April Could've Been Black

*Coola Yagami* · 07-02-2016, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

If anything people would accuse the show of being racist if a black April was constantly the damsel in distress and getting beaten up by Karai an Asian woman like in that Season 1 episode.

Karai's not white though, so who cares if a trained ninja whupped a whitebelt's ass?

*CyberCubed* · 07-02-2016, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Karai's not white though, so who cares if a trained ninja whupped a whitebelt's ass?

You think an Asian girl beating up a black girl is any better? That's just asking for controversy especially in a kids show.

*TurtleTitan97* · 07-02-2016, 03:59 PM

So if a highly trained ninja beats up a character who's black, its considered controversial.

But if said character is white instead, then no one is gonna bat an eye??? Are you really that dense to believe in that statement?

*CyberCubed* · 07-02-2016, 04:05 PM

I don't think that, but if you've seen the outcry from people on various sites like tumblr, twitter, etc...you'll notice it. People are very sensitive as to how race is portrayed especially in animation for kids. There's always outcry from people on the internet over stuff like this that happens even in Disney animated films and so forth.

*plastroncafe* · 07-02-2016, 04:18 PM

People don't have to go off-site to find these sorts of arguments, not when you're making them right here.

07-02-2016, 03:59 PM	#3
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	So if a highly trained ninja beats up a character who's black, its considered controversial. But if said character is white instead, then no one is gonna bat an eye??? Are you really that dense to believe in that statement? __________________

07-02-2016, 04:05 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,880	I don't think that, but if you've seen the outcry from people on various sites like tumblr, twitter, etc...you'll notice it. People are very sensitive as to how race is portrayed especially in animation for kids. There's always outcry from people on the internet over stuff like this that happens even in Disney animated films and so forth.