Current Events > Should Marvel's Black Panther be diversified? There's only Black men and women.

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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:03:06 PM
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I mean, since were pushing for a more diversified fanbase, I'm curious as to the reaction of an almost completely Black cast, despite the realization that White, Indian, and Asian nationals live on the African continent.

Thoughts?
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boxington
09/14/17 7:03:53 PM
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there are white characters in the movie
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muchdran
09/14/17 7:04:02 PM
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Probably.
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A_Good_Boy
09/14/17 7:04:32 PM
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How many nationalities are represented in Black Panther?
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muchdran
09/14/17 7:04:46 PM
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Charlize Theron is an African American
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boxington
09/14/17 7:05:04 PM
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muchdran posted...
Charlize Theron is an African American

no, she's not
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Zikten
09/14/17 7:05:45 PM
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I don't really care if it's all black, considering where it takes place. but I just want people to stop calling it diverse. cause it's not. you can't have all black people and claim diversity. Black Panther will only be diverse if there are white and asian diplomats visiting Wakanda that Tchalla has to meet with, and maybe there is a hispanic villain. and a native american love interest
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NINExATExSEVEN
09/14/17 7:08:53 PM
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Absolutely. I don't feel like enough people are represented. Diversify it.
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:09:05 PM
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boxington posted...
there are white characters in the movie


In the preliminary sequence that leads into Wakanda, but Wakanda itself is strictly Black national. Whites, Asians, Indian, and Arabic nationals have inhabited even the most indigenous regions of Africa for generations.

Nonetheless, I suspect that Marvel's choice homogenize Wakanda is to improve comic book sales among the Black fanbase. Whatever the case, I'm not sure. However, I'll bet Mugabe will see this thirty times, since he doesn't believe that white people should own farms in Zimbabwe.
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1NfamousACE_2
09/14/17 7:09:36 PM
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Hollywood blackwashing these movies
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prince_leo
09/14/17 7:10:23 PM
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I mean, wakanda is literally a xenophobic isolationist state
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boxington
09/14/17 7:11:41 PM
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JerickoX posted...
boxington posted...
there are white characters in the movie


In the preliminary sequence that leads into Wakanda, but Wakanda itself is strictly Black national. Whites, Asians, Indian, and Arabic nationals have inhabited even the most indigenous regions of Africa for generations.

Nonetheless, I suspect that Marvel's choice homogenize Wakanda is to improve comic book sales among the Black fanbase. Whatever the case, I'm not sure. However, I'll bet Mugabe will see this thirty times, since he doesn't believe that white people should own farms in Zimbabwe.

Wakanda is a fictional, secretive nation, IIRC, so idk why it should adhere to the same rules as real life nations

anyway, two main characters are white, IIRC.
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NINExATExSEVEN
09/14/17 7:16:49 PM
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boxington posted...
JerickoX posted...
boxington posted...
there are white characters in the movie


In the preliminary sequence that leads into Wakanda, but Wakanda itself is strictly Black national. Whites, Asians, Indian, and Arabic nationals have inhabited even the most indigenous regions of Africa for generations.

Nonetheless, I suspect that Marvel's choice homogenize Wakanda is to improve comic book sales among the Black fanbase. Whatever the case, I'm not sure. However, I'll bet Mugabe will see this thirty times, since he doesn't believe that white people should own farms in Zimbabwe.

Wakanda is a fictional, secretive nation, IIRC, so idk why it should adhere to the same rules as real life nations

anyway, two main characters are white, IIRC.


So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.

We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough. We need asians and middle eastern people as well.
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A_Good_Boy
09/14/17 7:19:46 PM
#14:


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
boxington posted...
JerickoX posted...
boxington posted...
there are white characters in the movie


In the preliminary sequence that leads into Wakanda, but Wakanda itself is strictly Black national. Whites, Asians, Indian, and Arabic nationals have inhabited even the most indigenous regions of Africa for generations.

Nonetheless, I suspect that Marvel's choice homogenize Wakanda is to improve comic book sales among the Black fanbase. Whatever the case, I'm not sure. However, I'll bet Mugabe will see this thirty times, since he doesn't believe that white people should own farms in Zimbabwe.

Wakanda is a fictional, secretive nation, IIRC, so idk why it should adhere to the same rules as real life nations

anyway, two main characters are white, IIRC.


So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.

We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough. We need asians and middle eastern people as well.

