I cringe thinking about Black Goliath, Black Panther, Black Lightning, Black Racer, etc. If a character was black, then Black was so often part of their name. Similarly, Red Wolf and the Yellow Claw.I'm sure I'm forgetting a ton of them.
The Kitty Pryde and Stevie conversation one always gets me. As a black man, I get where Kitty was coming from but it’s a different experience just as Stevie can’t understand Kitty’s plight as a mutant 😢😢😢I might be misremembering but I think Storm had a convo with her too about being a black woman.
I can't believe you didn't include Marvel turning Frank Castle into a black man in The Punisher volume 2 issue 60-62. With that one being such a relatively recent comic, I'm really surprised it wasn't in there.
Dell 1940’s series The Funnies and New Funnies featured a racist caricature of a Black child named “Lil Eight ball”. A Walter Lantz character. Lil Eight ball was even in portrayed in a cartoon series. Kids wrote in and complained about it too.
I think with the Kitty issues they were using the N word in tandem with Mutie to show how strong of a slur Mutie actually is in their world. Is it jarring to read; yes. Does it drive the point home.... ehhhh idk that is up to the reader to decide. I think they had the right idea with what they were trying to convey in those panels but its kind of meh as to how it actually turned out. The other ones on this list are just ridiculous though.
I have a collection of Controversial & Racist/Stereotype Comics and one you missed is Fantastic Four #278 in which there are multiple panels that have the n word or phrases like "n-word" lover. It wasnt put in there to be malicious though, it was to show how disgusting the person was. But it is wild too see it uncensored in a comic from the mid-80s lol
In many of the SPIRIT stories you see the Hero and used to save SPIRIT by moving him to safety. Ebony was the use of Brain and his own life to save the Hero.
This was the one that comes to mind when you say recent racist comics. They put every stereotype possible into that book. The most severe case of the racism of low expectations.
That one is so cringy lol like, I get trying to do Gen-Z dialogue but it's not even close to natural sounding and it's so bad it's not even good as a parody 😂😂😂
I own a captain america comic where he goes to vietnam fights a bunch of stereotypical looking soldiers the warlord was a sumo wrestler (not even the same country's culture) Edit:tales of suspence 61
yes they are the same! Why does racism against jewish people have it's own separate word, which is 100x worse than plain old fashioned racism? That makes zero sense to me.
@@latch78 The following statement are just my thoughts and opinions in regards to your reply. I could be wrong. I think the reason that there’s a separate word is because being Jewish can mean two different things; a religion practice or an ethnicity; which are often conflated in our society. If someone dislikes somebody because of their ethnicity, that is just straight-up racism. If someone dislikes somebody because of their religion, and that religion is Judaism, that would be anti-Semitic. But like I said, these two terms are often conflated. I think people say “anti-semitism” as a catch-all term. That would be my understanding.
Not sure if recalled counts, but Wolverine Vol 2 issue 131, Wolverine calls Sabertooth a Jewish slur (though supposedly it was an error, I'm not quite sure how it happened)
1. Blonde female-redhead male favoritism. 2. The "street gang" in X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills, about page 35. 3. One lone black token represents all black people. 4. One lone person of color represents all non-white people. 5. Black women cannot have black hair. 6. Falcon reduced to being regarded as a token in Avengers #181, diminishing all his character development. 7. Where was Bill Foster, Brother Voodoo, Luke Cage, when Falcon, who had never been an Avenger before, was the only black hero available? 8. Black Lightning's placement on the cover of The Outsiders #17. 9. Black Lightning had no seniority in the Outsiders (and neither did Metamorpho) when Batman quit, leadership goes to newcomer Geo-Force, redhead white. 10. Black Lightning must be tested before he can join the JLA. Six issues later, Firestorm is welcomed into the group with open arms. 11. White character has the more dynamic powers. In New Mutants, Asian Karma has mind control powers, Indigenous Mirage makes illusions, Brazillian Sunspot turns into a burnt French fry. Taller-than-all Cannonball flies over and ahead of everyone else into battle. Later, the white majority is increased with blonde Magma, Cypher and Magik. 12. Focus on Steamboat and Ebony White while disregarding new modern ways to diminish and decrease non-white depictions.
