- british accents: omg wow so sexy so perfect i love all accents this dude must be someone really smart and educated
- indian accents: eww haha look he must be working at 7/11 or he's a taxi driver
- chinese accents: hey look 'ching chong' ha ha ha omg why are they even in this country if they can't speak english
Boston Marathon Bombing Fallout: Bangladeshi Man Beaten In Bronx For Being An ‘Arab’
In an incident that echoes the 9/11 backlash in New York City, a Bangladeshi man was assaulted after the Boston Marathon bombings by four men in the Bronx on the mistaken assumption that he was an Arab.
The New York Post reported that 30-year-old Abdullah Faruque, who was born in Bangladesh but grew up in the Bronx, was having dinner at a Bronx restaurant Monday night when three or four Hispanic men apparently wanted revenge for the Boston Marathon bombings earlier in the day (presumably they had already ascertained that the Boston blasts were perpetrated by Arabs or Muslims).
The paper noted that the four men viciously beat Faruque while shouting “f—king Arab” at the Bengali man as he stepped out of the Applebee’s restaurant on Exterior Avenue in Melrose for a smoke.
“One of the guys asked if I was Arab,” Faruque told the Post. “I just shook my head, said like, ‘Yeah, whatever.’ I didn’t even know that Boston happened because I had a busy day.”
As Faruque, a network engineer, turned to return to his meal, one of the other men said: “Yeah, he’s a f—king Arab,” leading to a brutal pummeling that dislocated Faruque’s left shoulder and left him semiconscious.
“Before I could grab the door, they started swinging at me,” Faruque.
“I’ve been jumped before. If you can’t win, you back up, you try to protect yourself.”
Only after he returned home and learned of the Boston tragedy from the TV news did Faruque understand.
“I saw the news, and then it hits me: That’s why I got jumped,” he said.
The New York Police Department is probing the beating as a hate crime.
People from South Asia, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, are sometimes targeted for violence and abuse by people who mistake them for Arabs whenever news of terror attacks emerge in the media.
This situation was particularly dangerous for turbaned Sikhs (who are not Muslims) in the wake of 9,11, leading to at least one murder and innumerable assaults.
Stay safe Arabs …and non-Arabs. Muslims. Everyone.
A young white blogger was telling me that we (non-white folks in America) need to have a “12-hour limit” before talking about the inevitable racist backlash of these events because our concern to survive a disgustingly racist society was “tacky.” Well, here you go. This is where our “tacky” worry comes from.
Stay safe my desis.
I would tell y’all to be safe, but how can you stay safe in a world like this?
I just hope you all will live in peace
(Source: meenerhabi)
Wondering what movie to see this weekend? Look no further than the film about North Korean terrorists invading the White House, Olympus Has Fallen!
What’s that you say? Oh, you’re one of those people who need to hear some reviews first? Not to worry! These fellow movie goers’ tweets are sure to sell you on the film:
Whenever I see someone use that specific slur, I wonder how old could they possibly be.
“Good Mercian movie.” Mitt Romney gives it two thumbs up.
(P.S. The villains in the movie are North Korean.)
There are a ton of these “now I hate all Asians” tweets on Twitter now…
…but that above tweet specifically led to this amazing conversation:
“Typical Asians.”
At least she knows what she is, I guess?
Wait a minute…take a close look at who “favorited” that last tweet.
(via thisisnotjapan)
![the-last-recall:
angryasiangirlsunited:
Was wondering if you could help get the word out about this.
This past weekend, on February 1, a fraternity at Duke University (my alma mater) called Kappa Sigma held an Asian-themed party called Asia Prime. The original invite (screen-capped above) includes the phrases ”Herro Nice Duke Peopre” and “Chank You.” Pictures from the event itself are also above. (More information here; student protest page here.)
Even more frustrating, fraternities at Duke has a history of hosting these sorts of offensive, insulting, marginalizing, dehumanizing themed parties, and a history of offering lame non-apologies for doing so.
Is this shit unbelievable, or is it unbelievable?
To all the privileged assholes I went to school with who told me that racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. were no longer a problem, especially on our college campus: What the hell were you talking about? Are you seeing this? Did we even go to the same school?
Here’s to hoping something will change here and on other college campuses too. In the meantime, please spread the word!
