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I bet you didn't think an ORIGIN story based on Velma would be about a black lesbian

In all honesty, I think this could be alright? I'ma a sucker for anything horror though, and I was a bit surprised at this being for 'adults'.

 

[Labolas]

Ah yes turn Velma into a black lesbian. How stunning and brave.

 

[ManaByte]

Ah yes turn Velma into a black lesbian. How stunning and brave.

Catering to the Twitter crowd (seriously do a search for Velma and it’s nothing but Velma lesbian ”art”).

 

[Jennings]

When I was a tiny child my father got into a drunken fist-fight at a major league baseball game because the guy in front of us mouthed off at me when I would (repeatedly) shout "Puppy Power!" at some of the baseball music between plays, because the music was similar as Scrappy Doo's power up jingle.



As for Velma, this seems on par with giving Alfred Pennyworth his own show.

As for being a "black lesbian," I think the physical appearance is based on performer Mindy Kaling, who is descended from East Indian parents, not black. And I don't care about Velma's sex life one way or the other.

 

[nush]

Catering to the Twitter crowd (seriously do a search for Velma and it’s nothing but Velma lesbian ”art”).

Good, because it will surely be a massive success.

 

[kunonabi]

Looks just as awful as expected coming from kaling.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

Because that is just what I wanted to see from Scooby Doo. A focus on who they like to fuck! /s

 

[Lasha]

Truly scraping the bottom of the creative barrel. Any adult who falls within Velma's demographic should report for euthanasia.

 

[bitbydeath]

Ugh…

 

[Labolas]

Catering to the Twitter crowd (seriously do a search for Velma and it’s nothing but Velma lesbian ”art”).

Ehh... no thanks I don't wanna rinse my eyes with bleach.

 

[JBat]

And here I am just wanting an easy way to watch the original episodes from the sixties.

 

[ManaByte]

And here I am just wanting an easy way to watch the original episodes from the sixties.

They’re on HBO Max

 

[Mistake]

Sometimes I think I should be a script writer, because I can come up with better shit than this

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Finally, a show aimed to my demographics.

 

[chromhound]

 

[Doom85]

LMAO, at this “retcon” bullshit. People have been suspecting her of playing for the other team (or both) since LONG before Twitter was a thing. This is as much a “retcon” as if they revealed Shaggy gets high all the time.

Also Scooby Doo has a fuck ton of continuities. Who gives a shit if a new one mixes things up a bit? The Mystery Inc. series changed a LOT and it’s widely considered by fans to be the best series in the franchise. And for the “but they didn’t bring romance into it” angle, actually they did, quite a bit in fact. Hell, Zombie Island had some romance in it, again considered one of the best of the franchise.

Scooby Doo has gone through a ton of changes. I see nothing wrong with this, it’s par for the course for the franchise. And hey, I guarantee you this will at least have more creativity to it than the “let’s throw random celebrities in for the sake of it” era. Like, yes, the Harlem Globetrotters are cool, how the fuck do they fit with Scooby Doo though?

 

[kunonabi]

LMAO, at this “retcon” bullshit. People have been suspecting her of playing for the other team (or both) since LONG before Twitter was a thing. This is as much a “retcon” as if they revealed Shaggy gets high all the time.

Also Scooby Doo has a fuck ton of continuities. Who gives a shit if a new one mixes things up a bit? The Mystery Inc. series changed a LOT and it’s widely considered by fans to be the best series in the franchise. And for the “but they didn’t bring romance into it” angle, actually they did, quite a bit in fact. Hell, Zombie Island had some romance in it, again considered one of the best of the franchise.

Scooby Doo has gone through a ton of changes. I see nothing wrong with this, it’s par for the course for the franchise. And hey, I guarantee you this will at least have more creativity to it than the “let’s throw random celebrities in for the sake of it” era. Like, yes, the Harlem Globetrotters are cool, how the fuck do they fit with Scooby Doo though?

People haven't suspected they've been desperate to force it onto the character for their personal desires. It's bloody creepy to be quite honest.

The trailer looks like shit regardless of continuities and mixing things up.

 

[JBat]

They’re on HBO Max

Well hot damn. That might be the piece of info that gets me to resubscribe. I keep saying I need to watch Sopranos and house of dragons has me curious

 

[Ownage]

Constance Wu tho.

 

[Puscifer]

Dude, I'm trying to not be one of those people but every single time it reaches a point that you can't ignore it. They turned another red head into a Black character, shits hilarious and weird lol


Or, it could just be the environment and she's darker but this doesn't seem to be the case...

 

[newtypepilot]

 

[FeralEcho]

Sorry there's only one Velma in my eyes.

