Not to be offensive, but my family found it rather interesting that in a video of people fleeing the scene of the 9/11 tragedy, there was a black man running for his life while others (not black) walked away.
It's a common joke among (many of us) black people just how quick we are to flee the scene - no questions asked. If something terrible/horrific happens, we split.
On the flip side, there's of course, the rampant racism in the movie industry. (My prior reply is partly serious, by the way, art does not imitate life in this case).
Black bodies are expendable, and black characters are little more than an answer to the call for "diversity" and the expected complaints that the producers/director/etc know they would get without at least one black face. So, they stick one of us in there in a rather sarcastic manner "See, we have a black person in the movie!".
Ever notice, that black person is almost always romantically involved with another black person... yeah, interracial action doesn't sell too well either.
Finally, killing black people is an ancient pass time. Well, maybe not so ancient, but just look up "Racism: A History" on YouTube, and after you watch that and take it in, you'll never see another movie the same way again.
Can't lynch 'em in real life? Do it on screen. No one will notice.
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