I’m a current Duke student and this morning I went with a group of other students to flyer the campus in protest of Kappa Sigma’s racist party. However, we were met with a coordinated effort to take the pictures down. Some of us had cameras confiscated by campus police and were forced by them to delete pictures. Almost within an hour, our nearly 1200 flyers were torn down.
[9:45 AM]
[11:30 AM - reported gone by 11:00 AM]
This absolutely cannot stand. That’s why this protest is so important. Even on our facebook page, people are telling us to be quiet, to shut up, to keep from bringing this issue and our university to ‘national attention.’ They tell us not to make such a big deal about it, that ‘it is understandable that some might be offended.’ By ripping down our flyers, they’re telling us to mute our voices because they’ll just be silenced anyway.
But we won’t. We won’t back down. This deserves attention and it deserves to be talked about. Duke’s history of demeaning and racist frat parties can’t be swept under the rug just so a school’s reputation can sit falsely pretty and pristine.
Some tell us to hush up and keep the peace. But this is my campus too, and I’m not about to clip my own vocal cords to keep you comfortable.
To those on tumblr and twitter: tag your posts about this with #racistrager so we can track ‘em! Let your voices be heard.
- - - - - -
From the Protest Against Racist Kappa Sigma Party Page:
If you’re SICK AND TIRED of ASIANS BEING MARGINALIZED, and INFURIATED that RACIAL, SEXUAL, AND SES MINORITIES continue getting stomped on Duke’s campus, then come to the WEST CAMPUS BUS STOP to participate in a protest against Kappa Sigma’s “Asia Prime” party and ALL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST and SILENCING OF Asians at Duke.***** Be at the West Campus Bus Stop at 1:00 pm sharp for a protest of Kappa Sigma’s repulsive party. *****DO NOT BE SILENT.OUR CAMPUS NEEDS TO KNOW.—————————-2012 party invitation: http://bit.ly/VH6l4m2011 party invitation: http://bit.ly/VR89o9History of frat party themes: http://bit.ly/VRPatoStudent fliers protesting the party: http://bit.ly/VRMHzd—————————-Kappa Sigma’s condescending NON APOLOGY: http://bit.ly/YBaIuW—————————-DSG and The Asian Students Association (ASA) are co-hosting a dialogue TOMORROW in the UCAE for those who want to make their VOICES HEARD: http://www.facebook.com/events/125667780938752/?fref=ts——————————The Chronicle’s coverage of the controversy: http://bit.ly/WN9C00Angry Asian Man coverage: http://bit.ly/XmwzDAGawker coverage: http://gaw.kr/X0pFrbBro Bible coverage: http://bit.ly/12qXIN9——————————Black Student Alliance (BSA) support : http://bit.ly/XLatfENational Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) support: http://bit.ly/XLdL2DCenter for Race Relations (CRR) support: http://bit.ly/14QjJVg](http://25.media.tumblr.com/2008a80c70e12be382ead3764f6bd716/tumblr_mhru6q3jn21s03x8no1_500.jpg)
Was wondering if you could help get the word out about this.
This past weekend, on February 1, a fraternity at Duke University (my alma mater) called Kappa Sigma held an Asian-themed party called Asia Prime. The original invite (screen-capped above) includes the phrases ”Herro Nice Duke Peopre” and “Chank You.” Pictures from the event itself are also above. (More information here; student protest page here.)
Even more frustrating, fraternities at Duke has a history of hosting these sorts of offensive, insulting, marginalizing, dehumanizing themed parties, and a history of offering lame non-apologies for doing so.
Is this shit unbelievable, or is it unbelievable?
To all the privileged assholes I went to school with who told me that racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. were no longer a problem, especially on our college campus: What the hell were you talking about? Are you seeing this? Did we even go to the same school?
Here’s to hoping something will change here and on other college campuses too. In the meantime, please spread the word!
I’m a current Duke student and this morning I went with a group of other students to flyer the campus in protest of Kappa Sigma’s racist party. However, we were met with a coordinated effort to take the pictures down. Some of us had cameras confiscated by campus police and were forced by them to delete pictures. Almost within an hour, our nearly 1200 flyers were torn down.
