▁his ▁view ▁on ▁Jon ▁Bass ' ▁port ray al ▁of ▁himself , ▁with ▁Hir sch kop ▁remark ing ▁that ▁Bass ▁was ▁too ▁m ild ▁manner ed ▁and ▁nothing ▁like ▁himself , ▁and ▁while ▁Hir sch kop ▁mentions ▁that ▁L oving ▁served ▁its ▁purpose ▁as ▁a ▁film , ▁he ▁also ▁listed ▁several ▁dis cre pan cies ▁between ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁what ▁actually ▁occurred . ▁ ▁Mark ▁L oving , ▁the ▁grand son ▁to ▁M ild red ▁L oving , ▁said ▁his ▁grand ma ▁is ▁not ▁African ▁American ▁as ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Ruth ▁Neg ga ▁with ▁Eth iop ian ▁blood , ▁but ▁rather ▁Native ▁American ▁as ▁R app ah ann ock ▁Indian . ▁ ▁Mark eting ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁The W rap ▁promoted ▁L oving ▁by ▁re le asing ▁the ▁first ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁featuring ▁Ed g erton ' s ▁Richard ▁L oving ▁and ▁Neg ga ' s ▁M ild red ▁L oving . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁L oving ▁was ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁tra iler ▁by ▁F ocus ▁Fe atures , ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁review ers . ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ''' s ▁Z eb a ▁Bl ay ▁described ▁the ▁tra iler ▁as ▁" bre at ht aking ", ▁while ▁not ing ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁beautiful ▁testim ony ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁love ▁vers es ▁ra cial ▁divide . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ' s ▁M ek ado ▁Mur