Mike Colter & His Wife Iva

ColiBreh1 said:
That reminds me, I was just listening to a "Champaign Sharks" podcast episode the other day that was about clowning the sterotypical Blerds (Black Nerds) on Twitter/Social media. There was a segment about the demasculation of Black Male characters in Comic Books/CB TV Shows/CB Films.

They brought up a troupe I don't think I've seen folks disscuss on this forum, Convientely marrying off Black Male characters, so they won't be a love interest for the main white female characters. Diggle on "Arrow" was the posterboy for that troupe.
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JamalSpunky said:
I have to check out this podcast. Thanks for the tip.

The practice of marrying off black men to take them out of the equation of hookups has been a long tradition. I hate to look like I'm patting myself on the back but is been something I picked up on even in my early teens. One can go back and look at the old show "In the Heat of Night" and wonder why Virgil Tibbs, the black male lead, is married on the show when in the movie the series was based upon Tibbs was a single man. I tended to dismiss the idea f watching shows in which the white male is single and the black male is married. First of all it is made worse typically by the black guy already being married for years at the start of the series. So that pretty much translates into a non-sex life on screen. Second of all this society has a stereotypical view of black men that is far away from the stable, marrying type. Just the opposite in fact. But for TV suddenly black men became the standard family men. Get out of here with that bullshit. I'l give props to any black male viewers who pick up on this hypocrisy so kudos to Champaign Sharks. And the fact they even touched upon the whole notion of keeping black men from white women on screen demonstrates that they aren't beholden to the current day black mindset because most black viewers wouldn't ever talk about that because they would not see it as a problem.

That said I don't have an issue with Diggle getting married on Arrow. I haven't watched much of the show but from what I do know the character ans the woman he ended up marrying had to build a relationship; it wasn't established ahead of time. So some romancing went on which is key to me. Plus it is nice to have him as a contrast to his more playboy-like partner. Besides if he had remained single you don't think TPTB would have invested in his love life do you? And isn't his wife white on the show? If so that's a win I will take. Beggars can't be choosers.
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@JamalSpunky Actually when Lyla 1st appeared on "Arrow" in the 1st season, she was introduced as a government agent who is the ex-wife of Diggle. So her & Diggle were previously married before the 1st season. They rekindle their relationship in the 2nd season and eventually have a kid & remarry in the 3rd season. Also it should be noted, even though Diggle is 1 of the main characters on the show and Lyla is his wife & the head of major government agency from the comics, Lyla is only a recurring character on the show who appears in maybe 5 episodes a season. She does get mentioned a lot throughout each season ever since her & Diggle remarried/had a kid in season 3.

Anyways, did y'all notice last season that it felt like they were pushing a relationship between Diggle & the new Black Canary chick Dinah?


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I just watched last week's season 6 premiere, it still feels like they're pushing a relationship between Diggle & Dinah.
 
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Dude watch arrow since the beginning and yeah you can cut the sexual tension between Diggle and Dinah with a chainsaw especially in the last episode. That is getting pushed so hard, don't know if anything will come of it but it sure as hell feels like it.
 
RicardoCooper said:
Right????? I'd go to comic cons and the only BW there were the moms dropping off their sons mine included. Or in later years BW there with their white boyfriends
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I went to my first comic con ten years ago. I saw a lot of cosplay participants. I saw the difference between the store bought and the home made costumes(which showed the love and dedication to detail in every stitch). I saw a black guy dressed up like a samurai in an anime(Samurai Champloo, I think). I probably would have a great time with cosply, but some costumes, even if it were home made, you have to have the right physique to wear it if you are portraying a specific anime character. I saw a few Asian women dressed as Sailor Moon or Sailor Venus. I had seen one black woman there at one of the desks where voice actress Grey Delisle once sat.
 
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Iva and Mike attend the premiere of Marvel Studios' Black Panther at Dolby Theatre on January 29, 2018 in Hollywood.
 
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darkcurry said:
At the premiere of Luke Cage season 2
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(Don't read the comments on some of the urban/ black sites. Disgraceful.)

He sounds like a softie, but firm father in their first daughter's personality.. A sweet commentary..

“I thought I’d be more strict, but I think it’s a combination of strict and fun because if I tell her to do something, she takes her time. She looks at me and sizes it up, deciding whether she’s going to do it or not,” said the actor, 41.

“She says no, but I can tell she’s trying to calculate how much she can get away with,” he explained. “I’m pretty firm because if she doesn’t listen, I say, ‘You have to be a good listener,’ and if she doesn’t listen then I get pretty serious with her and give her a talking to. I let her understand that there are ramifications for not listening to Daddy.”
 
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