kj apa played chris in the hate u give.
kj apa played chris in the hate u give.
who plays chris in the hate u give?
kj apa
on february 5, 2018, it was announced that lawley had been fired from "the hate u give" due to a resurfaced video showing lawley using racially offensive slurs, resulting in his role being recast. his scenes were reshot with "riverdale" star kj apa stepping into the role of chris, the main character's boyfriend. lawley released an apology on twitter stating "i am deeply sorry to those that were effected ["sic"] by my choice of language. i respect fox's decision to recast this role for "the hate u give" as it is an important story, and it would not be appropriate for me to be involved considering the actions of my past. i understand the impact and i have grown a lot and learned since then." he was subsequently dropped by his talent agency caa.
kian lawley
"the hate u give" shows starr's dual need to respond both to the trauma of witnessing khalil's death and her need to do so politically. this dual need, combined with thomas's ability to root these struggles in their historical context, helps give the book its power, according to jonathan alexander writing in the "los angeles review of books". "los angeles times" critic adriana ramirez sees starr as similar to the protagonists of fantasy dystopian novels like "divergent" and "the hunger games" as she seeks to change an entrenched system of power, noting, "it is also a dystopian young adult novel that happens to be set in reality". nick smart, a professor at the college of new rochelle, takes this further, stating, "in "the hate u give", there's also a girl – who happens to be a black girl – being sent out against the system, against the world, against an entrenched opposition", while ramirez notes that starr's blackness is a core element for some readers. before its publication, exploring a female perspective on the isolation and need to be a model minority at an elite private school was something which had not been conducted in literature or film with the same frequency as for males. thomas's ability to capture these feelings stemmed from her own experiences with the reactions of her white classmates following the death of oscar grant.
the hate u give