Current Events > #canceldragonball

Topic List
Page List: 1
ModLogic
07/13/20 1:46:06 AM
#1:


... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81
07/13/20 1:46:48 AM
#2:


popo isn't black

but piccolo is

---
Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images
https://imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v https://imgur.com/N43HJYv
... Copied to Clipboard!
fusespliff
07/13/20 1:59:16 AM
#3:


So...a character that isn't a black guy, a character that hasn't appeared since the 80s and a character that was quickly redesigned the only other time he was used...



---
...
... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe
07/13/20 2:04:55 AM
#4:


Smething something Don't Shoot, this man isn't Black! something


---
GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC
... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic
07/13/20 1:46:49 PM
#5:


fusespliff posted...
So...a character that isn't a black guy, a character that hasn't appeared since the 80s and a character that was quickly redesigned the only other time he was used...

mr popo is literally black

---
... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms
07/13/20 1:48:21 PM
#6:


ModLogic posted...
mr popo is literally black
But also not human or representing a human.

---
Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one
... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel
07/13/20 1:49:51 PM
#7:


creativerealms posted...
But also not human or representing a human.
but the design was pretty clearly influenced by blackface

---
peanut butter and dick
... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil
07/13/20 1:50:26 PM
#8:


He does look a bit like a goliwog which isnt great.

---
A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero
07/13/20 1:50:44 PM
#9:


There's a literal mammy caricature when Goku and Krillin are training with Roshi in DB.

---
...I think I'm done here...
... Copied to Clipboard!
fusespliff
07/13/20 1:52:35 PM
#10:


ModLogic posted...
mr popo is literally black

Really? Then pray tell why they bothered to redesign Officer Black as early as 1996 and still haven't bothered to do so for Popo even now?

---
...
... Copied to Clipboard!
WashYourHands
07/13/20 1:53:52 PM
#11:


averagejoel posted...
but the design was pretty clearly influenced by blackface
Japan doesnt give 2 fucks

---
20 seconds is all it takes!
... Copied to Clipboard!
KStateKing17
07/13/20 1:55:38 PM
#12:


fusespliff posted...
Really? Then pray tell why they bothered to redesign Officer Black as early as 1996 and still haven't bothered to do so for Popo even now?
Didn't they make him blue?

---
The 17th King of the State of K
... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok
07/13/20 1:56:28 PM
#13:


"Ok" - Toei, two years ago

---
I refuse to eat until I am hungry. Well, maybe just a little.
... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic
07/13/20 1:58:07 PM
#14:


fusespliff posted...
Really? Then pray tell why they bothered to redesign Officer Black as early as 1996 and still haven't bothered to do so for Popo even now?
because they used his design for:


---
... Copied to Clipboard!
fusespliff
07/13/20 2:01:46 PM
#15:


KStateKing17 posted...
Didn't they make him blue?

https://teamfourstar.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Popo

"They" being 4Kids. Everything else has his classic appearance.

---
...
... Copied to Clipboard!
fusespliff
07/13/20 2:02:53 PM
#16:


ModLogic posted...
because they used his design for:

Uhu, I wasn't expecting you to provide a decent answer anyway.

---
...
... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn
07/13/20 2:06:47 PM
#17:


dragonball was full of offensive stereotypes not limited to Mr. Popo or blackface
---
Wake up. You have to wake up.
currently a preta (hungry ghost)
... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeGuyUO
07/13/20 2:08:08 PM
#18:


... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan
07/13/20 2:13:23 PM
#19:


Wasn't popo modeled after the Dutch character "black pete"?


---
"History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish
07/13/20 2:16:01 PM
#21:


A Native American and a Zoot Suit stereotype walk into a bar. They are looking for Goku.



---
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius
07/13/20 2:20:36 PM
#22:


Dragonball should have been cancelled about two-thirds into Z anyway.
... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel
07/13/20 2:35:59 PM
#23:


WashYourHands posted...
Japan doesnt give 2 fucks
cool. that doesn't mean it's not racist

---
peanut butter and dick
... Copied to Clipboard!
creativeme
07/13/20 2:59:21 PM
#24:


SomeGuyUO posted...
https://youtu.be/BASWkiLGYo0

damn this sounds so bad taken out of context.
... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic
07/13/20 3:02:14 PM
#25:


fusespliff posted...
Uhu, I wasn't expecting you to provide a decent answer anyway.
dont get salty because you didnt know metallitron was redesigned too

---
... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel
07/13/20 3:11:10 PM
#26:


... Copied to Clipboard!
420TwiZtiD420
07/13/20 3:13:16 PM
#27:


People.... I fucking love them

---
fay ce que vouldras
... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen
07/13/20 3:16:49 PM
#28:


Not all of them are hums when it comes to animation.



---
Why do nerdsalways get caught up on the details?
https://imgur.com/dntQM https://imgur.com/9gNcUGM https://imgur.com/bH8vq3f
... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus
07/13/20 3:18:33 PM
#29:


ModLogic posted...
mr popo is literally black
He's black, but not...... "black"

Meanwhile Piccolo isn't black but he's "black" >_>

---
... Copied to Clipboard!
Bolle_Henk_
07/13/20 3:21:20 PM
#30:


s0nicfan posted...
Wasn't popo modeled after the Dutch character "black pete"?

Nope

---
Don't listen to Ondore's lies. I'm Bash von Rosenberg ... and so's my wife!
http://s29.postimg.org/cx4yin7tz/8vwnv.gif
... Copied to Clipboard!
#31
Post #31 was unavailable or deleted.
s0nicfan
07/13/20 3:50:24 PM
#32:


Bryfang posted...
What show is he from?

Soul Eater, IIRC.

---
"History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen
07/13/20 4:02:36 PM
#33:


Bryfang posted...
What show is he from?

s0nicfan posted...
Soul Eater, IIRC.

Close. Fire Force. Same manga author as Soul Eater.

---
Why do nerdsalways get caught up on the details?
https://imgur.com/dntQM https://imgur.com/9gNcUGM https://imgur.com/bH8vq3f
... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan
07/13/20 4:35:24 PM
#34:


RetsuZaiZen posted...
Close. Fire Force. Same manga author as Soul Eater.

Ah. I was thinking Kilik from Soul Eater:


---
"History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1