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It is clear that representing this character in a culturally accurate way holds significance for people, and that to neglect this responsibility would continue a worrying tendency to obscure ethnic minority stories and voices in the Arts. I feel it is important to honour and respect that.

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By: Ed Skrein
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comic Based | Crime | Fantasy | Remakes | Science Fiction

Context:
Skrein responded to backlash against his casting in the Hellboy franchise reboot by relinquishing the role he had been cast in. The 34-year-old British actor has earlier tweeted that he would be playing Major Ben Daimio, a character that was Asian American in Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” comics. The news was met with complaints that Hollywood was once again “whitewashing” an Asian character.

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Trailer for off the wall Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy Killing Gunther

Killing Gunther centers on a group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world’s greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead. The film is directed by Taran Killam and hits theaters soon, although it ….

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You show me anybody that gives a damn about anybody else and I'll show you a damn fool, who goes through life beggin' instead of grabbin.' Do you think anybody in this town is any different? They don't give a damn about who gets killed, as long as the dice keep rollin,' the hoes keep hoin,' and the money keeps flowin.'

It all resolves around the big "G" baby... the big Green. Everybody, everywhere is scratchin' for what they can get. I'm just scratchin' a little harder.

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By: Thalmus Rasulala
From: Bucktown
Genres: Action | Blaxploitation | Crime | Cult Cinema | Drama

Context:
Thalmus Rasulala (as Roy) says to Pam Grier (as Aretha) after Grier attempts to convince Rasulala's character to back down from a conflict with Rasulala's long time friend Fred Williamson (as Duke Johnson). Williamson has been pushing back against Rasulala's new-found control of the racially divided city they both grew up in, that's since become rampant with corruption and vices.

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Cylon: These humanoids are not well constructed. They damage easily.

Lieutenant Starbuck: Well, at least we don't rust.

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By: Dirk Benedict
Characters: Cylon | Lieutenant Starbuck
From: Battlestar Galactica
Genres: Action | Adventure | Cult Television | Science Fiction

Context:
Dirk Benedict (as Lieutenant Starbuck) and an android Cylon have a verbal exchange after Starbuck crash lands and gets captured, on a planet covered in murky jungles. The scene appeared in Season 1, Episode 11, which originally aired on November 11, 1978.