tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post796484148564234900..comments2023-10-31T06:20:45.622-05:00Comments on Raving Black Lunatic: Ok, What Gives?Big Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-56857936786107673592009-04-14T16:00:00.000-05:002009-04-14T16:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for clearing that up NoFace.
I used to lov...Thanks for clearing that up NoFace.<br /><br />I used to love the funny names had for all the special moves. And when the little kid morphed into a Gorilla before he got his tail cut off. <br /><br />I never understand why they cut their tails off if it eliminated their ability to turn into super powerful giant gorillas. Seemed like a waste.Big Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-21859699746976441872009-04-10T23:53:00.000-05:002009-04-10T23:53:00.000-05:00Looking back, maybe those were just ridiculous ass...Looking back, maybe those were just ridiculous assumptions on my part based on stereotypes. Thanks for bringing that up.<BR/><BR/><BR/>No you weren't being ridiculous, because many of the characters in DBZ were meant to be asian. This is why a lot of japanese fans of Dragon Balls have a huge problem with this movie. Hollywood basically took one of their favorite cartoon heroes and made him some scrawny white kid. Its the equivilent of having an Asian actor play Superman with the reasoning being that he's not white, he's an alien. That mess wouldn't fly for Kal-El so it shouldn't fly for Kakarot (Goku)! I'm sure it wouldn't have hurt to ask Akira Toriyama what he invisioned Goku would look like in real life, but alas he wasn't consulted at all for this film. Mega Epic Fail of spirit bomb proportions!Mr. Nofacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164229381294354588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-60251741910016893432009-04-10T09:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T09:58:00.000-05:00AWBI can't remember the one guys name, but the one...AWB<BR/><BR/>I can't remember the one guys name, but the one who first used to battle Goku and was really prideful seemed like he had Asian features and he had a Japanese sounding name. They all had names that sounded vaguely Asian, and since they were doing martial arts, I assumed they were Asian.<BR/><BR/>Looking back, maybe those were just ridiculous assumptions on my part based on stereotypes. Thanks for bringing that up.Big Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-38981265453995491092009-04-09T14:28:00.000-05:002009-04-09T14:28:00.000-05:00Why did you think they were asian? Was it because...Why did you think they were asian? Was it because of their names? Because with those big eyes, they certainly didn't LOOK asian. To me, if the anime artists couldn't draw at least a somewhat credible representation of a Japanese person, why should the makers of the live action movie?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659065797455099852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-4293676233933589952009-04-07T16:17:00.000-05:002009-04-07T16:17:00.000-05:00Well, you know, if it ain't white, it ain't right....Well, you know, if it ain't white, it ain't right.<BR/><BR/>j/kDarth Whiteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-12380629121408137702009-04-07T15:34:00.000-05:002009-04-07T15:34:00.000-05:00Another asian themed cartoon turning to live actio...Another asian themed cartoon turning to live action film that is gonna be white-washed is "Avatar: The Last Air Bender". The messed up thing is that its gonna be directed by M. Night Shamylan, so not only will it the characters be white-washed, but the story is gonna suck (what a twist).<BR/><BR/>I think its up to the creators of these properties to tell Hollywood to bugger off if they want to white-wash the characters. That's what famous author Neil Gaimen did when some movie makers wanted to make the two main characters of his novel "Anansi Boys" (who happen to be the BLACK children of the African god Anansi) white. But alas, Gaimen claimed he didn't need the money, and the messed up thing is a lot of these talented creators do need the money, so they're willing to lighten up the cast (if you will) in order to cash in on the big bucks.Mr. Nofacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164229381294354588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-37382798387298871212009-04-07T12:22:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:22:00.000-05:00Beh I don't think it's racist for me to only ident...Beh I don't think it's racist for me to only identify with a white Luke Skywalker. Well, actually, I guess that's the very definition isn't it. heh. d'oh! I'm not sorry about it though, my beloved Star Wars shall not be tarred with racial controversy! Hey, I did look to Lando Calrissian for how to shmooze the ladies though! And Mace Windu, probably the most badass jedi in the galaxy!<BR/><BR/>"Always bet on black." -- Wesley Snipes<BR/><BR/>Kind of makes it difficult to disassociate race from your characters when they're so explicit heh.Darth Whiteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-442649725224679162009-04-07T09:23:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:23:00.000-05:00I don't know...I'd love to see "Imitation of Life"...I don't know...I'd love to see "Imitation of Life" recast with white actors...<BR/><BR/>I kid, I kid...Deacon Bluehttp://holyhell.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-39975698788793004652009-04-07T09:12:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:12:00.000-05:00I was surprised and confused to see the casting of...I was surprised and confused to see the casting of DragonBall Z myself. What is to be done about the whitewashing though? Maybe Tyler Perry should blackwash some white characters in a movie.Peter Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957743093959211901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-26320480664216957472009-04-07T09:09:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:09:00.000-05:00DarthWhitey: Thank you. That was the first one I t...DarthWhitey: Thank you. That was the first one I thought of even before finishing this post...This is the insidiousness of racism. But the other side are the roles they do cast black and minorities and women to play. Some are so demeaning that some minorities or women won't do them. I remember the great actress Cecily Tyson saying that, even after getting an actress award, she was sent scripts where she would have to fully disrobe or just play a more or less ho or trophy broad for the main character. So either the role goes to a white person or you get a role that stereotypes your people or demeans you as a woman or both. <BR/><BR/>It's either watch people expropriate your culture or join in an enable the racist stereotyping. Take your pick. God bless AmericaMac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-91362693075948053952009-04-07T09:08:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:08:00.000-05:00Bro,Why you railing against windmills?They still p...Bro,<BR/>Why you railing against windmills?<BR/>They still painting Jesus as a Blond. Don't waste your energy. You've done enough pointing out the errors.<BR/>Jayceeachoiceofweaponshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742415077326783252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-4761723649124103962009-04-07T03:26:00.000-05:002009-04-07T03:26:00.000-05:00heh.Remember too that the old series "Kung Fu" was...heh.<BR/><BR/>Remember too that the old series "Kung Fu" was supposed to star Bruce Lee until it was determined he was too Asian or something, so a more racially ambiguous David Carradine got the job instead :-)<BR/><BR/>Why does Hollywood "whitewash" movies, as you put it? Simple. Because the majority of the audience is supposed to identify with the main character, so therefore you go after the majority audience, i.e. white people.<BR/><BR/>Do you think the mass of boys in the 70's would have identified with Luke Skywalker had he not been white? I know I wouldn't have if he hadn't been white, sorry.<BR/><BR/>Luke is like me, a kid stuck on a moisture farm in a desert, with no futre, dreaming of excitement, recruited by a religious extremist to fight a jihad against the government. j/k :-)<BR/><BR/>The one that makes me chuckle though is The Matrix, it's just so thick, how the main male and female characters are virtually the only white actors in the whole movie, everyone else -- including all those in positions of authority and power -- is not white (although all the bad guys are white too, of course, cuz it'd be racist for them to be black :-) )<BR/><BR/>P.S.: It's about time you wrote a decent post, feh.Darth Whiteynoreply@blogger.com