Kotaku's Why Black Men Love Dragon Ball Z

[Jackalope89]

I'm kinda at a loss for words. This is Kotaku at its worst: stealing another person's work and making it more reductive and clickbaity. I can't believe people seriously liked it.

Well, that's fucking horrendous.

You should go Hakai them.

[Soppa Saia People]

I remember RZA saying "Dragon Ball Z represents the journey of the black man in America." in his book. Here's an article about it
http://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/phil ... black-men/

[Lord Beerus]

I'm kinda at a loss for words. This is Kotaku at its worst: stealing another person's work and making it more reductive and clickbaity. I can't believe people seriously liked it.

Well, that's fucking horrendous.

You should go Hakai them.

Not worth the time and effort.

[Polyphase Avatron]

I think this is what TVTropes would call a 'periphery demographic', because it almost certainly wasn't intentional (since there are very few black people in Japan).

[precita]

To be honest Tenshinhan could have had darker skin and it would have worked. He's the only one of the original cast I could have seen "changed" into a black character without it seeming odd.

He could have been the same skin tone as King Choppa or Nam back in Dragonball.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I think this is what TVTropes would call a 'periphery demographic', because it almost certainly wasn't intentional (since there are very few black people in Japan).

Strangely I found this article on the Germans Love David Hasselhoff, which is the trope for when something is way more beloved on some other country.

[Shaddy]

Well then whoever edited that tvtropes article didn't get the point, since Dragon Ball is still more popular in it's native country.

[Cure Dragon 255]

It is. But Dragon Ball's international popularity is quite notable. It does count if its a major smash hit outside of Japan as well.