Which ones?
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boxington
09/14/17 7:20:08 PM
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I meant, that's what the country was about.

there are different ways to address the diversity thing, i.e. having the movie take place in different locations
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kuwab0
09/14/17 7:20:50 PM
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Darmik
09/14/17 7:23:44 PM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


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lilORANG
09/14/17 7:27:19 PM
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:28:46 PM
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27_Sandman_40 posted...
I don't get it. How is two white people not enough? Wouldn't there be like two black people if the roles were reversed and people would be going apeshit at the casting?


How many euro-centric television shows are there where two black people are enough? Take a look at Beauty and the Beast 2016. Almost every relationship outside of the main characters is multicultural, and ridiculous.
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Blue_Inigo
09/14/17 7:29:24 PM
#21:


Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:31:05 PM
#22:


Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.
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Blue_Inigo
09/14/17 7:31:32 PM
#23:


JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.

Well...yeah it does you clown
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:32:07 PM
#24:


Blue_Inigo posted...
JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.

Well...yeah it does you clown


Joke poster. Go back to your safe-space.
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gatorsPENSbucs
09/14/17 7:32:53 PM
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boxington posted...
muchdran posted...
Charlize Theron is an African American

no, she's not

Are you looking for more specific? South African American.
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:33:40 PM
#26:


gatorsPENSbucs posted...
boxington posted...
muchdran posted...
Charlize Theron is an African American

no, she's not

Are you looking for more specific? South African American.


It doesn't count. Her family benefited from Apartheid. *wink*
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Blue_Inigo
09/14/17 7:34:07 PM
#27:


JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.

Well...yeah it does you clown


Joke poster. Go back to your safe-space.

I'm sure your alt right buddies high fived you for that dimwitted comment
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boxington
09/14/17 7:35:49 PM
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...
boxington posted...
muchdran posted...
Charlize Theron is an African American

no, she's not

Are you looking for more specific? South African American.

yea, that's correct.
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:37:22 PM
#29:


Blue_Inigo posted...
JerickoX posted...


Joke poster. Go back to your safe-space.

I'm sure your alt right buddies high fived you for that dimwitted comment


And I'm sure your Antifa buddies invited you to a "burn Pewdiepie" bonfire. Try again, Malcom X.
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prince_leo
09/14/17 7:38:25 PM
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...
Are you looking for more specific? South African American.

In case it wasn't clear:

"The Black Population: 2010" (PDF), Census.gov, September 2011
Source: http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf
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"African Americans" refers to a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The Black racial category includes people who marked the "Black, African Am., or Negro" checkbox. It also includes respondents who reported entries such as African American; Sub-Saharan African entries, such as Kenyan and Nigerian; and Afro-Caribbean entries, such as Haitian and Jamaican."


African Americans Law & Legal Definition:
Source: http://definitions.uslegal.com/a/african-americans/

"African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan African ancestry."

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Darmik
09/14/17 7:41:27 PM
#31:


JerickoX posted...
27_Sandman_40 posted...
I don't get it. How is two white people not enough? Wouldn't there be like two black people if the roles were reversed and people would be going apeshit at the casting?


How many euro-centric television shows are there where two black people are enough? Take a look at Beauty and the Beast 2016. Almost every relationship outside of the main characters is multicultural, and ridiculous.


So what? I don't even remember who the black characters were. They were in a short scene at the end of the movie.
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NINExATExSEVEN
09/14/17 7:42:06 PM
#32:


JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.


He's mad at me because i told him that me and my black friends use racial insults against each other as a means of playful banter. He thinks that pewdiepie saying the n word as a tasteless comment while playing a video game is equal to somebody aggressively saying the N word to a black persons face.

But it's cool. To each their own opinion.
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Blue_Inigo
09/14/17 7:44:47 PM
#33:


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.


He's mad at me because i told him that me and my black friends use racial insults against each other as a means of playful banter. He thinks that pewdiepie saying the n word as a tasteless comment while playing a video game is equal to somebody aggressively saying the N word to a black persons face.

But it's cool. To each their own opinion.

If your imaginary black friend saw half the dumb shit you say, he'd smack you with his imaginary hand
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:49:45 PM
#34:


Blue_Inigo posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.


He's mad at me because i told him that me and my black friends use racial insults against each other as a means of playful banter. He thinks that pewdiepie saying the n word as a tasteless comment while playing a video game is equal to somebody aggressively saying the N word to a black persons face.

But it's cool. To each their own opinion.

If your imaginary black friend saw half the dumb shit you say, he'd smack you with his imaginary hand


Or, maybe you need to stop watching MSNBC, reading WaPo/HuffPo/Vox, and jumping to conclusions because you're the one who's racist.
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ProtoManSPx
09/14/17 7:52:49 PM
#35:


JerickoX posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Darmik posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
So is literally every European mythos but many of them have minorities thrown in for reasons.


