NarcissisticPotato

From The Cold Ashes

Will this be a story of humanity rising up and defeating these creatures through almost-impossible odds or will it just be a story of survivors slinking from one area to another in an attempt to survive the remaining years of humanity? Both sort of change the tone of this massively! :P

Divided We Stand

@lovely complex

Lovely, I want you to know that I've only cried once at literature and it was when I was fucking 7 and it was about a puppy dying but that post got way too close for a RP-Guild post! Excellent writing.

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Do we need a character for betrothals? I don't mind making one that could be promised to a pre-existing character if anyone is interested?

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Also, RIP pirate. Anyone need a guard or any family that's a little lacking?

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@NarcissisticPotato That's more of a danger than a help, man!

@Buddha

Indeed but in times of worry, one must remind themselves that the Gullies have a character with Natalie Dormer as the FC so that's easily worth like 4+ people!

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@smarty0114 I guess we'll be the only Gullies. 2 versus 5. Should be manageable.

@Buddha

Don't worry, I'll have a Trout! She probably won't like the Gullies much anyways but it's the thought that counts!

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@c3p-0h

Elllllooo c3p!

Also ello everyone; I'll stop lurking right about now! I should have a sheet up for my pirate later! C:

S.H.I.E.L.D Academy

@Apokalipse

A draw sounds good. But you better watch out, Apoka. Next time, I might just have to go full Potato.



You've been warned!

S.H.I.E.L.D Academy

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I disagree but it's all good. See, my main problem is that there are so many good actors of color but they don't have the chance to audition well because most white actors get the job because they have some fame to their name and it's good for marketing.

I mean, there are more East Asian people in the world versus white people and there is a semi-equal amount of Asian-Americans as well as Anglo-Saxon americans and im supposed to think that Benedict Cumberbatch Tilda Swinton was the best option? It is implausible to even think that there isn't an Asian-American better suited for the role that would allow for a good movie and an accurate representation.

EDIT: for some reason, i got mixed up with the ancient one but whatever. it still stands.

@Apokalipse

I disagree with your disagreement which is also all good! :3 Obviously actors with some fame to their name have said fame for a reason and that reason is typically that they're good actors. Also I think it's quite the contrary nowadays. If we look at recent blockbusters such as Star Wars which featured a young black male and a young female and was highly acclaimed because of that, it's clear that being progressive is more "hip" than being regressive. I feel dead inside for using "hip".

If we look at the case of Doctor Strange in particular, I think Marvel were carefully trying to dance over the minefield that is the sensitivies of our generation and somehow managed to walk straight into a pole. The Ancient One, as I remember, was a male. They changed him to a her in an attempt to be progressive and it backfired on them anyways. I would celebrate that as a success in an industry that women were struggling in for a very long time and now a woman has as large a role as a man does in a movie that was based on a comic with little to no female main characters. Staying with the Ancient One, I'm pretty sure they mentioned that the Ancient One isn't a single character but like a title that is passed on and in this instance, it's a celtic woman that holds the title.

Plus, while we're on the topic, I do agree with you that there are indeed a great number of Eastern Asians in the world. Or more specifically, there are a great number of Chinese people in the world. Over a billion, I do believe. Now, this is where it's kinda a shit storm that I don't agree with but it's an unfortunate reality. Ok, so let's say that Marvel does decide to appease the ravenous audience of forward-thinking Westerners and has a Tibetan play the Ancient One. You don't cast a Tibetan to play a Tibetan character? They still will more than likely have a problem. But let's skip this and assume that they did. Suddenly, boom, you lose the entire population of China viewing your movie after the Chinese government ban it for showing a person from a country they don't believe even exists. Marvel aren't doing that because they will lose a lot of money.

Their alternative, which they thought would work, was to cast a woman in the roll. That would appease the SJWs and it would avoid any political scandals; or it was meant to.

This is not mentioning the fact that even if they did cast the Ancient One as an old Asian man imparting his great knowledge on a young and naive student, they would just be accused of putting in offensive Asian stereotypes.

_{P.S. This isn't meant to offend - just my personal opinion on the matter! C:}

S.H.I.E.L.D Academy

My opinion probably won't be fairly popular on so-called "white-washing" but I find everything a tad hypocritical. My view on it is that when they cast for a certain movie, they should choose the actor/actress who performed best in the role. In fact, if they chose not to do that and hired, say, an Asian who was not the best actor, then you're already discriminating due to someone's race and giving them unfair advantages. I find the number one way to not discriminate is to treat someone like everyone else. Not like a special snowflake that needs extra privileges.