Well, there goes my rage meter. And I haven't even been online for two hours yet.

[obliviousally_lj]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Now I remember why I was avoiding the tonypepper. Except it wasn't probably getting on my ass about Don Cheadle's skin color. It was all the goddamn prego fics. Regardless, this is about the former, surprisingly.

It started as this: http://fallenangel.furtopia.org/JUNK/TONYPEPPER_FFFFFFFFFF.png

And, y'know what? Yeah, Cheadle's skin tone is an issue. That's not how I picture Rhodey and that's not how he was presented in the first film. On top of that? He's thinner, he has a different facial structre and he knows nothing about Iron Man or War Machine at all. He was actually QUOTED as saying he thought Iron Man was just a robot. Terrance Howard is a FAN of the comics. He was EAGER to play Rhodey. If I was the exec for the film, I WOULD HAVE paid extra for Howard to stick around because he knew the material and would have stayed true to it.

Howard gets the shaft by the fans because his role was cut short in the theatrical release.

Of course, I hopped over to her journal to see what might have prompted this absurd decision that I'm obviously some kind of horrible person for thinking characters should have some consistancies in a film and found this.

You know what? No, those Oscars don't mean shit. There's dozens of BETTER actors out there who've never been 'graced' with an Oscar.

I just find this hilarious that someone is getting so up in arms over something so petty. I'm not pointing out his skin color because OH NO HE'S BLACK. I could give two shits either way about if he's fucking Asian or African-American or Caucasian. It's all the same to me. But I can only suspend my disbelief so long and inconsistencies with characters. Even moreso in comic books, you've all heard me bitch about Tony and Pepper in the Invincible Iron Man comics. It's the same damn mindset. They don't look like the characters and that's particurarly annoying when there's a set design for the character.

Same thing, except in a film.

Why is this so difficult to understand?

EDIT: UGH I AM DONE. Good god. I am wasting my breath on someone that's refusing to understand what I'm saying and, quite frankly, if someone wants to think I'm a racist over something so petty, so be it. Good lord.

ARGUING ON THE INTERNET IS LIKE RUNNING IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. YOU MIGHT WIN, BUT YOU'RE STILL A RETARD.

Truly. If someone thinks I'm such a horrible person over this, big deal. No skin off my back.

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EDIT: We pointed out that her choice of what to critique was problematic and why. She could have said "oh, I hadn't realized my pants were down. I'll pull them up now" and moved on, but she didn't.

This is absurd. Maybe if I had made some sort of comment that I was aware was OH NOES RACIST, perhaps I would have apologized. But I'm just talking about skin color. It's just a COLOR. I'm not the one hung up on the fact that OH NO COMMENTS ABOUT SKIN TONE EQUALS RACISM. Because, uh, that's not the case at all.

Putting words in my mouth, eh?

But, hey, I figure I'm never going to be able to level with someone who pulls SO MUCH from a comment on the internet AND is some sort of I AM POWERFUL WOMAN and doesn't like rapefic/dubcon.

Oh, there's another bad person mark for me. Whoops! Guess I'm not only opressing black folks, I'm ALSO backtracking feminism and girl power by decades or some bullshit.

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand now I'm just trollan. :D

Comments

[keeperofdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh, internet.

Hell, I think he's the wrong appearance/color too. Does that make me racist? An oreo, is the term I believe? PFFF

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

Yes. It makes you a horrible person. Despite the fact that you're half black.

God, I wonder if I had just said I find Howard more attractive, would have have ended it there? Jesus.

OH NOES I SAID SOMEONE'S TOO DARK FOR THE WAY THE CHARACTER WAS INTRODUCED TO US AND THE WHOLE INTERNET IS AFTER ME BAWWWW

It's a good thing I have better shit to do.

[tune.livejournal.com]

man, people like that are so annoying. lame psuedo-intellectual needs to get a life outside the blog-o-sphere.

Just ignore them, who cares what they think anyway?

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. I was trying to explain how I saw it, but people have to get their panties in a twist over anything not politically correct.

[tune.livejournal.com]

I know, it really bothers me how eager people are to pin a "racist" badge on anything that even MENTIONS some sort of difference in anything.
I love all the idiot comments on there too. Like I said, it's not even worth it to talk to that person. Don't give them another reason to write a shitty essay about some random thing! lol.

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

Oh god, the X-Men movies are a travesty. I remember the first one being fun, then they all went downhill. I blame Halle Berry, she's a horrid superhero movie actress. Especially with what she did to Catwoman.

I really thought Howard was more personable. And much more of someone who would kick back with Tony outside of a work environment. I mean, could you picture Cheadle in the jet scene? With the stewardesses (oh no, I bet I'm also a horrible person for not calling them 'flight attendants'!)? I sure as hell can't.

[keeperofdreams.livejournal.com]

OH SHIT SON THEY'RE ONTO US! IT'S THE BLACK CRUSADERS!

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

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ILU <3<3<3

[keeperofdreams.livejournal.com]

Fuck you man! The Black Crusaders will end me! Just like they did to Tracy Jordan!

[noein9.livejournal.com]

Okay...after following everything (and I am still confused) I will say this:

Terrence Howard: 1) his personality suits the role better. 2) The original movie sets him up. 2) the pretty that is Terrence Howard. 3) The pretty that is Terrence Howard and Robert Downey jr. together, at last.

IT'S THE BLACK CRUSADERS!

Dude, we are so frigging busy. This shit is not even on our radar.

[keeperofdreams.livejournal.com]

Also, it's time for your raping. I'll MAKE you like it.

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

I'LL PRETEND I WON'T

BECAUSE THEN IT'LL BE HOTTER

:3

[keeperofdreams.livejournal.com]

;{D

You dames -always- like it.

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

C:

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

Wait, I'm confused. I followed you on the Cheadle/Rhodey thing, but how did a dislike for rape and dub-con get involved now?

Goodness. The internet. Blink and you miss it. :)

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

The other chick apparently has dismantled Tony/Pepper fic on account of dubcon and forceful affection. She also wants to write an essay about rapefic or something.

I really want to write an essay about fanfiction/fandom and rape culture, but I'm not sure where to start. I'm sure someone's already written one about this, or about romance novels and the same.

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

Okay, gotcha. All Tony/Pepper fic, or just some of it? And what does this have to do with who plays Rhodey?

(translation: thanks for your response. I am still confused by crazy lj arguments. Hee!)

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

Some of it, and pretty much nothing. I'm just bitching at this point. I can't be bothered to try and get her to understand where I'm coming from with the whole thing because I'm just labeled as someone who 'doesn't get racial stereotypes' or something equally absurd.

[spiffystuff.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what you're talking about but it appears to be extreme geek wanker and that's awesome.

icon malfunction

[spiffystuff.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I totally thought you were someone else entirely on my F-list and was amazed you were so passionate about iron man fanfic

[advienga.livejournal.com]

Because haven forbid you have an opinion.

DERP.

[obliviousally.livejournal.com]

Heaven forbid that skintone is JUST A COLOR to me and people have to blow things out of proportion for no reason at all.