I think the figure producers should invite you to be the advisor in colours. With your fixing in colours, the overall image of Okoye has been enhanced.
I've been comparing the face and i notice how you've made it look more like Okoye 1. Skin: the original has the plastic shine to it so it looked strange -> you've made it looked more natural 2. Eyebrowns: again the original was shining like plastic So you've made it more natural 3. EYESHADOW: that's it But if i could change one thing, it would be the head tattoo. Yes tone it down but not too much, i still want it to be a bit more visible. Anyways great work, love it as always
She looks great. Her face is much better after a visit to your spar. I think the red could be more vibrant, thats my only nip pick. I like the fact you are enhancing the figure and not stripping it down to the bones. I look forward to binging on your contents. 😊 Beautiful work.
Lynda carter wonder woman figure would be fantastic to see enhanced. I have a spare if you don't have it. It has a lot of potential, it's just a bit lack luster.
I have been watching your diorama videos lately, especially the age of ultron one. I recommend adding a little stud that fits on the hole of the bottom of the action figure's feet to make them stand or pose properly.
A few things; 1. There is NOTHING wrong with General Okoye’s figure looking “too soft”. I actually prefer that considering that most black women figures are made to look overtly masculine in the face. They gave General Okoye’s figure a more feminine touch and feel to it thus accurately resembling how she is in the films. Especially, in Wakanda Forever. Okoye’s character is far more feminine and soft than you make her out to be. 2. Saying that her figure resembles a male character just because she has a head tattoo is insulting and inappropriate. You made the outfit pop out more but you ultimately messed up her face by making her look more masculine than feminine and it just ruins the whole thing for me tbh. 3. Why are you over emphasizing the word “strong” when talking about Okoye’s character? In case you missed it, as mentioned previously, her character is more feminine in the films than masculine. Black women, especially, unambiguous dark skinned black women, can have different ranges of emotions just like any other group of women. We’re also capable of being anything else other than overtly masculine and “strong” like y’all make us out to be. There are many times where we get to see General Okoye’s vulnerability and damsel in distress, if you will, side. Again, her femininity. 4. Why did you remove her head tattoo? She has it in the films as a symbol of her loyalty to Wakanda and to the throne. It also symbolizes her status as General of the Dora Milaje and of Wakanda’s armies. It would’ve been better if you’d just made it pop out more like you did with her outfit. 5. Why no makeup? Granted regardless of what she wears in the films she’s gorgeous as is her actress. However, you said you wanted her to be more film accurate so why not apply her makeup that she has in the films? She even wears earrings in films too. Overall I love what you did with the outfit but your terminology in terms of how you described the figure and the comparison you made was very tasteless imho. You didn’t do that with Nakia’s figure so why do it with Okoye’s figure? You did make the head a bit more realistic but ultimately and intentionally made her look too masculine. I love your videos though but just wanted to share my thoughts. Please be more mindful of your terminology. Thanku.🙏🏾💓
I don’t think his terminology was that bad and it’s very clear he’s not trying to be harmful. He also didn’t erase her tattoo he matted it because it popped to much. In the movie it doesn’t pop that much. And you talk a lot about her being masculine as if it’s a problem. Women being masculine is perfectly fine so if she was masculine it shouldn’t have mattered. And when he talks about her being masculine or soft he’s mostly talking about the figure not the actor, you get those two things mixed up. He’s not trying to offend or be rude to anyone with this video or his terminology, he’s just trying to make the figure look better and more like the actress. As a black person, seeing female black figures being depicted as masculine can get kind of annoying,as it’s kind of a big generalisation that all black women are masculine warriors, but I don’t think it’s that deep or as harmful as some people make it out to be. And referring to Okoye as ‘strong’ isn’t an issue because she is depicted as a strong person throughout the mcu and just because she’s more feminine in this movie it doesn’t mean she can’t be a strong female character. I think you made a lot of assumptions about what it means to be ‘feminine’ and some of the, with lack of better terms, ‘stereotypes’ felt highlighted in your points. I’m not trying to say you were stereotyping people who are feminine I’m trying to say that those points feel somewhat based on them. And that’s part of the reason why some people think the terms ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ are problematic terms. Note: Sorry if I offended you in anyway or accidentally said something insensitive or incorrect as I sometimes do that and don’t notice/understand.
