TMNT are shown as being BLACK in Humanoid Form

[GilSho]

nikkas are happy fictional characters are black..its a sad state of affairs i tell ya

Instead of creating new black characters for black children. Black people would rather celebrate these "Here nikka, DAMN!" race swaps.

How about we finally get a Static Shock movie instead of this wack ass pandering shyt?

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

I always knew TMNT were black.

 

[85 East]

I guess its how Donatello sees them in his mind. Cool.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Tekashi should play splinter

 

[Wargames]

Making a character whose catchphrase is "Cowabunga dude" black is insane.

He should just be light skin….

 

[Givethanks]

Jesus Christ their names are Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello... They love pizza


We know their turtles but their personalities are based off NYC italians

 

[humminbird]

we're happy about being the human equivalents of monster mutant turtles

 

[humminbird]

Never got into TMNT. I should give it another try and see if I can catch on

same

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[Buddy]

AceVane

 

[NYChase718]

Arguing about the human race of…. Turtles

 

[Danie84]

No wonder they were always breakdancing

 

[Rozay Oro]

Mikey an Oreo ass nikka

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Instead of creating new black characters for black children. Black people would rather celebrate these "Here nikka, DAMN!" race swaps.

How about we finally get a Static Shock movie instead of this wack ass pandering shyt?

How do you "race swap" some fukking turtles who have NEVER been shown to be white in any form and still AREN'T black now. They're just turtles moving through NYC under hologram projection of Black teens.

Jesus Christ their names are Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello... They love pizza


We know their turtles but their personalities are based off NYC italians

All teenagers love pizza. And their names have absolutely nothing to do with their identity. It was just a random whim by the creators.

“We thought about giving the turtles Japanese names but we couldn’t think of authentic-sounding Japanese names. So, we thought why not name them after Renaissance artists? We picked the names we were most familiar with and went with it.”


In the comic, Splinter names them after his favorite artists. Nothing to do with their identity or NYC Italians whatsoever.

I tried to look up "TMNT race" right now and found entire comicfan boards where they never even discuss them being Italian, it's all an argument over whether they're Japanese, Black, or White.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

No wonder they were always breakdancing

I read the creators modeled them after the black and puerto rican teenagers they saw in New York in the 1980s, but I haven't found that actually confirmed anywhere.