Transformer's 2: I guess...not so funny?

Like many of you already, I went and watched the new movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I thought it was pretty darn amazing. I thought the special effects were awesome, sound was incredible, and script quite entertaining and funny. But not all people felt the same way as I did.

Controversy surrounds the movie because of two new characters named 'Mudflap and 'Skids'. These two comedic based robots use slang, cuss words, have southern accents, and one even has a gold tooth.




Apparently it's being said that these two are racial stereotypes.....stereotypes of what? Over half the young american population?
Honestly, when I watched the movie that thought never cross my mind at all. I thought they were hilarious! I had no idea others saw them as anything but until yesterday. Tons of people expressing their disgust all over facebook and personal blogs. Well since this happens to be MY personal blogs...I will give my two cents on the subject.

I think people need to lighten up!!! Everyone likes to make something out of nothing. Yes they used slang, but really who doesn't these days? I do and I'm from sunny southern California...Orange County to be exact! Yes they use cuss words, but in their defense so did the woman who played Shia Lebouf's Mother in the movie. Uh..she was white. Is anyone getting mad over that? No. People seem to be mad because not only did they believe the robots depicted "African Americans" but the writers also made them illiterate....so is that to mean you thought they were implying all African Americans who who speak slang, cuss and have a gold tooth are illiterate? I'm not quite understanding.

I know plenty of people who do all the things the robots were doing and they aren't all black. Perhaps if you watched the movie, saw those characters, and automatically thought "OMG THEY ARE SO SUPPOSE TO BE BLACK!", then its you that stereotypes.

Interesting concept Brittany.

Why thank you Brittany, I agree.

It's my opinion that those with a racist eye will see things not meant to be racist, as such. If they had a robot who was missing a tooth, spit oil, and wore suspenders would you automatically assume he was a white trash robot? Would you be offended? More than likely, I'd say no. It's all meant to be funny people, not hurtful. Just laugh.