John Boyega (Finn from SJW Star Wars) slams Game of Thrones for lack of Black roles ...

[faustian]

Lol this buffoon has a spectacularly punchable face

 

[HHJ]

If you have a problem relating to people in fiction because they arent the same race as you perhaps theres some hang up YOU need to address not fuckin society

Boom. Exactly.

 

[Almighty Angus]

Lol this buffoon has a spectacularly punchable face

He's a .

 

[Merlotte's]

Using this logic I'm going to stop receiving healthcare at my local hospital as there aren't enough black doctors working there. I'm sure my search for a more diverse hospital won't take long.

 

[Spoken]

Lady elves can fuck things up throughput Tolkien's lore, but it's inconsistent. And Galadriel is one of the most powerful beings in middle earth. Tolkien's Catholicism, however, usually has him "essentializing" what femininity is via some metaphysical transcendental, which elves especially embody.

Would you really expect many women to be part of the Fellowship, though? I know that we often forget this in this age of every movie having a heroine, but being a warrior throughout history has almost always been a man's job. Sure, there are some outliers, but not many.

 

[HHJ]

Lady elves can fuck things up throughput Tolkien's lore, but it's inconsistent. And Galadriel is one of the most powerful beings in middle earth. Tolkien's Catholicism, however, usually has him "essentializing" what femininity is via some metaphysical transcendental, which elves especially embody.

Interesting. I never thought about it that way.

 

[Spoken]

I dont mind that the heroes are all men,or the lack of female characters....but i am not against powerful female characters,if they are there. The movies certainly tried to expand on that with Eowyn and so on...

For me,its the same as the lack of "ethnic" characters. If they arent there,it doesnt matter,really.That is not what makes a good story. If all the heroes are men,it doesnt bother me. Im a man,they are men? cool. Does it make the story any better if there are more women? I cant say thats true. Would Reservoir Dogs be a better movie if there were ANY women in this movie,other than the girl who got shot? I dont know. Some authors like James Clavell create a world that is very harsh for women,and the attitudes towards women,but somehow they survive and thrive,and take no shit,and thats inspiring considering its much easier now than then. But does it have to be that way in every story? I dont feel it does.

I agree. It doesn't take away from the underlying myth. That was my point that I wasn't getting across well. What Tolkien is after is bigger than some of these issues.
But I can appreciate why some folks feel disconnected from them. I get it.... lol, but I'm a white dude who does theology and philosophy so Tolkien is my shit

 

[Lovestorm]

Needs another lightsaber down the spine imo

 

[minute bull]

I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen.

BUT BUT BUT THIS MOTHER FUCKER LOOKED LIKE THESE MOTHERFUCKERS

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Spoiler

 

[HHJ]

I agree. It doesn't take away from the underlying myth. That was my point that I wasn't getting across well. What Tolkien is after is bigger than some of these issues.
But I can appreciate why some folks feel disconnected from them. I get it.... lol, but I'm a white dude who does theology and philosophy so Tolkien is my shit

Tolkien should be everyone's shit.

 

[BisexualMMA]

Using this logic I'm going to stop receiving healthcare at my local hospital as there aren't enough black doctors working there. I'm sure my search for a more diverse hospital won't take long.

That will ruffle some feathers.

 

[BisexualMMA]

BUT BUT BUT THIS MOTHER FUCKER LOOKED LIKE THESE MOTHERFUCKERS

Finn's beautiful white visage is sullied when he pulls off his mask to reveal a black man! They tryin' to tell us that deep inside we all wants to be black!

 

[minute bull]

Spoiler

 

[Darwinambrosius]

Ah i see what you are saying. Yes,problematic is a word for different people's interpretations...What does an impressionable child think,perhaps when he reads things like this? Its worthy of discussion.

The books were written in the 1950s by an English Beowulf scholar. That context is pretty largely left out of modern Tolkien discussions and further, a child bright enough to comprehend the trilogy would make sense of these things if it was brought to his/her attention.

 

[HHJ]

They tryin' to tell us that deep inside we all wants to be black!

....Isnt that true?

 

[HHJ]

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The best part is the way he sits down after the black guy answers his question ahahaha

 

[Rod1]

westeros is supposed to be britain, but expanded to the size of south america. he said it, its shaped like britain and the wall is hadrians wall but bigger

there are more black people in westeros on the show, than there probably were during medieval times

in their world, sothoryos is supposed to be like africa, and the characters from sothoryos or the surrounding area are black (pic below)

dude sounds dumb, talking about shit he doesnt know about

Westeros being the size of South America makes the whole show retarded, everyone teleporting around as if it was nothing.

 

[Philo-Publius]

"There are no black people in 'Game of Thrones.' You don’t see one black person in 'Lord of the Rings'. I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen. You see different people from different backgrounds, different cultures, every day. Even if you’re a racist, you have to live with that. We can ruffle up some feathers.”

John,

No one owes it to you to cast you in Game of Thrones just for the sake of diversity. We like the show just the way it is.


Sincerely,


The average consumer

 

[BisexualMMA]

Spoiler

It's just too awesome that there's actually a cartoon of Sven Thorsen in that frame.

 

[minute bull]

The average consumer