Why Goku should be Asian (in a live action adaptation)

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Re: Why Goku should be Asian (in a live action adaptation)

Post by Polyphase Avatron » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:44 pm

Rockman X wrote:ASIA Is not a Race! Ugh.. its a geographical term which includes India and other middle eastern countries,if you want to say "Oriental race" just say so don't use geographical terms colloquially to denote particular races.

This is "ASIA" Image and yes middle east&India is a part of it.
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Re: Why Goku should be Asian (in a live action adaptation)

Post by TheGmGoken » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:49 pm

I like how that Map shows Asia yet some countries are missing like my homeland South Korea....

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Post by Gokuden » Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:14 am

Russia is also missing from that map. And there are many half-looking asian folk from that area, including asians with blonde hair, red hair, and blue/green eyes.
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Re: Why Goku should be Asian (in a live action adaptation)

Post by RandomGuy96 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:15 pm

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Re: Why Goku should be Asian (in a live action adaptation)

Post by i'mfuckingevil » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:06 pm

Rockman X wrote:ASIA Is not a Race! Ugh.. its a geographical term which includes India and other middle eastern countries,if you want to say "Oriental race" just say so don't use geographical terms colloquially to denote particular races.

This is "ASIA" Image and yes middle east&India is a part of it.
where i'm from, when someone says Asian, they mean oriental. To specify Asians from the sub-Indian continent, we say brown. For those from the Middle East, depending on where exactly they are from, they are called either Arabs, Middle Eastern, or even white.
TheGmGoken wrote:He said Asian not Asia. Meaning anyone(even an Indian) can be Goku as long as he's Asian(his point of view).
no, that is not what I meant. I thought it was quite clear.

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Re: Why Goku should be Asian (in a live action adaptation)

Post by Kamiccolo9 » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:33 pm

Neither race or ethnicity have an impact on acting ability. If there is a black actor somewhere who can perfectly embody the character of Goku, then I'd much rather have that guy then somebody who may "look the part."
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