Would you have watched if they were Black?

[Kamiccolo9]

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I don't know why you bother, man. Why respond to a good post, when you can just make a 1-2 line thing regurgitating stuff that's already been said ad-infinitum throughout the thread?

Anyway, I can see the issue with the whole "black people turning into giant rampaging monkeys thing." Otherwise, I don't see how it would really be any different. It might have some.....interesting overtones with the Freeza stuff, especially if Freeza's design remains the same. The thing is, though, I'm not sure how familiar the average Japanese author would be with African colonial history, so several of these "problematic" issues might just go over their heads.

[RandomGuy96]

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I don't know why you bother, man. Why respond to a good post, when you can just make a 1-2 line thing regurgitating stuff that's already been said ad-infinitum throughout the thread?

Anyway, I can see the issue with the whole "black people turning into giant rampaging monkeys thing." Otherwise, I don't see how it would really be any different. It might have some.....interesting overtones with the Freeza stuff, especially if Freeza's design remains the same.

Ah yes, that would reference the age-old conflict between black people and lizard vibrators.

[Kid Buu]

I don't know what qualifies as being black in Japan, but going by the US definition (of Sub-Saharan Africa descent), then I don't think Nam and Uub would qualify. To me their physical characteristics look more like based on South Asians. Though I do actually know a lot of Indians/Pakistanis who look East-Asian.

Here's what I see as Toriyama's interpretation of a black person:

[TekTheNinja]

"Would u watch it if they was black"

That grammar kills me a little on the inside.

[Akyon]

Probably not if the first image in the video was the design of the cast. They don't look half as charming as the real Son family.

Hell; Gohan just looks like a generic thug. The kind of mook you'd be forced to fight in GTA or a streets of rage game.

Honestly every single one of the other designs looked horrific too apart from the simple skin palette swaps and maybe the one with the Vegeta-esque character with dreads. SSJ really doesn't work with a buzz cut.

[Kamiccolo9]

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I don't know why you bother, man. Why respond to a good post, when you can just make a 1-2 line thing regurgitating stuff that's already been said ad-infinitum throughout the thread?

Anyway, I can see the issue with the whole "black people turning into giant rampaging monkeys thing." Otherwise, I don't see how it would really be any different. It might have some.....interesting overtones with the Freeza stuff, especially if Freeza's design remains the same.

Ah yes, that would reference the age-old conflict between black people and lizard vibrators.

I was referring to the faux-polite white British overlord thing....which you knew perfectly well when you cut out the second half of my post. Come on, man, you're usually one of the halfway decent posters on here. Don't go out of your way to prove the shitposting that I mentioned in the first part of that.

[Lord Beerus]

I've never taken skin colour in consideration for how much I enjoy any form of media and/or entertainment, so it wouldn't really matter to me if the cast were black. It all comes down to the writing.

[Gaffer Tape]

(Wuxia history)

You know, I'd mostly avoided this thread, but I'm glad I stopped back in just to read this post. As with nearly all of your posts, I walked away from this one learning quite a bit I never knew before. So thanks!

[RandomGuy96]

I was referring to the faux-polite white British overlord thing....which you knew perfectly well when you cut out the second half of my post. Come on, man, you're usually one of the halfway decent posters on here. Don't go out of your way to prove the shitposting that I mentioned in the first part of that.

Oh, I know what you meant, I was just making an (apparently poor) joke.

[TheGreatness25]

I would have to hope that the characters didn't turn out looking like Black (RR Army) or Killa. But, then again, I like the story more than how cool they look. Although if the series did make them all look like that, I doubt it would ever get a U.S. release in the first place, which means that a huge English-speaking market would never really be exposed to it.

[Dragonball Black]

I don't know what qualifies as being black in Japan, but going by the US definition (of Sub-Saharan Africa descent), then I don't think Nam and Uub would qualify. To me their physical characteristics look more like based on South Asians. Though I do actually know a lot of Indians/Pakistanis who look East-Asian.

Here's what I see as Toriyama's interpretation of a black person:

This picture is at the root of my fear of a Akira Toriyama all black dragonball

[TekTheNinja]

You see, these designs aren't just black versions of the characters. These are ghetto versions, and I really don't like wannabe ghetto thug assholes. That's not even a race thing since white ghetto thug assholes are just a prevalent as black ghetto thug assholes.

[nite_jay]

You see, these designs aren't just black versions of the characters. These are ghetto versions, and I really don't like wannabe ghetto thug assholes. That's not even a race thing since white ghetto thug assholes are just a prevalent as black ghetto thug assholes.

I wouldn't call those designs ghetto, tbh. I mean the guy's wearing a suit.

[floofychan333]

I probably would have watched DBZ anyways because I started watching it years after it aired on TV because it was popular. Also, I whole-heartedly agree with you that there should be more non-white/Asian (whatever the hell they're supposed to be) characters on the show.

[Dragonball Black]

You see, these designs aren't just black versions of the characters. These are ghetto versions, and I really don't like wannabe ghetto thug assholes. That's not even a race thing since white ghetto thug assholes are just a prevalent as black ghetto thug assholes.

I wouldn't call those designs ghetto, tbh. I mean the guy's wearing a suit.

I know right, this isn't ghetto. It's a stereotypical depiction of a black guy.

[RandomGuy96]

I do think its high time they add some characters of color into the show, and hopefully Super does this. So far the only one that I can think of is Uub. Anyway I thought I would share this here and see exactly what you guys think? And be honest. Thanks for your time guys!

I don't keep up with whatever lexicon this is. Are Chinese and Japanese people not "people of color" now? Most of the characters are supposed to look East Asian with a few that I assume are supposed to be white, though some are more blatant than others (e.g. Tao Paipai is Chinese as all hell, and Krillin's background suggests he's supposed to look Tibetan- though it doesn't necessarily mean that). Are South Asians "people of color" but East Asians aren't? Since when? Furthermore does this "people of color" label extend to South Asian people who look like East Asians, such as the Naga and Assamese?

On-topic, I don't see why child-me wouldn't. A lot of the shows I watched as a kid had black superheroes as protagonists, and I don't remember that being a problem.

[kinisking]

I don't know what qualifies as being black in Japan, but going by the US definition (of Sub-Saharan Africa descent), then I don't think Nam and Uub would qualify. To me their physical characteristics look more like based on South Asians. Though I do actually know a lot of Indians/Pakistanis who look East-Asian.

Here's what I see as Toriyama's interpretation of a black person:

Yeah, I don't understand why people think Uub or Nam are black. I mean, I don't think it's debatable that Nam is South east asian.

[precita]

Nam is Hindu.

[PelicanDynasty]

Yeah, I don't understand why people think Uub or Nam are black. I mean, I don't think it's debatable that Nam is South east asian.

You mean South Asian? He looks like he's from the Indian Subcontinent, although I guess you could argue he's a mix of Asian cultures.

[kinisking]

Yeah, I don't understand why people think Uub or Nam are black. I mean, I don't think it's debatable that Nam is South east asian.

You mean South Asian? He looks like he's from the Indian Subcontinent, although I guess you could argue he's a mix of Asian cultures.

I could've sword India was counted as a South East country. Forgive my ignorance.