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Diversity On 'The Walking Dead' Wasn't Always Handled Well (NPR)
NPR ^ | November 28, 2014 | Eric Deggans

Posted on 11/28/2014 7:04:59 PM PST by Drango

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To: JGT

I don’t think so, especially for Aussies, NZs, etc. There are a couple I can think of that have speech impediments to boot: Christian Bale, and Gerard Butler. Can’t recall their names but as I recall there are a couple of others that fit the category too.


41 posted on 11/29/2014 1:49:50 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: DJ Frisat

They all eventually end up pale and decaying.


42 posted on 11/29/2014 2:14:46 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: JGT

The southern accent is derivative of the Scot English accent, with a touch of Cajun—which came from Canada.


43 posted on 11/29/2014 2:17:29 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: JGT
"I have to admit, most British actors tend to pull off the southern accent much better than American non-southerners do."

I think British actors can do a generic American accent better than American actors can do a British one. It's concerning because they may be among us right now and we'd never know!

44 posted on 11/29/2014 2:28:31 AM PST by Flag_This (You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
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Of the few episodes I watched, the cool protagonist was a sword-wielding Black chick while the malevolent antagonist was some Southern-tongued White dude.

And NPR is complaining about diversity... Whatever, Libs are FOS.


45 posted on 11/29/2014 2:36:55 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: BitWielder1

This nonsense started years ago; when “Friends” was criticized for a lack of diversity towards the end of their run, they added a token black female and it was a goofy fit (she was supposed to be involved with the guido-type - which in the NYC are would be nothing short of ridiculous - remember Howard Beach?).

I watched “The Walking Dead” briefly when it started, then quickly lost interest when the social engineering messages filled it. It does not reflect the behavior of various groups as I encounter them in my daily routine (to put it mildly).


46 posted on 11/29/2014 3:23:16 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Drango

Diversity is a disaster. Why would we want to emulate on TV?


47 posted on 11/29/2014 3:25:28 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: klgator

You’ll know which zombie is gay.
He goes for the Fly instead of the neck.


48 posted on 11/29/2014 4:52:01 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: Drango

Meta-narrative:

Victim, victimizer, hero/savior

Black (under-represented), Whites (makers of TWD), hero/savior (NPR)


49 posted on 11/29/2014 7:10:18 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (Es Mi Partido, Ahora!)
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To: JGT
One word that comes to mind is the pronunciation of “butter.”

Also "water" -- "wortah" in the south, "wawder" in the north.

50 posted on 11/29/2014 7:40:12 AM PST by MUDDOG
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To: BenLurkin

Ah, I see it’s also an issue for “The Walking Tall.”


51 posted on 11/29/2014 7:56:15 AM PST by MUDDOG
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To: VRW Conspirator

“Eric Deggans is the first full-time TV critic for National Public Radio”

It would be nice to have a TV critic that didn’t see TV through his own special racial prism. Frankly his review made me LOL, it’s so sophomoric.


52 posted on 11/29/2014 8:12:54 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Drango
SF Writer John Ringo wrote a zombie series (Under a Darkling Sky) where the characters act in ways that make more sense. At the start of things, they get on a well-provisioned sailboat, and get far from shore. Zombies don't swim very well.

Ships, cleared islands -- the key is to make it hard for zombies to get to you. Over time, unless zombies are immortal supernatural creatures, they will tend to decay, fall apart, and become less of a threat. Most cities are built near a body of water, so you can come to shore, send a raiding party off to grab supplies from supermarkets and warehouses, scoot back to the ship, and sail off.

53 posted on 11/29/2014 8:36:51 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: cripplecreek

I DVR that one. It’s quite clever.


54 posted on 11/29/2014 8:44:55 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.d)
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To: Lurker

Yeah. The surly half zombie guy is great. He was on the driving range with zombies all around and they don’t bother him.


55 posted on 11/29/2014 9:46:48 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: cripplecreek

I liked last week when he took the woman too his tent. Gotta have your priorities straight even during the ZA.


56 posted on 11/29/2014 9:55:04 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.d)
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