[N-word Adaptations] Cursed's Kang Arthur of last year: "we can only go further (...) diversity isn’t something that we should pat ourselves on the back. (...) It’s something that the world needs to come to understand… And that’s what we want to see on our screens, especially on Netflix." - Kotaku In Action 2

[N-word Adaptations] Cursed's Kang Arthur of last year: "we can only go further (...) diversity isn’t something that we should pat ourselves on the back. (...) It’s something that the world needs to come to understand… And that’s what we want to see on our screens, especially on Netflix." (archive.is)

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– SupremeReader [S] 17 points 4 years ago +17 / -0

There's always only further forward in Mister Bones' Wild Ride. Can't stop the progress.

The actor himself on the issue of cultural appropriation:

“Even playing a person of color in the role of Arthur. If you do have a problem with that, why is it? It’s a myth. It’s a legend. There’s a magical sword.”

Spoken in the name of people who want you dead if you're white while wearing a hairstyle.

He then went to take part in the BLM peaceful movement, because this once and future kang is really concious about being a capital B black in a crazy but wonderful year:

This has been a crazy year, but it's been a wonderful year in terms of bringing social injustice to the forefront for all Black lives.

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– krzyzowiec 11 points 4 years ago +11 / -0

I have a problem with it because I can't get into the story if the actor is black. I see that nappy hair and I just have to laugh. I can't take them seriously as knights. There are so many other interesting roles that black people can play, but medieval knights just don't work for me, fantasy or not.