NINExATExSEVEN posted...
We can't have double standard. Diversify Wakanda. 2 white people is not enough.


?

He's just a shitposter that likes to yell the n word


Oh, and using the N word automatically means you're racist, and don't like Blacks. Look at this guy.

Yes? At the very least you don't respect them.
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ThePrinceFish
09/14/17 7:53:30 PM
#36:


It's already hella diverse.

cYV1ic9
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:55:51 PM
#37:


ThePrinceFish posted...
It's already hella diverse.

cYV1ic9


Lmao. This is a joke, right? I mean, if it's trying to imply that BP is diverse because some of the cast are American, then WOW. Call me insensitive.
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Freddie_Mercury
09/14/17 7:57:19 PM
#38:


when are white people finally going to get their own black panther
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boxington
09/14/17 7:58:38 PM
#39:


if you check out the cast, there are a few people that are not black

http://tinyurl.com/yc3vh2zs
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hollow_shrine
09/14/17 7:59:10 PM
#40:


There are white people living in Wakanda. And there are more than a few white people in the cast. Is y'all forgetting about Ulysees Klaw?
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JerickoX
09/14/17 7:59:43 PM
#41:


boxington posted...
if you check out the cast, there are a few people that are not black

http://tinyurl.com/yc3vh2zs


How many of the non-black cast are Wakanda natives?
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NINExATExSEVEN
09/14/17 8:01:10 PM
#42:


@Blue_Inigo dude you just CAN'T stand that there are black people who personally don't get offended by the N word to the degree that you do, or that some don't even care about it if it's used non aggressively.

You're even acting childish by going "Lol your friends are imaginary!". I bet they would be real to you if I said that Pews comment infuriated them.

You need to grow up man.
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gatorsPENSbucs
09/14/17 8:01:23 PM
#43:


Freddie_Mercury posted...
when are white people finally going to get their own black panther

According to my son and wife....I am.
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boxington
09/14/17 8:02:27 PM
#44:


JerickoX posted...
boxington posted...
if you check out the cast, there are a few people that are not black

http://tinyurl.com/yc3vh2zs


How many of the non-black cast are Wakanda natives?

idk why it should matter
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Blue_Inigo
09/14/17 8:03:21 PM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
@Blue_Inigo dude you just CAN'T stand that there are black people who personally don't get offended by the N word to the degree that you do, or that some don't even care about it if it's used non aggressively.

You're even acting childish by going "Lol your friends are imaginary!". I bet they would be real to you if I said that Pews comment infuriated them.

You need to grow up man.

Please don't throw a fit over imaginary friends you say racist things to.
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NINExATExSEVEN
09/14/17 8:06:46 PM
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XD

Ok buddy


Lol
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JerickoX
09/14/17 8:06:54 PM
#47:


boxington posted...
JerickoX posted...
boxington posted...
if you check out the cast, there are a few people that are not black

http://tinyurl.com/yc3vh2zs


How many of the non-black cast are Wakanda natives?

idk why it should matter


Lol. Thank you for proving my point.

Why, you ask? Well, according to Hollywood, there should be Black nordic gods in Thor, Black Cowboys, and a Black James Bond. So, I guess diversity only matters if the source material consists of white characters. Thank you for illustrating the double-standard, and why no one takes diversity in films seriously.
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JerickoX
09/14/17 8:07:42 PM
#48:


Blue_Inigo posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
@Blue_Inigo dude you just CAN'T stand that there are black people who personally don't get offended by the N word to the degree that you do, or that some don't even care about it if it's used non aggressively.

You're even acting childish by going "Lol your friends are imaginary!". I bet they would be real to you if I said that Pews comment infuriated them.

You need to grow up man.

Please don't throw a fit over imaginary friends you say racist things to.


I bet you don't have any friends. Get out of your mom's basement, and start interacting with the human race. You sound like an entitled brat.
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boxington
09/14/17 8:08:10 PM
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idk if you should use black cowboys as an example, because there were a lot.

plus, you know, there's no black James Bond
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JerickoX
09/14/17 8:13:19 PM
#50:


boxington posted...
idk if you should use black cowboys as an example, because there were a lot.

plus, you know, there's no black James Bond


Name ten prolific black cowboys that contributed to an era dominated by white, english-American men. Not gonna happen. That being said, they may have been there, but you'ed never know about it according to popular media, and John Wayne films. Likewise, you'ed never know about white, African natives going by Black Panther's Wakanda.

So, which form a discrimination is worse? If we're going for true diversity, shouldn't exceptions to the rule be disavowed?
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