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Race swapping added nothing to the show


Race swapping Louis and Claudia to blacks added nothing to the story.

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I disagree. I like the strong New Orleans, French and Creole cultures that were missing from the original as well as the empowered black characters in the racist South. The 1920s update was a good idea along with a more explicit sexual relationship between Lestat and Louis which was previously sanitized.

Huge improvement over the movie in which neither Cruise nor Pitt uttered a French word.

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Why is every vampire a homosexual? They definitely over did it on the homosexual element. I’m a black guy and I didn’t like it that they race swapped Louis into a black guy then made him an overt homosexual, WTF?

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"Why is every vampire a homosexual?"

That's an odd question. Vampires have always been bisexual.

You're not black.

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Bro, I ain’t gonna trip over the not black comment.

Like if I were a vampire, I wouldn’t be seeking out male company.

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You're still not black.

Sucking blood = vampire sex
You would be getting off on sucking the necks of men and women. There are no male vampires who turn down the chance to suck blood from a man. Sex is just the next step.

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I've read Bram Stoker's Dracula. I doubt that you have.

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Yet you responded thrice. You're clearly obsessed with me.

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I guess they wanted to avoid the plantation and slavery parts of the book.

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Yeah, the whole slavery element isn’t palatable to modern audiences. They don’t like to be reminded of real history, that once upon a time blacks were slaves.

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You're not black.

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I know a racist white guy pretending to be black in order to legitimize his racist comments.

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Changing the time period and race-swapping some of the characters didn't help the show at all. It stinks, and I doubt many people are watching it, even Anne Rice fans. Only reason I know anything about it is because of the costume recaps over on "Frock Flicks."

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Yes, it added nothing. Black guy here and even I can admit it.

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Bingo. I LOVE the Anne Rice books and the 1994 film, and I wouldn't touch this garbage series with a 10ft pole.

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So what if it didn't?

Aren't some people always complaining that race swaps alter the film/show in a way that they can somehow no longer accept or enjoy said story?

I would have thought that the usual snowflakes who get their knickers in a twist about race swaps would be pleased to hear that it changes nothing here.

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Nah its the low hanging fruit that triggers dipshit "critics"

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