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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?

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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: ProtectOurFreedom

This is the best answer for such a stupid question. That was like asking where are the white people in ancient Japan? The ignorance abounding is unbelievable.


41 posted on 03/11/2024 1:53:17 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Someone should ask Gemini.


42 posted on 03/11/2024 1:53:32 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: WashingtonSource
And of course, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician's.

So yeah, this marxist attempt to rewrite history must be pushed back against.

43 posted on 03/11/2024 1:53:45 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: ProtectOurFreedom

Still in Africa living in grass huts and eating roots and berries. They haven’t even thought of sea-faring voyages.

Actually not - the west Africans along the Gold Coast were visited by the Portuguese in the mid-1600s. The Africans had running water, indoor plumbing, and very nice cities built entirely of wood. The amenities were left over from Roman times. They were very peaceful people and welcomed the Portuguese sailors.

Portugal at the time was the superpower and had the highest standard of living in Europe. The explorers begged the King to allow them to stay because the living conditions were so much better than in Portugal.

Alas, they were ordered to return home. The next incursion brought the beginning of European slave trade - slaves for firearms. The result was a competition to acquire slaves to sell.

This brought the end of the wooden west African civilization. Nothing remains now, as the jungle reclaimed all of it as the wood rotted and the vines and brush took over.


44 posted on 03/11/2024 1:54:43 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: WashingtonSource

Apparently not Berbers but after the Romans had dealt with them they were definitely stuned.


45 posted on 03/11/2024 1:56:32 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Macho MAGA Man

There is a consensus he was something other than pure Japanese, and he is often considered descended from the Ainu, the darker-skinned indigenous people of northern Japan who were subjected to forced assimilation and colonization.


The Ainu are not of African descent. So there were no African blacks.


46 posted on 03/11/2024 1:57:44 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Where are all the Martians?


47 posted on 03/11/2024 2:00:49 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Most “black people” are too busy doing Oreo and SUV commercials to waste their time doing remakes of old 80s films.


48 posted on 03/11/2024 2:01:09 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Could a "caravan" of freeloading U.S. citizens be able to make it into Mexico before they are shot?)
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To: z3n

I should have clarified Sub-Saharan Africa. North Africa along the Med was highly evolved for a long time as you say.


49 posted on 03/11/2024 2:04:42 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I saw a similar complaint about the movie “Black Hawk Down”, the bad guys were all black.


50 posted on 03/11/2024 2:07:11 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: fretzer

I thought that, too. “Gemini, draw me a picture of a Japanese Samurai in 1600.” I’ll bet it would be a hoot.

Maybe the answer to the question “Where are the black people” would be “Still in Gemini’s fertile brain.”


51 posted on 03/11/2024 2:07:54 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Watching TV today, particularly the ads is like watching TV in Capetown or Jo’burg.


52 posted on 03/11/2024 2:16:39 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Uh...Uh...Let me think..... this is a tough one....Um....Africa?


53 posted on 03/11/2024 2:19:36 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Lord Yoshii identifies as Black. Case closed.


54 posted on 03/11/2024 2:23:05 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

WHERE ARE ALL DE WIMMENZ? Interesting period in Japan’s history, might give the pilot a spin...


55 posted on 03/11/2024 2:28:08 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That’s right.


56 posted on 03/11/2024 2:31:43 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: nopardons

Phoenicians?

You’re sure they weren’t from Scottsdale?


57 posted on 03/11/2024 2:32:14 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: odawg

Where they belong.


58 posted on 03/11/2024 2:32:20 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Get used to it... Just like the English, Portuguese and Spaniards could never be Japanese in 1600... They can’t be Japanese today either and no black can either. There are two types of Japanese citizenships... Those who are Japanese, and those who are not. Those who are not can be citizens with a caveat... They aren’t Japanese.

It’s one of the most racist countries on earth.


59 posted on 03/11/2024 2:32:23 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man; All

60 posted on 03/11/2024 2:35:27 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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