Someone from Texas needs to try and get the 10K bounty on this abortion.
well in the original japanese version, jet was voiced by a japanese man. so i always pictured him as a small asian man. it seems you and i are at an impasse.Spike carries an Israeli pistol, has a very Jewish name, and has a Jew fro. Watanabe didn't explicitly say Spike was Jewish but when asked directly, replied, "Sure, why not?"
I realize that Jet is white in the anime but he listens to jazz and blues and he was voiced by a black guy in the US dub, which is what I saw first, and I always pictured him as black because of it.
Light skinned black people exist and it's not always clear with animated characters.I'm still stuck on the part where he "pictures" Jet as black, despite him being fully hand animated for 26 episodes + a movie in the form of a non-black guy
URLs to external sites can't save you here. Keep talking, it's funnyLight skinned black people exist and it's not always clear with animated characters.
A lot of people who watched the English dub first thought Jet was black. Even media outlets:
A Celebration of Black and POC Characters in Anime
The number of Black and POC characters starring in and supporting the storylines of popular anime releases grows more prevalent with each passing day. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite Black and POC characters in the genre thus far, and what their presence means to their respective canons and...www.animeherald.com
I heard the character's voice and heard what kinds of music he liked and thought he was supposed to be a light skinned black dude. I found out I was wrong later but that was my perception. Unlike Faye they don't show his origins, and unlike Spike his name doesn't necessarily give away a possible origin.
90% of guys I know that listen to jazz are middle aged white guys with fancy stereos.
*My GregN sense is tingling*Light skinned black people exist and it's not always clear with animated characters.
I heard the character's voice and heard what kinds of music he liked and thought he was supposed to be a light skinned black dude. I found out I was wrong later but that was my perception. Unlike Faye they don't show his origins, and unlike Spike his name doesn't necessarily give away a possible origin.
That's cultural misappropriationTM!!90% of guys I know that listen to jazz are middle aged white guys with fancy stereos.
i have to hear his voice and find out about his taste in music to confirm. based on his current activity with graded games i'm going to have to say he's a fagit for sure.Guys...do you think TonK actually is black???
Well, he likes Wu-Tang and is a thief, so...i have to hear his voice and find out about his taste in music to confirm. based on his current activity with graded games i'm going to have to say he's a fagit for sure.
Introducing Dr. Sylvia Dolezal, PhD, visiting lecturer & renowned media commentator from the Urban Studies program at UPenn's College of Arts & Sciences.Thanks for the sociology lesson, fanny!
Well, he likes Wu-Tang and is a thief, so...
My nephew listens to Jazz and Blues and he's white. A lot of white people like Jazz and Blues.Spike carries an Israeli pistol, has a very Jewish name, and has a Jew fro. Watanabe didn't explicitly say Spike was Jewish but when asked directly, replied, "Sure, why not?"
I realize that Jet is white in the anime but he listens to jazz and blues and he was voiced by a black guy in the US dub, which is what I saw first, and I always pictured him as black because of it.
George CostanzaI think in Fammy's brain he's trying to be anti-racist by "not seeing color"