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Rush Limbaugh doesn't want Idris Elba as Bond. ..
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:02 pm
What says the Movie TV Board?
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 11:03 pm
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Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:04 pm to FT
link?
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:06 pm to FT
I think if you're breaking the typical white guy Bond mold then Idris Elba has to be your top choice.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:06 pm to DakForHe15man
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“James Bond is a total concept put together by Ian Fleming. He was white and Scottish. Period. That is who James Bond is, was,” Limbaugh said. “But now Sony is suggesting that the next James Bond should be Idris Elba, a black Britain, rather than a white from Scotland. But that’s not who James Bond is and I know it’s racist to probably point this out.”
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:08 pm to FT
James Bond is a code name
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:10 pm to FT
Talk radio board
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:10 pm to FT
I think it's interesting that he immediately tried to protect himself from calls of racism. Not the Scottish angle; that doesn't seem to matter to him. Daniel Craig isn't Scottish. He doesn't use a Scottish accent in the films. Rush didn't suddenly get all upset when Craig was quintessentially English as Bond, or when Pierce Brosnan was. If he was coming at this as a fanboy, I'd get it, but he's not. He doesn't really care about the Scottish thing; he cares about the white thing.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:13 pm to FT
I don't care much for Rush and I don't know about all of the accent stuff, but am I racist for wanting Batman, Superman, James Bond, etc. to be reflective of their source material or white?
I know 007 is just a code name.
I know 007 is just a code name.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 11:14 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:13 pm to FT
God forgive me, but he does have a point. I myself am still reeling from Black Lancelot on OUAT, a show I stopped watching during its Peter Pan era.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:15 pm to schexyoung
quote:No. It's being a fan of the source material.
am I racist for wanting Batman, Superman, James Bond, etc. to be reflective of their source material or white?
If Rush had gotten pissed and made a big deal about it the moment Bond was no longer Scottish, I'd think nothing of this. He'd just be a purist fan. But he's not; he's just now upset because Elba might be Bond.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:15 pm to FT
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rather than a white from Scotland. But that’s not who James Bond is and I know it’s racist to probably point this out.”
White from Scotland. Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't only one Bond actor fulfilled both of those qualifiers?
I'd support Elba having a turn as Bond but I'm a big Elba fan.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:17 pm to schexyoung
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but am I racist for wanting Batman, Superman, James Bond, etc. to be reflective of their source material or white?
Extremely racist. All movies should have only black actors.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:18 pm to FT
I'd rather see Collin Salmon as Bond than Idris Elba.
He has more of that "classic" look and feel than Elba does.
He has more of that "classic" look and feel than Elba does.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:18 pm to jacks40
quote:That's exactly the point. Rush didn't give a frick that Bond has almost always been English, not Scottish. He only decided to care about the source material when it went from white to black. That tells me that he isn't a fanboy, or someone who really cares about the source material, and just doesn't want a black Bond.
White from Scotland. Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't only one Bond actor fulfilled both of those qualifiers?
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:21 pm to schexyoung
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Rush Limbaugh doesn't want Idris Elba as Bond. .. I don't care much for Rush and I don't know about all of the accent stuff, but am I racist for wanting Batman, Superman, James Bond, etc. to be reflective of their source material or white? I know 007 is just a code name.
I don't know about racist but your "wanting Batman Superman James Bond to be...OR WHITE" statement does indicate something.
For example of all the changes the movies make to batman superman and every other comic book, novel adaptation, and TV show remake why is skin color the one stoking the fire.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:22 pm to jacks40
So I'm admittedly a pretty casual Bond fan, so I'm curious as to the thoughts from someone that's more hardcore than I am. Is there anything specifically written that suggests it shouldn't be an European white male? I only ask because it'd be like having a black guy play Jon Snow when he's pretty clearly written as a white guy with dark hair (and physical attributes plays quite a bit into the series). I can get that criticism (and we all know Rush is just baiting people so I'll just ignore his opinion).
And are we taking into consideration that Fleming's source material is primarily from the 50s-60s so it's possible that the character can evolve from what he wrote at that point?
And are we taking into consideration that Fleming's source material is primarily from the 50s-60s so it's possible that the character can evolve from what he wrote at that point?
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:27 pm to BluegrassBelle
Elba just doesn't have the look that screams "spy" to me.
If they want to cast a black actor, they can cast Collin Salmon. (team leader in Resident Evil, Oliver Queen's stepfather in Arrow)
If they want to cast a black actor, they can cast Collin Salmon. (team leader in Resident Evil, Oliver Queen's stepfather in Arrow)
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:27 pm to FT
From the look of Rush's pin point pupils the last couple years he most likely has relapsed on opiates. When he was abusing Oxycodone a decade ago is when he made the Donavon McNabb black QB comment that got him fired.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:27 pm to BluegrassBelle
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So I'm admittedly a pretty casual Bond fan, so I'm curious as to the thoughts from someone that's more hardcore than I am
I'm not that hardcore but I do remember purist bond fans being upset blond haired blue eyed Daniel Craig was cast as Bond
If Rush did a similar show then I'll put him in then hardcore Bond fan group. Otherwise I'm inclined to believe his is just trolling.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:28 pm to FT
quote:RL probably doesn't really give a shite. He's just looking for something to fire up his base. I look forward to the day people stop paying attention to this moron.
That's exactly the point. Rush didn't give a frick that Bond has almost always been English, not Scottish. He only decided to care about the source material when it went from white to black. That tells me that he isn't a fanboy, or someone who really cares about the source material, and just doesn't want a black Bond.
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