #IAmMajor @ValerieComplex pic.twitter.com/UCOes4QKUR
— Kenneth (@thesuperken) March 14, 2017
Thanks @GhostInShell for the representation! #IAmMajor pic.twitter.com/K5TWfXNweT
— Tiffany Diane (@tiffanydian) March 14, 2017
@LateefMartin @ValerieComplex Hmm...I see a pattern... *cough* #whitewashing *cough*. #IAmMajor pic.twitter.com/INUBRzXkMJ
— Edwin Peng (@EdwinPeng88) March 14, 2017
@ValerieComplex #IAmMajor Will this do? pic.twitter.com/sm9UFILK8K
— Adam Bolton (@Adsinjapan) March 14, 2017
#IAmMajor To be clear, I never was outraged by the controversy cuz that's hollywood for ya. But man, this campaign get me SO invested!! pic.twitter.com/dJV9UVzjLX
— ClintTheCattyCritic (@Cinemacreep) March 14, 2017
#IAmMajor
— Madeleine Roux (@Authoroux) March 14, 2017
Am I doing this right? pic.twitter.com/TVXMe23BjJ
You're damn right I did that#IAmMajor #ScarJoCanKissMyAss pic.twitter.com/DUC1qS8lZV
— ๐never-ever๐ (@t3t0bean) March 13, 2017
2017 and this is still how Hollywood casts a Japanese character. #iammajor pic.twitter.com/FxjdzMZOZ0
— Kara & Deb (@KaraAndDeb) March 13, 2017
I am annoyed with white people in Native stories. #IamMajor pic.twitter.com/MFfX8jVVCv
— The Answer-Man (@ebonstorm) March 13, 2017
#IAmMajor When will people learn. NEVER ๐ DO ๐ MEME ๐ ADVERTISING!! pic.twitter.com/9NQXa1x4O6
— ClintTheCattyCritic (@Cinemacreep) March 14, 2017
#IAmMajor and I could do this for hours. pic.twitter.com/W0vMiM0AIU
— ClintTheCattyCritic (@Cinemacreep) March 14, 2017
#IAmMajor They were BEGGING for people to turn this marketing campaign against them. It's so easy. pic.twitter.com/2rChRBfGGi
— ClintTheCattyCritic (@Cinemacreep) March 14, 2017
I'll be here all week, folks #IAmMajor pic.twitter.com/iHURsUNHft
— ใชใผใฆใงใณ (@riajuunibyou) March 14, 2017
I Am White. I Am Appropriated. #IAmMajor https://t.co/SrLHTgQgsT pic.twitter.com/KVzk4XAHqk
— Pink Veronica ๐ณ️๐ (@riotgrrlriot) March 13, 2017
My last tweet, but now in meme form #IAmMajor pic.twitter.com/Z2Uf8njVkz
— John Fischer (@johnthemod1) March 15, 2017