Race in TWD universe

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  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    who said anything about her parents?

    and who said anything about screws?
    You did...you called her a white girl...or a mixed girl...both her parents are black. So either you are now being racist in an attempt to show racism, or you are just ignoring this for your benefit.
  • edited December 2012
    You did...you called her a white girl...or a mixed girl...both her parents are black. So either you are now being racist in an attempt to show racism, or you are just ignoring this for your benefit.

    who cares how they look in a picture? if the pic wasnt in the game, most of you would assume shes white or asian.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    TWD makes sure all white guys get the short end of the stick. just ask Kenny
    Fixed.

    I mean seriously...the man lost his entire family in front of his own eyes.
    And the pic was in game...way to pay attention.
  • edited December 2012
    Panzer89 wrote: »
    See how easy that is to turn around?:)

    kinda stupid considering all the other white living characters in the walking dead universe.
  • edited December 2012
    Fixed.

    I mean seriously...the man lost his entire family in front of his own eyes.
    And the pic was in game...way to pay attention.

    kenny will be in season 2, where as Lee is dead. great comparison.

    hell, kenny had more character development than Lee. we had to basically guess Lee's past
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    kinda stupid considering all the other white living characters in the walking dead universe.

    Yea...like Omid (middle-eastern by the name) and Christa (black) and Clementine (black)...and...wait...
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    kinda stupid considering all the other white living characters in the walking dead universe.

    ...and what about all the dead white ones? You REALLY seen to hate white characters.
    marcu5 wrote: »
    hell, kenny had more character development than Lee. we had to basically guess Lee's past

    Wow, completely missing the point of that, we are.

    Lee's past is left up to the player to decide because he's a representation of the players action!
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    kenny will be in season 2, where as Lee is dead. great comparison.

    hell, kenny had more character development than Lee. we had to basically guess Lee's past

    um...you are on crack if you think kenny survived a pile of walkers with no ammo and no weapons.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    TWD makes sure all black guys get the short end of the stick. just ask Lee

    if he wasn't dead i would be telling him he was a great guy :D

    I'm not aware of the geography of georgia , but would you expect a more racially diverse group than we have in georgia

    i didnt really notice the "there can only be one" rule but both t-dog and oscar are made up for the show they could have been any colour
  • edited December 2012
    Panzer89 wrote: »
    ...and what about all the dead white ones? You REALLY seen to hate white characters.

    if there's 10 white characters, and 1 black character. why the hell would i care if one of them dies? kill all white characters, continously, then you might have a point
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    if there's 10 white characters, and 1 black character. why the hell would i care if one of them dies? killall white characters, continously, then you might have a point

    My friends!

    I give you the true racist!
  • edited December 2012
    Panzer89 wrote: »
    My friends!

    I give you the true racist!

    i dont think you know the definition of the word.
  • edited December 2012
    genocide vs 1 black man...yep that's definitely racism.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    i dont think you know the definition of the word.

    You want characters to die based on race.

    All your arguments are invalid.
  • edited December 2012
    Panzer89 wrote: »
    You want characters to die based on race.

    All your arguments are invalid.

    game. set. match.
  • edited December 2012
    Panzer89 wrote: »
    You want characters to die based on race.

    All your arguments are invalid.

    no, i want black characters to stop being red shirts for TWD writers. theresmore to black men besides dying for white people.
  • edited December 2012
    the reason why they have watered down the governor is because showing a character like him on tv with the zombie incest, rape and horrifying behavior would disturb your average casual tv-viewer. so they play it safe, and I agree, so far the Governor isn't evil and crazy enough.
    They did hint at some things... but only hint like the brushing of his girl and stripping maggie. sure its not like rape and putting his tongue in his dead daughter but I doubt they would ever show this stuff on TV. it is and will be a watered down version of the comics in order to appeal to a broad casual audience.
  • edited December 2012
    dubesor wrote: »
    the reason why they have watered down the governor is because showing a character like him on tv with the zombie incest, rape and horrifying behavior would disturb your average casual tv-viewer. so they play it safe, and I agree, so far the Governor isn't evil and crazy enough.
    They did hint at some things... but only hint like the brushing of his girl and stripping maggie. sure its not like rape and putting his tongue in his dead daughter but I doubt they would ever show this stuff on TV. it is and will be a watered down version of the comics in order to appeal to a broad casual audience.

