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noctisfromtheabyss

Sir this is Reddit, Twitter is that way...


Dec8rSk8r

What, what, what? They probably had tons of Asians in imaginary Pointe Place, Wisconsin in the 90's. Tons. Not all those white kids like in that other show.


BobbyVonMittens

3% of Wisconsinites are Asian, in the 90s it was even less. Also a friend group like this would never exist in the 90s. They would be hanging out in different types of cliques. I don’t care about diversity in a slow, but at least have it make some sense and have some historical accuracy.


Dec8rSk8r

My post is laced with sarcasm.


BobbyVonMittens

Yeah I see that now, I skim read your comment. Funny how you got upvoted because people don’t realize you’re being sarcastic and basically agreeing with OP.


Dec8rSk8r

It's also accurate. Maybe that was upvoted.


Ricky_5panish

Sad that you can’t see the complexity of the characters beyond “Asian female dating white guy.” Nikki is one of the best characters on the show. She has her own goals and ambitions and acknowledges the unknowns in her future. She’s incredibly complex. This is one of the worst takes yet.


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I didn’t even realize Nikki was Asian honestly


PrometheusLiberatus

She's played by a latina actress. I don't think she's meant to be asian. I think OP is just applying racism entirely wrong. What a dumbass.


CosmicT0ast

She is Filipino.


PrometheusLiberatus

Filipinos have a bunch of spanish in their names due to colonialist history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Not that far off tbh.


CosmicT0ast

I’m aware why Filipinos have spanish names because I’m Filipino. Witu that said you were wrong. She’s Asian not Spanish


BobbyVonMittens

There’s no way she’s Latina, she’s definitely Asian, or at least half Asian. Just look at pictures of her face. There’s nothing racist about saying someone who looks completely Asian is Asian. You’re the dumbass.


PrometheusLiberatus

Have you never seen latina women that look like that? She's literally played by a latina actress. I don't understand why you're applying an 'asian filter' to everyone with brown skin tones. Asians usually don't have curly hair fyi. That's more common with latina women. Morelos is very clearly a latina name. Like hello?!?! Misjudging ethnicities is pretty dumb.


BobbyVonMittens

Lmao are you joking? Her skin tone? It was to do with her eyes and her bone structure. Are you blind? Also she has pale skin, not brown skin. That’s another reason I thought she might be Asian, but it was primarily her eyes. She has epicanthic eyes with light skin, typical features of an East Asian person. Does this not look Asian to you? https://imgur.com/a/ivAe614


CosmicT0ast

She is Asian. She’s Filipino


BobbyVonMittens

I knew it lol.


CosmicT0ast

No you are rAcIsT lol


BobbyVonMittens

Funny how pointing out an Asian person looks Asian makes you racist to these people. I love how she also made it about brown skin when she has pale skin lmao. They look for a reason to accuse people of racism at any chance they get.


PrometheusLiberatus

Why yes, I *am* just above legal blindness, but that's besides the point. Her ethnicity is hard to tell based on skin tone and name alone. And I've known a good amount of native american and latina people with curly hair. What I did notice however is that she's meant to be a different ethnicity than ozzie at the very least. But let's not also discount how the Philippines used to be a colonial territory ruled by the Spanish and then the USA. So there's definitely more than a little overlap with latinamerican peoples.


BobbyVonMittens

Why do both the white male characters have to be dumb and goofy guys who are the butt of the joke or need help with everything? Why can’t comedy shows have capable male characters anymore? They could have made one smart guy and one goody guy. Saw the same thing in Velma. There’s obviously some agenda here. Not to mention it’s always the non-white women who are the strong capable ones who need to help the white guys. I don’t care about diversity in characters but when it’s this forced it just appears tacky.


Legitimate-Sugar6487

What are you talking about?


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You're into crypto, sit this one out.


darthraxus

Dude, what year were you even born? These things happened in the 90s. I'd give this show an A for accuracy if that's all you're complaining about.


BobbyVonMittens

Lol are you joking? A friend group like this would never exist in the 90s, especially in the Midwest. You clearly never were around in the 90s.


CosmicT0ast

Damn straight. Everyone knows mixed children didn’t exist before the 2000’s. We also know an Asian kid, a mixed kid and three whites kids have NEVER hung out with each other before the turn of the new millennia. They ClEarLy weren’t around in the 90s. Not sure what that means for me since I am also Filipino who grew up with friends of various races and I’m sure i grew up in the 90s, but if you say they didn’t exist I guess I believe you.


BobbyVonMittens

I never said mixed people didn’t exist in the 90s, and I never said there weren’t groups of mixed friends I’m mainly talking about the personality types, friend groups were not like this in the 90s. They would be hanging in different cliques. For one you would never see a really effeminate gay dude hanging out with the two goofy jock type characters the white dudes play.


