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WinterBorn, although inspired by several slaves, Kunta Kinte was essentially a work of fiction, as no one true source can be attributed to the character. Would you dismiss the likely outrage from Black America if he was portrayed as White as easily as you are with Captain America?
Kunta Kinte? Really??
Look, while Kunta Kinte may not have actually existed, per se, there were plenty of examples of essentially the same thing happening.
Kunta was captured in Africa, brought over on a slave ship, and sold in the United States. The fundamental reason that happened was because of his race. Were any whites captured in Africa and sold in the US? No. So the idea of a white Kunta Kinte is ridiculous. And Black America cherishes the character because it addresses what actually happened to their ancestors. Any white people you know have ancestors who were medically transformed into super heros???
And Capt America was a soldier who was medically augmented to become a super hero. The medical part is fiction. There were plenty of black soldiers.
Capt America is a patriot and fights for truth & justice. Any of that race specific???
Your comparison is ridiculous.
WinterBorn, although inspired by several slaves, Kunta Kinte was essentially a work of fiction, as no one true source can be attributed to the character. Would you dismiss the likely outrage from Black America if he was portrayed as White as easily as you are with Captain America?
Kunta Kinte? Really??
Look, while Kunta Kinte may not have actually existed, per se, there were plenty of examples of essentially the same thing happening.
Kunta was captured in Africa, brought over on a slave ship, and sold in the United States. The fundamental reason that happened was because of his race. Were any whites captured in Africa and sold in the US? No. So the idea of a white Kunta Kinte is ridiculous. And Black America cherishes the character because it addresses what actually happened to their ancestors. Any white people you know have ancestors who were medically transformed into super heros???
And Capt America was a soldier who was medically augmented to become a super hero. The medical part is fiction. There were plenty of black soldiers.
Capt America is a patriot and fights for truth & justice. Any of that race specific???
Your comparison is ridiculous.
Kunta Kinte is still a work of fiction, as is Captain America. And Captain America is cherished by White America, as he's an expression of the White race's achievement(s). Much the same as Kunta Kinte and his (fictional) story is in honour of the suffering Black slaves endured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The comparison is not "ridiculous".
Kunta Kinte? Really??
Look, while Kunta Kinte may not have actually existed, per se, there were plenty of examples of essentially the same thing happening.
Kunta was captured in Africa, brought over on a slave ship, and sold in the United States. The fundamental reason that happened was because of his race. Were any whites captured in Africa and sold in the US? No. So the idea of a white Kunta Kinte is ridiculous. And Black America cherishes the character because it addresses what actually happened to their ancestors. Any white people you know have ancestors who were medically transformed into super heros???
And Capt America was a soldier who was medically augmented to become a super hero. The medical part is fiction. There were plenty of black soldiers.
Capt America is a patriot and fights for truth & justice. Any of that race specific???
Your comparison is ridiculous.
Kunta Kinte is still a work of fiction, as is Captain America. And Captain America is cherished by White America, as he's an expression of the White race's achievement(s). Much the same as Kunta Kinte and his (fictional) story is in honour of the suffering Black slaves endured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The comparison is not "ridiculous".
I suspect many on the right feel the same about Hitler.
WinterBorn, although inspired by several slaves, Kunta Kinte was essentially a work of fiction, as no one true source can be attributed to the character. Would you dismiss the likely outrage from Black America if he was portrayed as White as easily as you are with Captain America?
Kunta Kinte? Really??
Look, while Kunta Kinte may not have actually existed, per se, there were plenty of examples of essentially the same thing happening.
Kunta was captured in Africa, brought over on a slave ship, and sold in the United States. The fundamental reason that happened was because of his race. Were any whites captured in Africa and sold in the US? No. So the idea of a white Kunta Kinte is ridiculous. And Black America cherishes the character because it addresses what actually happened to their ancestors. Any white people you know have ancestors who were medically transformed into super heros???
And Capt America was a soldier who was medically augmented to become a super hero. The medical part is fiction. There were plenty of black soldiers.
Capt America is a patriot and fights for truth & justice. Any of that race specific???
Your comparison is ridiculous.
Kunta Kinte is still a work of fiction, as is Captain America. And Captain America is cherished by White America, as he's an expression of the White race's achievement(s). Much the same as Kunta Kinte and his (fictional) story is in honour of the suffering Black slaves endured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The comparison is not "ridiculous".
I think its stupid to replace him, particularly when its soley a race based decision, but if he doesnt have the super soldier serum running through his veins, that is fucking gay. You cant be captain america if you dont have his powers.
I always thought Captain America was gay.
I think its stupid to replace him, particularly when its soley a race based decision, but if he doesnt have the super soldier serum running through his veins, that is fucking gay. You cant be captain america if you dont have his powers.
What makes you say it's "solely a race based decision"?
This isn't the 70s anymore. Black superheroes aren't "shocking" any more, except to those few still obsessed with race.
Of course they are making a statement, thats why unlike in the past, nowadays they have big press releases to show the world how diverse they are. Notice how its always a white male being changed? Name the last time they replaced a woman, a black person or gay person, with a hetrosexual white male... and if you can think of an example of it, was there a big press release about it? Yeah, I didnt think so.
OF COURSE THEY ARE MAKING A STATEMENT!!!! How can you not see that?
How does that make you feel? The social brainwashing that convinced generations of white children they were superior and Black children they were inferior is fading away. This is just the start. Will you be able to deal with that?
Your problem is you think im a racist, because your hate of white people blinds you (I beleieve you call them cave apes). I dont give a fuck what color a comic book character is. My beef is with corny douche bags making political statements by changing characters into something they never were. I dont need my comics to make political statements.
Of course they are making a statement, thats why unlike in the past, nowadays they have big press releases to show the world how diverse they are. Notice how its always a white male being changed? Name the last time they replaced a woman, a black person or gay person, with a hetrosexual white male... and if you can think of an example of it, was there a big press release about it? Yeah, I didnt think so.Have you ever read a comic?
There's no "statement" being made. "Classic" comic book characters change all the fucking time, and no one has given a shit what race they are in decades.
There's been at least 3 Batmans, 6 or 7 Green Lanterns, 2 or 3 Spidermans, 4 or 5 Iron Mans. Nearly every major comic book character has died, or was replaced by someone else for some amount of time.
Even Superman died at one point - and was replaced by a black guy, among others.
OF COURSE THEY ARE MAKING A STATEMENT!!!! How can you not see that?
"Unlike in the past"?
Marvel and DC have released press releases every time there's a major change for decades. There's nothing new or remarkable about it.
As for your example, John Stewart (black guy!) was replaced by Kyle Rayner (white guy!) as Green Lantern.
The only people who care what race the new Captain America is are those who have a problem with it.
I love this line from the article:
In November, Superior Iron Man #1 sends Tony Stark to San Francisco with a new outfit and a new perspective on life.
"Superior" Iron Man. Yeah, definitely sounds like a liberal !
Goin' to San Francisco, to get me some new "perspective" !
“Then he gave the hammer to Thor, and said that Thor might smite as hard as he desired, whatsoever might be before him, and the hammer would not fail; and if he threw it at anything, it would never miss, and never fly so far as not to return to his hand; and if be desired, he might keep it in his sark, it was so small; but indeed it was a flaw in the hammer that the fore-haft was somewhat short.”
Kunta Kinte? Really??
Look, while Kunta Kinte may not have actually existed, per se, there were plenty of examples of essentially the same thing happening.
Kunta was captured in Africa, brought over on a slave ship, and sold in the United States. The fundamental reason that happened was because of his race. Were any whites captured in Africa and sold in the US? No. So the idea of a white Kunta Kinte is ridiculous. And Black America cherishes the character because it addresses what actually happened to their ancestors. Any white people you know have ancestors who were medically transformed into super heros???
And Capt America was a soldier who was medically augmented to become a super hero. The medical part is fiction. There were plenty of black soldiers.
Capt America is a patriot and fights for truth & justice. Any of that race specific???
Your comparison is ridiculous.
Kunta Kinte is still a work of fiction, as is Captain America. And Captain America is cherished by White America, as he's an expression of the White race's achievement(s). Much the same as Kunta Kinte and his (fictional) story is in honour of the suffering Black slaves endured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The comparison is not "ridiculous".
I suspect many on the right feel the same about Hitler.
That's funny coming from someone who doesn't believe in the Holocaust.
I always thought Captain America was gay.
I agree with the decision on Captain America and Thor. See, Thor's powers were once a part of Thor himself, but as the story goes (if you've watched the Thor movies) his father Odin strips him of his powers and seals them in the hammer, Mjolnir for his brash actions, "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor," he said. Also, if you pay closer attention; in a crossover with Superman, he picks up the hammer and is granted the powers. So did the Incredible Hulk, and even (this is where it makes perfect sense) Captain America picks up the hammer and is deemed worthy by the hammer.
I don't know why people are getting so riled up about it. Hell, you have to be a comic book geek and a total nerd like me to pick up on stuff like that.
WinterBorn, although inspired by several slaves, Kunta Kinte was essentially a work of fiction, as no one true source can be attributed to the character. Would you dismiss the likely outrage from Black America if he was portrayed as White as easily as you are with Captain America?
Kunta Kinte? Really??
Look, while Kunta Kinte may not have actually existed, per se, there were plenty of examples of essentially the same thing happening.
Kunta was captured in Africa, brought over on a slave ship, and sold in the United States. The fundamental reason that happened was because of his race. Were any whites captured in Africa and sold in the US? No. So the idea of a white Kunta Kinte is ridiculous. And Black America cherishes the character because it addresses what actually happened to their ancestors. Any white people you know have ancestors who were medically transformed into super heros???
And Capt America was a soldier who was medically augmented to become a super hero. The medical part is fiction. There were plenty of black soldiers.
Capt America is a patriot and fights for truth & justice. Any of that race specific???
Your comparison is ridiculous.
Kunta Kinte is still a work of fiction, as is Captain America. And Captain America is cherished by White America, as he's an expression of the White race's achievement(s). Much the same as Kunta Kinte and his (fictional) story is in honour of the suffering Black slaves endured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The comparison is not "ridiculous".
Such a thought is not important to me. How would you feel? Do you think it needs to be replaced? With what? Please explainTo all intents and purposes, the Statue of Liberty and what it stands for are as fictional as Captain America. How would you feel if it was replaced by a statue of a Black woman, Jake?
