Comments on: Interracial dating and Angel http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/ Feminist, anti-racist, pro-fat, plus whatever else we feel like talking about. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sally http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25513 Sally Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:32:22 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25513 It wasn't clear to me whether that was intentional, though, tikae. The show was cancelled so quickly that it was hard to know what was going on in the Firefly universe. I wondered if there was some kind of continuing geopolitical divide between the planets that were settled by the U.S. and those that were settled by China. The only Asian character I can think of was one of the prostitutes in the unaired space-brothel episode. And that's not saying much. It wasn’t clear to me whether that was intentional, though, tikae. The show was cancelled so quickly that it was hard to know what was going on in the Firefly universe. I wondered if there was some kind of continuing geopolitical divide between the planets that were settled by the U.S. and those that were settled by China.

The only Asian character I can think of was one of the prostitutes in the unaired space-brothel episode. And that’s not saying much.

]]> By: tikae http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25510 tikae Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:11:26 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25510 Actually, even Firefly's "diversity" bothered me a bit. The major countries that influenced space-travel & such were supposed to be the US and China, to such an extent that everyone spoke Chinese as a second (or shared primary?) language - but there was never a single Asian character with more than one line (I think there was one Asian character with a speaking part) on the show. It was kind of odd. Actually, even Firefly’s “diversity” bothered me a bit. The major countries that influenced space-travel & such were supposed to be the US and China, to such an extent that everyone spoke Chinese as a second (or shared primary?) language - but there was never a single Asian character with more than one line (I think there was one Asian character with a speaking part) on the show. It was kind of odd.

]]> By: FoolishOwl http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25495 FoolishOwl Mon, 07 Feb 2005 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25495 I haven't read any comments by Whedon on what happened in the background of <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i>, but I've read him complaining elsewhere about the bizarre limitations placed on his writing. He had more creative control on <i>Firefly</i> than he had on other productions with which he was involved, and I think it shows. That's probably why Fox killed it, really. I haven’t read any comments by Whedon on what happened in the background of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I’ve read him complaining elsewhere about the bizarre limitations placed on his writing. He had more creative control on Firefly than he had on other productions with which he was involved, and I think it shows. That’s probably why Fox killed it, really.

]]> By: batgirl http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25472 batgirl Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:33:22 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25472 I, too, was always bothered by the lack of colored folks in the Buffyverse, but I think Joss Whedon did an excellent job remedying this with Firefly. Unfortunately, Fox cancelled it, but you can buy the one season that exists on DVD. Although the captain of the firefly ship is a white man, he has a black first mate (female) who is married to the white pilot, among other things. I wish that Joss had put as much racial diversity into Angel and Buffy as he did into Firefly. I, too, was always bothered by the lack of colored folks in the Buffyverse, but I think Joss Whedon did an excellent job remedying this with Firefly. Unfortunately, Fox cancelled it, but you can buy the one season that exists on DVD. Although the captain of the firefly ship is a white man, he has a black first mate (female) who is married to the white pilot, among other things. I wish that Joss had put as much racial diversity into Angel and Buffy as he did into Firefly.

]]> By: Imagynne http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25461 Imagynne Mon, 07 Feb 2005 03:21:09 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2003/03/29/interracial-dating-and-angel/#comment-25461 I know this is a v old post, but I've been going through your archives and had to say--My name is Angel, and I've been in an interracial relationship for about 5 years now. When I scrolled down the page and saw the title of this post, it was a total 'WTF?' moment. For a second, I totally thought you were talking to me. That is all. I know this is a v old post, but I’ve been going through your archives and had to say–My name is Angel, and I’ve been in an interracial relationship for about 5 years now. When I scrolled down the page and saw the title of this post, it was a total ‘WTF?’ moment. For a second, I totally thought you were talking to me. That is all.

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