Movie News/Discussion Thread 2

[Hexx]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

There's definitely an element of "dark blacks" are treated worse by society (if that's true or just an opinion no idea) - and Smith is a "mild black" (so many unfortunate word choices here sorry) that will be acceptable to audience. It's not White-Washing...but...While-Diluting?

Plus it also could into "all blacks just look alike to you" (which is odd given them above is that Smith is a "soft balck" so therefore more acceptable)

Feels like a massive mindfield that lots of white people will give an opinion on

[Rudolphin]

Same thing happened when Zoe Saldana was cast as Nina Simone.

[Partridge Iciclebubbles]

I understand that there can be resentment that “lightskin blacks” get an easier ride than darker skinned black people. It is a genuine thing and isn’t even exclusive to black people, skin lightening creams are massive business in India for instance.

The issue really is that darker skinned people get fewer roles than lighter skinned people, disabled people get fewer roles than able bodied people, trans people get fewer roles than non-trans people and gay people get fewer roles than straight people. That needs to change, but I am not sure that people saying “Will Smith isn’t black enough” is a great way forward.

[Lagamorph]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

[Partridge Iciclebubbles]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

[Jenu-All I Want For Christmas]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

Now this is a story all about how,
I ran 'round the loop, turned upside down,
Finished the act in a minute, coz I gotta go fast,
I'll tell you how I became super and beat Eggman at last.

[Partridge Iciclebubbles]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

Now this is a story all about how,
I ran 'round the loop, turned upside down,
Finished the act in a minute, coz I gotta go fast,
I'll tell you how I became super and beat Eggman at last.

Ban request for using “Eggman” instead of “Dr Robotnik”

[Jenu-All I Want For Christmas]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

Now this is a story all about how,
I ran 'round the loop, turned upside down,
Finished the act in a minute, coz I gotta go fast,
I'll tell you how I became super and beat Eggman at last.

Ban request for using “Eggman” instead of “Dr Robotnik”

A) it's the correct name.
B) it scanned better!

[Partridge Iciclebubbles]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

Now this is a story all about how,
I ran 'round the loop, turned upside down,
Finished the act in a minute, coz I gotta go fast,
I'll tell you how I became super and beat Eggman at last.

Ban request for using “Eggman” instead of “Dr Robotnik”

A) it's the correct name.
B) it scanned better!

A) nobody cares
B) nothing could have made that abomination of a rhyme scan better

[Jenu-All I Want For Christmas]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

Now this is a story all about how,
I ran 'round the loop, turned upside down,
Finished the act in a minute, coz I gotta go fast,
I'll tell you how I became super and beat Eggman at last.

Ban request for using “Eggman” instead of “Dr Robotnik”

A) it's the correct name.
B) it scanned better!

A) nobody cares
B) nothing could have made that abomination of a rhyme scan better

Yeah, you're right I should probably stop


...



In West Sandopolis born and raised,
On the springs is where I spent most of my days,
'Peelin out, dashing, spinning all chill,
All playing some spinball outside of Green Hill
When a couple of badniks were acting all hard,
Started making trouble up in my Spring Yard,
Got in one little boss fight and Tails got a fright
He said you're moving with Knuckles and Amy in Star Light.

[Festivus Maximus]

Pretty good, Jenuall, I'd give that a high 8/10.

[Partridge Iciclebubbles]

Pretty good, Jenuall, I'd give that a high 8/10.

But if you weren’t high?

[Lagamorph]

So Will Smith is getting gooseberry fool for being cast to play Richard Williams (father of Serena and Venus) as he's not dark-skinned enough. Colourism, apparently. I didn't know that was a thing.

Thoughts?

He ought to stick to playing blue skinned characters.

Limited role options mind: Smurfs, Avatar and possibly playing Beast in a future X-Men movie?

See the previous page, he could also play Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not even Will Smith deserves that indignity.

Now this is a story all about how,
I ran 'round the loop, turned upside down,
Finished the act in a minute, coz I gotta go fast,
I'll tell you how I became super and beat Eggman at last.

Ban request for using “Eggman” instead of “Dr Robotnik”

A) it's the correct name.
B) it scanned better!

A) Robotnik is his actual name, Eggman is a nickname
B) The film is using the name Robotnik

[no]

Wait, since when was it that? Robotnik was the western name. And the Japanese name was Eggman. Hence everything being called the something egg.

[Jenu-All I Want For Christmas]

Yep, Eggman was the original name. The West tried to rewrite the backstory and things like the Eggman name when marketing the game to the US, hence Robotnik and all the chilli dog bullshit that got tacked on to the character.

[Lagamorph]

Wait, since when was it that? Robotnik was the western name. And the Japanese name was Eggman. Hence everything being called the something egg.

Since Yuji Naka said so.

[Jenu-All I Want For Christmas]

Wait, since when was it that? Robotnik was the western name. And the Japanese name was Eggman. Hence everything being called the something egg.

Since Yuji Naka said so.

He, along with the others who originally designed the game, also said they didn't like what the West tried to do to the series.

They essentially "gave in" and adopted the western name as a way to try and deal with years of division and confusion between the series eastern and western fans.

[Lagamorph]

Eggman sounds strawberry floating stupid anyway, Robotnik sounds way better.

[no]

Not the point really. Was it Japan or American who wanted Tails to be called Miles. You also have all the gooseberry fool from before Sonic Adventure taking place on Mobius in the west where it's all set on Earth in Japan. Though I hated human people in Sonic. So.

[Lagamorph]

The West did way better stuf with Sonic plot than Japan ever did.

Then again the West also made this,