The Lois Lane story was likely based on the real book "Black Like Me" (1961) where a white reporter underwent some procedure to look black and then went around the South to "find out what life was like"
A lack of historical awareness has crippled our nation's ability to engage in necessary social and cultural dialogues for sometime. Movements are not islands, they are peninsulas. While the 'woke' movement (in my estimation) has sought to address this state of casual racism (and adjacent forms of bigotry) it has brought about a form of cultural overcorrection (in my estimation), which in turn has angered and driven others to their own forms of extremism. However, 'wokeness' is not an island its a peninsula and it would be wise for all of us to understand some of the root causes of the movement. Its amazing what happens when people simply speak the truth and acknowledge what has transpired. It is a liberating experience. We can all be free from the past if we chose to. No more willful blindness as to what has transpired and pretending that its an impossibility to see how those events may motivate people today. Likewise, no more anger and recrimination due to a perceived lack of understanding and awareness. People have mistranslated one of Jesus' most famous sayings. People have believed that He said 'The truth will set you free.' The actual translation states that 'The truth will MAKE you free'. The difference is you can put a man in prison and then release or set him free. However, the prison still remains and there is a possibility that one may find themselves is said prison again. However, when a man is MADE free the prison itself is demolished. There is no returning. That's what the truth does (or at least can and should do). It demolishes all of our hiding places and forces us to deal with reality, and history, as it is. Thank you for contributing to our nation's social and cultural dialogue in a healthy way. I have endeavored to do the same. X
Shadow Hawk from Image had a villain back in the 90’s named Hawk’s Shadow. He was an EXTREMELY racist white guy who would on occasion seriously injure, or even kill, innocent African American people. Thankfully they killed him off at the end of the first volume. He would tell Shadow Hawk, “I’m only doing what you would do!” That is until Shadow Hawk revealed himself to the villain that he was, in fact, an African American.
not exactly a racist thing but in Brad Meltzer's Justice League run, in the Injustice league story, there's a double page spread of some Justice League members in awkward (possibly sexual) poses Wonder Woman in the centre, arms and legs spread apart, looking drugged aswell not sure if you've done a video of similar material.....
Forgot about Chop Chop from Blackhawk until someone here mentioned him. The number one for making me cringe is Gargantua Potts who was in Tex Thompson in Action Comics 15-25. Just looking at this one, you can't just BS it and call it a product of its times, the people behind the character really had no respect for the African-American audience.
I’d mention Marvel Team Up #1 Misty Knight as it was retconned because white fans wanted it to be a first appearance to give it purpose and value while downsizing the average black woman in comics. Just my opinion on the matter so if you disagree cool.
"Eskimo"/esquimaux is an ethnic slur used to denigrate Inuit, Aleut, & pretty much every other tribe of the Pacific Northwest & Cascadian regions. Worse still is "Iroquois", which is casually used in scholarly research & even linguistic classification despite being a slur. The More You Know 💫🌈
@@johnnydropkicksyours is true to the original & faithful in spirit, I think I was going for a new generation/Neil DeGrasse Tyson + StarTalk kinda vibe 😁 to appeal to Millennials & Gen Z.
@@Matthew.E.Kelly. I see your point. Gotta keep it hip for the kids, daddy-o. 😀 Seriously though, thank you for your well-thought out, insightful and educational original comment.
@@johnnydropkicksno problem, one of my hobbies is languages & I got *severely* jumped by an indigenous woman for (innocently) mentioning I was interested in "the Iroquois language family" broadly speaking. She was Haudenosaunee. I said um I'm literally just using what it's called in English collegiate textbooks & I'm sorry. She was pretty hot. Also didn't forgive me in the slightest. I don't know what her opinions on collectively owned labor/production are but I'm a commie bastard/ancom specifically & take no issue with being corrected in the meanest, & usually least productive way by indigenous folks 🤷 but I'm not in any position to be a dick about it myself, so I try to be straightforward.