@@Thanieg Hello. I appreciate your comment and thoughts. Thanku for sharing. However, in the video he wasn’t just talking about the figure he was also talking about the character. I’m not making any assumptions due to the fact that when it comes to a lot of black female characters, especially those who are unambiguously black and dark skinned, people subconsciously use negative terminology upon them. This is a form of featurism, a subcategory of Colorism. Yes there is a bit of racism there too. There’s a BIG difference between how black women characters, and in real life, who have the features that Okoye (Danai Gurira) has are treated vs how black women characters, and in real life, are treated when they have the features of Nakia’s character (Lupita). As mentioned previously, a lot of black women figures are made to look overtly masculine in the face due to how people perceive black women to be. Especially if they are dark skinned with unambiguous black features. When you understand truly how this society works and how cruel it is to the representation of black women and girls you’ll then see how deliberate it is. A major fault as to why this is is on the black community. You ever noticed how black women with Lupita’s features are seen as more feminine, soft, beautiful and graceful.? Hence is one of the reasons why she’s praised by non blacks and even by some blacks in the community. Notice black women with Danai’s features, which mind you reflect the collective of how Black American Women primarily look like, are often seen as masculine, hard, strong, stern etc. Very negative terminology. That was one of the first things he mentioned both about the character and the figure. Now in terms of masculinity and femininity when it comes to black women, I feel like you fail to understand the issue here. Black women’s representation, especially dark skinned unambiguous black women, for DECADES and then some has been overtly masculinized. We have far too much of that. We don’t have enough depictions of the opposite like other groups and ethnicities of women do. Hence why the world literally thinks collectively and with many a stereotypes that black women are like that. You say it’s not that deep but you fail to realize that it actually is. Take for example the movie, “The Woman King”. While I’ve not seen the entirety of that movie I’d seen enough to disgust me. In that movie you have TWO kinds of depictions of black women: The overtly masculinized black women and the traditionally FEMININE black women. The movie literally and deliberately tries to shun the more traditionally feminine black women characters (reflecting the real life shunning of the ‘Black Women In Luxury Movement’ by the black community and the rest of the world) because the world is used to seeing black women on the bottom. The world literally enjoys us being “the throwaway race” and the BLACK COMMUNITY hates to see black women do anything other than being masculine and fighting each other and fighting for black men. Whether the artist realizes it or not he subconsciously kinda thinks in the same manner when it comes to depictions of black women characters like Okoye. No fault of his but it’s how he sees our depictions and hence why he used such terminology. Hence why it kinda bothered me. Hell, even Marvel sees us that way which is why they REFUSE to correctly cast Storm (Ororo Munroe) as a dark skinned unambiguous black woman like she is in the comics. They stay casting non black women for the role because they subconsciously think they’re more feminine. Storm’s character is literally the embodiment of Mother Nature as she’s the furthest from masculine. She feminine, gentile, soft, caring, regal, poised, classy and many other things. Being feminine isn’t just about makeup, it’s about how you carry yourself as a woman. From your grace down to your intellect and integrity. Yes black women can be masculine but we can also be FEMININE and as mentioned previously, we have too many depictions of the overtly masculinized black woman. Especially, when they’re dark skinned and unambiguously black. Now as for him comparing the figure to that of a male character, again it reflects how in reality black women are perceived. For example, Angela Basset who plays Queen Ramonda, is known for being a very fit woman. She takes care of herself and she loves to workout. Yet you have people comparing her to MEN because she has a fit body even at her gracious age. People have done this with Danai as well and due to how they make most black women figures, it’s the same thing happening….even though they are figures. However, these figures aren’t just figures. They have real life faces on them that reflect the real life faces of the actors who portray them. In the movie, Okoye’s head tattoo is very bright. It’s bright red markings with a dark outline of black to make it pop out. Her makeup is also bright in the film as well. Don’t get me wrong, I love how he made the figure more detailed and realistic. However, what I don’t like is how he deliberately made Okoye’s figure masculine in the face, the terminology that was used and the tasteless comparison. I love his art. I’m an artist myself but I’m just saying that being more mindful of terminology in describing people/ characters is needed here. No disrespect and no fussing here. I actually really appreciate that you and I both can talk about this respectfully. These are my thoughts and feelings on this matter and once more I very much appreciate you for sharing yours. I love his videos but I just wanted to share some things that I felt. Thanku🙏🏾💓
