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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 17 2010, 02:47 AM (8,979 Views) | |
| Eater56 | Nov 17 2010, 05:57 AM Post #16 |
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I hope this isn't off topic but, I once saw Mr. Popo take on Goten and Trunks.... So is he really that powerful? |
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| + Ryebrid | Nov 17 2010, 06:03 AM Post #17 |
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Wtf is wrong with people As soon as a black person is put into a show its seen as racist... WTF! Akira made him black just because he wanted to. WTF is wrong with using a specific colour. No one goes ape ***** over people being white so why the ***** cant black characters be in the show?! Japanese aren't even white so how the ***** is it racist!?!?!? I hate the logic of some people over matters like this |
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| Nusu | Nov 17 2010, 06:08 AM Post #18 |
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Piccolo Daimao > Piccolo Jr.
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4 Kids censored Mister Popo´s skin for a reason. Cause they found it offensive. Popo is just based of an stereotype, stereotypes are fake. Edited by Nusu, Nov 17 2010, 06:11 AM.
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| lunar2 | Nov 17 2010, 06:31 AM Post #19 |
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so now you have to be white to be racist, huh? mr. popo was drawn according to offensive black stereotypes. there is nothing wrong with drawing a black man, just with drawing an ill spoken fat lipped dumbass as an eternal slave to the master of earth. that is the impression that the quality control people get when they see popo. i personally didnt notice it until after i saw blue popo on 4kids. |
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list of canon sources: the DB manga, and the Dr. Slump manga as it applies to the crossover during the rra saga. list of non canon sources: everything else, regardless of origin, format, or quality. for those that blindly follow word of god | |
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| + Ryebrid | Nov 17 2010, 06:49 AM Post #20 |
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Wtf man i didnt say that stop messing with my words and making up ***** |
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| DaLucster72 | Nov 17 2010, 09:18 AM Post #21 |
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After you mentioned that, it made me realize that he is in fact a racist stereotype. Geez what is it with Japanese people and racist stereotypes? It's most apparent on black people. |
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| Warrior-Elite | Nov 17 2010, 09:42 AM Post #22 |
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I didn't notice Mr popo being a black stereotype at first when i was young, but know you can tell. |
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| lunar2 | Nov 17 2010, 02:01 PM Post #23 |
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"Japanese aren't even white so how the ***** is it racist!?!?!?" -DbzHybrid |
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list of canon sources: the DB manga, and the Dr. Slump manga as it applies to the crossover during the rra saga. list of non canon sources: everything else, regardless of origin, format, or quality. for those that blindly follow word of god | |
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Nov 17 2010, 03:15 PM Post #24 |
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He is one of the best characters. Obviously , he grows some magical garden, with some magical herb. He's a genie without wishes, cause if he had a wish, he would ask to look normal. Guarentee it! He'd want to fancy up for Kami If you know what i'm saying.
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| tehmuffinmon | Nov 17 2010, 03:25 PM Post #25 |
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Man, racism is stupid. I think Morgan Freeman said it best; the best way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it. :P I've never cared about Popo's skin color. Though I also haven't seen blue Popo, and would definitely prefer the black Popo. Sure, his face might be based on a racial stereotype, but I doubt Toriyama wanted to make a statement with that. He just drew him the way he wanted to. Racism is pointless. We've been over all this stuff before. Who cares. |
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| ryanson209 | Nov 17 2010, 11:17 PM Post #26 |
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MAGICAL GIRLS REPRESENT
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And I hate the fact that you aren't even thinking logically ![]() Putting a black person in a show doesn't make you a racist. It's putting him into a show and basing him on negative stereotypes that make it racist. And, after listing the obvious stereotypes, it's quite obvious that some people would find him offensive. See, you aren't even thinking. Other races can be racist. Whites can be, blacks can be (wait, those aren't racist, those are colors... *****, I'mma racist!), Asians, Europeans, Australians. Race doesn't matter -- one can even technically be racist against one's own race. Who's to say I can't hate all white people? I'd be just as racist if I said the same thing about blacks. You're just trying to defuse the situation, I respect that. But the way you're doing it seems to be making it worse. Calm down. Think. Whether he intended it or not -- and as the Japanese culture isn't as strict or politically correct as most Western cultures, he probably didn't -- Mr. Popo could indeed be considered a racist stereotype. 4Kids changed Popo from black to blue because they found it could have been offensive. Who knew? ((interestingly enough, Jynx from Pokemon could also be racist. Take a look at her from the first Pokemon game lol) Edited by ryanson209, Nov 17 2010, 11:22 PM.
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| J-Smack | Nov 18 2010, 01:08 AM Post #27 |
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Man, you suckers need to calm down...what would Mr. Popo have to say about all the hate floating around here? PS to Eater56: I've always wondered myself! |
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| + Pelador | Nov 18 2010, 01:12 AM Post #28 |
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Crazy Awesome Legend
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To Eater, all he was doing was blocking their attacks with his hands held out. Once they went super he got pwned. So he's not that powerful, they were just punching his hands. |
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| J-Smack | Nov 18 2010, 01:27 AM Post #29 |
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Well, first of all, they were super the whole "battle." I think it was put in there more for comedy, like a lot of little "plot holes" in DB, such as when characters are falling when they can fly, etc. |
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| + Pyrus | Nov 18 2010, 01:37 AM Post #30 |
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It's only in the anime, so it's filler and therefore doesn't count. I'm gonna make a manga with stereotypical White guys. Any guesses on how many people will complain and want me to censor it? |
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