"Miss Bond doesn't have the same ring to it!" - First ever black James Bond girl blasts casting of actress taking over as 007, saying iconic code name was meant for a man

problem_redditor · 2019-07-20T04:51:10+00:00

I suppose we should switch out Tomb Raider for a man next time. Hey, it's "progressive" isn't it?

zeerust2000 · 2019-07-20T06:16:59+00:00

This has happened so often now ( Ghostbusters, Dr Who, Star Wars, Ocean's 11..) that we need a word for it. If "whitewashing" can refer to replacing coloured people with white people in stories or films, then I propose "Femwashing" for replacing establushed male characters with women. Not an elegant word, but not an elegant phenomenon.

pig666eon · 2019-07-20T11:04:25+00:00

Then they blame men for being sexist for the low ticket sales.. cant win either way

raffu280 · 2019-07-20T03:10:43+00:00

This was done again not for the fans, or to make more money at the box office, but to protect the producers and movie company from hostile "woke" media critics and Feminists. Their objective is to marginalize men now in all media and future television and movies in the coming decades in the name of "equality".

Croatoan18 · 2019-07-20T04:25:54+00:00

THaTs RaCist. u sExIsT.

plainwalk · 2019-07-20T13:16:51+00:00

What the hell is wrong with making a 006 (or whatever) spin-off? Same everything, but a different code-name.

DanteLivra · 2019-07-20T13:06:33+00:00

Again ?!

RingosTurdFace · 2019-07-21T11:01:42+00:00

Right, we need a white, female Black Panther next as that franchise lacks inclusion if you ask me.

Also a black, male Wonder Woman and an Asian man as the next Captain Marvel.

Edit - we now have a female Thor. One more for “female [only] equality”.

Enderhans · 2019-07-22T03:16:26+00:00

But she isn't bond?

Bond is literally in the movie....she is the new 007 not a female bond?

MarsNirgal · 2019-07-20T14:49:50+00:00

For what I understand, Daniel Craig will still play a retired James Bond, while that actress will play his replacement as Agent 007. Another character with the same code name.

Am I wrong in not seeing the problem with that? They're not retconning the character but putting an interesting plot twist on it. I'm not a devout follower of the Bond franchise but I've watched three of the four Craig films and this actually sounds like an exciting and interesting plot.

And for what I recall, there was even a bit of controversy when Craig began playing bond because he was BLOND. (Edit: here for reference. )

Am I wrong for not seeing any problem with that?

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