Current Events > John Boyega (Finn from Star Wars) blasts Game of Thrones for lack of diversity

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dj4242
07/18/17 9:21:20 PM
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/07/17/star-wars-actor-john-boyega-bemoans-lack-of-diversity-on-screen-there-are-no-black-people-on-game-of-thrones/

There are no black people on Game of Thrones. You don’t see one black person in Lord of the Rings,” Boyega told GQ, though Game of Thrones features several characters of color — several of them slaves turned soldiers called the Unsullied — two of which, Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) are season regulars and fan favorites.

“I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen,” Boyega added. “Because you see different people from different backgrounds, different cultures, every day. Even if you’re a racist, you have to live with that. We can ruffle up some feathers.”


Well, he's wrong there is diversity in the cast and the article left out the many people in Dorne.
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Johnny_Nutcase
07/18/17 9:22:36 PM
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Fuck him.
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DarthAragorn
07/18/17 9:23:09 PM
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Did someone let him know he doesn't live in Westeros
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Milkman5
07/18/17 9:24:12 PM
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he wants them to hire him
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Kelystic
07/18/17 9:25:29 PM
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iirc the first black character in the show is a pirate
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SomeLikeItHoth
07/18/17 9:26:27 PM
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Kelystic posted...
iirc the first black character in the show is a pirate

Iirc it's Mr Eko.
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Mernardi
07/18/17 9:27:00 PM
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Did he forget about all the black people in Essos?
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Rida_Go_To_Bed
07/18/17 9:27:24 PM
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DezCaughtIt
07/18/17 9:28:32 PM
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I'm not reading a Breitbart post
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UrCa1988
07/18/17 9:28:36 PM
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I feel like the first ep of the new season was the first one he's ever seen.
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akatsukiba
07/18/17 9:28:46 PM
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Veggeta_MAX
07/18/17 9:28:52 PM
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fake news
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SSJGrimReaper
07/18/17 9:28:53 PM
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Didn't GoT try to appeal to black people by making GoT rap songs or some shit
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Kelystic
07/18/17 9:29:06 PM
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mr eko is the slaver in season 5 no?

pirate appears in season 2, along with the guy Dany met in the puzzle city
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Kelystic
07/18/17 9:29:16 PM
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akatsukiba posted...
isn't he the only black guy in star wars

Lando is black
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J E S U S
07/18/17 9:29:54 PM
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akatsukiba posted...
isn't he the only black guy in star wars

LAndo
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DarthAragorn
07/18/17 9:29:57 PM
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Like, should they just shoehorn in some Summer Islanders for diversity even though there's no plot relevance?
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UnholyMudcrab
07/18/17 9:30:06 PM
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XxKrazyChaosxX
07/18/17 9:30:27 PM
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Yawn
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SpreadManning
07/18/17 9:31:06 PM
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XxKrazyChaosxX posted...
Yawn
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Kelystic
07/18/17 9:31:22 PM
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asians is a better point, i only recall seeing 1 asian in GoT (the red haired chick from Wolverine)
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TheBiggerWiggle
07/18/17 9:31:30 PM
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Wow that guy is an idiot.
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WizardPowers
07/18/17 9:32:21 PM
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aren't both LOTR and GOT based on Nordic and middle english influences where there were mostly all white people?
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dj4242
07/18/17 9:32:58 PM
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DezCaughtIt posted...
I'm not reading a Breitbart post

UnholyMudcrab posted...

dj4242 posted...
http://www.breitbart.com

Looks like I'm gonna find something better to do with my time



If either of you knew how to read you would see that Boyega's direct quote comes from an article with GQ. This was just the first website to come up after I googled it so find something else to complain about.
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Tropicalwood
07/18/17 9:40:35 PM
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akatsukiba posted...
isn't he the only black guy in star wars

Lando and Mace, both of whom are portrayed as criminals.

Also Jar Jar was accused of being a stereotype.
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DarthAragorn
07/18/17 9:44:54 PM
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WizardPowers posted...
aren't both LOTR and GOT based on Nordic and middle english influences where there were mostly all white people?

