HALLE BERRY: On a mission to single-handedly ruin the notion of Black superheroines.
Ororo Munroe was the first Black superheroine I ever fell in love with. Prior to her they didn’t exist in comicdom. Okay, there was Misty Knight, but she didn’t have any super powers, she just was sick with the karate kick. Storm was this bad azz chick who didn’t take any shorts. You never saw her curled up in the fetal position when shit got thick. The best thing about Storm was that she was a natural leader.
Most times when you see a powerful female character in the comic books they usually always subject themselves to the leadership of the male characters. For example, Wonder Woman was always taking orders from Superman and Batman, even though she could have prah’lee kicked both their asses at the same time. Lord knows she could have definitely handled them both simultaneously on some d.p. shit. She was an Amazon for chrissakes!
Storm wasn’t taking a backseat to anyone either. She was hardbody enough to order Wolverine around, and he respected her for that too. Storm represented for all the Black sisters that were getting theirs in the world and kept their hairstyle any way they pleased.
Nevermind that Storm had a relaxer, she still put in work for the Black people when there was a dearth of Black characters in comics to begin with. Who did Marvel and D.C. think were buying these gotdamned books?!? White kids didn’t need no superheroes like Black kids did. Shit, white had their faces on the money I bought my comics with. What’s more powerful than working your ass off all week at your paper route so that you could reach in your pocket and ask some white people to help get you some new comics and a lunch from McDonald’s?
What is this next shit about Storm marrying Black Panther? That is some bullshit. I wanted Storm and Forge to have kids and Black Panther to bang out Ms.Marvel. This way their progeny could increase the number of Black superhero babies. Storm and Black Panther, both being first generation African immigrants is too fucking easy, although I once dated a chick from South Africa and she smelled a kind of way. Maybe Africans are the only people that can stomach the smell of other Africans. Who knew?
All I know is that if I have to watch another X-Man movie with waify, bitch ass HALLE BERRY as Storm I will fucking protest that shit so hard they will have to release it straight to DVD. Bad enough that HALLE BERRY can’t act for shit, she looks like a little boygirl.
Storm is a fucking goddess!
Iman should have played Storm, she even talks like her!
I am down with Angela Basset playing Storm too. Halle jacks up the whole series. The fight scenes? She looks like she doesn’t want to get dirty. Even Kelsey Grammar was fighting as Beast. How can Kelsey be tougher than the sister? It just ain’t right!!!!
^^Gay and or effiminate men are the strongest minority right now. That’s what happens when you don’t go with Angela.
Just read that Ms. Berry is knocked up….perhaps they can get the next movie off the ground in the next 7 months?
^ Candice,
I saw that too this morning and I praised GOD that maybe I don’t have to see her wack azz for a couple of years.
Amadeo, I just mailed you my DVD copy of Catwoman, pass it on when you’re done with her.
Halle Berry = a blunt in the p.j.’s stairwell getting passed around.
dallas, not to correct you but i have to bring to light times where storm would fold in the pocket.if i remember correctly, in a fight against the morlocks, she became trapped in a pile of rubble and that closing feeling brought out the claustrophobia that hampered her ability to break loose and kick ass. that happened again when she went to cairo with gambit and jean grey to pay respects to her Fagin-like mentor. in a scuffle of sorts, a building fell on her and the claustrophobia hit again. besides that though, storm is more ryde or die than eve, more independant than beyonce, and forge did her wrong.
i need to get back into posting. school gives unnecessary work
^ It’s true Storm is violently claustrophobic, but isn’t that because she survived a plane crash that killed her parents? She was like still a toddler and trapped in the burning debris after the crash. I’ll allow her that much.
I get claustrophobic on elevators with Arabic looking people. Not because I think they are terrorists, but have you ever smelled an Arabic person in close quarters? That shit will singh your nosehairs.
Oops, I meant to say singe.
plus that dude the shadow king fucked with her mind
You know you are going skrait to hell for this one right? LOL
“That shit will singh your nosehairs.
Oops, I meant to say singe.”
