I have several African-American friends who will joke at their own color (as their "white" friends joke about being white.) And yes, the Watermelon joke has been cracked.

Relevant note: Goodness is another form of Granny Goodness? Hm... I didn't know that!

Nice (if not entirely accurate. They did find some way to make black characters this time around, didn't they?). In keeping with the set's theme, too!

Yeah, well...so what? It's not your fault WizKids won't make a new Stewart. (Heck. This might be a DC veto thing for all we know.)

4 Unleashed dials. 2 more in Justice League. A definitive one in Crisis. 2 alternate ones in Collateral Damage ( Spectre and Parallax). 2 more in duo form in BB. And the new starter version makes a grand total of 12. [rurouniX] "You cain't TELL me that ain't RACISTTTTT!!!!!1!!!!! [/rurouniX]

"LUUUUUUGE!!!!" That was awesome!

Well, the mistake was on the first preliminary sculpt and they were thinking of correcting it but, once you go black...

I've got a friend named Chris who loves fried chicken, watermelon, and kool-aid. He tells me that if that makes him a stereotype, then to hell with trying to be politically correct, he's gonna eat that stuff until the day he dies. He has also made it clear that if I try to steal a bite of his KFC, he'll beat me down (but in a friendly way). Issues of race can just be fun if we don't get malicious in our intent.




Owlman X says: I almost missed it, but the Black Flash has energy shield defelction. That means he's supposed to hit pieces and then move away so they have to shoot at him. Is Wizkids suggesting that black speedsters commit hit and run? Racism!!!1!

This thread doesn't make fun of any race or ethnicity. It makes fun of a particular mindset and point of view. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

now, if they make a KFC Colonel figure holding that new bun-less fried chicken sandwich...

also, i think wizkids is making a crack at a certain deceased member of the Jackson 5, with granny goodness. starts off young and black, and turns old, in high need of plastic surgery, and white. lets not forget what she does to young girls (as opposed to boys)...

This is one of the best threads great comments from everyone

I found out Pawn 502 is Black. And he got a pretty good dial, actually. I can hear the brainwashed masses now sayin "see, Whizkids isn't racist" like ONE good figure make all the other @#%@#$%@#$% alright.

But I'ma school y'all on how tricky the Man really be!

(First off, why he gotta be a Pawn, huh? Thats the first bit of disrespect. But that ain't even the main thing.)

No, what they did is they made sure you Couldn't Tell He Was BLACK!!!!! Its like them folks who say the only reason OBAMA is smart or President is cuz his momma was White!!!!! The Oppressor ALWAYS be tryin to HIDE the ACHIEVEMENTS of the Black Man!!!1!!!!!!

An' speakin' of Checkmate, notice how when the Pawns get promotions, the promotion always go to a different "minority" — a White woman!!!!!!! That's just how tha Man does it for real!!!!![/rurouniX]