re: Next James Bond should be black

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And since I have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Connery-Lazenby-Moore-Dalton-Brosnan Bond are all the same man, it stands to reason that Craig should be lumped in with them as well.

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Great, so they are all the same person. My statement still stands with one super minor change --

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I have no problem with a black Bond if they acknowledge that the name is an alias just like the agent call sign. It acknowledges the previous white 007 (singular, not plural) and this one just happens to be black.

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The "Black Bond" is a replacement. And we're assuming this replacement is by virtue of his qualifications and not simply because he's black. People age and retire, or perhaps even meet untimely ends. That there would be a replacement is entirely logical. There are ways that this transition could be done tastefully and with respect to the source. I hate to say it because I'm loathe to throw this term around, but categorical dismissal of the idea based purely upon skin color is inherently discriminatory. You could just wait and judge a product based upon its actual merits (assuming it would actually be made, which is unlikely), or at least be willing to admit that it has the potential to be good.