    so instead of depicting gov like his character, they make michonne seem like jungle savage. got it:rolleyes:
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    so instead of depicting gov like his character, they make michonne seem like jungle savage. got it:rolleyes:

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    Do me a favor and give me a ratio of dead white to black people in this pic, hmm?
  • edited December 2012
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    Do me a favor and give me a ratio of dead white to black people in this pic, hmm?

    who cares about the ratio? 100% of the blacks in that pic are dead. neither given a proper story or character development.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    who cares about the ratio? 100% of the blacks in that pic are dead. neither given a proper story or character development.

    Sorry to break it to you, but neither did half the white people that died in that pic. Your point is invalid. Now stop chasing ghosts.
  • edited December 2012
    Sorry to break it to you, but neither did half the white people that died in that pic. Your point is invalid.

    shane? dale? lori? they werent given lines? a past? character development?:rolleyes: we know more about beth and jim than we do jackie and tdawg.

    no wonder there's so much racism in the media. you all see what you want to see.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    shane? dale? lori? they werent given lines? a past? character development?:rolleyes: we know more about beth and jim than we do jackie and tdawg.

    no wonder there's so much racism in the media. you all see what you want to see.

    You can cry about racism in media when tyler perry hires one...even one white actor for his sitcoms or movies.
  • edited December 2012
    You can cry about racism in media when tyler perry hires one...even one white actor for his sitcoms or movies.

    you're really pitting one production company against hundreds of others? now i know you have no legs to stand on. go ahead and talk about BET next:cool:

    edit: and although i dont watch tyler perry films. a quick imdb search will tell you all of his movies/tv shows have white ppl
  • edited December 2012
    I made a joke way back in episode 1 that Lee would definitely die because he was black.

    Who laughing now?

    You rarely, if ever, see a black protagonist in an adventure game. In fact, I'm a big adventure gamer and of the top of my head I can't think of a single other one. (I'm sure there are some but they can't be that prominent.)

    First time it happens in a high profile game like TWD, it's a convicted killer who cannot be saved.

    Now I don't think Telltale are racist. Black people do commit murder and they sure as hell die. And the joke in ep 2 where Kenny suggests Lee knows how to break locks because he's "urban" suggests they know the score.

    The problem here is the ratio. It is a fact, not a made-up rumour, that black characters are much less likely to survive action and horror movies than white ones. It's entirely subconscious - people think of consumers primarily as white and so to create audience appeal they leave the characters the audience will identify themselves as alive longer.

    Here's an interesting experiment- have the main character of season 2 of Walking Dead be a white woman whose last name we don't find out for a while. Eventually, reveal her as Lee's ex-wife. I *guarantee* that a lot of people will have their mind blown, whereas if it was a black woman, people would be going "Oh it's Lee's wife" right away.

    These people aren't racist in the sense that they are out to get people of different colours, they're just thinking in boxes due to conditioning.
  • edited December 2012
    thank you for being honest, textbook
  • edited December 2012
    i also joked that lee would probably die saving clem. but i thought they'd be less predictable, especially after they renewed for s2. boy, they showed me. black guys must die at all cost, it must be in the fine print.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    you're really pitting one production company against hundreds of others? now i know you have no legs to stand on. go ahead and talk about BET next:cool:

    edit: and although i dont watch tyler perry films. a quick imdb search will tell you all of his movies/tv shows have white ppl

    Aunt Bam's Place (2012)


    Complete credited cast:
    Cassi Davis ... Aunt Bam
    Melonie Daniels ... Gloria
    Paris Bennett ... Denise
    Jeffery Lewis ... Bryson
    Taral Hicks ... Mona
    Maurice Lauchner ... Stewart

    House of Payne (2006– )


