Racists boycott Thor movie because of Idris Elba playing a god

[ShadowKatt]

Wait, Thor was black?

I'ma have to go watch the trailer again, partially so I can see everything that I missed and partially because it was fucking awesome, but was he really black?

Guess that shows how much I care about race.

 

[Kenko]

Norse gods were white because the people who worshipped them were white. Period.
So ofcourse someone is bugged about it. Even I find it fricking stupid. But do I care that much about it? Nah. A shit movie where a black dude plays Thor? Sounds like something I wouldnt even rent.

but who cares who plays a norse god? black white asian. there a freaking GOD i am sure they can take on what ever form they want.

And why would they take on the form of a people who dont even worship them?

Still its a shit movie. Its a movie based on a comic book written by Marvel thats about "Thor" fcol.

 

[LongAndShort]

Poor, ignorant, stupid fucks. They'll miss out.

But it's nice to see such a small support base. Shows these poor, ignorant, stupid fucks are getting lonelier... or at least these particular ones are.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

I am so sick of these Goddamn rascists on this Goddamn internet.

Also snakes

 

[TheHecatomb]

Well man has always created God in his image, ancient Northern mythology surely was no exception.

And to be honest the only reason I can imagine why they'd pick a mixed cast is obsessive political correctness. It's like that fuss about black Hobbits. It has nothing to do with racism, it's just about the industry being terrified of the rage of a pathetic group of misinformed people who are blindly obsessed with being discriminated.

 

[Link XL1]

but didnt they already make nick fury black in the Ultimates thing? (forgive my comic ignorance). anyway, the guys who're boycotting this are only making themselves look like racist assholes and giving the movie more attention

 

[jumjalalabash]

Shit is fucking bananas...

 

[Merkavar]

Norse gods were white because the people who worshipped them were white. Period.
So ofcourse someone is bugged about it. Even I find it fricking stupid. But do I care that much about it? Nah. A shit movie where a black dude plays Thor? Sounds like something I wouldnt even rent.

but who cares who plays a norse god? black white asian. there a freaking GOD i am sure they can take on what ever form they want.

And why would they take on the form of a people who dont even worship them?

Still its a shit movie. Its a movie based on a comic book written by Marvel thats about "Thor" fcol.

why not take on the form of someone who doesnt worship them. maybe cause in black person form they would stand out more surrounded by white people

 

[Wolfenbarg]

This isn't exactly a large movement, so I find this more funny than offensive. They can look stupid all they'd like.

 

[AcrylicHero]

Thor black? but thor is always portrayed as white skin with red(mythology) or blond(comics) hair. he's Scandinavian in origin, for crying out loud. why not make him the way he's forever been portrayed as?

Idris Elba is Heimdall, not Thor.

I kind of understand the reason why they casted Elba as Heimdall.
If you've watched Luther or the wire, the man just has so much character. He just oozes charisma.

The CCC clearly are idiots and have no idea what they're talking about. Modern day Europe was made from the mingling of many different races.

 

[TheAmazingHobo]

The stupid..... it burns.

But yeah, let´s all be glad we live in a time, were such nutjobs are mostly seen as just that.
Weird to think that having a black actor in a movie ACTUALLY used to be shocking, is it not ?

 

[Scout Tactical]

They actually have a bit of a legitimate claim in that it's pretty likely that white people would probably have dreamed up white Gods for their pantheon. The voice actor probably shouldn't matter though.

Still, people will take any opportunity to take shots at racists. Can't really sympathize with the racists, but it's not like the CCC's boycott would ACTUALLY hurt sales, if you consider the size of the thing.

 

[XzarTheMad]

Well man has always created God in his image, ancient Northern mythology surely was no exception.

And to be honest the only reason I can imagine why they'd pick a mixed cast is obsessive political correctness. It's like that fuss about black Hobbits. It has nothing to do with racism, it's just about the industry being terrified of the rage of a pathetic group of misinformed people who are blindly obsessed with being discriminated.

Quoted for Truth. You said it better than I ever could.

 

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Behold the power of PICARD!

 

[shadyh8er]

Once again, a racist group goes looking for something "wrong" with something just to justify its existence.

 

[Fumbleumble]

Of course they were white for god sake, they were envisioned in their own image by the norse folk... there isn't a whiter race on the planet.

There's nothing racist about it.

This whole thing, and the Hobbit story a while back, is simply about authenticity.... it's like people being told they have no right to moan 'cos Budda is being played by an Irishman.

Has the right to expect authenticity also become a victim to political correctness?

The whole bloody world has gone insane.

 

[Anarchy In Detroit]

Although whining about a fucking retarded Marvel property in all of its convoluted glory is rather stupid (they're right wing, everything is a leftist conspiracy even tap water, nothing new), so is claiming that you didn't know that the Norse gods were white.

What? Did I miss a massive influx of people from the Congo sailing up into deadly seas with canoes, completely unprepared for the climate, hell bent on getting some Swedish meatballs? Sorry dumbass, the Norse gods were white. That isn't racist, it is simply true. There wasn't much in the way of international migration back in those days (chances are you never left the region you were born in) unless some tribe invaded and raped everything that moved. Apart from the occasional Norse merchant near the Middle East it would be entirely correct to say that 99% of the Norse had never seen a black person. Why should the gods they imagined be black then? Because they were worried about diversity? Ahahahaha!

I see idiots spread out before me.

Has the right to expect authenticity also become a victim to political correctness?

The whole bloody world has gone insane.

Yes it has. Next we'll have Asian hobbits and Gandalf will be Samoan.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Aem...
While I've never read these comics, it still goes to reason that the gods of the Norse mythology, basically part of my heritage since I'm Scandinavian, are white. Why? Because we are. We're all pale-ass motherfuckers 'cause we live in the far north. It's kinda like portraying Ra of Egyptian mythology as asian. There's nothing racist in it, and it's a pity that racists have taken this cause, but it's a pretty valid point that norse gods are, well, norse.

All this "no mixed races" bullshit can fuck right off, though.

I agree, while the general racist bullshit that they spout is wrong on so many levels. But I'm generally of the mind that if a character is meant to be a certain race, it should be portrayed by an actor of that race.

 

[TheHecatomb]

Think about it this way;

If another movie about the life of Christ was made, and Jesus was played by a native Jamaican, the whole christian population would go apeshit. Does that make them racist?

The opening post of this thread is misinforming and lacking objectivity. This is a matter of mythological accuracy, not of racism.

Edit; Not saying I agree with outspoken racist parties who boycot this film just to funnel their racial hatreds, but from a mythological perspective I do agree the man has no business playing a Norse god.