Linda Cardellini <3

 

[FeralEcho]

Because that is just what I wanted to see from Scooby Doo. A focus on who they like to fuck! /s

It's all the rage these days,didn't you know?

Somebody should keep some tabs on Mario...That fucker has to be hiding some dark sex stories with that voice and mustache.And all those shrooms.

 

[chromhound]

 

[YCoCg]

I'm more annoyed at Shaggy being black now, now that feels like a stereotype, making the only weed smoker in the gang black.

 

[Billbofet]

Mindy Kahling seems to fail upward. She is like kryptonite for a show's success, but I along with my kids dig anything Scooby-Doo so I will at least check it out.

 

[BadBurger]

Eh. The joke that Velma is a lesbian has been around forever. They even riffed on it in the first Jay and Silent Bob movie back in the 2000's.

But I'll pass. Knowing the creator's previous work I already know I won't enjoy it.

 

[HoodWinked]

You forgot shaggy is now black, daphne is now asian and fred a buffoon.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Banjo64]

It’s a no from me dawg based on that trailer. Commentary on current issues and 4th wall breaking just screams bad writing that won’t stand the rest of time.

 

[jufonuk]

Catering to the Twitter crowd (seriously do a search for Velma and it’s nothing but Velma lesbian ”art”).

I think it was there before the series happened.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

You forgot shaggy is now black, daphne is now asian and fred is buffon.

Scooby Doo is a cat.

 

[GeekyDad]

Mindy Kaling is perfect for the voice work, simply perfect. But wtf!? Gore? In a Scooby Doo-based show? I don't know...not sure that's gonna work for me.

 

[01011001]

I never wanted anything to crash and fail more than this

 

[Nobody_Important]

Velma being a lesbian has been an open joke and had speculation around it since I was a kid and I am 31. Anyone acting shocked or annoyed by this are just being performative.


Will definitely binge this at some point just out of curiosity though. They fucking NAILED the Harley Quinn stuff so I am in on their animated stuff at the moment.

 

[Oberstein]

The fuck? They changed the race?!

 

[Skifi28]

Great news, another crap show I won't have to waste time watching.

 

[LegendOfKage]

It’s a no from me dawg based on that trailer. Commentary on current issues and 4th wall breaking just screams bad writing that won’t stand the rest of time.

To be fair, that might just be the trailer. But it also is kind of interesting how Velma herself is presented as the super fan who doesn't want the characters she knows and loves to be changed. It almost does more to legitimize people who feel that way, rather than attack them. It's not the villain who thinks that way here, it's the protagonist.

It's almost suggesting "we know some of you are not going to like this, but don't take it too seriously, because we're not going to." At least that was my impression.

 

[Kamina]

The fuck? They changed the race?!

Yes she now officially came out and decided to go full on blackface asian.

 

[Stitch]

Zaslav is canceling shit left and right (even the Scoob Sequel), but he's somehow okay with this.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Yes she now officially came out and decided to go full on blackface.

She's not "black". She is East Asian.


If you are gonna complain at least do it right.

 

[Kamina]

She's not "black". She is East Asian.

 

[Nobody_Important]

To be more specific.

Mindy Kaling Reacts to Backlash Surrounding Velma Being Reimagined as South Asian in New Series

"I think the vast majority of people are excited and ready for it and the show is for them," Mindy Kaling said of the iconic character being of South Asian descent in her upcoming HBO Max series, Velma

people.com

It makes sense once you see the images. I can see how the skin tone would send someone in that direction, but its just not the case.

 

[Lasha]

She's not "black". She is East Asian.


If you are gonna complain at least do it right.

She's not "east Asian". She is Indian which makes her "South Asian".

If you're gonna correct others at least do it right.

 

[Nobody_Important]

She's not "east Asian". She is Indian which makes her "South Asian".

If you're gonna correct others at least do it right.

Yeah I was responding based on this story because it was the first thing that popped up when I googled because I couldn't remember exactly where in that area she was from. (It's 6am here lol)

In defense of an East-Asian Velma in new HBO show

For starters, we don’t really even know that Velma was white, in the first place.

www.salon.com

Thats my bad.

 

[The Cockatrice]

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[Saber]

Just seeing the design of characters its already clear they have an agenda. Which is sad, got nothing against Velma. But its clearly made with the purpose of fanbaiting.

 

[thefool]

I remember Velma lusting for Johnny Bravo dick and they throw all that magnificent lore out the window? Wow

 

[Fake]

Is so funny how every fucking character from this franchise want to steal the popularity from Scooby-Doo.