LMAO @ Dallas giving his dose of reality to that Jamie Foxx routine when he went to Africa… BTW – Leave T’challa the King of Wakanda out of this!!!!! AMANDLA!
although I once dated a chick from South Africa and she smelled a kind of way. Maybe Africans are the only people that can stomach the smell of other Africans. Who knew?
^^^ *to the core of the earth*
Ok……. so no one agrees about Iman, I know she married a melanin challeged guy, but damn!
HA!
i always though that Black Cat was mixed..her body was like..
*does austin powers voice*
“Yeah Baby Yeah”
On a side note…I got forwarded this cartoon with Wolverine fuking Storm and Jean at the same time…when I get to the crib..ill put the link in here..its fukin hilarious
Belize,
Get that joint to me. You already know.
Misha,
Iman is like 90 pounds. Do you remember A.B.’s guns from ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ ?!? A.B. was the PERFECT Storm (puns always intended)
Halle Berry is the devil. I got in an argument with the gf about Africans the other day. They do have a sort of “scent” about them. I wonder if the motherland smells like that as a whole.
Yeah Storm was claustrophobic because her mentor who taught her how to be a thief used to bury her alive as punishment when she wasn’t fast enough picking locks, etc. Back in the days they wanted Iman to play Storm and then Angela Bassett. Back then the X-Men dream lineup was:
Professor X: Patrick Stewart (duh!)
Cyclops: Tom Cruise
Storm: Iman/Angela Bassett
Wolverine: Sly Stallone
Beast: Robin Williams (I shit you not!)
Angel: Val Kilmer
Colossus: Arnold Schartzenegger
Marvel Girl/Jean Grey: Julia Roberts
The studio that this lineup was pitched to back in 1990/1/2 said “We wouldn’t even be able to afford to film more than a trailer if we paid all of those people!”. The film stayed in development limbo until you know when.
Didn’t Misty Knight have a bionic hand?
One.
Julia roberts would have killed it as Jean Grey, and for Beast, Wolverine, I’d have used Jack Black
lol…DP, I strongly think that Angela Bassett would have been ideal as Storm (my first favorite comic heroine) I was huge fan of X-men back in the day.
When you get a chance, peep this
http://fantasydopegirl.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/arent-you-eskay/
Thanks, again.
Keep in touch!
Peace & Love
Aww, that picture of Angie is so beautiful, but Iman’s a good pick too.
People have been talking about Halle not being the right Storm since the jump. The movie producers need to make it happen. Get rid of her, she’s terrible. She can’t act as Storm or as anyone else. I’m just sayin’. Her getting knocked up is for the best.
Storm was the illest, simple as that. True she couldnt stand being trapped in the closet like Kells, but she was bare none the hardest female x-man, er woman. the Phoenix doesnt count, that bitch was on some other shit. Good post DP, keep em comin.
Couple of technical points: Singh is an Indian, not an Arabic, name, and most Singhs are Sikhs, not Muslims. Secondly, Africans don’t have a special smell. What you are smelling is must–and it is common among many immigrant groups and native Americans who reject deodorant.
On to the importants: Halle Berry sucked as Storm. She can act, but she is not gangsta. Her voice and her curves are too soft. Angela sounds more womanly and requires gauze she is so cut. Also, Halle’s Storm had fucked up hair. Mama Tina needs to donate a white House of Dereon lacefront wig to the next production of X-Men. And Storm should NEVER have bangs. Bangs are schoolgirl–not gangsta.
MAN!! I am sooo glad someone ELSE thinks Angela Bassett should have played Storm!! She even looks like her!! Who and the hell picked Halle Berry???? She ruined the characte!! She can’t act neither! How and the hell can you play storm and have an accent in the first X-men, but COMPLETELY lose your accent in the two following sequels? Bad, Bad, Bad!! Plus Storm had an ALTHETIC build, like Angela Bassett, not a model shape like Halle. Not a good choice at all.
Dallas,
Here’s dat link:
http://videoadult.blogspot.com/2007/08/x-men-sex-video.html
^ I’m in a fargin’ computer lab and I can’t watch the vid!!!! Arggh!