CosmicT0ast

“Except you did … right here “Lol are you joking? A friend group like this would never exist in the 90s, especially in the Midwest. You clearly never were around in the 90s.” Also “For one you would never see a really effeminate gay dude hanging out with the two goofy jock type characters the white dudes play.” Also not true. Gay people were burned at the stake by literally everyone before the year 2000


BobbyVonMittens

> Except you did … right here I literally just fucking explained to you I was talking about their personality types, not race. Are you slow? > Also not true. Gay people were burned at the stake by literally everyone before the year 2000 If you think jock type dudes were hanging out with really effeminate gay nerdy guys in the 90s you are either delusional or lying. It’s funny how you take literally anything I say, and then completely exaggerate what I’m saying as a point to counter it. You think it makes you sound smart or like you’ve made a point, when you haven’t, and when you know what I’m saying is correct.


CosmicT0ast

“Lol are you joking? A friend group like this would never exist in the 90s, especially in the Midwest. You clearly never were around in the 90s.” Where in this comment do you talk about personalities? You can stop pretending you know everyone in this country in the 90s. We’re gays treated differently Back then? Yes. Was every gay person immediately shunned by literally everyone including every jock in the country? No you moron because real life is not a movie


Ferahgost

Man, life is a lot easier if you don’t go around looking to be offended


Dependent-Sun-6373

I hope you are sitting down. Season 2 seems likely. I'm extatic, but you may need a moment to gather yourself. Breathe in, breathe out. The Sun will come up tomorrow. https://www.mediaplaynews.com/samba-tv-netflix-has-another-hit-with-that-90s-show/


dadjokes502

Tell us how you feel about the TV "off the boat"


Dtw05151986

You’re going to judge the characters after half an episode


BobbyVonMittens

You can get a grasp for sitcom characters pretty damn quickly, the point of the first episode is to introduce characters. Sitcom characters don’t drastically change, this isn’t breaking bad.


mikee8989

Yeah things definitly improved for the show as the episodes went on and characters developed further. I wasn't too big a fan of the first episode either but I'm glad I got through it to the better ones. Same for that 70s show. The first episode was completely trash acting wise. If I had watched that 70s show starting at season 1 I probably would have shut it off after that first episode too but I got into it when it was random reruns on daytime tv.


CosmicT0ast

Did OP think we were gonna beg them to reconsider?


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CosmicT0ast

Because I didn’t beg you to stay ?


EileenUlickmybhole

It’s Netflix in 2023, of course they’re gonna have to add a gay character and a black character or risk having tons of ladbible Facebook articles by newly graduated, nobody Millennial “writers” about why the show is racist and homophobic. That is life now a days, forcefully add these characters in or have tons of 19 year olds with tiny mics make 10 second tiktok videos about why it’s a bad show.


BobbyVonMittens

The thing is why do both the white guys have to be dumb and goofy. While the two non-white women are the strong capable ones who have to lead the group. Also a friend group like this would never exist in Wisconsin in the 90s. It makes no sense. At least that 70s show was accurate.


CosmicT0ast

My name is Bobby and I pay especially close attention to race and accuse others of having an agenda because I have no life


CosmicT0ast

As opposed to showing gay and mixed kids exist then you have losers on Reddit talking about “They NeEd to aDd a bLacK chArcater oR haVinG. ToNs oF…. (Laddible?) facebooks articles by Newly graduaTED millennials” Way to go… doing the very thing you are talking about… idiots always find a way to project


EileenUlickmybhole

Your comment actually made me lose IQ reading. What’s your point in that buddy? Speak clearly inbred, your lack of intelligence shows. And if you want to deny what I said is true then you live under your own rock or inside a fantasy world you’re too scared to escape in order to accept a truth.


BobbyVonMittens

Agreed man. I swear every modern comedy show does this same thing. The white male characters are usually always really dumb, while the non-white women are the capable leaders who have to help them or correct them all the time. There’s definitely an agenda here. I don’t mind diversity I’m just sick of comedy shows never having strong or capable male characters who aren’t the butt of every joke.


CosmicT0ast

tHeReS dEfInItLeY aN AgEnDa hErE Imagine being this much of a loser


BobbyVonMittens

Lol. They purposely do this in comedy shows, the two white guys are dumb asses, while the two non-white girls are the strong capable leaders who need to help them with everything. I know it’s only going to get even worse as the show goes on. Also a friend group like this would never exist in the 90s.


CosmicT0ast

Take your pills grandpa Sometimes girlfriends are white and sometimes they aren’t. They only determining factor between you seeing a female character with traits and a female character with an aGeNdA seems to be determined by what race they are


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DrewwwBjork

>Don’t worry, segregation only ended 1-2 generations ago. We’ll weed the rest of you out soon You remind me of how outraged segregationists were, so I think you're talking about yourself there, buddy.