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Topic: Was Jango Fett's depiction racist??
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Boba Fortuna
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Member # 182
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posted 06-01-2002 04:46 PM
     
There is growing hoopla that the depiction of Jango Fett in Episode 2 is racist against Hispanics. Never mind Teumera Morrison (Jango Fett) , and Daniel Logan (Boba Fett) are not Hispanic at all, but rather native New Zealanders, of Polonesian ancestory.The fact Jango and Boba 'look' Hispanic made the critics suggest the depiction was racist- but the fact the critics say they look hispanic tells me the critics are the true racists!!! What do you all think of the claims Jango is a racist depiction of Hispanics? Some have suggested the Trade Federation leaders were racist characatures of Asians, and Jar Jar Binks a racist mockery of Jamiacans. We live in a very fragile society!!
regards
Boba Fortuna [ 06-01-2002 04:48 PM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by Boba Fortuna ] -------------------- Boba Fortuna
Posts: 16 | From: Boston | Registered: May 2002 | Logged: 134.241.17.112
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Mara1Jade
Expanded Universe Goddess and Corran Obsessor
Member # 68
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posted 06-01-2002 04:55 PM
Uhhh...I would like to know where these critics expect us to get different sounding languages and different "races" of characters if we don't rely on what we have here on the good ole Earth. Nobody complains that Luke was a racist version of whites. Or that the fact that all Impys had English accents meant that was racist. I think the critics just like to stir the pot til it overflows. I hope people are smart enough to look at this for what it is. Something to rile up everyone. -------------------- Small minds think in small terms!
~~CMH, creator and writer of Shayla Petrolu, Erik Kartan, Shawn Petrolu, Terrin Danner, Jasyn Lancaster, Matt Stanza, Aaron Barnes, And Taylor Garrison~~
Posts: 972 | From: Jacksonville, FL, USA | Registered: Sep 2000 | Logged: 146.201.36.57
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Entaris
Dark Priest
Member # 224
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posted 06-01-2002 11:48 PM
if anything, jango fett was "wicked awsome" to put things simply, so if it was ment in a racist way, well, it shoulda brought a good view, not a negative one...and as for jar jar being jamacan, well, the hollywood jamecans have that walk, and jar jar kinda has it to, but its not his fault, its the first person to do a jamecan character  i dont know if thats really how someone from jemaca would walk, but thats how hollywood does it.-------------------- "Insert Snappy quote here"
Posts: 796 | From: Victorville | Registered: May 2002 | Logged: 67.219.51.129
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