Limbaugh Rails Against Black James Bond
“James Bond is a fictional character, obviously,” Limbaugh told his listeners of the spy character created by Ian Fleming. “He was white and Scottish, period.”
“I know it’s racist to probably even point this out,” the host continued, uttering the beginning of a sentence that should probably never be finished, “but the franchise needs to get with it!” He added, “We had 50 years of white Bonds because Bond was white!”
After a detour through Jay Z’s favorite drink (“Crystal?”) Limbaugh suggested the casting would be analogous to casting George Clooney and Kate Hudson as President Barack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama. Or how about Kelsey Grammar as Nelson Mandela? He then suggested Rob Reiner as “early” Al Sharpton. And George C. Scott (who’s dead) as Colin Powell and Scarlett Johansson as Condoleezza Rice. And so on…
Limbaugh admitted that all those people are real-life figures and James Bond is a made-up character. But in his view, 007 has always been white and should stay that way.
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starskeptic December 23rd, 2014 at 23:46
No doubt Idris Elba has enough cool to pull this off and then some.
starskeptic December 24th, 2014 at 00:46
No doubt Idris Elba has enough cool to pull this off and then some.
Robert M. Snyder December 23rd, 2014 at 23:47
I’m still trying to get used to Penny’s suddenly-shortened hair on Big Bang Theory. The Penny I know and love has *long* hair, dag nabbit!
Robert M. Snyder December 24th, 2014 at 00:47
I’m still trying to get used to Penny’s suddenly-shortened hair on Big Bang Theory. The Penny I know and love has *long* hair, dag nabbit!
R J December 24th, 2014 at 00:05
This is the problem with being a right winger,you have to wake up each and everyday and find a reason to spew your vile racist hate for the changing world around you,and know that the world is leaving your behind,and no one really cares how mad you are.
Candide Thirtythree December 26th, 2014 at 02:11
Sounds exhausting!
R J December 24th, 2014 at 01:05
This is the problem with being a right winger,you have to wake up each and everyday and find a reason to spew your vile racist hate for the changing world around you,and know that the world is leaving your behind,and no one really cares how mad you are.
Candide Thirtythree December 26th, 2014 at 03:11
Sounds exhausting!
fancypants December 24th, 2014 at 00:25
Both the leaker and rush are stupid fools
http://www.bbc.com/news/30308894
fancypants December 24th, 2014 at 01:25
Both the leaker and rush are stupid fools
http://www.bbc.com/news/30308894
rg9rts December 24th, 2014 at 03:16
Just wait till the moron finds out that Jesus was Jewish ! LOL
rg9rts December 24th, 2014 at 04:16
Just wait till the moron finds out that Jesus was Jewish ! LOL
CHOCOL8MILK December 24th, 2014 at 03:49
Jesus wasn’t white…why doesn’t he rail against that as well? Jesus was a Jew. He looked more like any other Middle Eastern brown/bronze skinned long black haired sheep herder from that time period/region than he did a white skinned, blue eyed, blonde haired, man. What an ass hat complaining about a fictional character being portrayed incorrectly, while letting the Jesus the man be portrayed incorrectly (and enforcing it).
CHOCOL8MILK December 24th, 2014 at 04:49
Jesus wasn’t white…why doesn’t he rail against that as well? Jesus was a Jew. He looked more like any other Middle Eastern brown/bronze skinned long black haired sheep herder from that time period/region than he did a white skinned, blue eyed, blonde haired, man. What an ass hat complaining about a fictional character being portrayed incorrectly, while letting the Jesus the man be portrayed incorrectly (and enforcing it).
Carla Akins December 24th, 2014 at 05:36
When I heard this, I immediately thought it was a fantastic idea. Yes, he is super yummy and he definitely has the chops to pull it off. I had no issue with the casting change in my head –
Over on Twitter, our friend Tengrain proposed Bond as a woman and I was unable to wrap my head around that idea. I’m not sure what that says about me, maybe I just have to warm to the idea. :-/
Blogvader December 24th, 2014 at 07:17
I’ll admit that, at first, I didn’t like the idea. As a comic book nerd, I’ve seen a lot of my beloved characters race-swapped in service to political correctness, and it’s diminished the quality of some in my mind.
Then, I look at my little brothers, who are black, dressed up as the Hulk and Iron Man, and I suddenly care a whole lot less.
Idris Elba would be an awesome Bond, plain and simple.
Bill December 24th, 2014 at 10:23
If you can, check him out in the Ultra Violet series
Carla Akins December 24th, 2014 at 06:36
When I heard this, I immediately thought it was a fantastic idea. Yes, he is super yummy and he definitely has the chops to pull it off. I had no issue with the casting change in my head –
Over on Twitter, our friend Tengrain proposed Bond as a woman and I was unable to wrap my head around that idea. I’m not sure what that says about me, maybe I just have to warm to the idea. :-/
Blogvader December 24th, 2014 at 08:17
I’ll admit that, at first, I didn’t like the idea. As a comic book nerd, I’ve seen a lot of my beloved characters race-swapped in service to political correctness, and it’s diminished the quality of some in my mind.
Then, I look at my little brothers, who are black, dressed up as the Hulk and Iron Man, and I suddenly care a whole lot less.
Idris Elba would be an awesome Bond, plain and simple.
Bill_1 December 24th, 2014 at 11:23
If you can, check him out in the Ultra Violet series
William December 24th, 2014 at 05:45
So the 4 times married racist who drugged him self deaf, avoided military service for a boil on his ass, flunked out of community college and got busted for smuggling Viagra is offended by the skin color of a fictitious character in a spy series? I wonder where it all got started.
William December 24th, 2014 at 06:45
So the 4 times married racist who drugged him self deaf, avoided military service for a boil on his ass, flunked out of community college and got busted for smuggling Viagra is offended by the skin color of a fictitious character in a spy series? I wonder where it all got started.
Tommy6860 December 24th, 2014 at 06:21
Oh FFS! This is the same outrage the bigots had losing it over a black girl playing Annie. They can’t differentiate fictional characters from real characters (like comparing a white man portraying Obama in Limpballs analogy) when they attempt to justify their racism. #WhitePrivilege.
Tommy6860 December 24th, 2014 at 07:21
Oh FFS! This is the same outrage the bigots had losing it over a black girl playing Annie. They can’t differentiate fictional characters from real characters (like comparing a white man portraying Obama in Limpballs analogy) when they attempt to justify their racism. #WhitePrivilege.
arc99 December 24th, 2014 at 09:15
In the latest incarnation of the character with Daniel Craig (who in my opinion is the best Bond ever, sorry Sean), M was a woman. So why couldn’t Bond be the son of immigrants who had emigrated to Scotland?
arc99 December 24th, 2014 at 10:15
In the latest incarnation of the character with Daniel Craig (who in my opinion is the best Bond ever, sorry Sean), M was a woman. So why couldn’t Bond be the son of immigrants who had emigrated to Scotland?