[9:45 AM]
[11:30 AM - reported gone by 11:00 AM]
This absolutely cannot stand. That’s why this protest is so important. Even on our facebook page, people are telling us to be quiet, to shut up, to keep from bringing this issue and our university to ‘national attention.’ They tell us not to make such a big deal about it, that ‘it is understandable that some might be offended.’ By ripping down our flyers, they’re telling us to mute our voices because they’ll just be silenced anyway.
But we won’t. We won’t back down. This deserves attention and it deserves to be talked about. Duke’s history of demeaning and racist frat parties can’t be swept under the rug just so a school’s reputation can sit falsely pretty and pristine.
Some tell us to hush up and keep the peace. But this is my campus too, and I’m not about to clip my own vocal cords to keep you comfortable.
To those on tumblr and twitter: tag your posts about this with #racistrager so we can track ‘em! Let your voices be heard.
- - - - - -
From the Protest Against Racist Kappa Sigma Party Page:
If you’re SICK AND TIRED of ASIANS BEING MARGINALIZED, and INFURIATED that RACIAL, SEXUAL, AND SES MINORITIES continue getting stomped on Duke’s campus, then come to the WEST CAMPUS BUS STOP to participate in a protest against Kappa Sigma’s “Asia Prime” party and ALL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST and SILENCING OF Asians at Duke.
***** Be at the West Campus Bus Stop at 1:00 pm sharp for a protest of Kappa Sigma’s repulsive party. *****
DO NOT BE SILENT.
OUR CAMPUS NEEDS TO KNOW.
—————————-
2012 party invitation: http://bit.ly/VH6l4m
2011 party invitation: http://bit.ly/VR89o9
History of frat party themes: http://bit.ly/VRPato
Student fliers protesting the party: http://bit.ly/VRMHzd
—————————-
Kappa Sigma’s condescending NON APOLOGY: http://bit.ly/YBaIuW
—————————-
DSG and The Asian Students Association (ASA) are co-hosting a dialogue TOMORROW in the UCAE for those who want to make their VOICES HEARD:
http://www.facebook.com/events/125667780938752/?fref=ts
——————————
The Chronicle’s coverage of the controversy: http://bit.ly/WN9C00
Angry Asian Man coverage: http://bit.ly/XmwzDA
Gawker coverage: http://gaw.kr/X0pFrb
Bro Bible coverage: http://bit.ly/12qXIN9
——————————
Black Student Alliance (BSA) support : http://bit.ly/XLatfE
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) support: http://bit.ly/XLdL2D
Center for Race Relations (CRR) support: http://bit.ly/14QjJVg
(via jhenne-bean)
White supremacy is real and it made a video featuring clueless racist white people.
I AM SO EMBARASSED
FUCKING HELL
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Nope
I am speechless
THE R WORD
this needs more notes.
Racism is over guys. Its over!
I only got about 57 seconds in, but that’s really enough for me. Tragic for you, but darkies and all a manner of coloured folk will continue to ~diversify your churches, neighbourhood, schools, and places of employment. And there are only more of us on the way.
This is so sad and funny.
OH LORD I couldn’t watch the rest of this. Strangely hilarious, though. Now how am I supposed to do my homework with all this brain cell loss?
(Source: broken-gurl-surviving)
this week on White People are Wild
is anybody even remotely surprised at this point
This is so fucking disgusting. But positive representation doesn’t matter, right? Fuck. I’m so angry.
White people…doing it wrong since forever.
Just like Red Dawn …
(Source: hylianears)
Racebent LotR: The Elves
Lord Elrond of Rivendell—Peter MensahArwen Undómiel—Estella Daniels
Lord Celeborn—Daniel Dae Kim
Lady Galadriel—Indira Varma
Legolas Thranduillion—Jesse Williams
Haldir of the Galadhrim—Paolo Montalban
I’m here for all of this. ESPECIALLY Arwen.
This doesnt make any fucking sense stop it.
I know you people are obsessed with having PoC in everything but thats not the setting of the books.
For fucks sake.first of all here is a fantastic bit from the great Wyatt Cenac as to why your argument is totally invalid!