@MintHunterComics I'd hardly call it "racist" and more-so just racially insensitive. There's a huge difference between the two and people need to learn it.
This video is very important. Thank you for making this. We must REMEMBER and learn from history!
Thank you for acknowledging!
I cringe thinking about Black Goliath, Black Panther, Black Lightning, Black Racer, etc. If a character was black, then Black was so often part of their name. Similarly, Red Wolf and the Yellow Claw.I'm sure I'm forgetting a ton of them.
I think about this all the time
The Kitty Pryde and Stevie conversation one always gets me. As a black man, I get where Kitty was coming from but it’s a different experience just as Stevie can’t understand Kitty’s plight as a mutant 😢😢😢I might be misremembering but I think Storm had a convo with her too about being a black woman.
Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures Brother ❤️🤍🖤💛💯
I can't believe you didn't include Marvel turning Frank Castle into a black man in The Punisher volume 2 issue 60-62. With that one being such a relatively recent comic, I'm really surprised it wasn't in there.
I actually am not familiar with that! that's pretty wild
I don't know if I would call it racist, I have the issues. Didn't feel any kind of way about it
I’m so glad we live in much more enlightened times now. Great video, cap head nerd boy!
Never thought about it till just now but Joker is totally dressed like a pimp, complete with cane.
If you hadn't started with Black Lois I would have rioted! The SOUL MAN of comics, lol.
Great video and very important topic! Loved man, keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dell 1940’s series The Funnies and New Funnies featured a racist caricature of a Black child named “Lil Eight ball”. A Walter Lantz character. Lil Eight ball was even in portrayed in a cartoon series. Kids wrote in and complained about it too.
I think with the Kitty issues they were using the N word in tandem with Mutie to show how strong of a slur Mutie actually is in their world. Is it jarring to read; yes. Does it drive the point home.... ehhhh idk that is up to the reader to decide. I think they had the right idea with what they were trying to convey in those panels but its kind of meh as to how it actually turned out. The other ones on this list are just ridiculous though.
You are correct! The end result though does feel weird
I should have mentioned that Chop Chop was a character from the now-forgotten Blackhawk comic book. He was revised in the Silver Age.
I guess there's a reason why the Golden Age of comics is alluded to rather than openly discussed.
Exactly.....it created some great characters, but not necessarily the best storylines.
I have a collection of Controversial & Racist/Stereotype Comics and one you missed is Fantastic Four #278 in which there are multiple panels that have the n word or phrases like "n-word" lover. It wasnt put in there to be malicious though, it was to show how disgusting the person was. But it is wild too see it uncensored in a comic from the mid-80s lol
I’m surprised that The Punisher / Luke Cage storyline in The Punisher (1987 series) #60-62 wasn’t on this list.
Rough to see some of these… but well done video sir
Swamp Thing 153 with that Swastika on the cover. It’s not a racist book but it’s one that stands out in my collection because of that symbol.
Damn, I didnt know about any of these. Absolutely brutal.
In many of the SPIRIT stories you see the Hero and used to save SPIRIT by moving him to safety. Ebony was the use of Brain and his own life to save the Hero.
"What If Miles Morales Became Thor" comes to mind for recent comics. Not outwardly racist, but still super cringe with the stereotyping.
I remember that one!
This was the one that comes to mind when you say recent racist comics. They put every stereotype possible into that book. The most severe case of the racism of low expectations.
That one is so cringy lol like, I get trying to do Gen-Z dialogue but it's not even close to natural sounding and it's so bad it's not even good as a parody 😂😂😂
punisher getting a operation turning him black its a doozie lol
I own a captain america comic where he goes to vietnam fights a bunch of stereotypical looking soldiers the warlord was a sumo wrestler (not even the same country's culture)
Edit:tales of suspence 61
A very recent one was X-Men Gold #1, though it may be considered more “anti-Semitic” than “racist” - even though they are sort of the same.
yes they are the same! Why does racism against jewish people have it's own separate word, which is 100x worse than plain old fashioned racism? That makes zero sense to me.
