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Could have a black James Bond next....
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostYou forgot disabled! Fascist!!!
Seriously, would a white guy be generally welcomed playing a major established Indian, Arab or African fictional character? Why are we alone expected to be so unaturally disengaged with our own culture?
Sorry, but I can't get wound up about this.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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They could get a black chap and put white makeup on him. Not much different from what they do with Othello.Comment
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I just have an Image of a remake of Roots with an all white middle class class.
Jeremy Irons as Chicken George
Russel Brand as young chicken george etc.
ok challenge which ethnic drama's could be made with opposing races as stars and which stars?
Upstairs Downstairs goes street with Wesley Snipes as the Butler , Forrest Whittaker as the Lord, and Queen Latifah as the lady?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostI just have an Image of a remake of Roots with an all white middle class class.
Jeremy Irons as Chicken George
Russel Brand as young chicken george etc.
ok challenge which ethnic drama's could be made with opposing races as stars and which stars?
Upstairs Downstairs goes street with Wesley Snipes as the Butler , Forrest Whittaker as the Lord, and Queen Latifah as the lady?
There is a well know and well loved tradition in this country called pantomime where people dress up as members of the opposite thingy
Bond should never be allowed to decend into pantomime
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Originally posted by escapeUK View PostIts called being Anti-White, its very popular here for some reason.The material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
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Not much different from what they do with Othello
Sometimes, like things set in the present day, fantasy tales with dragons or blokes in time travelling police boxes or opera, it doesn't matter. In other cases, and I'd include Bond since he is such an iconic figure with a link to many people's childhoods, it detracts from the story for many.
There's little equality in the level of equality applied either and that creates resentment. There's a fuss about one TV series with no minority characters and yet perfectly it's ok to have a separate Asian channel.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostIt's not entirely about culture but simply about making things believable. Something set in the court of Henry VIII with black guys or the court of Dingaan with white guys would be equally unconvincing.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostUpstairs Downstairs goes street…Comment
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Isn't the point of Bond that he comes across as an 'old fashioned British gentleman', rather suave, good with the laydees partly by looking good and dressing well, has a dry humour, is well spoken and a certain independence of mind? There are black men who have those qualities and there are others who don't. I'd find a Chav bond a problem, but I'm really not bothered by a Bond being black; perhaps believable is that it's a black guy from some ancient aristocratic family in a former British colony in Africa, where, incidentally, you'll probably find more 'gentlemen' than in Britain these days.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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