Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Back to comic books, because I am fascinated by the subject.
Comic books actually provide proof that many journalists are slaves to political correctness. Why? In every report I've ever read that deals with the following two comic book characters, they get "labeled" incorrectly" Blade, the Vampire Hunter and the Black Panther. What are they labeled as? "African-American."
Well, their skin is black. Isn't that what we now, in our enlightened age, call those with black skin?
Well - considering that the Black Panther is the King of an African nation and only visits America occasionally - well, he's "African" - but not "African-American."
Blade? Well, I admit in the movies his background is unclear enough - his movie version may be an African-American. But most reports call him "one of the most prominent African-American characters in comic books" or something along those lines.
I find it hard that a character born and raised in England (not to mention living most of his adult life there) could be an "African-American."
Yep, Blade is "African-English" or whatever the PC term is for British citizens of African descent. Now, when he was last seen in comics, Blade had set up shop in New Orleans, but that was because the vampire that killed his mother was trying to take over the New Orleans mob.
FWIW.
Comic books actually provide proof that many journalists are slaves to political correctness. Why? In every report I've ever read that deals with the following two comic book characters, they get "labeled" incorrectly" Blade, the Vampire Hunter and the Black Panther. What are they labeled as? "African-American."
Well, their skin is black. Isn't that what we now, in our enlightened age, call those with black skin?
Well - considering that the Black Panther is the King of an African nation and only visits America occasionally - well, he's "African" - but not "African-American."
Blade? Well, I admit in the movies his background is unclear enough - his movie version may be an African-American. But most reports call him "one of the most prominent African-American characters in comic books" or something along those lines.
I find it hard that a character born and raised in England (not to mention living most of his adult life there) could be an "African-American."
Yep, Blade is "African-English" or whatever the PC term is for British citizens of African descent. Now, when he was last seen in comics, Blade had set up shop in New Orleans, but that was because the vampire that killed his mother was trying to take over the New Orleans mob.
FWIW.