@@latch78 The following statement are just my thoughts and opinions in regards to your reply. I could be wrong.
I think the reason that there’s a separate word is because being Jewish can mean two different things; a religion practice or an ethnicity; which are often conflated in our society. If someone dislikes somebody because of their ethnicity, that is just straight-up racism. If someone dislikes somebody because of their religion, and that religion is Judaism, that would be anti-Semitic. But like I said, these two terms are often conflated. I think people say “anti-semitism” as a catch-all term. That would be my understanding.
That Kitty Pryde one always gets me 👁️👄👁️
Not sure if recalled counts, but Wolverine Vol 2 issue 131, Wolverine calls Sabertooth a Jewish slur (though supposedly it was an error, I'm not quite sure how it happened)
1. Blonde female-redhead male favoritism.
2. The "street gang" in X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills, about page 35.
3. One lone black token represents all black people.
4. One lone person of color represents all non-white people.
5. Black women cannot have black hair.
6. Falcon reduced to being regarded as a token in Avengers #181, diminishing all his character development.
7. Where was Bill Foster, Brother Voodoo, Luke Cage, when Falcon, who had never been an Avenger before, was the only black hero available?
8. Black Lightning's placement on the cover of The Outsiders #17.
9. Black Lightning had no seniority in the Outsiders (and neither did Metamorpho) when Batman quit, leadership goes to newcomer Geo-Force, redhead white.
10. Black Lightning must be tested before he can join the JLA. Six issues later, Firestorm is welcomed into the group with open arms.
11. White character has the more dynamic powers.
In New Mutants, Asian Karma has mind control powers, Indigenous Mirage makes illusions, Brazillian Sunspot turns into a burnt French fry.
Taller-than-all Cannonball flies over and ahead of everyone else into battle.
Later, the white majority is increased with blonde Magma, Cypher and Magik.
12. Focus on Steamboat and Ebony White while disregarding new modern ways to diminish and decrease non-white depictions.
I think DC pulled something similar with wonder woman, c. 1970.
Yellow claw is big one
Maybe Superman needed his farm, that’s why he went back in time? Oh my
Oh no lol
You should check out Clean Fun with Shuggahfoots Jones.
Kid Miracleman drops an N Bomb in Miracleman 15. Recent Marvel reprints have it edited out.
Wasn’t there something about X-men gold?
The Lois Lane story was likely based on the real book "Black Like Me" (1961) where a white reporter underwent some procedure to look black and then went around the South to "find out what life was like"
A lack of historical awareness has crippled our nation's ability to engage in necessary social and cultural dialogues for sometime. Movements are not islands, they are peninsulas. While the 'woke' movement (in my estimation) has sought to address this state of casual racism (and adjacent forms of bigotry) it has brought about a form of cultural overcorrection (in my estimation), which in turn has angered and driven others to their own forms of extremism. However, 'wokeness' is not an island its a peninsula and it would be wise for all of us to understand some of the root causes of the movement. Its amazing what happens when people simply speak the truth and acknowledge what has transpired. It is a liberating experience. We can all be free from the past if we chose to. No more willful blindness as to what has transpired and pretending that its an impossibility to see how those events may motivate people today. Likewise, no more anger and recrimination due to a perceived lack of understanding and awareness.
People have mistranslated one of Jesus' most famous sayings. People have believed that He said 'The truth will set you free.' The actual translation states that 'The truth will MAKE you free'. The difference is you can put a man in prison and then release or set him free. However, the prison still remains and there is a possibility that one may find themselves is said prison again. However, when a man is MADE free the prison itself is demolished. There is no returning. That's what the truth does (or at least can and should do). It demolishes all of our hiding places and forces us to deal with reality, and history, as it is. Thank you for contributing to our nation's social and cultural dialogue in a healthy way. I have endeavored to do the same.