“stop it”? “i know you people are obsessed with having poc in everything”? could you be any more… wow, whats the word im looking for… ignorant is too cliche. dense? daft? i dont know, but obviously you have never experienced a lack of representation in the media. obviously you have no clue what its like to grow up and rarely see people who look like you and are set in a positive light. i reckon youve hardly even entertained the thought, otherwise youd have a fucking lick of compassion for poc representation. you would be more open to even the idea, literally the harmless fancasting of poc for a book written by an incredibly privileged white guy in the 30’s/40’s. (not to mention racist, which- surprise! is what makes this so refreshing.)
is a socially outdated books adaptation more important than considering being inclusive to all races of actors? what, would that ruin the story? taint it for you? NO, and if it did youd just straight up be a fucking racist and not just an ignorant kid. is it more important to have white elves, white dwarves, white hobbits, white COMPLETELY NORMAL FANTASY HUMAN BEINGS than any kind of poc- for the sake of the MILLIONS of poc (most importantly, children) who see these movies? (i’m talking about the “good guys” here, don’t even get me started on how the only poc in the books were INHERENTLY EVIL.)
of course it isnt. so you stop, and consider what threatens you so much about this that you had to go and say something so fucking stupid. or just get mad and unfollow me, that works too. bottom line: if the movie adaptations had gone the route of this post and cast at least one LotR race with poc, the movies would have tenfolded the cultural relevance and significance of the story in comparison to those precious books. oh yeah, baby. i went there.
THE LAST AIRBENDER HAD WHITE PEOPLE IT DID NOT STICK TO THE CARTOONS. And all these white people came up with 10000000000 excuses.
POC can’t be in your fantasy worlds and we can’t be in ours either? Fuck that and fuck you.
White privilege is inserting yourself into narratives you weren’t even in
Normally I’m all for this type of thing… but you’re talking about elves here. ELVES. The first description of an Elf is fair skinned by nature. I’m all for PoC in everything but having a Black Elf is up there with having a Black KKK member. It doesn’t make a lick of sense. These people are beautiful and amazing and should be in more things. But Elves? Infact thinking about it. Elves should just be removed from media entirely. By common fantasy Lore All white elves are good and all dark elves are bad. They are super racist. The Drow, dark skinned elves, aren’t even allowed in the sun in several version of the Lore. Like how can you even stand Elves?
1. I just need to address the one about The Last Airbender, because you got that 100% backwards. Assuming we’re both talking about the Shayamalan re-imagining of the Nickelodeon series, he called for actors of specific asian and polynesian races to play certain tribes and benders because he felt that they were best portrayed that way. He didn’t do it just to be inclusive, which I believe is just as bad as excluding people, he did it because they were the best ones for the part WHICH IS THE POINT. Not only did he call for certain (non-caucasian) races and actors, he got a lot of shit for it, and a lot of people called him out for racism, So thanks.
2. Like I said before, I think adding poc into things JUST for the purpose of inclusion is just as bad. It’s essentially affirmative action (which is still discrimination, you know). Yes, I realize that there should be more poc in movies and tv, because they exist in life. It’s a thing. Be realistic or something, it isn’t that big of a deal, Hollywood. This isn’t the 50s anymore. But I don’t think adding them in to a fantasy story that has been around for decades with a very strong and dedicated following is the right way to do it. Especially as a race that specifically states otherwise. Make some of the men black, how about a ranger or two or three? What about some hobbits? Maybe a wizard even, I don’t give half a fuck. But the elves have a very specific description, you can’t just throw that away and not have people be upset. This isn’t about racism, this is about fucking with my fandom.
Stay away from my elves.
Okay you need to sit waaaaaaaaay the fuck down, go to your shame corner, idiaf because everything you just said? Is bull. shit. If you had any idea, any FATHOMABLE IDEA of how many actors of color are bypassed because a white person “fit the personality” of a character better you would understand how much that is horse shit. Oh, it is okay for white people to be cast in roles where it is specifically designated that the person is a person of color but make a black or brown elf WELL SOUND THE FUCKING ALARM WE GOT SOME DARK PEOPLE IN OUR WHITE POOL.
THE PROBLEM with The Last Airbender is that the characters, Aang, Sokka, Katara, ARE NOT WHITE AND YET THEY GOT CAST AS WHITE PEOPLE ANYWAY. And if you think motherfucking JASPER from Twilight is a capable Sokka then I feel bad for you, son.
