Blacula... Such an offensive title - Blacula (1972) Discussion

[–] greatdarkspot-1 8 years ago

Yeah, but Prince Mamuwalde wasn't an American so that wouldn't have worked.

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[–] hack-stone 8 years ago

But once he would get his US citizenship, it would be appropriate.

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[–] sumankey13 8 years ago

if you watch the movie from the beginning, you see how he gets this "name"---in effect, it is meant to be offensive and is the ultimate irony in even discussing it in our modern day times as un p.c.

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[–] I_Love_Reality_TV 8 years ago

Nobody said African American in 1972.

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[–] ZombieSquad1986 8 years ago

Wow, does nobody get that OP was making a joke?? I mean, it was kinda corny, but it gave me a giggle.

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[–] hack-stone 8 years ago

Some people need to update their Sarcasm Recognition Software.

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[–] PaladinNJ (21509) 5 years ago

SRS - I like that. I may use it sometime.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

No, he was TRYING to make a joke.

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[–] strangenstein (683) 5 years ago

I laughed my fool head off at your post! Bravo!

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[–] ODB82 (2055) 5 years ago

I mean, it is a Blaxploitation film.

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[–] FootOfDavros (8140) 4 years ago

This reminds me of a television interview I saw many years ago. A reporter from one of the major US television networks (I forget which one) was interviewing black British athlete Kriss Akabusi after being a member of the 400 metres relay team that took the gold medal at the 1991 Athletics World Championships.

The interviewer started off with:-

"So, Kriss, what does this mean to you as an African-American?"

"I'm not American, I'm British"

"Yes, but as a British African-American ..."

"I'm not African. I'm not American. I'm British."

This went on for some time before the reporter got so flustered that she gave up and went to interview someone else. I guess more than anything else it demonstrates the potential absurdity of political correctness - this reporter was so tied-up with the idea that the "correct" term for someone of afro-caribbean ancestry was African-American and not Black that she couldn't cope with the fact that many black people are neither African nor American.

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[–] liscarkat (18367) 4 years ago

Proves you don't have to be intelligent to be a network tv reporter.

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[–] nufsaid16 (685) 2 years ago

No, the reporter was simply trying to be respectful, and not realizing that the term "African-American" is primarily an American term, and that a black British person wouldn't relate to it. What some of you white people call "political correctness"--and what you don't understand--is simply someone trying to be respectful of what people of color want to call themselves. That's all----it's not that big of a deal. The reporter simply made a mistake---that didn't make him or her "dumb".

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[–] moviechatterer (15583) 2 years ago

I wonder what black British people use instead

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[–] FootOfDavros (8140) 5 days ago

Just black I think.

But given the seeping Americanisation of British culture through social media, I wouldn't be surprised if the term African-British exists now...

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[–] HedleyLamarr (402) 5 days ago

A while back, i remember someone was talking about raising money for the African-Americans in South Africa.

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[–] FootOfDavros (8140) 5 days ago

LOL, that's funny...

Actually I was just thinking, it's kind of weird how African-American became the standard "non offensive" term in America.

Not sure if "black" was frowned upon due to America's racist history but surely African-American must be seen as problematic for some. Because it's literally a literal reference to not just being Americans but in some way different. Which is surely what racial equality is a fight against...

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[–] nufsaid16 (685) 2 years ago

No, it wouldn't, and your little joke isn't even remotely funny. Obviously, the title Blacula was used as a way to market it and let everyone know the film was about a black vampire. End of story---nothing offensive about it.

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