The great irony here is Kiyoko is a lesbian. (Was closeted back then.)By the way, this is not the first time Velma has been reimagined with a different racial background. Hayley Kiyoko (Japanese descent) played Velma in a 2009 film.
Speaking of, have they confirmed that Velma will be out of the closet for this show? Because there's really no excuse not to. Not even the bullshit "think of the children" excuse.The great irony here is Kiyoko is a lesbian. (Was closeted back then.)
I am really blown away by it and i's taken me until today to try to put my feelings together as to why.did not know people were so passionate about scooby doo (the dog) until reading this thread
Gotta appeal to all the vanilla dudes out there who think having a mild geek girl fetish is the same as having anything resembling taste.An "adult show" and the cowards still will *not* make Velma an uncloseted lesbian in it - mark my words.
did not know people were so passionate about scooby doo (the dog) until reading this thread
did not know people were so passionate about scooby doo (the dog) until reading this thread
aren't they just calling it Velma?If there's no Scooby Doo, then it isn't Scooby Doo.
I;m fine with going in a more mature direction and changing Velma to be south Asian, but without Scooby you can't call it Scooby Doo.
A Watsonian justification for a Doyalist decision does not change the fact that the decision was made. This is fiction, "they haven't met Scooby yet" is a choice they would be making to avoid having Scooby in the show, not some real world fact that hinders them or canon they are bound to by corporate law.
Yeaaah, what exactly is going on here?
They are, but the issue is all the other core characters are there, and it is described as reimagining Scooby Doo with Velma being of South Asian descent. I'm 100% on board, but it's not a reimagining of Scooby Doo, if…..Scooby isn't in it.
Without going page by page, I'm assuming multiples of "Why don't they just create a new character?!"Yeaaah, what exactly is going on here?
Is there some shitstorm attached to this?
I think the East Asian bit is outdated since that quote's from 2021, Mindy Kaling said she's South Asian and Mindy Kaling herself is South Asian.They are, but the issue is all the other core characters are there, and it is described as reimagining Scooby Doo with Velma being of East Asian descent. I'm 100% on board, but it's not a reimagining of Scooby Doo, if…..Scooby isn't in it.
I don't really like Mindy Kaling's work and the half naked Daphne(?) pic just makes me eye roll. This is probably not for me.
My bad, I'll edit it.I think the East Asian bit is outdated since that quote's from 2021, Mindy Kaling said she's South Asian and Mindy Kaling herself is South Asian.
I don't think East Asians and South Asians are that easily confused, either.
We can go higher.
Whynotboth.gif?Without going page by page, I'm assuming multiples of "Why don't they just create a new character?!"
Y'all are free to not watch, you do know that?
No worries, the way the infromation is presented in the OP is a little confusing (the article might have been edited because of that? I'm not seeing the first quote at the link right now).
Because this is the laziest form of representation and quite frankly disrespectful. I'm not a fan of race swapping existing characters.
What that tells me is that the creators aren't confident or aren't willing to invest the time in creating a new character because the audience might not be receptive. So they're taking the fastest approach to win some diversity points by taking something exists and then adjusting a few knobs and sliders, as if they're using that Actiblizz diversity tool. It would have been awesome if there was a new south asian cast member that could stand on their own instead of relying on an existing character for familiarity.
There's no reason I should feel happy about these crumbs or clamor for more of it.
Of course not, because they are cowards.Speaking of, have they confirmed that Velma will be out of the closet for this show? Because there's really no excuse not to. Not even the bullshit "think of the children" excuse.
When a murder happens in a shower people in the moment don't think gish better put my clothes onSir, I'll have you know that lady isn't half naked. She is fully nude. Them is bubbles.
But if it's a prequel why would he be there, would he even be born yet? I honestly don't get it, I like Scooby Doo but Scooby himself doesn't need to be in every spinoff property.They are, but the issue is all the other core characters are there, and it is described as reimagining Scooby Doo with Velma being of South Asian descent. I'm 100% on board, but it's not a reimagining of Scooby Doo, if…..Scooby isn't in it.
Because this is the laziest form of representation and quite frankly disrespectful. I'm not a fan of race swapping existing characters.
What that tells me is that the creators aren't confident or aren't willing to invest the time in creating a new character because the audience might not be receptive. So they're taking the fastest approach to win some diversity points by taking something exists and then adjusting a few knobs and sliders, as if they're using that Actiblizz diversity tool. It would have been awesome if there was a new south asian cast member that could stand on their own instead of relying on an existing character for familiarity.
There's no reason I should feel happy about these crumbs or clamor for more of it.
I lol'dYeah I can't believe someone would have the audacity to mess with the sacred cow that is the Scooby Doo franchise
we must destroy them
Eh, they let them make Harley Quinn queer so I'll give them a chance. This show feels like kind of a vanity project in the same way the Mindy Project did but I'm willing to give it a shot. Scooby not being there is like a weird omission but maybe they'll bring him on board in season 2 or something.An "adult show" and the cowards still will *not* make Velma an uncloseted lesbian in it - mark my words.
oh i mean i know people love the show, i grew up watching it too. i just didn't realise the dog who eats big cartoon sandwiches was such an important part of the recipe i guess.Confused as to how you wouldn't know this with it being one of the longest running children series around. My dad, myself and my daughter all watched scooby doo and loved it as a kid.
It's absurd enough for me to wonder if that's really what the resistance is towards. I like watching Scooby Doo, but Scooby himself doesn't need to be in every spinoff like wtf.oh i mean i know people love the show, i grew up watching it too. i just didn't realise the dog who eats big cartoon sandwiches was such an important part of the recipe i guess.
First scene is Velma getting up naked from Daphne's bed because the Dean of Yale is in trouble due to his missing USB when we went on a bender at the strippers the night before.
They are, but the issue is all the other core characters are there, and it is described as reimagining Scooby Doo with Velma being of South Asian descent. I'm 100% on board, but it's not a reimagining of Scooby Doo, if…..Scooby isn't in it.
They already tried a Velma and Daphne thing without Scooby and it was atrociousBut if it's a prequel why would he be there, would he even be born yet? I honestly don't get it, I like Scooby Doo but Scooby himself doesn't need to be in every spinoff property.
MIndy Kaling with the ERA fuel
In 70 years we will get our much needed adult version of the Simpsons.
I don't know, corporations like LGBT stuff when they can profit from it. "Come watch our new adult Scooby-Doo show because we finally made Velma gay" is the type of thing that will get them a lot of good free press.
To be fair, I think Dale did fuck. He just didn't do it as much as his wife.Presenting "Dale", a King of the Hill spin-off set in New York, with none of the original characters and ESPECIALLY no Hank, Dale is an FBI agent now uncovering REAL conspiracies, and he fucks.
Show-runner: Seth Rogen.
Oh, it's one of those animes.
Yeah, and that was abysmal on its own, adding Scooby to it wouldn't have made it better.They already tried a Velma and Daphne thing without Scooby and it was atrocious
Velma's such a sex symbol…
Brown skin Velma? I Shit, might draw us together later tonight lol
Scooby is in an alternate kid-friendly universe. The end of Velma season 1 will be finding out the plot of a villain opening a portal to kill all versions of Scooby in the multiverse.Scooby not being there is like a weird omission but maybe they'll bring him on board in season 2 or something.