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Re: "The triads"

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think Marvel's Ten Rings or The Hand is terribly racist--hey, they made up "The Maggia," which is just the Mafia with a funny name and Marvel-style tech/magic thrown in, and I haven't heard anyone complain about Marvel discriminating against Italians or Italian Americans. They also have "The President of the United States" with no bearing on whoever's in political power at the time. Marvel does its own weird take on things, so that the story can go in strange Marvelish directions without throwing people out of their willing suspension of disbelief, or the writers having to know much or anything about the real world counterparts. Also, so they can throw in conspiracies and ninjas where they make absolutely no sense.

And then they include real-life celebrities, just to make your brain explode.

Re: "The triads"

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT - I'm not saying those groups specifically are racist. I'm just saying that making up a terrorist group or gang who are all one race seems to me to be more racist than referencing a real group. You have to tread lightly when you do it or end up having people call you out, which is why referencing a real group is easier.

Just wanted to clarify.