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Callixtus 12/09/17 12:56:10 PM #1:	80/80 The article: https://www.vice.com/en_id/article/bme7bq/all-your-favourite-cartoon-characters-are-black His list of characters that are actually black Bugs Bunny Tasmanian Devil Tweety Bird Goofy Max Spongebob (he's white passing) Bob (from Reboot) Elmo Cookie Monster (West Indies) Zaboomafoo Arthur (half) Brain (From Arthur) Muffy (half) Lola Bunny Babar Luigi (From Mario) Jerry (Tom and Jerry) Some Ninja Turtles (Michelangelo, maybe Raphael) Scrappy Doo Woody the Woodpecker The Pink Panther Optimus Prime A few quotes from the author: There's no doubt in my mind Bugs Bunny is a black man. To me, it's as obvious as anything I've always known. The sky? Blue. Grass? Green. Bugs Bunny? Very black. It doesn't end with Bugs Bunny, either. While Bugs is arguably one of the most widely recognizable cartoon characters of all time, I've known in my heart that many other anthropomorphic characters are black. The best way to describe it would be like a type of synesthesia but for race and cartoons. Soon, I began obsessively updating a memo on my phone of all the characters I felt were black. I now have a list of over 20 characters from my childhood that I'm still updating. Bob from Reboot, Brain from Arthur, the Pink Panther, Elmoall black. In case you're not convinced and think I'm crazy, I'm not even close to the only one who thinks this way. In fact, I don't know a single black person in my life who hasn't attributed race to non-human characters. The only time a black person I talked to about this didn't understand what I was saying were times when we would disagree on which characters are black (Foghorn Leghorn is a major point of contention). Earlier this year, Noisey published a piece stating A Goofy Movie was a black millennial classic. The piece argues that from an aesthetic point citing various indicators of the movie's blackness. "From the white female protagonist being a light skinned black girl named Roxanne, to the white boy named Bobby (voiced by Pauly Shore) getting in just as much trouble as Max, but somehow feeling way less worried about his parents finding out." It all makes so much sense. --- It will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. \| I did not come to bring peace to the earth, but the sword. -Jesus <cite>Callixtus posted [p:891887355] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>80/80 The article: https://www.vice.com/en_id/article/bme7bq/all-your-favourite-cartoon-characters-are-black His list of characters that are actually black Bugs Bunny Tasmanian Devil Tweety Bird Goofy Max Spongebob (he's white passing) Bob (from Reboot) Elmo Cookie Monster (West Indies) Zaboomafoo Arthur (half) Brain (From Arthur) Muffy (half) Lola Bunny Babar Luigi (From Mario) Jerry (Tom and Jerry) Some Ninja Turtles (Michelangelo, maybe Raphael) Scrappy Doo Woody the Woodpecker The Pink Panther Optimus Prime A few quotes from the author: <quote>There's no doubt in my mind Bugs Bunny is a black man. To me, it's as obvious as anything I've always known. The sky? Blue. Grass? Green. Bugs Bunny? Very black. It doesn't end with Bugs Bunny, either. While Bugs is arguably one of the most widely recognizable cartoon characters of all time, I've known in my heart that many other anthropomorphic characters are black. The best way to describe it would be like a type of synesthesia but for race and cartoons. Soon, I began obsessively updating a memo on my phone of all the characters I felt were black. I now have a list of over 20 characters from my childhood that I'm still updating. Bob from Reboot, Brain from Arthur, the Pink Panther, Elmoall black. In case you're not convinced and think I'm crazy, I'm not even close to the only one who thinks this way. In fact, I don't know a single black person in my life who hasn't attributed race to non-human characters. The only time a black person I talked to about this didn't understand what I was saying were times when we would disagree on which characters are black (Foghorn Leghorn is a major point of contention). Earlier this year, Noisey published a piece stating A Goofy Movie was a black millennial classic. The piece argues that from an aesthetic point citing various indicators of the movie's blackness. "From the white female protagonist being a light skinned black girl named Roxanne, to the white boy named Bobby (voiced by Pauly Shore) getting in just as much trouble as Max, but somehow feeling way less worried about his parents finding out." It all makes so much sense.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_BlueMonk 12/09/17 12:56:54 PM #2:	opinions, man. what are they? --- One in a Million, TWICE! Dahyun is BEST. <cite>_BlueMonk posted [p:891887391] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>opinions, man. what are they?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Burgess 12/09/17 12:57:08 PM #3:	What the fuck they say Prime but not Jazz what is this. --- Burgess [Z?] ...follow the Mod that failed. "All that typing made me have to crap."