I’m glad you’re okay with giving us bones and scraps of “your” fandom. It’s our fandom too, you racist shit. PEOPLE OF COLOR LIKE HIGH FANTASY TOO AND HEY MAYBE WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RACIST NOTION THAT WE SO HAPPEN TO BE ABSENT (or evil) IN A GOOD PORTION OF IT. Affirmative action, racebending all white casts (because LotR is BLINDINGLY FUCKING WHITE) is an attempt to get a leg up in a race that white people have had a fucking head start in for YEARS. Heaven forbid people of color ask for representations in the fiction they love. In fandoms where people actively exclude them and try to ignore we even fucking exist.
Jesus fucking Christ, does it hurt you? Does it physically pain you to see people who have been sidelined to hell and back by literature, by Hollywood, simply grasping for a modicum of the representation that white people get by default? You don’t even know what it is like to grow up in a world and not see yourself represented in anything remotely like this. To see people imagine fantasy worlds where you don’t even fucking exist.
The very nature and audacity of your post disgusts me. We don’t have a fucking Lord of the Rings of our own and in the films, which were produced in the 21st century, we are covered in make up or attacking hoards from the south. Real progressive. Peter Jackson could have done a lot for POC representation in fantasy but he didn’t, he didn’t even bother casting any POC as extras. So yes, we can racebend, yes, we can want for more, because it is our fandom too and we’re sick of people like you telling us where we do and do not belong.
Jesús fucking christ, so many racist fucking assholes coming out in the notes of this post. Fuck all this reverse racism garbage and whining entitled cracker brats who can’t stand to even HYPOTHETICALLY not have one goddamn toy out of the literal millions they have.
Oh, this bitch went there.
‘Stay away from my elves?”
FUCK YOU BITCH.
Imma need you to look up the lore for the Qualinesti Elves, bitch, which, by the fucking LORE, ARE DARKER SKINNED. Same with the Kagonesti elves, which could be culturally interpreted as Indigenous.
A FUCKING BLACK ELF IS POSSIBLE.
The only reason you think a Black elf is impossible is because you’re fucking racist.
Put a blond wig on a light skinned Black person and YOU GOT A FUCKIN BLACK ELF IN THIS BITCH.
I love how so many fucking excuses of “OMG THE LORE YOU CAN’T GO AGAINST THE LORE!!!” come up when POC DARE to say we want to be included, but y’all will fucking defend a POC character being changed into a fucking white character TO THE DEATH.
And fuck you with that ‘affirmative action is discrimination!!!’ bullshit
That you are seriously that fucking upset that POC are actually getting theirs instead of white people staying speshul is showing your ass.
White people feel sooo entitled to every part of everything. It’s THEIR elves and THEIR stories, godforbid if anyone likes that shit too.
Dear lord…just leave and never come back please
Rebecca
I just CAN’T.
“Stay Away From My Elves”: Racism in Epic Fantasy Fandoms-Damned if you Do, Damned if You Don’t.
Wistful POC make a photoset POC fancast for Lord of the Rings. White people :
Like I said before, I think adding poc into things JUST for the purpose of inclusion is just as bad. But I don’t think adding them in to a fantasy story that has been around for decades with a very strong and dedicated following is the right way to do it. This isn’t about racism, this is about fucking with my fandom.
Stay away from my elves.
An author of color writes a book featuring POC protagonists. White People:
I’m all for being happy that a black person wrote a fantasy book with black protagonists, just as themselves, largely (though not entirely) away from any color related power struggles, letting them exist on their own merit and showing the obvious fact that fantasy characters don’t all have to be pale.
It would be nice if the responses weren’t “FUCK YEAR! FINALLY A BOOK FOR US! TAKE THAT YOU HORRIBLE, BORING WHITEYS”.
However I do fail to see how ‘race isn’t a conflict’ as someone (I think) mentioned above, when it’s really just about black supremacy, not white supremacy. BUT HEY DON’T MIND ME. I prefer not to read fantasy with an agenda, even if it’s in my favor.
I’ll reserve my adulation for a black writer who is above being racist entirely. I do not withhold judgment based on skin color.
