Why is Brie Larson virtue signaling while whitewashing captain marvel?

[Anonymous]

CAPTAIN MARVEL

Does this racist even care about the plight of people of color?
I doubt it.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-unfortunate-and-obscure-history-of-monica-rambeau-1726108988

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I'm perfectly aware other people carry the mantel of Captain Marvel.
That does not change the fact that they chose the white one over the black, when the white one came first.
Marvel could have added more diversity, but instead chose the white version.

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"white one didn't come first"

[Anonymous]

It's poor little white girl syndrome. Cute blondes get a pass for everything in life. Same happened with Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell. She kept championing helping disenfranchised people then when she was called out for helping white washing Ghost in the shell she talked about how she never wanted to disrespect the culture yet she did absolutely nothing to stop Ghost in the Shell from happening.

Hollywood is filled with a bunch of fake assholes who want to look like they care about social justice more than they care about ACTUALLY
committing to social justice.

[Cammy137]

Different people carry the mantle of Captain Marvel though. That's how it works. They aren't white washing anything as Brie Larson was never a black woman.
If anything, making Heimdall black is black washing as he is meant to be white!

[Cammy137]

It's certainly not racist anyway. I'm not shocked that you asked this anonymously. You know you're talking out your ass.

[Asker]

No, talking out your ass would be saying Brie Larson was never a black woman, when you obviously meant Carol Danvers.
Not surprised a white male chimed in to give his 2 cents about racism.

[Asker]

Actively choosing the white captain marvel over the black one does not make it any less racist.

[Cammy137]

Wow, a mistake... that dismantles my point. I've literally just woken up, these things happen.
Well you've asked a question on an app that is entirely about sharing opinions... what did you expect?
Yes, it is less racist. Unless you think that making Heimdall black is racist to white people?

[Cammy137]

*yes, it's not racist

[Cammy137]

What about making MJ black?

[Asker]

I updated the correction. You didn't.
Yes, it's racist.
It dismantles your point about talking out your ass. Yes it does.

[Cammy137]

I typically find that when the only argument someone can make is based on a typo, it means they don't have a leg to stand on.
Given you haven't addressed any of the points I've made, id still assume that to be the case.

[Asker]

I typically find when someone claims someone else is "talking out their ass" and then types several words without correction, its hypocritical. I also find when people say "I typically find" they are using anecdotal evidence and only idiotic people who can't argue do that.

Given that I have addressed all of your points, I'd assume you're a liar and an hypocrite.
1. Talking out of your ass, a claim refuted by your own hypocrisy.
2. The fact that different people carry the mantel of Captain Marvel does not excuse racism as I already said. Choosing a white woman when they could have chosen a black woman is obviously racist. Just like "choosing" whites overwhelmingly for jobs, awards, etc.
Arguing like you, i could say, "different people carry the mantel of award winner, CEO, College student so its not racist when we only pick whites for them."

[Cammy137]

So choosing black actors for white roles is also racist then, right?

[Asker]

Blackwashing is not a thing because black's can't be racist to whites. Racism is Prejudice plus power.
So no.

[Cammy137]

Hahahaha Jesus Christ, you're one of "those" people.
I suggest you actually look up the definition of racism, hun, instead of making up your own to suit your narrow-minded agenda!

[Cammy137]

No wonder you go anonymous to spout such drivel!!

[Asker]

I have looked it up. You should do the same.
http://www.aclrc.com/racism-and-power/
And here are academic citations.
http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1998-07453-002
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/.../...ee4fbc92746a91.pdf

[Cammy137]

The fact that you have to skew away to a very specialized website and a research publication (which is just a review of information and NOT the be all and end all of 'racist' definitions) instead of a straight up definition speaks volumes, kid.
Also, you might have wanted to fully read the abstract and other information prior to sending it as a link. Evidently you just googled for a reference instead of reading the short paragraph or the full publication.
At least it's now easy to see who the real racist is here!
Can women be sexist, in your view?

[Cammy137]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism

[Cammy137]

People like you trivialize the impact of real racism by using the term in a manner that is simply anti-white rather than being anti-racism.
Quite honestly, you should be ashamed of yourself. But sure, do anything to avoid taking responsibility for your blatant racist attitudes

[Asker]

"instead of a straight up definition" Language/definitions change over time. They are also descriptive not prescriptive.
You picking one definition is no better than me picking another.
To argue that your definition is best because its current is an appeal to novelty fallacy. To argue that most people use it therefore its best is an appeal to majority fallacy.

Women can't be sexist because they have no power to be sexist. Sexism like racism requires power. Yes they are different, but both are forms of prejudice that require power.
there's something called the patriarchy that makes it impossible for women to be sexist against men. Reverse sexism is not a thing.

[Cammy137]

But women can be in a position of power just as black people can be in a position of power (not that power is remotely necessary for sexist or racist behaviour to occur).

Let me ask you this:
If a black manager refused to employ a white person entirely because that person is white, instead choosing a black person entirely because they are black, ignoring all experience, criminal charges, and references, is that not racist to you?

[Asker]

When women are in positions of power, it is still unbalanced even if they are the CEO. Male privilege because of patriarchy does not get eliminated.

No. Again, blacks can't be racist. They can be prejudiced but they can't be racist.
Racism requires prejudice AND power. Having a white tax against whites wouldn't be racist either because of power and because its justice for slavery.

[Cammy137]

Hahahaha right!
I can't really respond to such nonsense. Have a good day!

[Benedek38]

Great, another troll question. I am SOOO happy this exists.

For the record, Brie Larson is an annoying, virtue-signalling valley girl, and she deserves all the shit she gets for butchering this role, and inevitably tanking this movie with her persona and politics... But Captain Marvel wasn't originally black. End of story.

[Rogzi]

This is stupid. It wasn't racist. If you want more "diversity" buy black comics.
They went with what makes money. Her comics are selling since the second civil war event.
Don't fuck up comics anymore than you people already have.

[ThisDudeHere]

From what I know, Cpt Marvel was originally actually a blonde white dude.

[Asker]

Its fine to gender swap from male to female. It's not okay to choose a white person over a black which is what marvel did.

[ThisDudeHere]

How is it any worse than swapping from white to black?

[Asker]

Going from male to female is fine, but never female to male unless its trans of course.

[ThisDudeHere]

You're trolling, right?

[Cammy137]

I hope she is. She says that women can't be sexist and that you can't be racist towards white people.

[Jackpot1977]

The first Captain Marvel was a white male stop bitching they make everything way too diverse now and you are bitching because a white woman is playing the part?

[Halotestin]

Why do people give a shit about this stuff?