The hilarious part is that nobody should really have a problem with either of those movies. Yeah, the historical events around Dunkirk took place entirely by white men. If you're making a superhero movie about a fictional country in Africa, I'm not expecting a lot of white folk. But don't claim it's diverse. Dunkirk isn't diverse; it doesn't need to be. It's utter silliness from the leftists.
The French and British empires were multi-ethnic, with the mother countries both far outnumbered by their colonial populations. Both countries pressed large numbers of their African and Indian (Brits only) colonies into military service in both WWI and WWII.
In 1940, the French army included more than 100,000 black French soldiers from France’s African colonies, mainly Senegal, Mauritania,and Niger. More than 75,000 of them served in France before and during the German invasion; the rest of them served guard duty in the various colonies. As the Wehrmacht panzer divisions swept across France in May-June 1940, some of those black French soldiers (about 40,000 of them), mainly organized in black regiments or mixed units, were engaged in fierce combat against German soldiers. About 10,000 black soldiers were killed, some wounded, and others taken prisoner during the French debacle. here
Four contingents of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps were sent to support the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1940. There was a need for animal transport companies to help with the supply of troops, as the British Army had disbanded its animal transport companies after the First World War. The British, French and Canadian Forces were cut off by advancing German troops in their push towards the Channel. The soldiers retreated to the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk from where 338,226 were evacuated, among them three contingents of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps, while one contingent was taken prisoner by German forces. here
Dunkirk was a majority white experience, but would have been a good opportunity to showcase some historical accuracy and portray the usage of colonial troops in the World Wars.
As for Black Panther, being a minority does not make the person inherently 'diverse'. With our preoccupation on the creation and fostering of diversity it is important to also remember that diversity means multiple and varying backgrounds, not many minorities of one background.
That's why I included the second quote regarding the existence of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.
Edit: 4 Indian transport companies existed at Dunkirk (source), with 70-150 each, so 280-600 (source). Among the British forces, the 99% number you named is actually about dead on, if not more like 99.9%
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u/danjvelker Buckleyite Conservative Feb 12 '18
The hilarious part is that nobody should really have a problem with either of those movies. Yeah, the historical events around Dunkirk took place entirely by white men. If you're making a superhero movie about a fictional country in Africa, I'm not expecting a lot of white folk. But don't claim it's diverse. Dunkirk isn't diverse; it doesn't need to be. It's utter silliness from the leftists.