tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post2972536953232601863..comments2023-10-08T07:22:58.997-04:00Comments on Are You A Serious Comic Book Reader?: Casual Racism In Comicsbrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-49762477691058800832010-08-10T18:24:52.322-04:002010-08-10T18:24:52.322-04:00Interesting how a Racial Joke can be handled in a ...Interesting how a Racial Joke can be handled in a way that it changes the whole concept but remain the same idea. I wonder how far can this be pulled offViagrahttp://www.xlpharmacy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-21225038066492485682009-02-15T01:38:00.000-05:002009-02-15T01:38:00.000-05:00Vee-I think in the 50s the Billboard Charts had a ...Vee-<BR/>I think in the 50s the Billboard Charts had a "Race Records" category--I think in some of Europe they still list rap and r & b in a "Black Music" category--but I always think of Race Records as like 1920s-30s 78s, like this: <A HREF="http://www.mainspringpress.com/blues_emerson.gif" REL="nofollow">1924 advertisement</A>brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-92061201771604804802009-02-14T06:35:00.000-05:002009-02-14T06:35:00.000-05:00I usually hear that expression in films about sing...I usually hear that expression in films about singers and bands from back in the day like Townsend's 5 Heartbeats or an old Elvis film.Vee (Scratch)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06565744565399935705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-37965146287544646932009-02-13T21:22:00.000-05:002009-02-13T21:22:00.000-05:00Vee-I was sort of joking around, like "Race Record...Vee-<BR/>I was sort of joking around, like "Race Records" from the 30s. It was an attempt to strictly categorize these comics as on/about race in a field where unless it's 'MAUS' or that level of New Yorker-style seriousness, it would never be contextualized as such.brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-63801333729224347412009-02-13T12:57:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:57:00.000-05:00I'm not disturbed by it but I thought it was reall...I'm not disturbed by it but I thought it was really weird that Unknown Soldier or Haunted Tank (I'm not familiar with the title) is referred to as race comics.<BR/><BR/>"it's a fact, let's move on to what else is happening."<BR/>- Only people who are not familiar with certain images dwell on it long enough to make it an issue or totally ignore it.Vee (Scratch)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06565744565399935705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-69872271607195437202009-02-13T06:20:00.000-05:002009-02-13T06:20:00.000-05:00Thinking back one of the most progressive moves in...Thinking back one of the most progressive moves in recent years was The Justice League cartoon. At the time it seemed like this stupid politically correct stunt but it ended up being just kind of good. I think there was even an episode that dealt with his past and racist stuff going on. Since that show ended up being kind of popular Jon Stewart is all over the place in DC comics. It's definitely weird how a move like that had to happen outside of comics.Jesse Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336893068628594027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-82181255563141325992009-02-13T01:42:00.000-05:002009-02-13T01:42:00.000-05:00BG-Nah, Baker totally gets it, in that I think his...BG-<BR/>Nah, Baker totally gets it, in that I think his stuff's sophisticated and complex about race. It's the same way say, Ariel Shrag's take on homosexuality is better than that Fun Home broad's take--one's trying to really wrestle around with it and one's just sort of talking about it, discussing it.<BR/><BR/>David-<BR/>Don't forget the first page of 'Special Forces' is a reference to the black guy always getting shot first!brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-21198368075793918122009-02-12T21:12:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:12:00.000-05:00the only kyle baker thing of which i have read mor...the only kyle baker thing of which i have read more than like 2 or 3 pages is special forces, which isnt about race at all, but still seems to treat race in a real, not-in-your-face way that is refreshing. like there are black soldiers, it's a fact, let's move on to what else is happening.<BR/><BR/>this is sort of coming from way out in left field, but i had a conversation with joe today about douglas sirk and he was saying that he read something ebert wrote in which he said that sirk is better than bergman because bergman puts everything out on the surface, while sirk sneaks stuff in this great hollywood melodrama package and it makes the stuff way more effective. i think this is a similar concept to what you are saying about elephantmen and unknown soldier. haunted tank is something else altogether, but the fact that it is so in-your-face with the in-your-faceness also makes it workdavid e. ford, jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530623430089464503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-6769337017397796572009-02-12T11:49:00.000-05:002009-02-12T11:49:00.000-05:00I know he's black and everything but I've always b...I know he's black and everything but I've always been impressed by the way Kyle Baker has shown race in his work. I mean maybe that sounds like praising a woman for not being sexist but I think it's deeper than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com