    Series cast summary:
    LaVan Davis ... Curtis Payne (119 episodes, 2006-2012)
    Lance Gross ... Calvin Payne (109 episodes, 2007-2012)
    Cassi Davis ... Ella Payne (108 episodes, 2006-2012)
    Allen Payne ... C.J. Payne (104 episodes, 2006-2012)
    Larramie Doc Shaw ... Malik Payne (66 episodes, 2006-2012)
    China Anne McClain ... Jazmine Payne (58 episodes, 2006-2011)
    Keshia Knight Pulliam ... Miranda (56 episodes, 2007-2012)
    Demetria McKinney ... Janine Payne (53 episodes, 2006-2012)

    Need I go on?
  • edited December 2012
    wtf does all of this have to do with the tv show. just drop the racism bullshit. it's boring, everyone knows it and it has been common in hundreds of movies and series', not just TWD. So make a seperate offtopic thread "Why is the media so racist and kill all the black guys QQ".
  • edited December 2012
    the fact you have to use tyler perry to defend TWD proves enough
  • edited December 2012
    But we could be jumping the gun here. I am very sure that Christa will be a playable character, either in Season 2 or 3. It would be unusual in itself to go from black character to character, but also, I don't think Christa's arc will end in inevitable death.

    But she's a black woman and white male writers go soft on black women because of the complex issues regarding both the illicit temptation of miscegenation and also the earnest desire to widen ones genetic and cultural diversity and thus one's strength base through partnership with- oh who am I kidding, it's dat ass.
  • edited December 2012
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  • edited December 2012
    The fuck is going on in this thread?
  • edited December 2012
    Aunt Bam's Place (2012)


    Complete credited cast:
    Cassi Davis ... Aunt Bam
    Melonie Daniels ... Gloria
    Paris Bennett ... Denise
    Jeffery Lewis ... Bryson
    Taral Hicks ... Mona
    Maurice Lauchner ... Stewart

    House of Payne (2006– )


    Series cast summary:
    LaVan Davis ... Curtis Payne (119 episodes, 2006-2012)
    Lance Gross ... Calvin Payne (109 episodes, 2007-2012)
    Cassi Davis ... Ella Payne (108 episodes, 2006-2012)
    Allen Payne ... C.J. Payne (104 episodes, 2006-2012)
    Larramie Doc Shaw ... Malik Payne (66 episodes, 2006-2012)
    China Anne McClain ... Jazmine Payne (58 episodes, 2006-2011)
    Keshia Knight Pulliam ... Miranda (56 episodes, 2007-2012)
    Demetria McKinney ... Janine Payne (53 episodes, 2006-2012)

    Need I go on?

    When people bring up Tyler Perry in an argument like this I just think they're a idiot. You may feel smart arguing with a moron like Marcus but there's no need to sink to his level either.

    Because Spike Lee released critically acclaimed films such as Inside Man, 25th Hour and do the right thing.
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    the fact you have to use tyler perry to defend TWD proves enough

    ad hominem.
    And btw...of the "black people being killed by TWD" the first one you mentioned...is not dead. The guy with his kid? yea he's still alive in the comics when rick goes back to his home town. and tyrese is the first black guy to actually join ricks group in the comics: Bancstyreese.png
  • edited December 2012
    ad hominem.

    your entire argumemt is a straw man

    "oh, i cant defend TWD anymore. so what about tyler perry!"
  • edited December 2012
    marcu5 wrote: »
    your entire argumemt is a straw man

    "oh, i cant defend TWD anymore. so what about tyler perry!"

    I have nothing to defend. Your imagined racism is pure paranoia.
  • edited December 2012
    Marcus: I think you're getting a bit worked up here so we need to move on to a nice safe topic we can all feel comfortable with. Let's talk about those Transformers movies instead.
  • edited December 2012
    ad hominem.
    And btw...of the "black people being killed by TWD" the first one you mentioned...is not dead. The guy with his kid? yea he's still alive in the comics when rick goes back to his home town. and tyrese is the first black guy to actually join ricks group in the comics: Bancstyreese.png

    i never mentioned morgan. although hes a perfect example of how TWD treats black guys.
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