Chadwick Boseman weighs in on the Gods of Egypt casting controversy
Originally posted by MindsetYou're presuming to know what I think? When I saw the trailer I knew it was a mistake to cast white leads. Did I think social media would explode like it did? Not necessarily. But I'm not mad that it did. I do think it should have been more accurately portrayed.
People always complained about it, you guys probably just didn't care or pay attention.It's funny that the same people who think this isn't a big deal were butthurt over a black Johnny Storm though.
Point is, I am mad about Black Johny Storm because I cared about his character. Egyptian Gods were never something I particularly cared about, so I wasn't as butthurt. That's how it works. If I was Egyptian I'm sure I'd be way more pissed off about it.
Originally posted by Kazenji1950s wasn't 15 years ago, champ.
No shit, I wasn't around in the 1950's
Originally posted by CPT Space BombI wasn't talking about you. 👆
You're presuming to know what I think? When I saw the trailer I knew it was a mistake to cast white leads. Did I think social media would explode like it did? Not necessarily. But I'm not mad that it did. I do think it should have been more accurately portrayed.Point is, I am mad about Black Johny Storm because I cared about his character. Egyptian Gods were never something I particularly cared about, so I wasn't as butthurt. That's how it works. If I was Egyptian I'm sure I'd be way more pissed off about it.
Do we really consider being white part of Johnny's character? His character is a douchebag jock who takes full advantage of his powers and celebrity status they bring him. And is an absolute terror to his brother in law's best friend, treating him like less than a person most of the time while playing it off as joking.
He's just white because of the time period he was created in , considering that character type doesn't really have a race. He could be any color and still be Johnny Storm. Now if they turned Black Panther white, that would mess with his character as he's the ruler of a traditional African nation.
Originally posted by MindsetMy bad then.
I wasn't talking about you. 👆
Originally posted by KingD19You're right, being white has nothing to do with history or personality or pride; or subsequently part of who someone is. I'm sorry, but you saying that you can't turn black people white but can turn white people black is hypocritical. YES, it's unfortunate that there weren't more diverse characters originally, but times are changing. Also, it's a slap in the face to minorities to not be given their OWN characters; instead of just being handed a character that's been around forever. Blue Marvel is a great example. We need more characters like that. Black Panther is a step in the right direction; but we need more characters like that. Not just a lazy re-skin to pander to the ignorant masses.
Do we really consider being white part of Johnny's character? His character is a douchebag jock who takes full advantage of his powers and celebrity status they bring him. And is an absolute terror to his brother in law's best friend, treating him like less than a person most of the time while playing it off as joking.He's just white because of the time period he was created in , considering that character type doesn't really have a race. He could be any color and still be Johnny Storm. Now if they turned Black Panther white, that would mess with his character as he's the ruler of a traditional African nation.
I never said you can turn a white > black but not vice versa. I said in a specific example, ie Johnny Storm. Turning him black didn't take anything away from him, as being Caucasian has nothing to do with who Johnny Storm is. I then said Black Panther is an example where race is just as important to the character as their personality, as he is an African Prince. You can't just change the prince of a massive tribal African nation to a white guy and call them the same.
Originally posted by KingD19It's this line of thinking that is stupid and hypocritical. It takes NOTHING away from him? He's White. He's been white. His sister is white. His entire histroy as a character is white. Basically you're like, "**** his fans, they won't care, because PC". You're being hypocritical and you don't even realize it. It's pretty funny actually. You're basically saying white people don't have souls, or personality, or any history; but black people do. You realize how dumb that sounds? AND AGAIN, I'm all for racial diversity in comics, and everything else. I'm just IN FAVOR of realistically portraying characters that have 40+ years of history. The Gods of Egypt thing is gaining alot of ground, as was black human torch. There is a reason people are outraged for both. Do the math.
Turning him black didn't take anything away from him, as being Caucasian has nothing to do with who Johnny Storm is.