RolStoppable said:
d21lewis said:
On the subject of "Mary Sue", I'm black and I also dislike the film trope of the "magical mystical negro".
I find actually find it insulting, pandering, and bad writing. I think viewers just prefer a character with depth but writers often don't know how to write characters that have different life experiences/backgrounds than themselves so they just write them to be beyond perfect. I cringe wherever I see it.
That's how I saw Rey in the first two films and really a lot of comic characters these days. They want to create a strong role model but end up with "Despite being black, he's the smartest and most capable!" or "I bet you didn't expect a woman to be the most powerful, did ya!"
Being treated BETTER than everyone else is sometimes worse than being treated the same as everyone else...if that makes sense. |
It's called reverse racism in regards to race. Reverse racism is hilariously depicted in the Animal movie with Rob Schneider. The black guy keeps getting upset because he's getting treated so well by white people.
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I can't believe you just convinced me to watch a Rob Schneider film.
