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View Poll Results: Why do creators change a charactors race? | |||
To add a new and interesting element to the character. | 11 | 11.00% | |
To make the property reflect our more racialy diverse society. | 33 | 33.00% | |
To create controversy and "free publicity" by riling fan boys up. | 22 | 22.00% | |
Because they are lame. | 42 | 42.00% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 100. You may not vote on this poll |
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07-03-2010, 08:14 PM | #1 |
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So why do creators feel the need to change a preexisting character's race?
I'm not talking Jon Stewart Green Lantern, or James Rhodes Iron Man here, as those are their own characters in my opinion. I'm talking "black" Ripcord here people. I think it's because of the controversy it creates, you know, "free publicity". I mean c'mon, is there really a segment of the population clamoring for a preexisting character's race to be changed? A new, or legacy character will fulfill the need for a more racially diverse cast far better than a colorized one, and not piss off as many fan boys. |
07-03-2010, 08:22 PM | #2 |
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I agree. It will be interesting to see how this goes.
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07-03-2010, 08:28 PM | #3 |
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I think GI Joe is a "living" brand, meaning they have to attempt to stay relavant.
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07-03-2010, 08:43 PM | #4 |
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this is goin to get locked after 3-4 pages i am sure of it.
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07-03-2010, 08:45 PM | #5 |
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i believe its poor writers, poor directors, poor sponsors, and weak movie actors.
oh and people thinking they have really good ideas when there ideas really suck beyond the suckiest of sucky ideas
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07-03-2010, 08:45 PM | #6 |
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those other threads made it past 24 pages so who knows...and at this point i really just dont care. Let em screw up gi joe all they want...im done with the brand.
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07-03-2010, 08:46 PM | #7 |
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You can attempt to stay relevant by making the joes more in step with modern military, create new characters, not rip up existing character's origins. |
07-03-2010, 08:53 PM | #8 |
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Because they can! plain and simple we can bitch and moan all we want it won't change anything.
besides gi joe look at the other comic or cartoons the messed with. X-MEN the movie should been straight from the comic book TRANSFORMERS should been just like the cartoon along with GI Joe should been made just like season 1 sunbow cartoon. instead of gi joe the rise of cobra they should had made gi joe the mass device |
07-03-2010, 08:56 PM | #9 |
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So why do creators feel the need to change a preexisting character's race?
I'm not talking Jon Stewart Green Lantern, or James Rhodes Iron Man here, as those are their own characters in my opinion. I'm talking "black" Ripcord here people. I think it's because of the controversy it creates, you know, "free publicity". I mean c'mon, is there really a segment of the population clamoring for a preexisting character's race to be changed? A new, or legacy character will fulfill the need for a more racially diverse cast far better than a colorized one, and not piss off as many fan boys. |
07-03-2010, 08:58 PM | #10 |
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its only racist if you wanna see it as that....for most people, aside from the drama starters (not saying you're doin that), it shows a lack of willing ness to creatre new characters and their unwillingness to expand the brand and instead reuse old characters with pre established idtenities, ethnicities etc.
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