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Holy shit I never knew Afro Samurai was based on a real story That’s so cool haha
by yhoneycomb 7y ago
Holy shit I never knew Afro Samurai was based on a real story
That’s so cool haha
- b_tterc_p 7y agoI think this is getting downvoted because it sounds racist but Afro Samurai is a real and fairly popular anime / manga which is indeed inspired by Yasuke. This is cool.
- deytempo 7y agoDefeating racism one downvote at a time
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoIronically, knowing about "Afro Samurai" in this case, would seem to indicate the poster is more culturally astute than someone who would down vote them as it indicates a willingness to consume content about both Japanese and black culture.
- bayareanative 7y agoSounds more like Japanese meets blacksploitation; a very narrow Netflix category.
- lightedman 7y agoYou've done a great job at easily demonstrating how ignorant the typical HN commenter/downvoter truly is. Note how all the downvoting cowards have said NOTHING regarding your correction, and just hide. Hey dang, stcb, you wonder why we have no respect for you? This shit which you refuse to rectify or even acknowledge is why. Your incompetence shows as brightly as the downvoters ignorance.
- luckydata 7y agoWhy would that sound racist? Honest question, as an immigrant I don't pick up 100% of all the things Americans perceive as racist.
- aphextim 7y agoIn America when people cannot cope with something that alters their worldview they simply call it racist so they don't have to deal with thinking about it further.
- yardie 7y agoTell me about it. When I mention that Andrew Jackson was a racist, genocidal maniac who has no business being on $5 bill some people get all upset saying we want to erase their heritage.
- JCSato 7y agoAndrew Jackson is on the $20 bill.
- Konnstann 7y agoIf we remove every racist from American history we won't have very many people to choose from. Andrew Jackson was not a great man, but his impact on the economic policy that shaped the country is undeniable, and is probably what earned him a place on the $20. Unfortunately history is full of terrible people who do great things, and great people who are less noteworthy.
- Chris_Chambers 7y agoIt’s more like mounting the head of your kill above the fireplace. Andrew Jackson was put on the $20 bill to mock him. He would have been the first to demand the destruction of the Federel Reserve.
- DoofusOfDeath 7y agoI think societal norms regarding virtues and vices also change over time. If nothing else, what's considered a minor vice in one century might be considered an unforgivable character flaw in another century. Given that, I'm a little skeptical of claims that a historically significant figure should have never appeared on money, in a statue, etc.
- crooked-v 7y agoAfro Samurai is inspired by Yasuke about as much as The Vampire Diaries is inspired by Vlad II Dracul.
- stcredzero 7y agoTrue, but it's still neat.
- duxup 7y agoI don't think it is about racism... more so as it is just not a great comment. I don't want to go too far down into the weeds on meta community stuff (it's endless man ...) but generally on HM 'super cool' and such comments are downvated, the idea being there isn't a lot of content there. It's not 100% consistent, but I'm guessing that has more to do with it than any perceived racism. Anyone who read the article already saw that term used.... it's also not something most folks think of as racist IMO.
- mikorym 7y agoSo I think the content here is "Afro Samurai is based on a real story." For anime fans that's useful and relevant.