X
Shadow Hawk from Image had a villain back in the 90’s named Hawk’s Shadow. He was an EXTREMELY racist white guy who would on occasion seriously injure, or even kill, innocent African American people. Thankfully they killed him off at the end of the first volume. He would tell Shadow Hawk, “I’m only doing what you would do!” That is until Shadow Hawk revealed himself to the villain that he was, in fact, an African American.
About to watch the video. This should be good… but also sad and shameful.
Ahhhh, the good 'ol days.
That’s your takeaway from this? 😂😂😂
I never did think Chris Claremont was the answer to racial harmony. 😼
I have an original early appearance of Ebony white.
Was it the spirit by Eisner? Those were classics.
Banjo Lessons from Twisted Tales.
Sooraya from the X Men. Her powers are a dust like sand that could be seen as offensive.
Wow this is crazy!!!
IT IS. WILD IT WENT SO UNCHECKED FOR SO LONG
I wonder if Whitewash will show up in Captain America Brave New World
I STRONGLY doubt it lol
not exactly a racist thing
but in Brad Meltzer's Justice League run, in the Injustice league story, there's a double page spread of some Justice League members in awkward (possibly sexual) poses
Wonder Woman in the centre, arms and legs spread apart, looking drugged aswell
not sure if you've done a video of similar material.....
You missed the worst one ever. Look up Clean Fun with Shoogafoots Jones, from 1944.
2:57 This image looks like it was taken from an SNL animated skit of “The Ambiguously G@y Duo.” 😄
Forgot about Chop Chop from Blackhawk until someone here mentioned him. The number one for making me cringe is Gargantua Potts who was in Tex Thompson in Action Comics 15-25. Just looking at this one, you can't just BS it and call it a product of its times, the people behind the character really had no respect for the African-American audience.
I’d mention Marvel Team Up #1 Misty Knight as it was retconned because white fans wanted it to be a first appearance to give it purpose and value while downsizing the average black woman in comics. Just my opinion on the matter so if you disagree cool.
"Eskimo"/esquimaux is an ethnic slur used to denigrate Inuit, Aleut, & pretty much every other tribe of the Pacific Northwest & Cascadian regions.
Worse still is "Iroquois", which is casually used in scholarly research & even linguistic classification despite being a slur.
The More You Know 💫🌈
I’ve used the “The More You Know…” slogan before in RUclips comments, but the emojis I use are these two:
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“The More You Know…” 😀
@@johnnydropkicksyours is true to the original & faithful in spirit, I think I was going for a new generation/Neil DeGrasse Tyson + StarTalk kinda vibe 😁 to appeal to Millennials & Gen Z.
@@Matthew.E.Kelly. I see your point. Gotta keep it hip for the kids, daddy-o. 😀
Seriously though, thank you for your well-thought out, insightful and educational original comment.
@@johnnydropkicksno problem, one of my hobbies is languages & I got *severely* jumped by an indigenous woman for (innocently) mentioning I was interested in "the Iroquois language family" broadly speaking.
She was Haudenosaunee.
I said um I'm literally just using what it's called in English collegiate textbooks & I'm sorry. She was pretty hot. Also didn't forgive me in the slightest.
I don't know what her opinions on collectively owned labor/production are but I'm a commie bastard/ancom specifically & take no issue with being corrected in the meanest, & usually least productive way by indigenous folks 🤷 but I'm not in any position to be a dick about it myself, so I try to be straightforward.
Omg! How terrible and uncomfortable . He didn’t get any criticism from minorities bc who is gonna read that crap? That’s a really good video.
The spirit newspaper comics were published continuously for over a decade. Their circulation was large enough so that plenty of folks read them.
@@wylier wow!
"Racist" comic books. Lol
People are too easily offended over history and different eras of our past.
I mean… Shazam owning a SLAVE during non slave times is indeed racist as F$&@
@MintHunterComics I'd hardly call it "racist" and more-so just racially insensitive. There's a huge difference between the two and people need to learn it.
Detective Comics #1. Super offensive.
One more day.. thats straight offensive..
The Spidey storyline?
Actually Lois Lane was black.
Because the word *black" means bleached up, pale, blonde, albino.