Making it clear that White villains are only bad if the Protagonists are POC:
You know, I kinda have a problem with this, as well. I’m white, but one thing I’ve made a major point in my life is to never see skin color. If you had told me this book was part of a wonderful fantasy series that would have been fine. If you had told me the protagonists were people of color and the antagonists where white: still fine. But you had to drive home the thought that it’s so superior just for those reasons, and that’s unsettling.
I mean seriously, you SJS Skidmarks whine and bitch about how authors don’t include enough “non-white” characters in their books. Then when an author DOES do so, you whine and bitch because they aren’t the star or the main character. And when an author makes one a pretty important character you complain about THAT.
Seriously, kindly write “racist” on a club and beat yourself to death with it. It’s what you want, anyways, but no one would likely care enough to humor you. You can make the club any color you want, though I think we can all guess what color it’d be. Funny thing is, regardless of that? It’d still be stupid and incredibly ironic.
Ursula K. LeGuin writes a Black main character in The Left Hand of Darkness, a seminal Gender studies text and all-around awesome sci fi book. White people:
I take it that everyone remembers the racist shitstorm over Rue and Thresh? No?
“Naturally Thresh would be a black man,” tweeted someone who called herself @lovelyplease.
“I was pumped about the Hunger Games. Until I learned that a black girl was playing Rue,” wrote @JohnnyKnoxIV.
“Why is Rue a little black girl?” @FrankeeFresh demanded to know. (she appended her tweet with the hashtag admonishment #sticktothebookDUDE.)
“Awkward moment when Rue is some black girl and not the little blonde innocent girl you picture,”@sw4q
“Kk call me racist but when I found out rue was black her death wasn’t as sad,” wrote @JashperParas
But wait! Let’s not forget the Fan-made movie that was uploaded and waddled its way around the internet well before the ACTUAL film came out, which has OVER 3 MILLION VIEWS AND FEATURES A BLONDE, WHITE RUE, AS WELL AS DOZENS OF COMMENTS REGARDING HOW MUCH “BETTER” IT IS THAN THE ACTUAL HOLLYWOOD MOVIE
According to the filmmaker:
I know that Rue is described as being dark skinned in the book, but I wanted to show Savanna’s acting. I think she would make a good Prim though.
The commenters:
Everytime I watch this, I always think it was so much better than the movie. This vid is just epic. It captures the whole feeling of the book. It’s realistic, and for that reason it’s completely awesome.
Severe Wanderlust: Bust of Memnon: Images of Blacks in Ancient Greece
This marvellous bust is one of the very few documents of an actual black person from Greek and Roman antiquity. Memnon was a pupil and protégé of the well-known Athenian entrepreneur and philosopher Herodes Atticus.
It was found more than a century ago in one of…
Tell me again how Europeans didn’t have any contact with Africans until they enslaved them?
Seeing as there’s evidence of Black/ Greek trade as early as 2 BC I’mma need folks to shut the fuck up.
wanna bet there’s white folks out there like “omg how can you tell he’s black that’s just the color of the stone” ?
edit: also too, that is the best side-eye ever.
WHITE PERSON: “How can you tell if he’s Black?”
ME: “Because he looks just like my cousin.”
eta: you know, he really does look just like my cousin
ain’t that some shit
People, have we forgotten that the Egyptians not only had contact with the Greeks and Italians but also conquered some of their lands? How is it that we are forgetting this?
Oh right, ancient Egyptians weren’t black. Uh huh.
And even then…the Greek Empire was called an empire for a reason. Empires meaning they were multicultural and diverse.
So quick to claim and dominate nations but then wanna erase everything they were so it can better suit your false and racist ideas. Rude.
OH LOOK—the nose and mouth are broken like countless other statues of ancient black people. GEE WHIZ I WONDER WHY MANY OF THESE STATUES HAVE THIS IN COMMON? COINCIDENCE?
