The black guy always dies first!

SixOfSpades · 07-14-2004, 12:18 AM

I've heard this theory a few times (in <u>Canadian Bacon</u>, for one), and have idly pondered its "Truth vs. Urban Myth" ratio. So let's do a quasi-scientific poll: Everybody submits a movie!

Include: The name of the film, the year it was released (this will help if I decide to tally the results year-by-year), and the race of the first person to die (within a reasonable doubt) in the movie. Try to include a brief summary of other (racial) information you think would benefit this study as well.

Please try to stick to English-language films only. For example, adding in lots of Hong Kong action films would really skew the data with a bunch of movies in which the chance of *any* black guy dying is slim to none.

SixOfSpades · 07-14-2004, 12:22 AM

It's only fitting I should start this off.

Title: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Year: 1981
Race of first 'Dier:' Black (In fact, three blacks.)
Additional Circumstances: The scene in question involves a gang of terrorists bursting into a Cabinet meeting and spraying the room with gunfire. Since the Cabinet in question is that of a ficticious African country, the fact that the entire governing body (as well as the terrorists) would be black is pretty much a foregone conclusion.

Bozos of Bones · 07-14-2004, 04:44 AM

Title: Pulp Fiction
Year: 1996?
Race of first character to die: White
Any blacks die: No
No black man was harmed during the making of this movie. Raped yes, run over by a car also yes, but noone died. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

No, I'm not racist, I just wanted to be the black sheep at the beginning of the thread

Link · 07-14-2004, 08:18 AM

WRONG!! What else is 'The Bonnie Situation' for except cleaning the pieces of a black man from the car after he has been shot (incidentally).

Sir Degrader · 07-14-2004, 10:28 AM

Title: Deep Blue
Year: 2000
Race of First Character to Die: White
Any blacks die? Yes
Additional circumstances: Some Black guy giving a speech on how survived in the himalaya's gets eaten by a huge shark in a funny twist of events.

Dirty Meg · 07-14-2004, 11:28 AM

Requiem for a dream
Year: 2000
Race of first (and only) character to die: Black (drug dealer who gets shot in car)

shadowhound · 07-14-2004, 10:12 PM

Title: Snatch
Year: 2001
Race of first to die: White
Any blacks die: No

[ 07-14-2004, 10:13 PM: Message edited by: shadowhound ]

Bozos of Bones · 07-15-2004, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Link:
WRONG!! What else is 'The Bonnie Situation' for except cleaning the pieces of a black man from the car after he has been shot (incidentally).

Jesus, I thought it was that white college kid! Damn, I'm getting old...

Paladin2000 · 07-15-2004, 04:41 AM

Title: Shaft
Year: 2000
Race of first 'Dier:' Black
Additional Circumstances: Poor black kid got himself whacked by rich racist white kid.

Gnarf · 07-17-2004, 10:32 AM

Title: Finding Nemo
Year: 2003
Race of first one to die: Clownfish
Any blacks die: No

07-14-2004, 12:18 AM	#1
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	I've heard this theory a few times (in <u>Canadian Bacon</u>, for one), and have idly pondered its "Truth vs. Urban Myth" ratio. So let's do a quasi-scientific poll: Everybody submits a movie! Include: The name of the film, the year it was released (this will help if I decide to tally the results year-by-year), and the race of the first person to die (within a reasonable doubt) in the movie. Try to include a brief summary of other (racial) information you think would benefit this study as well. Please try to stick to English-language films only. For example, adding in lots of Hong Kong action films would really skew the data with a bunch of movies in which the chance of any black guy dying is slim to none. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

07-14-2004, 12:22 AM	#2
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	It's only fitting I should start this off. Title: The Gods Must Be Crazy Year: 1981 Race of first 'Dier:' Black (In fact, three blacks.) Additional Circumstances: The scene in question involves a gang of terrorists bursting into a Cabinet meeting and spraying the room with gunfire. Since the Cabinet in question is that of a ficticious African country, the fact that the entire governing body (as well as the terrorists) would be black is pretty much a foregone conclusion. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

07-14-2004, 04:44 AM	#3
Bozos of Bones Apophis Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: The Underdark cavern of Zagreb Age: 38 Posts: 4,679	Title: Pulp Fiction Year: 1996? Race of first character to die: White Any blacks die: No No black man was harmed during the making of this movie. Raped yes, run over by a car also yes, but noone died. [img]tongue.gif[/img] No, I'm not racist, I just wanted to be the black sheep at the beginning of the thread __________________ MAKE LOVE, NOT SPAM!

07-14-2004, 11:28 AM	#6
Dirty Meg Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Here, or there abouts. Age: 80 Posts: 703	Requiem for a dream Year: 2000 Race of first (and only) character to die: Black (drug dealer who gets shot in car) __________________ A stitch in time is worth two in the bush.

07-14-2004, 10:12 PM	#7
shadowhound Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 24, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 39 Posts: 3,281	Title: Snatch Year: 2001 Race of first to die: White Any blacks die: No [ 07-14-2004, 10:13 PM: Message edited by: shadowhound ] __________________ Carpe Noctem: Ph’nglui mglw’nafh cthulhu r’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.

07-14-2004, 08:18 AM	#4
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 5,888	WRONG!! What else is 'The Bonnie Situation' for except cleaning the pieces of a black man from the car after he has been shot (incidentally).

07-14-2004, 10:28 AM	#5
Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,871	Title: Deep Blue Year: 2000 Race of First Character to Die: White Any blacks die? Yes Additional circumstances: Some Black guy giving a speech on how survived in the himalaya's gets eaten by a huge shark in a funny twist of events.

07-15-2004, 04:41 AM	#9
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 54 Posts: 1,728	Title: Shaft Year: 2000 Race of first 'Dier:' Black Additional Circumstances: Poor black kid got himself whacked by rich racist white kid. __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

07-17-2004, 10:32 AM	#10
Gnarf Emerald Dragon Join Date: February 6, 2003 Location: Norway Age: 40 Posts: 928	Title: Finding Nemo Year: 2003 Race of first one to die: Clownfish Any blacks die: No __________________ I want a hippo.

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