@@empressmileenakahnummkxl hi again, thanks for your reply, I found it quite interesting and it provided much needed clarity on your points. I now understand what you mean with a lot of your points and accept them as your opinion. I too do not like the movie woman king for similar reasons and it’s the reasons I think the term’s ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ are problematic (please excuse my spelling) however I don’t think it’s fair to criticise this creator for calling Okoye strong when that is how she is depicted. Weather you are for it or against it, it is undeniable that Okoye is portrayed and written as a strong female lead. Even in the new movie. So for him to call her strong and criticise the company for not making Okoye look like the warrior she is is not something he should be criticised for as he’s not trying to say the actress doesn’t look masculine enough but he is saying the character is misrepresented in this figure. That’s it. And that’s what I ment by saying you mixed those two things up. Her being a masculine strong female lead is not an opinion it is a fact so the terminology he uses to describe her are not as problematic as you may think when they are accurate when he calls her ‘strong’ it makes sense because she is depicted as a strong character and criticising him for that doesn’t make any sense to me. It’s almost as if you want him to describe her character as somebody completely different and as I said before he described her as the character she is. So what I gathered from your points were that you were basically critiquing him on the fact that he described a strong female lead character as a strong female lead character. So all things you said about misrepresentation of black women in film and in real life, while they maybe correct, they don’t hold much relevance to this situation. They would hold relevance to the creators of marvel they might even hold relevance to the creators of the figures but to this UA-camr who was only comparing her to how she IS depicted, I would say no. I’m not trying to invalidate your argument but I do think your arguing things that are basically out of his control. His terminology is not incorrect she is a strong female lead so why shouldn’t he describe her as one. Sorry if I repeated myself or misunderstood, misinterpreted or offended you in anyway I didn’t do any of that intentionally. I’m also not tryna mansplain or anything by repeating it’s just that I probably forgot I wrote it.
@@Thanieg Good afternoon. I'm just seeing your reply. I appreciate your response. I want to address a few things; 1. The information that i have provided you with are NOT my opinion. They are FACTS that have been proven time and time again. A very harmful narrative that has been placed upon our women and girls that we're still trying to change even to this day. I know that you've stated that you're a black person but i wonder if you're a fellow black woman? I ask because it truly makes a difference of understanding on the matter at hand and it broadens the discussion further. 2. General Okoye is indeed a strong character but she's more than JUST that. The problem is the overuse and the over emphasis of the word "strong" when talking about black women characters and black women in a general sense. You can have a strong female lead without them having to be overtly masculine. For example, Aunt Viv (Madame Janet Hubert) in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a strong female lead but she was also, educated, talented in multiple ways, graceful, poised, athletic, assertive, firm, gentile and classy. Those were qualities and traits that were especially highlighted with her character for the time that she was on the show. Another example would be Queen Ramonda's character in the films as well who is generally the same way. Then when you talk about real life representations of feminine, classy, poised, and graceful black women, you have Madame Omarosa ( She worked in the White House), First Lady Michelle Obama, Lady Tika Sumpter, Lady Eve (Singer), Chrissie (Popular UA-camr and Advisor to the black female audience), Paris Milan (Another Popular UA-camr and Advisor to that black female audience), Cynthia G ( Another Popular UA-camr and advisor to the black female audience/business woman) and of course myself (Self-taught artist, designer, creator, advocator and advisor to the black female audience/pro black women). 3. I stated previously that his terminology, in terms of how he described the character is how he subconsciously views black female warriors because that is what has been presented to him and the world instead of the opposite. He even goes as far as comparing the figure to a male character simply based off of the head tattoo that the character has in the films. I explained why this is a problem in my previous response so please if you will refer back to it if you must or have any further questions on it. The company did a very good job in making her look like how she does in the film with regards to her facial expressions. Many times in the film General Okoye has a soft and gentile look about her only showing otherwise when she's concerned about a matter, worried, etc. Those times aren't often in the film. The majority of the Dora Milaje's expressions are also as such. Lieutenant Ayo is even the same way. You don't have to look mad as hell to have the "warrior" look. General Okoye isn't a "masculine strong female lead" as she's the opposite. However, i will say that i do see where they try and make her out to be that way despite it not being true to her character both in the original comics and in the films. 