▣ Frozen(2013) first officially released concept art
…why do they look almost exactly like Rapunzel and Flynn
Like, literally I feel like I’m looking at a shorter hair Rapunzel and a blonde Flynn Rider right down to the demeanor and I don’t know what to make of that
whooo-eee it sure is GENERIC PROTAGONISTS in here
i never thought i’d experience boredom in a picture but here it is
even the male protagonist looks fed up with this shit
the guy is sort of cute, but I need to see a trailer before I pass judgement completely. However I am terrified they will sameface Rapunzel :C
yeah we probably need more blonde white female protagonists I’m not sure we have enough yet
hey just sayin when you make a character you consider where the fuck they’re from. if it is cold, and icy, the person is gonna be white. sorry. also looks like this takes place in well AN ICY DESOLATE KINGDOM aka nordic aka white pale blonde creatures wow who would have thought disney looks at like, i dunno, where the characters are from and where the story is taking place whoa sorry we gotta sacrifice the diversity of tumblr social justice for facts yknow
yeah i forgot that everyone that lives in icy places is white.
oh wait that’s not true at all, you racist shit.
you know this hat you wear in the winter?
this shit?
you know where that’s from? it’s called a “chullo”. and it’s FROM THE ANDES.
WHICH is in SOUTH AMERICA. MADE BY THE PEOPLE THERE SINCE BEFORE THE SPANIARDS CAME.
how much do facts hurt now?
Been meaning to reblog the commentary about FROZEN but this pretty much sums up my thoughts and adds some good points that I think many people will miss.
o o p
MAN I was disappointed when I saw these characters. The scenery looks awesome but even as a blonde haired blue eyed girl, I am TIRED of the Disney blondes. I’m also disappointed with the story rewrite (the original features a girl traveling on her own to the ends of the earth to rescue the boy)
I dunno, we don’t have a lot of info on the story yet but so far I am not that into it.
Excuse me people. The Snow Queen is a white person story. Written by Hans Christian Anderson, who is pretty white. I mean his name is HANS for Petes sake. Thats like the whitest name ever. It takes place in Europe, and, like it or not, a lot of European people in the colder regions are fair people. It makes sense ok. Putting this story on a culture that has nothing to do with it makes ZERO sense. Also, if you haven’t noticed, almost all of the Disney girls have basically the same face, with slight differences, and different hair. I imagine that once we see something BESIDES concept art she’ll look a bit different. Ever think about that? Also consider the fact that Princess and the Frog- the last movie with a protagonist of a different ethnicity- was a pretty big flop in the box office. the 90s had lots of different ethnic people but every movie was earning money back then. Now…not so much. I imagine they are playing it safe until they get back onto a consistent hit cycle.
Oh my god you don’t know anything about telling a creative, interesting story, do you?
Drawing ideas and concepts from an established story and placing it in another setting is a great fucking idea and highly successful. What do people say about Lion King? OH RIGHT THAT IT’s HAMELT WITH FUCKING LIONS. It doesn’t always make a successful box-office hit, like in the case of Treasure Planet, but it makes a LOT of fucking sense to anyone who wants to use a spring-board for a project, you racist fuck
You know why Princess and the Frog didn’t do very well? It wasn’t because the mains were black, it was because it wasn’t a strong film.
Also, we already know from the plot release that the final film has FUCK ALL to do with the original story, so you can shove that little nugget of racist bullshit back up your ass. Even if they weren’t completely retooling the story down to it’s most basic plot-points, your argument makes no sense. The ethnicity of the author should in no way impact the casting of his characters. Especially in fantasy. The original plot is about a fucking SNOW WITCH hitting a little boy with shards of ice in his eye and in his heart and, in doing so, directly affecting how he perceives the world around him so that she can BETTER KIDNAP HIS ASS
And your argument boils down to “that makes perfect sense! BUT PEOPLE OF COLOR? BEING PART OF THIS STORY??? YOU’RE ASKING TOO MUCH!!!!”
and don’t give me any shit about how that’s how Disney’s marketing team thinks. They’re fucking wrong, but they can get away with that kind of shit because people like you will try and rationalize it AND shut down anyone who tries to critique it. So thank you for being part of the reason our media is so racist and stagnant, asshole
ALL OF THIS.
Thank God for people who can muster up the strength to correct these racist assholes, because I just can’t. I need to stop reading these before I toss my laptop out the window.
Okay, so….
Recap.
White people: “STAY AWAY FROM MY ELVES!!!”
White people: “I’ll reserve my adulation for a black writer who is above being racist entirely.”
White people:
White people: