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22. Yes, they can advise, but they can't be everywhere at once and public figures say things on the fly

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 08:23 PM

Mar 2015

Think about the person who has to deal with Joe Biden. The man's heart is in the right place, but he is real train wreck sometimes. His quote about Obama was classic:

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1895156_1894977_1644536,00.html

(Can you imagine Biden's campaign advisors when they heard this?)

Now at the time, Biden was vilified as being a racist, but eventually he was given the benefit of the doubt and put on the ticket as Vice President.

The least we can do with this young actress, who really does seem to want to advance the cause of superheroes of color, is to give her the same leeway that we gave the Vice President.

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actress tells minorities to stop stealing white super hero roles [View all] Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 OP

Most of the 'hero' franchises are from comics that are many decades old. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #1

Guardians of the Galaxy in their current form was from the 2008 but the characters go back el_bryanto Mar 2015 #2

The cartoon version of Static Shock was one of my favorite TV shows..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #10

omg -- i'd never heard of it so looked it up -- 2 or the 3 creators are dead, both under 50, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #26

I'm all for having more minority super heroes Reter Mar 2015 #3

What about having a white guy play Green Lantern, when the most famous version of that el_bryanto Mar 2015 #18

You think Jon Stewart is more GL than Hal Jordan? Based on what? TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #25

Every incarnation before the current JL was all Hal Jordan. Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #29

Not exactly there is Kyle Katern and another major one and an old school Lantern TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #31

It feel the same about Spider-Man Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #32

Kyle Rayner. Codeine Mar 2015 #36

Good call. Gardner was the one I couldn't even begin to pull out. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #89

At a guess, probably because Jon Stewart was the GL in the... JHB Mar 2015 #60

Stewart is meh, he was strong because he is a Green Lantern not because he was that great a GL TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #88

I don't care what actor plays him, Codeine Mar 2015 #34

It's just a shame htat Hal Jordan is such a desperately boring character. el_bryanto Mar 2015 #37

Now on this we agree. Codeine Mar 2015 #38

Yeah, but Hal Jordan had a great sidekick. zappaman Mar 2015 #46

Ah, jeez. Codeine Mar 2015 #63

Me too. zappaman Mar 2015 #71

GUY GARDNER!!!..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #53

Sorry, but for the "Superfriends" generation, it was Hal Jordan ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #51

Blonde Aquaman has generally been lame ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #48

It's a frickin' cartoon people. ZX86 Mar 2015 #4

Who cares what color they are? zappaman Mar 2015 #5

Yeah, this. A great actor can do wonders for a character..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #9

Because that's not really Nick Fury Nevernose Mar 2015 #14

I forgot about all those ridiculous multi-universes. zappaman Mar 2015 #17

They're ending the Ultimate universe now, aren't they? Marr Mar 2015 #44

That man was MADE for that role. Number23 Mar 2015 #39

Well... zappaman Mar 2015 #42

Oh. God. NOO!!!!! Number23 Mar 2015 #43

Buahahahahahahaha Xyzse Mar 2015 #90

You knew about this, huh? Number23 Mar 2015 #92

Yes, I saw it got put in network television. Xyzse Mar 2015 #94

Because Marvel actually decided to model Fury after Jackson to troll him into playing Fury ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #49

Cool info! Thanks for that Number23 Mar 2015 #75

Avery Brooks was Captain Sisko on Deep Space 9 ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #78

Oh yeah, he definitely has a bit of the SLJ flavor Number23 Mar 2015 #80

It's not so much the color as the culture. Xithras Mar 2015 #93

I think Rodriguez was misinterpreted: she understands the need for superheroes in all races Wella Mar 2015 #6

This is rather the impression that I received myself. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #11

I don't know enough about the superhero world to know which ones are popular and which ones are not Wella Mar 2015 #15

but she could have said that, right? CTyankee Mar 2015 #12

When you're saying things on the fly, they often come out a little different than you intend Wella Mar 2015 #16

I guess it is true, but really, there are agents out there who can moderate views in such CTyankee Mar 2015 #19

Yes, but agents can't cover 100%. That's why they have PR people to smooth things over Wella Mar 2015 #20

I don't know but I think they can advise...if they are intuitive they know what to say to CTyankee Mar 2015 #21

Yes, they can advise, but they can't be everywhere at once and public figures say things on the fly Wella Mar 2015 #22

yes, I always would advise a generous spirit... CTyankee Mar 2015 #23

Michelle Rodriguez isn't that type of actress JonLP24 Mar 2015 #45

You're right, she's often in trouble for speaking her mind justiceischeap Mar 2015 #58

"apologizes to those offended" alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #7

I do think her wording was a bit problematic, to be frank. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #8

And shame on Zoe Saldana for stealing roles from green and blue people! Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #13

She didn't say what she meant in the right way romanic Mar 2015 #24

I agree with her that Hollywood is being lazy. dilby Mar 2015 #27

Idris Elba. bravenak Mar 2015 #28

I dunno . . . Brigid Mar 2015 #30

Still here. Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #33

He's still around mythology Mar 2015 #35

Honey, get Hollywood to actually DO something with the black superheroes that already exist Number23 Mar 2015 #40

A stand alone Storm movie? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #50

Get them to do anything with ANY female superhero! Behind the Aegis Mar 2015 #52

Supposedly, there will be a Black Widow film ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #54

I have heard that about the Black Widow too. Behind the Aegis Mar 2015 #55

Oh, I am SO with you! WONDER WOMAN should have been done 20 years ago Number23 Mar 2015 #76

I think Rodriguez needs to re direct her angst towards JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #56

Isn't it? JonLP24 Mar 2015 #57

She put the onus on minority creators who might not even be interested in writing the script JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #62

Booze bottle for five minutes? JonLP24 Mar 2015 #70

I've read two articles on this JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #72

who wrote Juno? JonLP24 Mar 2015 #73

Girl, this thread is Heaven for me. I may live in here forever Number23 Mar 2015 #77

Eh, it's done in comics all the time. Miss Marvel is currently a teenage Muslim girl. Marr Mar 2015 #41

You are wrong, of course. Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #66

lol! Marr Mar 2015 #67

She has never struck me as being too bright. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #47

Have you even read her reasoning? DetlefK Mar 2015 #59

Superman was created in 1933. Batman was created in 1940. kwassa Mar 2015 #87

Which only reinforces my argument. DetlefK Mar 2015 #91

IMO they should make both Johnny AND Sue Storm black Orrex Mar 2015 #61

who the fuck cares... Javaman Mar 2015 #64

Maybe some of us minorities are sick of the myth of the white superhero taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #81

I agree. Javaman Mar 2015 #82

Ok yeah agree taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #84

No worries. cheers! :) nt Javaman Mar 2015 #95

Right now my current favorite, its the JAPANESE VERSION of WITICHBLADE! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #65

That looks great ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #74

She's trying to make a jump that doesn't exist yet ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #68

Made me think of this.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #69

It fits... Phentex Mar 2015 #83

Superheroes are made-up so who cares what race they are supposed to be. alarimer Mar 2015 #79

You'd be fine, then, if Tom Robinson were played by a white man? Orrex Mar 2015 #85

I can't believe that she used the Green Lantern as an example. Glassunion Mar 2015 #86