Yes

And I think LotR did, but ASoIaF definitely has black people, they're just not common or in major roles because they're in regions other than Westeros.
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SSJGrimReaper
07/18/17 9:47:39 PM
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creativerealms
07/18/17 9:49:48 PM
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To be fair it mainly takes place on one continent and that's why there is a lack of diversity.
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voldothegr8
07/18/17 9:50:53 PM
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Massive respect lost for this actor, what the fucking fuck?
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Mandasnake
07/18/17 9:52:43 PM
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Tropicalwood posted...
Mace, both of whom are portrayed as criminals.



WTF?
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Virus731
07/18/17 9:53:55 PM
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What an idiot. He must be triggered because diversity quotas is the only reason he's in Star Wars.
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srad1292
07/18/17 9:56:15 PM
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“I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen,"

So he doesn't watch any media from countries that aren't so diverse(like..most countries?)
He doesn't watch any old movies that frequently were mostly or all white?
He's not going to watch Black Panther because it's almost all black?
He doesn't watch anything that's a period piece or historical piece about a time and location that's one race?

What a dumb thing to say to say you won't watch something because it doesn't have enough different colors of people in it.
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mew4ever
07/18/17 10:00:09 PM
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dude must've watched one episode or something. Prince Doran's guard, Davos' pirate friend, and that rich guy who tried to scam Dany in season two are all black. They're named characters too, they just come from Essos which has foreign names that are too difficult to spell.
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Seaman_Prime
07/18/17 10:00:42 PM
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so Diversity = add more black people? what about other races?
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DirkDiggles
07/18/17 10:02:54 PM
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Wasn't Adebisi from OZ a slave trader early on in the series?
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ColdOne666
07/18/17 10:31:00 PM
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SSJGrimReaper posted...
E22l1ib


That picture isnt exactly helping lol.
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creativerealms
07/18/17 10:34:41 PM
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mew4ever posted...
dude must've watched one episode or something. Prince Doran's guard, Davos' pirate friend, and that rich guy who tried to scam Dany in season two are all black. They're named characters too, they just come from Essos which has foreign names that are too difficult to spell.

That's what he fails to understand, most of the story takes place in one land and that is why there is a lack of diversity.
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Tezlok
07/18/17 10:44:42 PM
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I feel like he isn't a regular watcher of the show and has only seen a few episodes
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Al-Uzza
07/18/17 10:45:54 PM
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SSJGrimReaper posted...
E22l1ib


Honestly this was immediately bothersome for me. If brown people aren't raping white womenz then they are worshipping them.
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ZombiePelican
07/18/17 10:58:50 PM
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Virus731 posted...
What an idiot. He must be triggered because diversity quotas is the only reason he's in Star Wars.

This
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CW_McGraw
07/18/17 11:09:58 PM
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Milkman5 posted...
he wants them to hire him

This. Nothing to see here. A rational actor pursuing his economic best interest is not news.
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zakkkkkkk
07/18/17 11:15:45 PM
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It's a show based in the realm of medieval-fantasy.

Wtf do you expect?
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BeyondWalls
07/18/17 11:27:09 PM
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Johnny_Nutcase posted...
Fuck him.
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Zack_Attackv1
07/18/17 11:28:36 PM
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It's funny how he completely forgets about the midget.
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Lorenzo_2003
07/18/17 11:43:34 PM
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Al-Uzza posted...
SSJGrimReaper posted...
E22l1ib


Honestly this was immediately bothersome for me. If brown people aren't raping white womenz then they are worshipping them.


On a scale of 1 to US college student, how triggered were you by that episode?
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ArtVandelay
07/18/17 11:50:28 PM
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Johnny_Nutcase posted...
Fuck him.

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Al-Uzza
07/18/17 11:51:32 PM
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...

On a scale of 1 to US college student, how triggered were you by that episode?



Not triggert by White Savior Narrative. It's just kind of embarrassing to watch, somewhere along the lines of yellowface. I'm sure as shit not going to let it ruin my love for the show.
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