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The Black Culture Thread |OT5| A Nation of Drakes Can't Hold Us Back

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Slayven

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I don't really like him as Johnny Storm. I have no problem with him specifically, I just feel like it's the coward's way out as far as casting for diversity goes. Hollywood seems too scared to make a movie that's actually just about a black superhero, or a black superhero family, but scared NOT to have a person of color in the movie, but again too scared to cast Johnny AND Sue as a black brother and sister. Same reason we randomly got a latin american Sue last time.

Fucking commit one way or the other, and then give me my goddamn Black Panther movie you slow-ass Hollywood assholes.

That is how I feel. I feel like changing a characters race, just to change is pretty dump and just shock tactics. There are plenty of characters of color that you don't have to go reverse white washing.
 

DrFunk

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honestly, if a black johnny storm is the "worst" thing about the "FF" reboot, shit is already 100% better than the last try.
 

Nesotenso

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That is how I feel. I feel like changing a characters race, just to change is pretty dump and just shock tactics. There are plenty of characters of color that you don't have to go reverse white washing.

I don't like the casting of Teller and Mara as well. The latter seems too old to me if they are going for teenagers.
 

Slayven

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I don't like the casting of Teller and Mara as well. The latter seems too old to me if they are going for teenagers.

Hollywood teenagers, The guy from Smallville played a teenager and he was well into his 40s. Fox doesn't get the characters. Sony at least tries.
 

dskillzhtown

keep your strippers out of my American football
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Nesotenso

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Hollywood teenagers, The guy from Smallville played a teenager and he was well into his 40s. Fox doesn't get the characters. Sony at least tries.

yeah, but now it is difficult to get the scene out of my head that Spacey/Luthor went down on Sue Storm.
Mara is a skinny white girl but I don't buy her as a teenager.
 

Nakazato

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I have been lurking and drive-by posting for awhile so...


Where you live- Houston, Texas
Do you know your roots- I know there is some legit Cherokee in there as my great great grandmother was Cherokee. But it gets all screwed up because my great grandfather killed someone and changed his name so he won't get caught, so shit gets blurry.
Your Age- 41
Favorite musical genre- I am all about rap and electronic music. I can listen to everything, but those two are my faves
Your profession/major/career interest- Corporate communications/PR. I have done it, even ran social media for a Fortune 10 company. Working that "spin" but still telling the truth is a good time.
Your religious affiliation- Grew up Baptist, but now more "spiritual" than anything. Knew too maybe pastors getting rich off the elderly church members welfare checks to trust any man to tell me about God.
Hobbies- Traveling to stadiums around the country, photography, sitting in bars

welcome brother

Kfc or popeyes
 
I have been lurking and drive-by posting for awhile so...


Where you live- Houston, Texas
Do you know your roots- I know there is some legit Cherokee in there as my great great grandmother was Cherokee. But it gets all screwed up because my great grandfather killed someone and changed his name so he won't get caught, so shit gets blurry.
Your Age- 41
Favorite musical genre- I am all about rap and electronic music. I can listen to everything, but those two are my faves
Your profession/major/career interest- Corporate communications/PR. I have done it, even ran social media for a Fortune 10 company. Working that "spin" but still telling the truth is a good time.
Your religious affiliation- Grew up Baptist, but now more "spiritual" than anything. Knew too maybe pastors getting rich off the elderly church members welfare checks to trust any man to tell me about God.
Hobbies- Traveling to stadiums around the country, photography, sitting in bars

Good to have you.
 

Slayven

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Somebody in the thread said it would have been better to make Ben black, and I do think that would be more interesting storywise.

Does making Johnny black in the movie come from one of the alternate FFs, or is this just for the movie?

Just the movies, if they change Johnny in another universe they usually make him a female.
 
I can see it now. White people just sitting around on the ground, then this dude comes up like "Fuck ya hos, ya mama is ashamed!"
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Gorillaz

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He basically goes in on everybody close by , talking about people sinning for tanning out in public on campus and shit.

When "Oval beach" starts up again in March/April (or when it gets warmer) I'll get footage and post it for yall
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Slayven

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He basically goes in on everybody close by , talking about people sinning for tanning out in public on campus and shit.

When "Oval beach" starts up again in March/April (or when it gets warmer) I'll get footage and post it for yall
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Do they wear fedoras?
 

Aeroknight94

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He basically goes in on everybody close by , talking about people sinning for tanning out in public on campus and shit.

When "Oval beach" starts up again in March/April (or when it gets warmer) I'll get footage and post it for yall
i5vFWJe2hbK2.png

You know, I'm surprised the college hasn't stopped him. Shit, if you get caught on on campus, and your not a student, your ass is getting escorted off. I'm from a small 4 year college.
 

Gorillaz

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Do they wear fedoras?
nah wouldn't be surprised if one did this year tho

You know, I'm surprised the college hasn't stopped him. Shit, if you get caught on on campus, and your not a student, your ass is getting escorted off. I'm from a small 4 year college.

It' kind of hard to tell if your a undergrad, master's student or just an employee there. We have a big campus and students of all ages.
 
I have been lurking and drive-by posting for awhile so...


Where you live- Houston, Texas
Do you know your roots- I know there is some legit Cherokee in there as my great great grandmother was Cherokee. But it gets all screwed up because my great grandfather killed someone and changed his name so he won't get caught, so shit gets blurry.
Your Age- 41
Favorite musical genre- I am all about rap and electronic music. I can listen to everything, but those two are my faves
Your profession/major/career interest- Corporate communications/PR. I have done it, even ran social media for a Fortune 10 company. Working that "spin" but still telling the truth is a good time.
Your religious affiliation- Grew up Baptist, but now more "spiritual" than anything. Knew too maybe pastors getting rich off the elderly church members welfare checks to trust any man to tell me about God.
Hobbies- Traveling to stadiums around the country, photography, sitting in bars
Welcome to the show.
How do you eat your grits?
Biscuits or rolls?

Biscuits all day!

@ Riovanne.

Man the KFC's in my area are good... and I don't do the sugar in the grits thing. Also Im in the SE part at Brunswick

Bet. 2 out of 3 ain't bad lol. I stay out West in Villa Rica. There is a couple of us in that BCT prepping Ga. So always good.

But again welcome to the show.
 

Furyous

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People are heated over the Fantastic Four news.

SOME? THEY MAD as shit. We talking Miles Morales mad. Not 2 Termz mad yet but give it time. The rage has to simmer.

Y'all clowned Fif for signing to an indy? If Koch is the graveyard then his career is a wrap. If he can shoot his own videos, distribute his music on itunes, host his own content on thisis50 and do his own press why does he need a major? This is the same dude that clowned everyone else for doing it and arguably fractured the NY hip-hop scene as a result.
 
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