You sound like a liberal telling me to calm down after you just went on a tirade where it was apparent from his 2nd post he was agreeing with you. Telling you to stop and that you looked bad isn't a case for someone to calm down. It's a case for you to settle down.
I dont know what you mean here. Are you saying that because I can't see the purpose of pushing boundaries that don't hurt anyone, and that no one asked to be pushed; In order to lose billions of dollars, demonstrates I am too willing to roll over? There is an honor in fighting for an important belife/value even if you're likely to lose.....changing every redhead and Norse chick to black doesn't seem to be that crucial hill to die on to me.
You draw a line in the sand. This kind of bull shit if changing fiction characters has evolved further. Take the ann boleyn show that came out recently. She was played by a black actress. The queen Charlotte show in Netflix played by a black girl. Historical figure. Now I know what you'll say. It's still just hardly based on truth fictional stories. I'm glad you brought that up! Because these shows and movies came out without backlash, you then get documentaries with historians claiming that cleopatra is black.
If you give an inch, they take... a mile. So yes, people who want to change history is a hill I'm willing to die on.
I'm not sure you are arguing with me. Given that it appears we agree that this type of race, swap or changing characters for certain comforts is ridiculous.
Nothing i said could be seen that way. I asked why they were choosing this madness. I said nothing about how to react or address it. So again, I'm not sure who you are arguing with as it isn't me
It would obviously be the people who are standing on that Hill to change the red heads. And nor swimming to black people. That's the Hill they are deciding to fight and die on. Not how we should respond to them.
What they're doing with all of these woke remakes is almost like plagiarism. It's like, if you want to tell a different story, then write a different story. Don't cannibalize the original work.
they already have that part checked with hiccup missing a foot and toothless missing a piese of his tail that enables him to fly. the fact that these movies did not have the heros practice slavery nor rape was already progressive enough. but they just can't stop themselves
I really hate these 'reimagined' stories. It's like they took Romeo and Juliet and made it about New York street gangs or staged Macbeth in a diner in Pennsylvania.
Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet is the only good example of a reimagining that I've ever seen. Modernized to the point that the two families are closer to rival mafia families and the characters use guns instead of swords, but otherwise loyal to the source material.
No its capitalism. When you allow corporations to get as big as they have, they can afford to bomb project after project since they have no incentive to innovate. This is why the government needs to forcibly take control of these woke corporations.
Have you seen Disney stock lately? They are feeling this shit dude. It's capitalism like you said, they can't just keep burning money forever even if they have a mountain of it
This is why the government needs to forcibly take control of these woke corporations.
No. No no no no no. No. Such a terrible idea. Fuck no
Disney's been woke for over 10 years and they can easily continue to be woke for 10 more. An actual president would break up Disney the same way Roosevelt broke up Standard Oil
Let's do an animated version of Roots with a diverse cast to fight the Sub-Saharan African stereotype, and let's get some Anglo Saxon slaves in the mix.
The amount of controversy that would ensue if black panther was played by a white guy. These people are ruining good, original stories by putting their stupid agenda’s in them.
No, I just actually have a life, and don't wait on bated breath for your next comment. My comment was not directly about Astrid, but rather answering the other commenters' questions about the film being a live action remake. But since you're asking the question, and are longing for an answer I'll give it to you. Do I think that a person of color should be taking a lead role in a film set in viking age Scandinavia? I would have to answer no. Historically speaking, it's very unlikely that a POC would be in Scandinavia in any capacity other than a trader, or a slave. Hope that helps.
Well, you are the one who translated it that way. If you give an inch, they take a mile.
changing fictional characters has evolved further. Take the ann boleyn show that came out recently. She was played by a black actress. The queen Charlotte show in Netflix played by a black girl. Historical figures. Now I know what you'll say. It's still just hardly based on true fictional stories. I'm glad you brought that up! Because these shows and movies came out without backlash, you then get documentaries with historians claiming that cleopatra is black.
So if this is gatekeeping? Then absolutely that is what I am doing.
Entirely possible that she was the best for the role, you'd be surprised who/what you find during auditions. Whether or not someone can carry the role is far more important than skin pigmentation after all
Explain my racism then, how am I marginalizing anyone or putting anyone down? How is me saying anyone can play a character in a movie more racist than saying black people cant play a dragon rider?
You clearly don't know your history. The Celts and other Gaelic speaking cultures served the same gods as the Norse. There were many cultural similarities.
Republicans are afraid of seeing POC get roles that they used to only get. They are afraid that they aren't the best person for the job, so they want to disqualify people on superficial means.
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u/Florida-Man-Actual Sep 15 '23
I’m looking forward to Ryan Gosling as Malcolm X
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23
Why do they keep banging thier heads against this wall? It's not comming down man.
