Black Panther is the only black James Bond we need. He has the tech, a suave demeanor, and the well intent to undermine criminal minds who threaten his nations. It would be great to have a black James Bond character on the big screen but as long as he or she is not James Bond and more Bond-like. I’m bored of remakes and studio attempts to reinsert old titles into the modern day film industry by way of cultural appropriation: Female Ghostbusters, a black James Bond. Good ideas. Lazy imagination.
The sole popularity of the title and name of a product (the film) remains the only selling point for the repurposing a franchise with different faces of gender or race.
I hate the idea of that guy from Get Out as black bond; it’s only an accurate casting because he's British.
In this Episode:
- Traits Black Panther and James Bond share
- Starks and T-Challa
- The opposite moral compass
- What makes a King - Scoop du Jour
- Snipes and the Blank Panther Film that never was
- No matter how you spin it, movies don't have a race.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
Wesley Snipes and the Black Panthermovie that never was but came to become.
Weekly Gratitude:
Always bet on black, and please pay your taxes.
FLAVA TEXT THIS WEEK:
Don't sneak up on me like that colonizer.
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