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Jedit posted:As a child, successful black businessman Bruce Wayans saw his parents killed. Now he fights crime dressed as a symbol that strikes fear into men's hearts - a successful black businessman. This is an incredible line and I'm totally going to borrow it off-site.
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fruit on the bottom posted:I mean it reminds me of White Chicks, so there’s that. This is actually fair
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Not Operator posted:There aren't many at his level of fame, I guess? I doubt anyone who was in Black Panther will ever have trouble getting a role again, so there's that.
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Iirc one of the things that might make a black Batman weird is that the Waynes are very specifically old American money with a huge self sustaining business empire. Black Panther might well be the closest take on that.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Iirc one of the things that might make a black Batman weird is that the Waynes are very specifically old American money with a huge self sustaining business empire. Black Panther might well be the closest take on that. It would be a movie about a master ninja detective fighting a clown themed crime ring. I think an old influential moneyed black family won't strain credulity too much.
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I don’t want a black Batman because I know the DC writers won’t be able to resist turning the Joker into a white supremacist “as a foil” and it’s just going to be terrible all around.
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The funny thing about Black Superman was how Lex (who was still white) spent a good chunk of his time telling people that he hated Superman for reasons other than his being black.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Iirc one of the things that might make a black Batman weird is that the Waynes are very specifically old American money with a huge self sustaining business empire. Black Panther might well be the closest take on that. Lupita is just now getting better roles (excited to see her in Jordan Peele's new flick) and she's had an Oscar for years now. Black/ppc actors, even decorated ones just don't tend to get the same opportunities. We'll never know why. 🤷🏾♀️
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Iirc one of the things that might make a black Batman weird is that the Waynes are very specifically old American money with a huge self sustaining business empire. Just make Batman a legacy character? http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Batwing_(David_Zavimbe)
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muscles like this! posted:The funny thing about Black Superman was how Lex (who was still white) spent a good chunk of his time telling people that he hated Superman for reasons other than his being black. I've always read the DCAU Luthor as black, or mixed-race. I'm not sure if it was intentional, I've had others disagree. Im also not sure there's an official answer.
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May 11, 2018 02:28
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Greek apparently. That shot is pretty dark lighting for the show.
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He's based visually on Telly Savalas, who was Greek.
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Brooklyn 99 has always been problematic, but it was recently announced it wouldn't be renewed.
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Solice Kirsk posted:It would be a movie about a master ninja detective fighting a clown themed crime ring. I think an old influential moneyed black family won't strain credulity too much. Pretty much. The only thing that's key to his story there is 'rich'. There are rich black people, it'd be fine. The real issue is that this fruit on the bottom posted:I don’t want a black Batman because I know the DC writers won’t be able to resist turning the Joker into a white supremacist “as a foil” and it’s just going to be terrible all around. is 100% true and that'd be the terrible part. "WANNA KNOW HOW I GOT THESE SCARS?!" "Well they're shaped like swastikas so...no thank you?"
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Jedit posted:As a child, successful black businessman Bruce Wayans saw his parents killed. Now he fights crime dressed as a symbol that strikes fear into men's hearts - a successful black businessman. I'm imagining that he's just using his business empire and influence to get the city to flood Gotham with services, thus directly fighting the root of crime, AND angering white people everywhere. Pretty hosed up that they all refer to him as "Blackman" though.
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fruit on the bottom posted:I don’t want a black Batman because I know the DC writers won’t be able to resist turning the Joker into a white supremacist “as a foil” and it’s just going to be terrible all around. In a bizarre twist the Joker is literally just Richard Spencer. No makeup, no nothing.
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Great Metal Jesus posted:In a bizarre twist the Joker is literally just Richard Spencer. No makeup, no nothing. Milo, surely.
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May 11, 2018 05:45
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Is the world ready for a gay, fashy Joker?
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Volcott posted:Is the world ready for a gay, fashy Joker? Didn't Sherlock already do this?
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Pick posted:Brooklyn 99 has always been problematic, but it was recently announced it wouldn't be renewed. NOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Pick posted:Brooklyn 99 has always been problematic, but it was recently announced it wouldn't be renewed. What? It was like the least problematic most progressive show out there. Unless you hated kittens or something
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Pick posted:Brooklyn 99 has always been problematic, but it was recently announced it wouldn't be renewed. gently caress
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May 11, 2018 08:23
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the extremely woke nypd
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Arivia posted:What? It was like the least problematic most progressive show out there. Unless you hated kittens or something It's on Fox.
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MokBa posted:I'm imagining that he's just using his business empire and influence to get the city to flood Gotham with services, thus directly fighting the root of crime, AND angering white people everywhere. Pretty hosed up that they all refer to him as "Blackman" though. You should hear the theme music.
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Jedit posted:You should hear the theme music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2kJ96jNY
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GrandpaPants posted:It's on Fox. It’s also about cops.
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muscles like this! posted:The funny thing about Black Superman was how Lex (who was still white) spent a good chunk of his time telling people that he hated Superman for reasons other than his being black. 
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Now, Spider-man, a poor kid from Queens, being black is easy. Weirdly enough it's something that wouldn't even affect his superhero dynamic much given he wears a full-body costume. (as demonstrated)
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With the bonus irony that the other Spider-man is black.
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Arivia posted:What? It was like the least problematic most progressive show out there. Unless you hated kittens or something Some people feel that any show about police that portrays them as well-meaning likeable doofs is problematic. The other big ones people raise are the sexual harassment jokes, that the Captain is bad gay representation (somehow) or that the show had Bad Ideas about relationships re: Boyle/Diaz, but it cleared that up and actually expressly went 'holy poo poo that was kinda creepy'.
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Gaunab posted:NOOOOOOOOOOO! 
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I just need hulu to come through for me this one time and pick up B99.
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Volcott posted:I just need hulu to come through for me this one time and pick up fixed
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Gaunab posted:NOOOOOOO[opening credits]
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Arivia posted:What? It was like the least problematic most progressive show out there. Unless you hated kittens or something Pick gets upset any time she encounters actual humor
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Pick gets upset any time she encounters actual humor I'm assuming the problem is (and I'm saying this as someone who likes the show, albeit I'm hesitant for this reason..) is that at the end of the day, it's still pro-police. Sure it's not Blue Bloods or SVU but even the "wow the nypd are hosed up" episodes are resolved pretty poorly. We have to suspend belief that this is the one department in the NYPD that doesn't do broken window policing, racial targeting, unlawful civil asset forfeiture etc. It's kinda like how they say you can't truly make an antiwar movie. But that's a big debate that's probably not appropriate for this thread.
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Pick posted:Brooklyn 99 has always been problematic, but it was recently announced it wouldn't be renewed. Learning this has bummed me out so much. Raymond Holt will always be in the top 10 TV characters of all time for me. A wonderful man!
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Pick posted:Brooklyn 99 has always been problematic, but it was recently announced it wouldn't be renewed. And as if to rub salt into the wound, Tim Allen's thoroughly garbage and racist show Last Man Standing was just revived and picked up for a new season on Fox.
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