~Dark Magic Vixen <cite>Burgess posted [p:891887402] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>What the fuck they say Prime but not Jazz what is this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Callixtus 12/09/17 12:57:31 PM #4:	Piccolo is definitely a black man. I think we can all agree on that. --- It will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. \| I did not come to bring peace to the earth, but the sword. -Jesus <cite>Callixtus posted [p:891887427] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Piccolo is definitely a black man. I think we can all agree on that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vyrulisse 12/09/17 12:57:38 PM #5:	Bugs Bunny is a rabbit... --- http://i.imgur.com/6VeX04D.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QYvqDr7kCo <cite>Vyrulisse posted [p:891887433] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Bugs Bunny is a rabbit...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Burgess 12/09/17 12:58:18 PM #6:	Callixtus posted... Piccolo is definitely a black man. I think we can all agree on that. He's green. --- Burgess [Z?] ...follow the Mod that failed. "All that typing made me have to crap."~Dark Magic Vixen <cite>Burgess posted [p:891887466] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>Callixtus posted...</cite> <quote>Piccolo is definitely a black man. I think we can all agree on that.</quote> He's green.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_BlueMonk 12/09/17 12:59:02 PM #7:	Burgess posted... He's green. whoa wtf. i dont think you can just say that wtf look at what trump has done to america. --- One in a Million, TWICE! Dahyun is BEST. <cite>_BlueMonk posted [p:891887507] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>Burgess posted...</cite> <quote>He's green.</quote> whoa wtf. i dont think you can just say that wtf look at what trump has done to america.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish 12/09/17 12:59:29 PM #8:	I can understand doing this to characters that do not have normal skin colors. But fucking Luigi from Mario Bros? --- Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that." <cite>ThePrinceFish posted [p:891887527] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>I can understand doing this to characters that do not have normal skin colors. But fucking Luigi from Mario Bros?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VerisimiIitude 12/09/17 12:59:56 PM #9:	Also on Vice: Is Spongebob Squarepants the New Che Guevara? --- Onyx87 Feel the love... <cite>VerisimiIitude posted [p:891887554] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Also on Vice: Is Spongebob Squarepants the New Che Guevara?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0 12/09/17 1:01:11 PM #10:	Jazz from Transformers is black. --- "Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN <cite>Bass_X0 posted [p:891887620] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Jazz from Transformers is black.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Callixtus 12/09/17 1:02:11 PM #11:	ThePrinceFish posted... I can understand doing this to characters that do not have normal skin colors. But fucking Luigi from Mario Bros? That's a bit of a stretch lol --- It will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. \| I did not come to bring peace to the earth, but the sword. -Jesus <cite>Callixtus posted [p:891887676] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>ThePrinceFish posted...</cite> <quote>I can understand doing this to characters that do not have normal skin colors. But fucking Luigi from Mario Bros?</quote> That's a bit of a stretch lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Parappa09 12/09/17 1:03:18 PM #12:	VerisimiIitude posted... Also on Vice: Is Spongebob Squarepants the New Che Guevara? >.> --- http://i.imgur.com/us5qLQb.jpg http://beta.last.fm/user/Jay92Jay <cite>Parappa09 posted [p:891887746] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>VerisimiIitude posted...</cite> <quote>Also on Vice: Is Spongebob Squarepants the New Che Guevara?</quote> >.></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 12/09/17 1:03:41 PM #13:	Burgess posted... What the fuck they say Prime but not Jazz what is this. --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:891887771] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>Burgess posted...</cite> <quote>What the fuck they say Prime but not Jazz what is this.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Southernfatman 12/09/17 1:04:14 PM #15:	So certain folk have gone from claiming historical people to be black fictional characters now? --- http://i.imgur.com/hslUvRN.jpg When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:891887815] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>So certain folk have gone from claiming historical people to be black fictional characters now?