Unintentionally Racist Concepts

Originally posted by Deadline
Wolverine? Maybe cos Canada is relatively less crime free.

Wolverine started out as a stereotype (taking off a northern-dwelling animal known for vicious behavior) but luckily evolved into the original concept that inspired a generation of anti-heroes.

Speaking of crime free, I always think there are too many British TV crime shows, considering the tiny amount of gun violence that happens there. 😄

Originally posted by roughrider

Speaking of crime free, I always think there are too many British TV crime shows, considering the tiny amount of gun violence that happens there. 😄

Depends where you go, but its nowhere near bad as America. Manchester is particularly bad.

According to you Punisher should be working in Mexico.

Originally posted by Bentley
According to you Punisher should be working in Mexico.

Me? Why?

Originally posted by -Pr-
that's how i see it, tbh. if people want more latino/black/asian characters, then create new ones. don't go changing old ones.

And also, just as importantly, don't kill them off again three years later for cheap drama.

There is no such thing as "unintentionally racist".

Originally posted by Deadline
Me? Why?

Plural you. The idea of Canada having less heroes because of its lesser crime.

Originally posted by Bentley
There is no such thing as "unintentionally racist".

Something can have a message that comes off as racist without a person consciously deciding for that to be the case pretty easily.

Originally posted by Bentley
There is no such thing as "unintentionally racist".

Originally posted by Q99
Something can have a message that comes off as racist without a person consciously deciding for that to be the case pretty easily.

That. The Lois Lane issue they gave in the original link is a prime example.

The reader can be the one putting the racist overtones, readers are co-authors of fiction. Racism on itself responds to a choice of considering valid the idea of "race", which is a term as subjective as it comes.

(And please, refrain from imparting a genetics course in here, there is racism that comes from "families" who don't have any genetic difference between them)

Originally posted by Bentley
There is no such thing as "unintentionally racist".

It can mean the same thing as 'patronizing' or just being naive, or well intentioned. The Lois Lane issue was well intentioned, as an example.

i, as a mid-twenties white guy, have absolutely no problem with donald glover playing spider-man. i actually would prefer it to the other choices i've heard being mulled around. i've been a fan of donald's since i first saw the "bro rape" comedy bit (derrick comedy, check it out,) and all their random other videos. i don't see peter parker's race as such a necessary and integral part of that character that it needs to be preserved at the expense of a qualified actor's portrayal.

I like Donald Glover, he is hilarious in everything I have seen him in (Community, and Mystery Team at least, some of his skits are awful). I think he would make a great Spider-man, but I'm not sure he would make a great Peter Parker. Compared to the string of dubious actors that are in the running for the part right now he is perfect though.

I thought Rawhide Kid as an effeminate gunsling rogue was hilarious.

more to the issue at hand here, he's not perfect... 'cause he's black!

Originally posted by Bentley
There is no such thing as "unintentionally racist".

Sure there is, its just ignorance.

Originally posted by Bentley
Plural you. The idea of Canada having less heroes because of its lesser crime.

Thats probably how some Americans view it. "Nothing really happens in Canada..meh."

Totally against this black spiderman idea. IMO it would look extremely forced and an obvious attempt at political correctness. In the case of a character as major as spiderman, Id prefer the movies to reflect the characters actual history as much as possible which includes his race/ethnicity.

Originally posted by Naija boy
Totally against this black spiderman idea. IMO it would look extremely forced and an obvious attempt at political correctness. In the case of a character as major as spiderman, Id prefer the movies to reflect the characters actual history as much as possible which includes his race/ethnicity.

Originally posted by Naija boy
Totally against this black spiderman idea. IMO it would look extremely forced and an obvious attempt at political correctness. In the case of a character as major as spiderman, Id prefer the movies to reflect the characters actual history as much as possible which includes his race/ethnicity.

I agree.

Originally posted by Naija boy
Totally against this black spiderman idea. IMO it would look extremely forced and an obvious attempt at political correctness. In the case of a character as major as spiderman, Id prefer the movies to reflect the characters actual history as much as possible which includes his race/ethnicity.

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i will never watch this movie if it actually happens.

Originally posted by Starscream M
you're a racist😐

Despite being completely African (born and raised in Nigeria), i am infact racist cuz i dont want to see a black spiderman......makes sense since we Nigerians are clearly white supremacists.

P.S i sincerely hope u werent serious.