4. This point ties into points 2 and 3 as well as my previous response; It is very much connected in terms of intent from these companies as to how they choose to represent black women and black women characters even down to the figures. While these companies are primarily ran by non blacks, please understand that you have blacks and other people of color who also contribute to this kind of harmful representation within these companies. If you don't understand just how powerful media presentation to it's audience is then i encourage you to look into it for further intel. All of this is connected whether you see it or not. It's not a matter of me trying to punishing him or critiquing him in a bad way but rather the opposite. Being mindful of terminology, especially in these matters when it has real world negative affects on black women and girls (especially those who represent the collective of unambiguous black women and girls), is all i'm asking. I hope that I'm a bit clearer here and that i've cleared up some things that might've confused you. I also really and wholeheartedly appreciate you taking the time to read my responses in full as I've done the same with yours. While I do understand how you may feel on this matter, I cannot ignore the facts. Again, it really does tie in with how powerful media presentation is to the public eye. Thus, is exactly how it affects reality. The music industry, for example, is the same way and it does the same thing to black women and girls. I know the saying goes "Art imitates life" but this is NOT always the case hun. There's plenty of times where it does NOT and this here is one of them. From the figure to the films to real life it's all connected. I look forward to your response. I'm very open-minded and I do love having these educative discussions. Not everyone has the courage to, let alone challenge the narrative and then some so I welcome these discussions. I also appreciate your reciprocated respect in return. It's very much appreciated. Thanku.💓💯
Awesome colour fixing to make the figure look more natural. I like the new colour of her face and head. Great job!
This is one of the best you’ve done
I think the figure producers should invite you to be the advisor in colours. With your fixing in colours, the overall image of Okoye has been enhanced.
The original gold is mustard yellow. It is not just cheap in look, it is not screen accurate.
It was perfect, i love it
I've been comparing the face and i notice how you've made it look more like Okoye
1. Skin: the original has the plastic shine to it so it looked strange
-> you've made it looked more natural
2. Eyebrowns: again the original was shining like plastic
So you've made it more natural
3. EYESHADOW: that's it
But if i could change one thing, it would be the head tattoo. Yes tone it down but not too much, i still want it to be a bit more visible.
Anyways great work, love it as always
She looks great. Her face is much better after a visit to your spar. I think the red could be more vibrant, thats my only nip pick. I like the fact you are enhancing the figure and not stripping it down to the bones. I look forward to binging on your contents. 😊
Beautiful work.
Can you do Wonder Woman movie figure??
Good job!!!! Can you pls fix the renew your vows Spider-Man two pack pls
The tattoo on the original Okoye looks odd. The down tone of the tattoo really works.
This is another great work. I hope you repaint the Black Panther figure because it is a great figure with horrible paint work.
Lynda carter wonder woman figure would be fantastic to see enhanced. I have a spare if you don't have it. It has a lot of potential, it's just a bit lack luster.
I have been watching your diorama videos lately, especially the age of ultron one. I recommend adding a little stud that fits on the hole of the bottom of the action figure's feet to make them stand or pose properly.
Your videos are amazing, I just bought the shuri figure of this line and wondering what are ways she can be modified and improved
Hello Ken one question Who is the better face this Okoye this Picture for this better in your video #KenIMakeIt
A few things;
1. There is NOTHING wrong with General Okoye’s figure looking “too soft”. I actually prefer that considering that most black women figures are made to look overtly masculine in the face. They gave General Okoye’s figure a more feminine touch and feel to it thus accurately resembling how she is in the films. Especially, in Wakanda Forever. Okoye’s character is far more feminine and soft than you make her out to be.
2. Saying that her figure resembles a male character just because she has a head tattoo is insulting and inappropriate. You made the outfit pop out more but you ultimately messed up her face by making her look more masculine than feminine and it just ruins the whole thing for me tbh.