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Callixtus 12/09/17 2:23:00 PM #16:	Piccolo is black --- It will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. \| I did not come to bring peace to the earth, but the sword. -Jesus <cite>Callixtus posted [p:891891757] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Piccolo is black</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/09/17 11:21:49 PM #18:	I always imagined Lola Bunny would be black if she were human. As for the Ninja Turtles, I think Donatello would be more likely to be black than Mikey. He fits the "black and nerdy" trope and, in the comics, he was depicted as brown whereas the other three were green. <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:891920176] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>I always imagined Lola Bunny would be black if she were human. As for the Ninja Turtles, I think Donatello would be more likely to be black than Mikey. He fits the "black and nerdy" trope and, in the comics, he was depicted as brown whereas the other three were green.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CarlGrimes 12/09/17 11:22:37 PM #19:	Lola Bunny is white. --- You'll get a funeral if you don't wise up and call me....Carl Poppa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 <cite>CarlGrimes posted [p:891920223] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Lola Bunny is white. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReedRothchiId 12/09/17 11:23:20 PM #20:	vice is shit --- https://i.imgur.com/26ZCou0.gif http://i.imgur.com/IfGzr.gif <cite>ReedRothchiId posted [p:891920258] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>vice is shit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YodaCrackers 12/09/17 11:23:48 PM #21:	Vice is cancer. --- "I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don't make it, my children will." - Barack Obama, 1991 <cite>YodaCrackers posted [p:891920283] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Vice is cancer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 12/09/17 11:28:09 PM #22:	Well Tasmanian Devil would be black as in Aborigine, but not black as in of African descent. --- 11/11/1572 -- Never Forget. <cite>Stagmar posted [p:891920529] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Well Tasmanian Devil would be black as in Aborigine, but not black as in of African descent.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/09/17 11:31:37 PM #23:	CarlGrimes posted... Lola Bunny is white. destroys my headcanon, but would still bang <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:891920703] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>CarlGrimes posted...</cite> <quote>Lola Bunny is white. </quote> destroys my headcanon, but would still bang</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 12/09/17 11:34:39 PM #24:	SpongeBob is white passing? --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:891920862] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>SpongeBob is white passing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UncleBourbon33 12/09/17 11:35:24 PM #25:	Skye Reynolds posted... I always imagined Lola Bunny would be black if she were human. As for the Ninja Turtles, I think Donatello would be more likely to be black than Mikey. He fits the "black and nerdy" trope and, in the comics, he was depicted as brown whereas the other three were green. I don't know how you would get black from Lola Bunny, considering the blonde ponytail and all. --- "Wanting something doesn't make it a human right." https://i.imgur.com/aqrImUY.gif <cite>UncleBourbon33 posted [p:891920906] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>I always imagined Lola Bunny would be black if she were human. As for the Ninja Turtles, I think Donatello would be more likely to be black than Mikey. He fits the "black and nerdy" trope and, in the comics, he was depicted as brown whereas the other three were green.</quote> I don't know how you would get black from Lola Bunny, considering the blonde ponytail and all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 12/09/17 11:35:57 PM #26:	Luigi has to be a troll inclusion. Bugs was voiced by a regular white dude And he didnt have any obvious racial overtones. --- I am I - you are you. These are irrefutable truths. Possibly. <cite>masticatingman posted [p:891920943] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote>Luigi has to be a troll inclusion. Bugs was voiced by a regular white dude And he didnt have any obvious racial overtones.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/09/17 11:47:55 PM #27:	UncleBourbon33 posted... Skye Reynolds posted... I always imagined Lola Bunny would be black if she were human. As for the Ninja Turtles, I think Donatello would be more likely to be black than Mikey. He fits the "black and nerdy" trope and, in the comics, he was depicted as brown whereas the other three were green. I don't know how you would get black from Lola Bunny, considering the blonde ponytail and all. Because basketball. <_< <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:891921576] in Do you agr... [t:76079760]...</cite> <quote><cite>UncleBourbon33 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>I always imagined Lola Bunny would be black if she were human. As for the Ninja Turtles, I think Donatello would be more likely to be black than Mikey. He fits the "black and nerdy" trope and, in the comics, he was depicted as brown whereas the other three were green.</quote> I don't know how you would get black from Lola Bunny, considering the blonde ponytail and all.</quote> Because basketball. <_<</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Do you agree with this VICE article that these cartoon characters are BLACKfolk?