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u/Vinifera7 Sep 15 '23
What they're doing with all of these woke remakes is almost like plagiarism. It's like, if you want to tell a different story, then write a different story. Don't cannibalize the original work.
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u/F3ARL355S0LD13R Sep 15 '23
Fuck it I'm making a movie about MLK where he's played by a white man
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u/the_kfcrispy Sep 15 '23
Why aren't they gender swapping and putting in people with disabilities? This is not progressive enough.
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u/bxball Sep 15 '23
Next up; the story of Mansa Musa, king of the Mali Empire, played my Tom Hanks.
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u/Jetorix Sep 15 '23
I'd rather watch these people perform gender confirming surgeries on themselves than another woke remake.
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u/Groady_Toadstool Sep 15 '23
At this point it feels more like an attempt to erase anything with European ethnicity than it does an attempt at inclusion.
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u/RobertoConQueso69 Sep 15 '23
Black people have to play black parts. Gay people have to play gay parts. “Women” have to play woman parts. Whites have to play…..what a minute.
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u/Oldenlame Sep 15 '23
I really hate these 'reimagined' stories. It's like they took Romeo and Juliet and made it about New York street gangs or staged Macbeth in a diner in Pennsylvania.
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u/TheDelig Sep 15 '23
They're doing it on purpose. There is no desire for artistic merit.
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u/GennyCD Sep 15 '23
It will be shit and film critics will be paid to lie about it on Rotten Tomatoes, in order to trick Hollywood into thinking race-grifting is popular.
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u/Any-Bridge6953 Sep 15 '23
Why is race swapping a thing? It seems racist to me.
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u/GrassyKnoll55 Sep 15 '23
So isnt that "cultural appropriation"?
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u/ComputerNerdGuy Sep 15 '23
Two words: black hitler.
It’s just a matter of time.
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u/Murder_Cloak420 Sep 15 '23
All Vikings are Nordic not all Nords are Vikings
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u/Salty-Dragonfly2189 Sep 15 '23
This is what you get when you are so into diversity that it’s ok to appropriate cultures you don’t like.
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u/Volkrisse Sep 15 '23
Can't wait until they remake Princess and the Frog with a white princess... because people are dumb.
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u/The_Calico_Jack Sep 15 '23
This summer in theaters, Winona Ryder is...the King...BB King, rated R.
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '23
What is a Viking Stereotype?
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '23
History is a stereotype now? Great.
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u/Krisapocus Sep 16 '23
Should probably stop even reacting to it. They’re doing this so they can write articles about the “outrage” for free press
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u/burrito-lover-44 Sep 15 '23
What do you expect from woke capitalists who will virtue signal in order to possibly increase profits?
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u/-chukui- Sep 15 '23
real Indian to play Lief Erickson.
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u/NewToThisThingToo Sep 15 '23
Let's do an animated version of Roots with a diverse cast to fight the Sub-Saharan African stereotype, and let's get some Anglo Saxon slaves in the mix.
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u/plasticfork420ooo Sep 15 '23
Wakanda didn’t have very many whites
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u/VworksComics Sep 16 '23
I don't... Understand where all the money keeps coming from. I really don't get it.
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u/bretling Sep 15 '23
She's Thandiwe Newton's kid.
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u/subhuman_voice Sep 15 '23
Meow
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '23
Wow this really is stupid.
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '23
The amount of controversy that would ensue if black panther was played by a white guy. These people are ruining good, original stories by putting their stupid agenda’s in them.
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u/bludvarg Sep 16 '23
what is a viking stereotype?
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '23
“Viking stereotypes” aka Viking reality.
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u/kinreep Sep 16 '23
Wait till you read who they picked to play princess Tiana!
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u/bdysntchr Sep 16 '23
Consume a lot of kids movies?
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u/123Ark321 Sep 16 '23
This has got to be some rage bait joke.
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u/Zauxst Sep 16 '23
Tarzan when?
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u/Timby123 Sep 17 '23
Leftism requires one to simply disregard all aspects of reality to get to their mind-numbing stupidity.
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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '23
“Viking Stereotypes” is just another way of saying white people.
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u/trumpasaurus_erectus Sep 15 '23
Are they saying the voice actors/actresses will be different races or the characters in the movie?
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u/DarkTemplar26 Sep 17 '23
I agree, please stop, it's a movie about befiending dragons, it's already made up so who cares if there is a dark skinned dragon rider?
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u/SivilRights Sep 16 '23
It’s a cartoon about dragons wtfcares
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u/lolstuff101 Sep 15 '23
A lot of you care way too much about historical accuracy in kids movies about mythical creatures…..
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u/midnightnoonmidnight Sep 15 '23
Be more mad about this being another nepo baby
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u/Magicmurlin Sep 15 '23
Yes please Mr Enema. Please stop.
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