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So every single murderer/rapist/villain is 100% white male?

posted 7 years ago by Sick-Dale
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So I am all episodes into this, mainly because i like Idris Elba as an actor
and in his role.
And I am starting to ask myself, if the villain/murderer/rapist will remain
a stereotypical white guy weirdo/underachiever?
seems like the ever so important 'diversity' isnt so popular when it comes
to portraying bad people and murderes of woman and children, hm? thats a white privilege ofcourse..

*this ist getting ridiculous..freakin anti white racism in each and every
movie and series nowadays.
imagine a show or movie where a white cop/detective has to investigate
ONLY crimes of black or muslim people in every single episode..

oh or would that have to be called a documentary?

On his way down past each floor,
he kept saying to reassure himself
So far so good...

[–] Sick-Dale 7 years ago

Indeed, every single bad guy in the show was a white male.
You somehow have to admire the ease, with which this kind of
passive discrimination just is commonly accepted und unquestioned nowadays.

too bad, it was a pretty good show overall.

On his way down past each floor,
he kept saying to reassure himself
So far so good...

[–] OpiateOfTheMasses 7 years ago

Are you forgetting Alice?

If you're happy and you know it, go sit in the corner and think about your life.

[–] Sick-Dale 7 years ago

she is no villain, more like an antihero with justified or understandable/noble reasons.
same goes for the father that killed the troll of his dead child - black man.

just proof it for yourself - every bad guy/monster in this show is a white male, except
for the one young thug that tried to beat up and rape the young couple with his mixed gang in S03, he was a
black teenager (which is then killed by the white murderer ofcourse).

racial and prejudice profiling at its worst.
imagine roles were switched..

On his way down past each floor,
he kept saying to reassure himself
So far so good...

[–] pvd295 7 years ago

And I am starting to ask myself, if the villain/murderer/rapist will remain
a stereotypical white guy weirdo/underachiever?

WOW! I'm finishing the series up now, and I just read this - though this has been in the back of my mind since the first season. Every single 'bad guy' was a white male, and as you say 'weirdo/underachiever'. Very poorly done, despite how good the series is over-all.

"Splodey heads keep splodin' " - Sarah Palin, 7-1-16 

[–] vafla9 7 years ago

The madam that is introduced in episode 2 in the second series is female and she is definitely a villain.

[–] spudmuffin_82 7 years ago

Never even noticed. But then, I wasn't looking for something to be offended by.

[–] pvd295 7 years ago

No offense needs to be taken. Just observation.

"What matters is the size of your heart and your character" - Herman Munster

[–] jriley555 (7060) 6 years ago

and we're all very proud of you.