On 6/9/2022 11:18 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> A Friend wrote:
>
>>>>> . . .
>
>>>> I was discussing it here, yes. The show is not biographical. I think
>>>> that, generally speaking, making changes to the source material for
>>>> purposes of TV and film adaptation is okay. There is of course a point
>>>> at which the material can be so changed that there seems little point
>>>> in calling it an adaptation. I don't think that point has been reached
>>>> here.
>
>>> Making changes for reasons of political correctness has nothing to do
>>> with making the adaptation work well for other media. That's politics.
>>> It's not even an attempt to please an audience.
>
>>>> Making Tom Swift black is not a betrayal of basic Tom Swiftiness. Tom
>>>> is supposed to be a genius inventor who has amazing adventures with a
>>>> supporting cast of loyal friends. If they stick to that bottom line,
>>>> then they're sticking to Tom Swift.
>
>>> No one but Rich cared about black.
>
>> The black didn't particularly concern me until episode two when his mother
>> went racist against Asians.
>
> This is truly an amazing achievement in unwatchable television, isn't it.

But blacks can't be racist! ;)

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On 6/9/2022 1:08 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>> On 6/9/2022 11:18 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>> A Friend wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> . . .
>>>
>>>>>> I was discussing it here, yes. The show is not biographical. I think
>>>>>> that, generally speaking, making changes to the source material for
>>>>>> purposes of TV and film adaptation is okay. There is of course a point
>>>>>> at which the material can be so changed that there seems little point
>>>>>> in calling it an adaptation. I don't think that point has been reached
>>>>>> here.
>>>
>>>>> Making changes for reasons of political correctness has nothing to do
>>>>> with making the adaptation work well for other media. That's politics.
>>>>> It's not even an attempt to please an audience.
>>>
>>>>>> Making Tom Swift black is not a betrayal of basic Tom Swiftiness. Tom
>>>>>> is supposed to be a genius inventor who has amazing adventures with a
>>>>>> supporting cast of loyal friends. If they stick to that bottom line,
>>>>>> then they're sticking to Tom Swift.
>>>
>>>>> No one but Rich cared about black.
>>>
>>>> The black didn't particularly concern me until episode two when his mother
>>>> went racist against Asians.
>>>
>>> This is truly an amazing achievement in unwatchable television, isn't it.
>>
>> But blacks can't be racist! ;)
>>
>
> I’ve been waiting for somebody to bring that up so I could fish bitch slap
> them.
>
It will hurt more if you rub some peanut oil on the fish first. :P

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