Anyone think Don is black? - Page 3

*Revan* · 05-02-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooish

Woah ... I guess this thread is a joke? But as far as the poll goes, I don't know why an automatic option would be that he's white, if he's not black or "green." If the Turtles had a race, I would presume it was ... Japanese-American?

That makes sense. But dig this, Sliders are native to the US so they would technically be native-americans. hehe

*Kunoichi_Haruko* · 05-02-2007, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Spawn Guy

"Hey, you're black, right?"

""Here we go."

"I hate that stereotype that all black people yell at movie screens. You know? Like, you go see some horror flick, and you be yelling, like, "Don't go in there, girl, he behind the doh'!" You know? It's like...it's offensive."

"You wish were allowed to yell at the screen, don't you?"

"Why does she go in there!? I mean, he's behind the doh'!"

I love you Spawny. It's official.

*Revan* · 05-02-2007, 01:47 PM

I totally yell at the screen during horror flicks. People tend to give me dirty looks and the occasional adult will tell me to shut up.

bullet · 05-02-2007, 02:26 PM

that's nothing. there's this friend i have that would beat me everytime we watch horror films together. i mean serious smackdown, she would hold both her legs with one arm and start pounding on my shoulder with the other while she screams in terror. you've no idea how annoying that is.

*Kunoichi_Haruko* · 05-02-2007, 02:28 PM

*gives bullet a shield*

Good luck.

bullet · 05-02-2007, 02:45 PM

knowing her, she'd snag the shield from my hand and start beating me with that instead.

**Jester** · 05-02-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bullet

that's nothing. there's this friend i have that would beat me everytime we watch horror films together. i mean serious smackdown, she would hold both her legs with one arm and start pounding on my shoulder with the other while she screams in terror. you've no idea how annoying that is.

I had a female friend who would do that....during a comedy! She'd swat me and I'd look over and she'd be laughing hysterically.

*XERO* · 05-02-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I did think that Donnie's VA from the second movie sounded a little black, but if any turtle is black it's...

Spoiler:

Loller to the skates.

TheAnimatedSeries · 05-03-2007, 01:02 AM

Yes, Donatello is a black man. Get over it.

*Sewer Bull* · 05-03-2007, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rooish

Woah ... I guess this thread is a joke? But as far as the poll goes, I don't know why an automatic option would be that he's white, if he's not black or "green." If the Turtles had a race, I would presume it was ... Japanese-American?

I don't know... They might have been brought up in the Japanese culture, but it wouldn't automatically make their origins Asiatic.

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Originally Posted by TheAnimatedSeries

Yes, Donatello is a black man. Get over it.

Get used to it, Max!

TheAnimatedSeries · 05-03-2007, 02:15 AM

I'm just kidding. Everyone has their own concept of which race Donny's personality reflects, and whether or not he is a gay Puerto Rican.

*ToTheNines* · 05-04-2007, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rooish

Woah ... I guess this thread is a joke? But as far as the poll goes, I don't know why an automatic option would be that he's white, if he's not black or "green." If the Turtles had a race, I would presume it was ... Japanese-American?

Nah dude, a freind of mine actually brought this up.

HalfcourtGame · 05-04-2007, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spawn Guy

"Hey, you're black, right?"

""Here we go."

"I hate that stereotype that all black people yell at movie screens. You know? Like, you go see some horror flick, and you be yelling, like, "Don't go in there, girl, he behind the doh'!" You know? It's like...it's offensive."

"You wish were allowed to yell at the screen, don't you?"

"Why does she go in there!? I mean, he's behind the doh'!"

I always pegged JD as more of a Leonardo type myself with Dr. Cox being his Splinter. Turk does work for Donny though hmmmmm...

*Raph's Girl* · 05-04-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino

That makes sense. But dig this, Sliders are native to the US so they would technically be native-americans. hehe

Don's not black...he's brown. Mike's blueish, Leo's grass green, and Raph's forrest green.

And I'd like to point out that Sliders are found all over the world..mostly due to introduction. Yes they are initially from the U.S, but they have been introduced in the wild in other countries.

When I lived in Germany there was this pond I'd go to each week to feed the wild sliders that lived in it (they loved bratwurst

)

Still tho.. the TMNT were raised learning Japanese culture...they are Japanese-Native American. In Native American, Chinese, and Japanese cultures turtles are sacred so it seems fitting. Native Americans believe the world was formed on the back of a turtle. Japanese believe the islands were formed on the back of a turtle. Funny how 2 cultures so far apart have somewhat similar myths about turtles. The Chinese and Native Americans have specific dances about turtles too (the dance of the turtle scares away winter).

bullet · 05-04-2007, 11:46 PM

i dunno about the island thing, but i know chinese and japanese share a similar legend of a black turtle governing over earth, a blue dragon over water, a red phoenix over fire and a white tiger over wind. i'm sure there are similar legends in indian culture of celestial turtles, i almost remember reading some of them in a course i took. interesting stuff, legends are.