3. Why are you over emphasizing the word “strong” when talking about Okoye’s character? In case you missed it, as mentioned previously, her character is more feminine in the films than masculine. Black women, especially, unambiguous dark skinned black women, can have different ranges of emotions just like any other group of women. We’re also capable of being anything else other than overtly masculine and “strong” like y’all make us out to be. There are many times where we get to see General Okoye’s vulnerability and damsel in distress, if you will, side. Again, her femininity.
4. Why did you remove her head tattoo? She has it in the films as a symbol of her loyalty to Wakanda and to the throne. It also symbolizes her status as General of the Dora Milaje and of Wakanda’s armies. It would’ve been better if you’d just made it pop out more like you did with her outfit.
5. Why no makeup? Granted regardless of what she wears in the films she’s gorgeous as is her actress. However, you said you wanted her to be more film accurate so why not apply her makeup that she has in the films? She even wears earrings in films too.
Overall I love what you did with the outfit but your terminology in terms of how you described the figure and the comparison you made was very tasteless imho. You didn’t do that with Nakia’s figure so why do it with Okoye’s figure? You did make the head a bit more realistic but ultimately and intentionally made her look too masculine. I love your videos though but just wanted to share my thoughts. Please be more mindful of your terminology. Thanku.🙏🏾💓
I don’t think his terminology was that bad and it’s very clear he’s not trying to be harmful. He also didn’t erase her tattoo he matted it because it popped to much. In the movie it doesn’t pop that much. And you talk a lot about her being masculine as if it’s a problem. Women being masculine is perfectly fine so if she was masculine it shouldn’t have mattered. And when he talks about her being masculine or soft he’s mostly talking about the figure not the actor, you get those two things mixed up. He’s not trying to offend or be rude to anyone with this video or his terminology, he’s just trying to make the figure look better and more like the actress. As a black person, seeing female black figures being depicted as masculine can get kind of annoying,as it’s kind of a big generalisation that all black women are masculine warriors, but I don’t think it’s that deep or as harmful as some people make it out to be. And referring to Okoye as ‘strong’ isn’t an issue because she is depicted as a strong person throughout the mcu and just because she’s more feminine in this movie it doesn’t mean she can’t be a strong female character. I think you made a lot of assumptions about what it means to be ‘feminine’ and some of the, with lack of better terms, ‘stereotypes’ felt highlighted in your points. I’m not trying to say you were stereotyping people who are feminine I’m trying to say that those points feel somewhat based on them. And that’s part of the reason why some people think the terms ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ are problematic terms.
Note: Sorry if I offended you in anyway or accidentally said something insensitive or incorrect as I sometimes do that and don’t notice/understand.
@@Thanieg Hello. I appreciate your comment and thoughts. Thanku for sharing. However, in the video he wasn’t just talking about the figure he was also talking about the character. I’m not making any assumptions due to the fact that when it comes to a lot of black female characters, especially those who are unambiguously black and dark skinned, people subconsciously use negative terminology upon them. This is a form of featurism, a subcategory of Colorism. Yes there is a bit of racism there too. There’s a BIG difference between how black women characters, and in real life, who have the features that Okoye (Danai Gurira) has are treated vs how black women characters, and in real life, are treated when they have the features of Nakia’s character (Lupita). As mentioned previously, a lot of black women figures are made to look overtly masculine in the face due to how people perceive black women to be. Especially if they are dark skinned with unambiguous black features. When you understand truly how this society works and how cruel it is to the representation of black women and girls you’ll then see how deliberate it is. A major fault as to why this is is on the black community. You ever noticed how black women with Lupita’s features are seen as more feminine, soft, beautiful and graceful.? Hence is one of the reasons why she’s praised by non blacks and even by some blacks in the community. Notice black women with Danai’s features, which mind you reflect the collective of how Black American Women primarily look like, are often seen as masculine, hard, strong, stern etc. Very negative terminology. That was one of the first things he mentioned both about the character and the figure.
