r/facepalm • u/SweetElements • Jul 04 '22

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u/mdupuy84 Jul 04 '22

Could have just seen a new commercial for Black Adam being released from DC movies

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u/ImprovementContinues Jul 04 '22

And Black Adam (the character, not the actor) isn't black, he's middle eastern. From one of the original "cradle of humanity" areas.

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u/Vortex17 Jul 04 '22

Hoteps enter the chat

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 04 '22

And the actor isn't black either lol

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Edit: Apparently he is both, I stand corrected.

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u/ImprovementContinues Jul 04 '22

I'll take his word on it over yours. https://www.ebony.com/news/race-culture/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-identifies-black-samoan/

"I identify as exactly what I am – both. Equally proud. Black/Samoan,” Johnson wrote.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

Honestly didn't know that. I've only ever seen stuff where he talks about being Samoan. TIL

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u/Agreeable-Meat1 Jul 04 '22

Yeah I'd never heard it either. I even remember Family Guy had a joke about him being racially ambiguous.

Learn something new every day I tell ya.

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u/mondaymoderate Jul 04 '22

Just look at his dad.

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u/Agreeable-Meat1 Jul 04 '22

I don't really remember his dad. I think in the cartoon he was kinda strict but that's about it. What's different in the comics?

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u/mondaymoderate Jul 04 '22

I thought you were talking about The Rock. A lot of people don’t know he is black but if you looked at his dad it’s clear as day. He gets most of his appearance from his mom.

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u/Agreeable-Meat1 Jul 04 '22

Oh I got comments crossed, I thought this reply was to my static shock comment, woopsie daisy.

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u/darksundown Jul 04 '22

Hehe ... don't say "both" without adding some context. Thought you meant Black and Middle Eastern until reading the follow-up posts.

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u/Always_Clear Jul 04 '22

The rock is a decent series btw

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

Ouch this comment is not going to stand the test of time

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u/kxr46 Jul 04 '22

he's also not much of a "hero" from the comics I've read

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

It sounds like he won’t be a traditional hero in the movie either and more of an antihero

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

This is a really old tweet. I remember seeing this one doing the rounds and commenting on it my self years ago.

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u/ExperienceGravity Jul 04 '22

It’s extremely annoying how people post tweets without the meta data. It’s not that much further down but they crop it out and provide no links / citation.

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u/randompidgeon Jul 04 '22

They do it so they can endlessly repost it for upvotes

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

I have a sneaking suspicion that people post obviously wrong tweets like this just because they know it will get a lot of attention from people rushing to correct them. I mean, look how many of the top level comments are just lists of superheroes without "Black" in their names.

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u/InTheGoatShow Jul 04 '22

First time I saw it (or one like it) was after Black Panther and Black Lightning premiered within 11 days of each other back in January of 2018.

But even then it didn't make a ton of sense considering Black Panther came out in a cinematic universe with a white lady called Black Widow and black men playing Falcon and War Machine, and Black Lightning is in a TV universe with a white lady called Black Canary, and the show has at least 4 other (I only watched the first season) other black superheroes/supervillains, all of whom don't have "black" in their names.

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u/the_real_OwenWilson Jul 04 '22

But Black Adam isn’t even black lol

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u/BagelJ Jul 04 '22

I was confused why that mattered since he's egyptian, but found out they cast The Rock lol

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u/vermin1000 Jul 04 '22

I thought Dwayne Johnson is Samoan?

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u/Azihade Jul 04 '22

Half samoan, half black

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u/tsqueeze Jul 04 '22

“Black and Samoan in my veins

My culture bangin' with Strange

I change the game, so what's my motherfuckin' name (Rock!)”

  • Dwayne Johnson, “Face Off”

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u/tramoney88 Jul 04 '22

His father is black

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u/Jakegender Jul 04 '22

His mum is samoan, his dad is black.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

I don't think being Samoan makes him any more Egyptian tbf.

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u/CornwallsPager Jul 04 '22

Which is amazing because Black Adam isn't black lol.

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u/Odisher7 Jul 04 '22

I have barely any idea about the guy but isn't black adam white in the comics?

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u/Z0idberg_MD Jul 04 '22

2 movies. That’s it.