Aignatius · 05-05-2007, 12:00 PM

Interesting. Wanted to add, in Feng Shui, the red phoenix represents the south (fire); white tiger the west (air); green dragon the east (water); and black tortoise the north (earth).

bullet · 05-05-2007, 04:56 PM

yeah, good point, forgot to add that they represent directions too.

*Buslady* · 05-05-2007, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Don's not black...he's brown. Mike's blueish, Leo's grass green, and Raph's forrest green.

And I'd like to point out that Sliders are found all over the world..mostly due to introduction. Yes they are initially from the U.S, but they have been introduced in the wild in other countries.

When I lived in Germany there was this pond I'd go to each week to feed the wild sliders that lived in it (they loved bratwurst

)

Still tho.. the TMNT were raised learning Japanese culture...they are Japanese-Native American. In Native American, Chinese, and Japanese cultures turtles are sacred so it seems fitting. Native Americans believe the world was formed on the back of a turtle. Japanese believe the islands were formed on the back of a turtle. Funny how 2 cultures so far apart have somewhat similar myths about turtles. The Chinese and Native Americans have specific dances about turtles too (the dance of the turtle scares away winter).

i can argue that turtles being "sacred" to the asian cultures..Yeah right.....they're so sacred they're becoming extinct over there.

bullet · 05-05-2007, 05:41 PM

sacred to the culture doesn't mean it's sacred to its people. a lot of people couldn't care less about their culture.

a lot of asian culture (and pretty much anywhere else) have been diluted greatly since industrialization and our information age. i mean, people usually speak of it in terms of legends, myths and profit (video games, feng shui, books, festive products etc.) this isn't too true of indian culture, though, because i know a lot of them actually honor nature above pretty much all else.

*Andrew NDB* · 05-05-2007, 05:45 PM

I thought that April was white?

View Poll Results: Is Donatello black?
Donnie is black	3	5.45%
Nah, He's white	2	3.64%
They're all green!	50	90.91%
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05-02-2007, 01:47 PM	#43
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	I totally yell at the screen during horror flicks. People tend to give me dirty looks and the occasional adult will tell me to shut up. __________________

05-02-2007, 02:26 PM	#44
bullet Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 739	that's nothing. there's this friend i have that would beat me everytime we watch horror films together. i mean serious smackdown, she would hold both her legs with one arm and start pounding on my shoulder with the other while she screams in terror. you've no idea how annoying that is. __________________ ...and that's how they defeated the thing that wouldn't leave.

05-02-2007, 02:28 PM	#45
Kunoichi_Haruko A shell of a good hit! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, Va. Posts: 1,685	gives bullet a shield Good luck. __________________

05-02-2007, 02:45 PM	#46
bullet Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 739	knowing her, she'd snag the shield from my hand and start beating me with that instead. __________________ ...and that's how they defeated the thing that wouldn't leave.

05-03-2007, 01:02 AM	#49
TheAnimatedSeries Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 158	Yes, Donatello is a black man. Get over it. __________________ ...but thats just one black mans opinion. Whats yours? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is better than SOTO and the 2007 movie. You would know that if you were a gangster.

05-03-2007, 02:15 AM	#51
TheAnimatedSeries Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 158	I'm just kidding. Everyone has their own concept of which race Donny's personality reflects, and whether or not he is a gay Puerto Rican. __________________ ...but thats just one black mans opinion. Whats yours? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is better than SOTO and the 2007 movie. You would know that if you were a gangster.

05-04-2007, 11:46 PM	#55
bullet Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 739	i dunno about the island thing, but i know chinese and japanese share a similar legend of a black turtle governing over earth, a blue dragon over water, a red phoenix over fire and a white tiger over wind. i'm sure there are similar legends in indian culture of celestial turtles, i almost remember reading some of them in a course i took. interesting stuff, legends are. __________________ ...and that's how they defeated the thing that wouldn't leave.

05-05-2007, 12:00 PM	#56
Aignatius Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 318	Interesting. Wanted to add, in Feng Shui, the red phoenix represents the south (fire); white tiger the west (air); green dragon the east (water); and black tortoise the north (earth). __________________ I never realized how thirsty I was until I met a glass of water.

05-05-2007, 04:56 PM	#57
bullet Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 739	yeah, good point, forgot to add that they represent directions too. __________________ ...and that's how they defeated the thing that wouldn't leave.

05-05-2007, 05:41 PM	#59
bullet Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 739	sacred to the culture doesn't mean it's sacred to its people. a lot of people couldn't care less about their culture. a lot of asian culture (and pretty much anywhere else) have been diluted greatly since industrialization and our information age. i mean, people usually speak of it in terms of legends, myths and profit (video games, feng shui, books, festive products etc.) this isn't too true of indian culture, though, because i know a lot of them actually honor nature above pretty much all else. __________________ ...and that's how they defeated the thing that wouldn't leave.

05-05-2007, 05:45 PM	#60
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,256	I thought that April was white? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]