Now in terms of masculinity and femininity when it comes to black women, I feel like you fail to understand the issue here. Black women’s representation, especially dark skinned unambiguous black women, for DECADES and then some has been overtly masculinized. We have far too much of that. We don’t have enough depictions of the opposite like other groups and ethnicities of women do. Hence why the world literally thinks collectively and with many a stereotypes that black women are like that. You say it’s not that deep but you fail to realize that it actually is. Take for example the movie, “The Woman King”. While I’ve not seen the entirety of that movie I’d seen enough to disgust me. In that movie you have TWO kinds of depictions of black women: The overtly masculinized black women and the traditionally FEMININE black women. The movie literally and deliberately tries to shun the more traditionally feminine black women characters (reflecting the real life shunning of the ‘Black Women In Luxury Movement’ by the black community and the rest of the world) because the world is used to seeing black women on the bottom. The world literally enjoys us being “the throwaway race” and the BLACK COMMUNITY hates to see black women do anything other than being masculine and fighting each other and fighting for black men. Whether the artist realizes it or not he subconsciously kinda thinks in the same manner when it comes to depictions of black women characters like Okoye. No fault of his but it’s how he sees our depictions and hence why he used such terminology. Hence why it kinda bothered me. Hell, even Marvel sees us that way which is why they REFUSE to correctly cast Storm (Ororo Munroe) as a dark skinned unambiguous black woman like she is in the comics. They stay casting non black women for the role because they subconsciously think they’re more feminine. Storm’s character is literally the embodiment of Mother Nature as she’s the furthest from masculine. She feminine, gentile, soft, caring, regal, poised, classy and many other things. Being feminine isn’t just about makeup, it’s about how you carry yourself as a woman. From your grace down to your intellect and integrity. Yes black women can be masculine but we can also be FEMININE and as mentioned previously, we have too many depictions of the overtly masculinized black woman. Especially, when they’re dark skinned and unambiguously black.
Now as for him comparing the figure to that of a male character, again it reflects how in reality black women are perceived. For example, Angela Basset who plays Queen Ramonda, is known for being a very fit woman. She takes care of herself and she loves to workout. Yet you have people comparing her to MEN because she has a fit body even at her gracious age. People have done this with Danai as well and due to how they make most black women figures, it’s the same thing happening….even though they are figures. However, these figures aren’t just figures. They have real life faces on them that reflect the real life faces of the actors who portray them. In the movie, Okoye’s head tattoo is very bright. It’s bright red markings with a dark outline of black to make it pop out. Her makeup is also bright in the film as well. Don’t get me wrong, I love how he made the figure more detailed and realistic. However, what I don’t like is how he deliberately made Okoye’s figure masculine in the face, the terminology that was used and the tasteless comparison. I love his art. I’m an artist myself but I’m just saying that being more mindful of terminology in describing people/ characters is needed here.
No disrespect and no fussing here. I actually really appreciate that you and I both can talk about this respectfully. These are my thoughts and feelings on this matter and once more I very much appreciate you for sharing yours. I love his videos but I just wanted to share some things that I felt. Thanku🙏🏾💓
@@empressmileenakahnummkxl hi again, thanks for your reply, I found it quite interesting and it provided much needed clarity on your points. I now understand what you mean with a lot of your points and accept them as your opinion. I too do not like the movie woman king for similar reasons and it’s the reasons I think the term’s ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ are problematic (please excuse my spelling) however I don’t think it’s fair to criticise this creator for calling Okoye strong when that is how she is depicted. Weather you are for it or against it, it is undeniable that Okoye is portrayed and written as a strong female lead. Even in the new movie. So for him to call her strong and criticise the company for not making Okoye look like the warrior she is is not something he should be criticised for as he’s not trying to say the actress doesn’t look masculine enough but he is saying the character is misrepresented in this figure. That’s it. And that’s what I ment by saying you mixed those two things up. Her being a masculine strong female lead is not an opinion it is a fact so the terminology he uses to describe her are not as problematic as you may think when they are accurate when he calls her ‘strong’ it makes sense because she is depicted as a strong character and criticising him for that doesn’t make any sense to me. It’s almost as if you want him to describe her character as somebody completely different and as I said before he described her as the character she is. So what I gathered from your points were that you were basically critiquing him on the fact that he described a strong female lead character as a strong female lead character. So all things you said about misrepresentation of black women in film and in real life, while they maybe correct, they don’t hold much relevance to this situation. They would hold relevance to the creators of marvel they might even hold relevance to the creators of the figures but to this UA-camr who was only comparing her to how she IS depicted, I would say no. I’m not trying to invalidate your argument but I do think your arguing things that are basically out of his control. His terminology is not incorrect she is a strong female lead so why shouldn’t he describe her as one.
