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cjsdowg 02/26/23 7:19:27 PM #52:	If it mattered that much , the people complaining would have already got the racist,sexist, and rapey books. --- To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. W.E.B. Du Bois <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:971825200] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>If it mattered that much , the people complaining would have already got the racist,sexist, and rapey books. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 02/26/23 7:20:38 PM #53:	BurmesePenguin posted... I heard the story of Octopussy is about a lesbian that Bond manages to convince to sleep with him. Wonder what they do about that. Goldfinger <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:971825219] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>BurmesePenguin posted... </cite><quote>I heard the story of Octopussy is about a lesbian that Bond manages to convince to sleep with him.Wonder what they do about that.</quote>Goldfinger </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 02/26/23 7:50:51 PM #54:	Not a fan of pretending the past didn't exist. --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:971825803] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Not a fan of pretending the past didn't exist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud 02/26/23 8:04:40 PM #55:	FortuneCookie posted... Goldfinger The band? I hear theyre making a comeback in the music industry as of late. ~~Just kidding, I know you mean the book about everybodys favorite portly gold-obsessed Dutchman and the sauve British secret agent assigned to bring him down.~~ --- "We're going to shake things up, Morgan. Like old times." -- Alex Yu, Prey (2017) <cite>Agent_Stroud posted [p:971826077] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite><quote>Goldfinger</quote>The band? I hear theyre making a comeback in the music industry as of late. Just kidding, I know you mean the book about everybodys favorite portly gold-obsessed Dutchman and the sauve British secret agent assigned to bring him down.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__aCEr__ 02/26/23 8:08:41 PM #56:	Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive. --- See you next Wednesday. <cite>__aCEr__ posted [p:971826152] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nurleschka 02/26/23 8:25:05 PM #57:	__aCEr__ posted... Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive. Lol ikr <cite>nurleschka posted [p:971826442] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>__aCEr__ posted... </cite><quote>Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive.</quote>Lol ikr</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 02/26/23 8:27:01 PM #58:	__aCEr__ posted... Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive. Just rewrite the whole thing to be about Bond rescuing Paul McCartney and Wings. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:971826486] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>__aCEr__ posted... </cite><quote>Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive.</quote>Just rewrite the whole thing to be about Bond rescuing Paul McCartney and Wings.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/26/23 8:45:56 PM #59:	__aCEr__ posted... Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive. Is that the one where James Bond pretends to be Japanese? --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971826872] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>__aCEr__ posted... </cite><quote>Live and Let Die is definitely a problematic book. I'm not even sure how you'd go about rewriting that one to not be offensive.</quote>Is that the one where James Bond pretends to be Japanese?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__aCEr__ 02/26/23 8:56:08 PM #60:	No that's You Only Live Twice. Which the screenplay for was written by, funnily enough, Roald Dahl. --- See you next Wednesday. <cite>__aCEr__ posted [p:971827075] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>No that's You Only Live Twice. Which the screenplay for was written by, funnily enough, Roald Dahl.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/26/23 8:57:52 PM #61:	What happens in Live and Let Die? I wanna know >_> --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971827113] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>What happens in Live and Let Die? I wanna know >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a 02/26/23 9:00:53 PM #62:	NeonTentacles posted... What happens in Live and Let Die? I wanna know >_> Here's just the first chapter. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/4/AAe6eNAAEOM4.jpg --- Lusa Cfaad Taydr <cite>Kim_Seong-a posted [p:971827166] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>NeonTentacles posted... </cite><quote>What happens in Live and Let Die? I wanna know >_></quote>Here's just the first chapter.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/4/AAe6eNAAEOM4.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__aCEr__ 02/26/23 9:02:32 PM #63:	NeonTentacles posted... What happens in Live and Let Die? I wanna know >_> Bond goes to Harlem and it just basically reads like what a white guy from England thinks Harlem is like. --- See you next Wednesday. <cite>__aCEr__ posted [p:971827197] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>NeonTentacles posted... </cite><quote>What happens in Live and Let Die? I wanna know >_></quote>Bond goes to Harlem and it just basically reads like what a white guy from England thinks Harlem is like.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/26/23 9:02:38 PM #64:	What's the word? I honestly can't tell.... --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971827200] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>What's the word? I honestly can't tell....</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/26/23 9:03:07 PM #65:	__aCEr__ posted... Bond goes to Harlem and it just basically reads like what a white guy from England thinks Harlem is like. lmao --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971827206] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>__aCEr__ posted... </cite><quote>Bond goes to Harlem and it just basically reads like what a white guy from England thinks Harlem is like.</quote>lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcyWarcy 02/26/23 9:26:50 PM #66:	the only interesting part of live and let die is random stuff from it was pulled into multiple other movies. the scene at the end of For Your Eyes Only with the coral reef is from that, and so is the shark scene from License to Kill <cite>MarcyWarcy posted [p:971827621] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>the only interesting part of live and let die is random stuff from it was pulled into multiple other movies. the scene at the end of For Your Eyes Only with the coral reef is from that, and so is the shark scene from License to Kill</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VRX3000 02/26/23 9:36:31 PM #67:	Well the n-word heaven line was a bad idea even at the time. --- ~ - ~ https://rightcoastpro.com/prowrestling/home/disco-dave <cite>VRX3000 posted [p:971827791] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Well the n-word heaven line was a bad idea even at the time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 02/26/23 10:00:23 PM #68:	I enjoy the BBC Radio versions. --- You're finally awake, welcome to the real world! <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:971828169] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>I enjoy the BBC Radio versions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/26/23 10:01:12 PM #69:	Are they doing this for publicity? --- Why should we wait for some better time? There may not even be a tomorrow. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:971828179] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Are they doing this for publicity?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/26/23 10:03:39 PM #70:	Cheater87 posted... I enjoy the BBC Radio versions. What id that specifically? --- Why should we wait for some better time? There may not even be a tomorrow. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:971828231] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Cheater87 posted... </cite><quote>I enjoy the BBC Radio versions.</quote>What id that specifically?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 02/26/23 10:08:40 PM #71:	Damn_Underscore posted... What id that specifically? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAEru5AAEONy.png --- You're finally awake, welcome to the real world! <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:971828332] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite><quote>What id that specifically?</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAEru5AAEONy.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Null_Gain 02/26/23 10:10:03 PM #72:	In Island of Dr. No, Fleming did not hesitate to describe the island's natives as savages. I get that the Bond books were supposed to be a post-WWII inspiration for the British people, but Fleming also did his best to hate on basically everything non-British. And that's not accounting for the early "Bond Girls" who were all written to be morons with stupid names who only served as sexual conquests of James Bond --- Series S + Switch "Don't steal, stop being ignorant and respect other peoples beliefs." -perthboy on flying a Nazi flag <cite>Null_Gain posted [p:971828354] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>In Island of Dr. No, Fleming did not hesitate to describe the island's natives as savages. I get that the Bond books were supposed to be a post-WWII inspiration for the British people, but Fleming also did his best to hate on basically everything non-British.And that's not accounting for the early "Bond Girls" who were all written to be morons with stupid names who only served as sexual conquests of James Bond</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 02/26/23 10:10:19 PM #73:	Bond is pretty rapey so --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:971828357] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Bond is pretty rapey so </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/26/23 10:12:06 PM #74:	Cheater87 posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAEru5AAEONy.png Is there a list of them? --- Why should we wait for some better time? There may not even be a tomorrow. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:971828386] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Cheater87 posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAEru5AAEONy.png</quote>Is there a list of them?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 02/26/23 10:15:17 PM #76:	Damn_Underscore posted... Is there a list of them? You can find quite a few on Librivox. --- You're finally awake, welcome to the real world! <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:971828440] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite><quote>Is there a list of them?</quote>You can find quite a few on Librivox. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Sock 02/27/23 11:26:35 PM #77:	Censorship sucks. Why not just have an advisory at the beginning of the books saying that they were a product of their of time or something like that and it might be offensive to some people? No need to censor anything. --- Sit-up champion of the 27th century. #BlackLivesMatter #IStandWithUkraine <cite>The_Sock posted [p:971853039] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Censorship sucks.Why not just have an advisory at the beginning of the books saying that they were a product of their of time or something like that and it might be offensive to some people? No need to censor anything.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The-19th-Sparta 02/28/23 2:58:03 PM #79:	Time for 1984 to be rewritten so that Big Brother respects your privacy. --- Remembering the EPICNESS one GameFAQs post at a time. <cite>The-19th-Sparta posted [p:971865310] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Time for 1984 to be rewritten so that Big Brother respects your privacy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 03/01/23 10:34:05 AM #80:	Litterature classes in 100 years: Ian Fleming was before his time. The average book back then was filled with racial stereotypes and sexism, but as you will read, his James Bond novels lacked this. The world were so integrated into these stereotypes so Hollywood couldn't even produce movies based on these novels without adding them. James Bond was turned into a pig and women were only there to be conquered by him. He even had sex with a lesbian once and turned her hetro! At the end of the month, I want an essay that shows the difference between the novels and the movies, and how Fleming's work was the start of a more political correct society. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:971882512] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>Litterature classes in 100 years: Ian Fleming was before his time. The average book back then was filled with racial stereotypes and sexism, but as you will read, his James Bond novels lacked this.The world were so integrated into these stereotypes so Hollywood couldn't even produce movies based on these novels without adding them. James Bond was turned into a pig and women were only there to be conquered by him. He even had sex with a lesbian once and turned her hetro!At the end of the month, I want an essay that shows the difference between the novels and the movies, and how Fleming's work was the start of a more political correct society.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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deanshow 03/01/23 10:55:21 AM #82:	I read a lot of the old books and Live and Let Die if affected will literally be a prologue haha, Flemming wrote some racially insensitive shit and he signed off on changes prior to his death. So it's not like he didn't want this or see this was wrong. --- Will not change this sig until Tommy Wiseau wins an Oscar (Started 12-21-2014) <cite>deanshow posted [p:971882911] in James Bond... [t:80361701]...</cite> <quote>I read a lot of the old books and Live and Let Die if affected will literally be a prologue haha, Flemming wrote some racially insensitive shit and he signed off on changes prior to his death. So it's not like he didn't want this or see this was wrong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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