We've got gorillas committing crime as a gang, the gorilla who wants to sing has his father in jail.
Really? Didn't anyone who suggested this part of the movie think, "Maybe gorillas aren't such a great idea." Because I'm almost 100% sure there's going to be some triggering in regards to racism in regards to this.
Honestly, they should have made the gang another type of animal. But not raccoons.
They must have overestimated the intelligence of people. If you get racism out of Australian-sounding gorillas, you've got some issues. Or you're just trying to stir the pot.
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Just because you are too stupid to understand it, it does not mean that it is a plot hole
Yupp.
shareThey're not Australian, they're English.
Skipping page long posts for over a year now.
Maybe you're the racist for comparing gorilla's to a certain type of people. Ever thought that?
Nope. Because I don't give a damn about a person's skin color or ethnicity. But I've heard plenty of other folks refer to blacks with the derogatory "Gorilla" term, and it just surprises me that they didn't make this connection.
Why not a gang of polar bears? A gang of antelopes? Just about any other creature OTHER than one that is used as a racial insult? I can guarantee you, there's going to be some triggering going on here.
I'm sure you are a regular Ghandi. Probably go to a school, work in an environment, live in a neighborhood/ state, that is predominately white. Pretty easy to declare your non-racism when you have no occasion to interact with "targeted" races.
To the point, however, the gorillas are obviously voiced by English, white men. Does it give occasion for people like yourself to race bait? Sure it does. But some people either don't know or care about the race baiting rules. So maybe that is the logic behind the choice to use gorillas. Good luck .
In the movie, the criminal gorillas are English. Clearly the one who's racist is the one who insists black people = gorillas. The movie makes no such connection.
shareDumbass, there are tons of racists who call black people gorillas. The OP is not the one making that connection, they are only recognizing that racists often make that connection and it might be a bit insulting to have that animal anthromorphized particularly as a criminal. And there are black Englishmen.
shareYes I'm aware that people often associate monkeys in general with black people, but the movie did not imply that. The gorillas were English and while there are black Englishmen, people don't usually associate this particular accent with black Englishmen. When I hear that accent, I think of poor white people. On top of that, the actor doing the voice is a white Englishman. So despite the white accent and white actor, you still see black people in the gorillas, then the problem in on you, not on the movie.
shareSo why bring it up in the first place? If no one makes an issue about it, then it's not an issue!
shareThe Church of the Perpetually Outraged needs constant attention. One person tweeted about how racist the gorillas are and then noted that the Red Panda girl band was a "microaggression". Hmm. Still thinking that one over.
They were foxes, which are very important animals in Japanese culture, and that's why they were singing J-Pop tunes. I could've used more screen time with them, honestly, but I'm an anime nerd so go figure ;-)
shareThey were supposed to be red pandas (which are Chinese) don't know if that is what "triggered" the very PC tweeter! I LOVED them and hope they'll figure prominently in the inevitable sequel! Could have used more Eddie too. He was great.
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Where did you get the idea of the gorilla being considered "racist". Especially considering that he's being played by a white guy...
shareYou gotta stop seeing racism everywhere.
"After coming into contact with a religious man, I always feel I must wash my hands." - F. Nietzsche
You hear the same baloney about King Louie in the old Jungle Book movie. That it has to be racist because he's an ape who sings a jazzy song. In this case, it's stupid because King Louie was played by Louis Prima- a white Italian guy. Who, if you've ever seen footage of Louis Prima performing, is very clearly based on the real singer's dancing and singing. In the case of Johnny and his family, he seems to be a gorilla because of the same reason all the characters are the animal they are- it was chosen at random. The reason why they are Cockney is more of a question mark, really...
shareWhat the *beep* are you talking about? I guess people see what they want to see.
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