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[falconkick]

Dude, why did no one tell me the High freakin' King of this joint is a black guy?

[ that's it, that's the post. ]

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video » bruhhhhhhhh

[waterbearer]

[ Kaldur feeling guilty like he should have said a thing. ]

To be honest, I hadn't thought about it that way. [ Atlanteans care less about skin-color and more about how fish-like you look, though he's had to deal with America's take on things enough times to have an idea. ] Sorry.

video » lil bro c'mon now

[falconkick]

Naw, man, don't be sorry. If anything, that just proves for like, the thirtieth time that you are too [ precious for this world ] good a kid.

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[waterbearer]

[ He is not cinnamon bun too good too pure. He is an angry fanatic fish man rawr! Or glub glub, rather. ]

It does, however, open the avenue to what prejudices do exist in this world. [ Beyond anti-shard bearer sentiment. That one strikes him more as people angry with the unchecked abuses of those with superpowers. He's experienced that one before. ] since there does not seem to be as much discrimination against race or even species, though I have heard elves and vampires do not get along?

video; im gonna do this

[depicted]

I would say I'm sorry, but it seems I got distracted from that vital task just looking at how handsome he is.

Not to mention the voice.

[Too sexy, Idris Elba. Too sexy.]

video; bless

[falconkick]

[ if you don't think samuel wilson has a healthy crush on idris elba, you are wrong. ]

Tell me it's as awesome in person as it sounds through these things.

[ also that you are okay, friend. :c ]

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[depicted]

Oh, better. The in-person experience is unforgettable.

[He's okay. Why would you think he's not okay? He's totally okay. he is JUST FINE WHY WOULD ANYONE THINK HE'S NOT FINE THEY ARE WRONG]

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[notyetlegend]

I wasn't aware such a thing made a difference as to who's king or not.

[Really she wasn't. Sorry for the confused look, Sam.]

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[falconkick]

I don't know how it works with kings and monarchs and all that, but there were parties in the streets the first time we got a black president in office back home. It's kind of a big deal.

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[notyetlegend]

You mean he wasn't chosen as firstborn heir?

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[rangerandking]

What does that say about him? {He's missing the point.}

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[falconkick]

[ back to the drawing board on his modern culture 101 course ... ]

I think it says more about this place than it says about him specifically. We don't exactly have a lot of black people, men or women, that high up where I'm from.

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[rangerandking]

{Modern culture doesn't make sense.}

I did not know such importance was placed on one's skin color. {In Middle Earth, it can be a sign of where someone was born, but beyond that, it isn't a determining factor.}

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[cinnamoned]

Well, I know Knight might be a slight step down but there was one I knew back home that was darker skinned. I suppose things like that might not matter so much here as they might have back home though.

[But yes, she is a little amused at least.]

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[falconkick]

Now that? That is badass. I totally would've been a knight for Halloween as a kid if we had your boy in our fairytales.

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[cinnamoned]

Ha. I'm sure. Personally, none of that matters to me, but I know it does to some. So I understand your enthusiasm at least. Even if it looks like others are confused about it.

[There's a shrug, an almost sympathetic smile. But she's not about to come out and say the name of said Knight of the Round Table out of the blue. Not when she'd want to talk to the Lancelot here first if she were to say anything on that.]

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[starspangled]

He called me 'darling' once. I swooned a little.

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[falconkick]

Damn, Rogers. The American heartthrob to end all heartthrobs and he got one on you. How's a brother supposed to compete with that?

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[sangilak]

... I didn't think it was that big of a deal.

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[falconkick]

It's a big enough deal, depending on who you talk to, but that's definitely a cultural thing. Mine's got a few issues it still needs to work out.

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[foraneye]

Perhaps they thought you knew.

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[falconkick]

His face ain't exactly stamped on our money, which is probably a good thing now that I think about it.

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[oathshackledbird]

I am not sure which is an odder way to disqualify a person from being a leader--by skin tone, or because of the fact their body is no longer perfect.

[Yes, his people did this. Is it any wonder it took him so long to accept he still had worth after having lost his arm?]

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[falconkick]

One of our, uh, leaders -

[ would he know the word 'president'? whatever, the idea is there ]

- got paralyzed from the waist down like, halfway through his political career. It was an disease, nothing anyone could've prevented or cured at the time, but he kept it hidden from the world because he didn't want anyone to see him as weak. Which is bullshit, no two ways about it, because he's one of the most renowned presidents in the history of my country.

[ whoops, there goes that word anyway. sam smiles, perhaps a little sadly. ]

People are afraid of differences and change, but that doesn't make us weirdos any less badass.

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[bondedgryphon]

[Zhaneel looks curious as as activates her locket, head tilting to one side and ear tufts perked forward.]

Is skin color really so meaningful a thing from whence you hail? [She clicks her beak in contemplation.] I've known it to identify where someone is from, but I've not known it to be so surprising before.

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[falconkick]

[ y'know, he's been here awhile now, but some things are still leftfield surprises. forgive him for taking two seconds to just be awed in all the best ways. this is awesome. ]

Y'all come from some fantastical places, y'know. We've got a hundred different worlds converging here and we're all bringing something new to the table. My Earth apparently called dibs on superheroes and racism.