Bump. One of the reasons why I have credibility with controversial issues is that I am very particular about
. Detail-oriented.
Bond.
On the subject of Sean Connery/007, have you heard that the next James Bond will be a black woman, Lashana Lynch?
She sees it as "challenging stereotypes" and "is greatful to challenge these narratives". We are moving away from a poisoning masculinity, she says to Harper's Bazaar.
Don't they realize that James Bond is so popular because he is a stereotype?
Remove the stereotype and there is no James Bond. This is going to end up a disaster, go woke, go broke.
Got a link? Three seconds of searching did not find the exact quotes, including the misspelling “greatful” which
Harper’s Bazaar would be unlikely to use. It did, however, find this 16-month old news about a film that has probably (?) been released
(I do not care—did not follow links—and am not in the mood to do real sleuthing OSINT spycraft on this):
Lashana Lynch Probably Isn't the New James Bond, but She Is the New 007The iconic role of Bond apparently won't be played by a woman of color after all.By Amy Mackelden
Jul 21
2019, 11:38 am EDT
[...] It was recently announced that British actress Lashana Lynch is set to become the new 007, with many
assuming she'll be taking over for Daniel Craig in the titular role. However, that's
not exactly the case.
[...]
While this presumably could lead to Lynch taking over as the legendary spy, it seems unlikely, especially since
executive producer Barbara Broccoli has quashed the idea. Speaking to
The Guardian in October 2018, Broccoli said,
"Bond is male." She continued, "He's a male character. He was written as a male and I think he'll probably stay as a male."[...]