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What if the Animorphs were racist?
« on: February 16, 2011, 04:43:14 PM »
Come on, they are a multidiverse group, so my question is: What if one of them had been racist? Like someone hated blacks or Hispanics or Jews? What would have happened? How would the war have turned? In fact, at times the Animorphs seem a little too open that it really gets annoying, not because I don't want that, but because it seems unrealistic. EVERYONE has someone they don't like, even if it's not a group.

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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2011, 05:55:52 PM »
Well, I doubt they would have handed the morphing power over to the handicapped kids, no matter how justified the idea was. (Racism doesn't just end with race, just saying)


Can you cite examples of times you felt they were too open?

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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2011, 06:02:39 PM »
     How about David?
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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2011, 06:09:08 PM »
Actually I think racism does just end with race, since it's a specific type of discrimination. That's beside the point, though.

I wouldn't have minded if one of them had been a bit racist, but grew to be more open minded over the years spent in the group. S/he could start by giving Jake and Cassie weird looks when they act all close, and be the most emotionally distant person towards Ax. Then character development happens and by the end of the war they're feeling sad that Jake and Cassie didn't work out, and good friends if not best friends with Ax.

I don't think a member of the group could be very racist from start to finish.


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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2011, 06:44:00 PM »

Yeah, that's sort of what I was going for. This is going to be kind of hard to put into words, but it seems like at times they just consider humans to be only one species (which is true, but still...) and that's the end of it. They probably considuer Arabs and Russians, for example, as equal as Americans and British, another example. And that's not bad in context, but in real life it's not that simple. Political and sociological conditions make it a thousand, thousand, thousand times more complex than that. Take the Arabs for example, like I mentioned. They aren't all bad, I know, but the extremists in charge make them our enemy, essentially. The Animorphs can't seem to realize. Does anyone really know what I'm sort of trying to say? Because it's hard for me.

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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2011, 07:23:41 PM »
I know there are people out there who believe we shouldn't be using the word race at all, and all Humans should just be considered one people. While it's true that we can all breed with each other, and have viable offspring, there are some definite differences between people worldwide. In fact I believe there are three main skeletal structures in Humans, and an expert can tell the difference between mongoloid, caucasoid, and negroid. It's not just skin pigments, though the color of one's skin is one of the most obvious indicators.

The Anis are probably a little too open minded, since there are people their parent's age that are opposed to things like mixed relationships, as well as other things. No one even manetions any kind of awkwardness of a Jewish boy getting intimate with an African American girl, or a group having such a wide range of ethnic differences. Two Jewish kids, a possible white kid, an African American girl, and a Hispanic boy. That's about as diverse as the Planeteers.

There's nothing wrong with it, as being open minded is great. But realistically I think the subject would come up between parents and peers. I'm not from California, but where I'm from that wouldn't happen without at least a few people commenting about it.


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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2011, 08:37:46 PM »
     It's funny. Cassie wasn't supposed to be in the original series. So the story would have been predominately white :P
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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2011, 08:43:38 PM »
Yeah, I heard that Jake was originally the older brother, and he and his brother were both Anis.


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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2011, 08:47:13 PM »
     Realistically, would the racism thing work?

     Jake is friends with Marco

     Cassie is best friends with Rachel

     Tobias is in no position to judge anyone

     
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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2011, 08:53:47 PM »
Well either the group dynamic would have to be different, or there would need to be another member that wasn't best friends with or dating someone of another ethnicity. Otherwise there would be hypocrisy.


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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2011, 08:59:45 PM »

Chad: My mom says you sound like a racist in saying we have different skeletal structures. Her words, not mine! So... can I ask if you have any proof? To tell her?

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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2011, 09:13:10 PM »
     Maybe we should just stop with the topic. Methinkinks there will be some harsh words exchanged.
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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2011, 09:18:43 PM »
Saying that there are differences between different groups of Humans is not racist. Treating people differently because of those differences is racist. Some people are blonde. Some people are brunette. Some people are red heads. Observing those differences does not make anyone racist or bad. Saying all blondes are idiots and red heads are freaks is bad.

I'll search around online for evidence of what I heard. I don't want anyone to think bad of me just because I said some people have different bodies than other people.

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http://www.theoryofuniverse.com/man/races/races-skulls.htm
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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2011, 09:21:22 PM »

I know that, but I'm also wondering if you can provide evidence that says we have different skeletal structures? To me it doesn't sound racist, just kind of... ridiculous. :-\

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Re: What if the Animorphs were racist?
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2011, 09:23:26 PM »
I found a web page talking about it. Just follow the link. Remember Zakryn's Mom, discrimiation is not about how you see things. It's about how you treat them.  :angel:


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