Sorry if I repeated myself or misunderstood, misinterpreted or offended you in anyway I didn’t do any of that intentionally. I’m also not tryna mansplain or anything by repeating it’s just that I probably forgot I wrote it.
@@Thanieg Good afternoon. I'm just seeing your reply. I appreciate your response. I want to address a few things;
1. The information that i have provided you with are NOT my opinion. They are FACTS that have been proven time and time again. A very harmful narrative that has been placed upon our women and girls that we're still trying to change even to this day. I know that you've stated that you're a black person but i wonder if you're a fellow black woman? I ask because it truly makes a difference of understanding on the matter at hand and it broadens the discussion further.
2. General Okoye is indeed a strong character but she's more than JUST that. The problem is the overuse and the over emphasis of the word "strong" when talking about black women characters and black women in a general sense. You can have a strong female lead without them having to be overtly masculine. For example, Aunt Viv (Madame Janet Hubert) in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a strong female lead but she was also, educated, talented in multiple ways, graceful, poised, athletic, assertive, firm, gentile and classy. Those were qualities and traits that were especially highlighted with her character for the time that she was on the show. Another example would be Queen Ramonda's character in the films as well who is generally the same way. Then when you talk about real life representations of feminine, classy, poised, and graceful black women, you have Madame Omarosa ( She worked in the White House), First Lady Michelle Obama, Lady Tika Sumpter, Lady Eve (Singer), Chrissie (Popular UA-camr and Advisor to the black female audience), Paris Milan (Another Popular UA-camr and Advisor to that black female audience), Cynthia G ( Another Popular UA-camr and advisor to the black female audience/business woman) and of course myself (Self-taught artist, designer, creator, advocator and advisor to the black female audience/pro black women).
3. I stated previously that his terminology, in terms of how he described the character is how he subconsciously views black female warriors because that is what has been presented to him and the world instead of the opposite. He even goes as far as comparing the figure to a male character simply based off of the head tattoo that the character has in the films. I explained why this is a problem in my previous response so please if you will refer back to it if you must or have any further questions on it. The company did a very good job in making her look like how she does in the film with regards to her facial expressions. Many times in the film General Okoye has a soft and gentile look about her only showing otherwise when she's concerned about a matter, worried, etc. Those times aren't often in the film. The majority of the Dora Milaje's expressions are also as such. Lieutenant Ayo is even the same way. You don't have to look mad as hell to have the "warrior" look. General Okoye isn't a "masculine strong female lead" as she's the opposite. However, i will say that i do see where they try and make her out to be that way despite it not being true to her character both in the original comics and in the films.
4. This point ties into points 2 and 3 as well as my previous response; It is very much connected in terms of intent from these companies as to how they choose to represent black women and black women characters even down to the figures. While these companies are primarily ran by non blacks, please understand that you have blacks and other people of color who also contribute to this kind of harmful representation within these companies. If you don't understand just how powerful media presentation to it's audience is then i encourage you to look into it for further intel. All of this is connected whether you see it or not. It's not a matter of me trying to punishing him or critiquing him in a bad way but rather the opposite. Being mindful of terminology, especially in these matters when it has real world negative affects on black women and girls (especially those who represent the collective of unambiguous black women and girls), is all i'm asking.
I hope that I'm a bit clearer here and that i've cleared up some things that might've confused you. I also really and wholeheartedly appreciate you taking the time to read my responses in full as I've done the same with yours. While I do understand how you may feel on this matter, I cannot ignore the facts. Again, it really does tie in with how powerful media presentation is to the public eye. Thus, is exactly how it affects reality. The music industry, for example, is the same way and it does the same thing to black women and girls. I know the saying goes "Art imitates life" but this is NOT always the case hun. There's plenty of times where it does NOT and this here is one of them. From the figure to the films to real life it's all connected. I look forward to your response. I'm very open-minded and I do love having these educative discussions. Not everyone has the courage to, let alone challenge the narrative and then some so I welcome these discussions. I also appreciate your reciprocated respect in return. It's very much appreciated. Thanku.💓💯