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Writer Asks “Where Are The Black People?” in New ‘Shogun’ Samurai Series Set in Ancient Japan
The Gateway Pundit ^ | March 11, 2024 | Margaret Flavin

Posted on 03/11/2024 1:25:59 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

X FX recently released a new version of the wildly popular 1980s TV miniseries Shōgun.

Shōgun is based on a famous novel by James Clavell and is set in Japan in the 1600’s.

The network shares, “FX’s Shōgun, based on James Clavell’s bestselling novel, is set in Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. “Lord Yoshii Toranaga” (Hiroyuki Sanada) is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.”

However, at least one writer is concerned that the story of Japanese warriors is not “Black” enough.

The 2024 version focuses far more on the Japanese perspective. The white characters appearing in the first episodes representing Portugal, Spain, England, and Holland could hardly be deemed heroic. However, the character John Blackthorne, now played by Cosmo Jarvis, is already a pivotal figure and will be a hero, along with several Japanese characters. Others are already praising the new 10-part series as a cultural sea change from the 1980 version. I ask the question now that I naively didn’t ask in 1980. Where are the Black people?

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Education; History; Society; TV/Movies; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: baka; blackpeople; godsgravesglyphs; jamesclavell; japan; moron; politicallycorrect; shogun; spivey; spiveybaka; williamspivey; wokehollywood
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To: z3n

The Carthaginians lived in Africa; however, they were CAUCASIANS!


21 posted on 03/11/2024 1:41:19 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’d also add eunuchs and slaves in Arabia at about that time. Unfortunately those slaves under the Arabs were treated far worse than those in the Americas. Neither was any picnic though.


22 posted on 03/11/2024 1:41:27 PM PDT by xp38
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To: z3n

Carthaginians were not “black people.”

Sub-Saharans were stil eating berries, bushmeat and each other.


23 posted on 03/11/2024 1:41:59 PM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Kangzurai!


24 posted on 03/11/2024 1:42:05 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: Magnum44

because they would have reverted to their “Roots” and et everyone else. except maybe Thurston Howell the third. too sour.


25 posted on 03/11/2024 1:42:53 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Sorry, but no black actors were available. They’re all working in TV commercials.


26 posted on 03/11/2024 1:43:20 PM PDT by Restless
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To: z3n

The Carthaginians were Berbers weren’t they? Not Negroes.


27 posted on 03/11/2024 1:43:49 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: Macho MAGA Man
"I ask the question now that I naively didn’t ask in 1980. Where are the Black people?"

In Ahfreekah, where they belong.

28 posted on 03/11/2024 1:44:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: z3n

The Carthaginians were NOT sub-Saharan Africans!


29 posted on 03/11/2024 1:44:43 PM PDT by Reily (!!)
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To: z3n

The Carthaginians were NOT sub-Saharan Africans!


30 posted on 03/11/2024 1:45:01 PM PDT by Reily (!!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

From the rather confusing way this article was written, I don’t know whether it is Flavin or Blackthorne asking this.


31 posted on 03/11/2024 1:45:02 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Idiot


32 posted on 03/11/2024 1:45:05 PM PDT by Dave911
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To: Restless
Sorry, but no black actors were available. They’re all working in TV commercials.

As mixed-race couples.

33 posted on 03/11/2024 1:45:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
I ask the question now that I naively didn't ask in 1980. Where are the Black people?

If you mean Africans they are mostly in Africa or enslaved in the middle east.

If you just mean non-Orientals with a skin tone darker then a paper bag check out India and Polynesia.

At that time if you were not Japanese you were pretty much not allowed in Japan. The Anui kept in the background even though they were more Japanese than the currently ruling ethnotype because they were different. And this was not a time to be different in Japan.

34 posted on 03/11/2024 1:46:30 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
Where are the Brown , Yellow, White People?

This sheet just isn't stupid...it's CRAZY stupid.

35 posted on 03/11/2024 1:49:32 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I miss Rush)
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To: Restless

Exactly.


36 posted on 03/11/2024 1:50:09 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: WashingtonSource

No! Carthage was settled originally by Phoneicians a Semitic people living on the coast of where Lebanon is today. Phoneicia founded cities all over the Mediterranean coast.


37 posted on 03/11/2024 1:50:14 PM PDT by Reily (!!)
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To: z3n

Carthaginians. North Africa. Not black, ie Sub-Saharan.


38 posted on 03/11/2024 1:50:20 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: WashingtonSource
NO!

The best guess ( by "experts" on this matter ) is that they were Phoenicians.

39 posted on 03/11/2024 1:50:37 PM PDT by nopardons
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