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Anyone object to a black James Bond ?
Anyone object to a black James Bond ?
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PatraTheCat, fortunately people like yourself who are intolerant, envious, fearful, etc. do not speak for most of the UK.
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Patra, it's not the 1950's anymore. Welcome to modern Britain where a good number of the population are non white.
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Bond is based on a white man. That doesn't make it racist to think a black James Bond is absurd.
It's just stating a fact. |
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OK, to clarify:
I frequently argue against the overly anti-immigration brigade on here. I wouldn't give a toss if the next British PM were black. I think that we British generally overrate ourselves and fear other cultures, which is one reason that I left the UK. But Robert Downey Jr, although fine as Iron Man, was ridiculous as Sherlock Holmes, and Idris Elba, though great as Stringer, will, imo, be ridiculous as Bond. |
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I like the idea of an Islamic Bond. He could appear in Diamonds are For Allah.
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lol wasn't insinuating you were racist but merely out of touch, Bond is a dated franchise that has predictable inclusions in every film, a black bond would be a refreshing change and could work if the right actor played him.
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Interesting opnions on here but for what its worth imo Bond should be a white british agent.
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of course james bond should be white.
that's his character, a white Englishman late 30's to mid 40's and should have a thick head of brown hair. (hence I don't like Daniel craig as james bond) just as a white man could not portray martin luther king. |
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I have a dream this day
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Would those so vigorously promoting the black Bond shout down those people who objected if a white man was cast as Shaft?
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Ye Gods, if a white man were to play Martin Luther King in a high-profile modern-day film they sky would surely fall in.
Geddit? |
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eternaloptimist 03 Sep 15 18:54 Joined: 28 Jun 10 | Topic/replies: 33,709 | Blogger: Eeternaloptimist's blog
Would those so vigorously promoting the black Bond shout down those people who objected if a white man was cast as Shaft? Rate reply: | report block user ^ a white man playing shaft ffs I would not watch ! |
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more likely we should have an arabic bond, so he can go undercover with terrorists
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He'd better not be armed with a Walther KKK
   !Funny thing about that gun, bond's pistol, I'd assumed being Bond that it was British, it's a German (soon to be Middle Eastern) manufacturer. |
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Think he would make an excellent Bond.
Unlike most other Bond's he can actually act |