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Hmm, I already address that about the accuracy of the translation. I gave the example of the afro/black gave you power in One Piece because it make no incoherent sense. But I am no color blind, nor should people are, the NFL is about 65% while the American blacks are but 12.6% in the American population. I already address that in itself isn't racist. Unless, if reality only offer minority that only option as social mobility then it very racist. Also in the heart of the matter, it doesn't fit definition 1. You know in your heart what cases meant race superiority. It isn't so shallow as an observation that a particular race is good as something because both nature/nurture (culture) factors. Superiority as in Hitler believe the white race to be superior. Or the chinese with their Sinocentrism. Yes, I can use Chinese here as opposed to Americans (because Americans is much more diverse in origin in most of the time doesn't share the same cultural identity).
First of all, your meaning is kind of unclear so I apologize if I am misinterpreting my response.
Secondly, by the literal word-for-word definition of the statement of racism definition one, that quote from chapter 60 (I can read Japanese and the idea in Japanese is the same as the translated version) fits it perfectly. Yes, I understand the difference in racism and prejudice. Yes, I understand that hitler is also a perfect example of race superiority. Hitler believed white people were superior. Panther's grandma seems to believe that the black people have some superior physical abilities that are gifted to them by merit of their birth. These two beliefs manifest different results, but the concepts bare bones are the same. I understand too why you quoted those stats for non-whites in the NFL, but that is irrelevant information, there are blacks, whites, native americans, and other people of mixed heritage in the NFL and they are all top of the line athletes. There are several strings of line-ups in the NFL, for all you know by that data, a goodly percentage of that 65% could be third and fourth stringers. If you wanna throw stats at me, come back with something that: A. is relevant and B. is detailed enough to convey your point
Lastly, I did not mean a manga cannot discuss reality; what I meant was that the coach was both a reflection of reality and racist. The author was portraying what he understood about racism in America in this part. There is racism in manga and anime, just as there is prejudice and stereotyping. As a form of media, it is inevitable that these things are present, as they will directly reflect the author's opinion on many different matters. Whether the author is purposefully portraying racism (the white coach using his racial status to beat Panther down) or the author is actually expressing racist beliefs doesn't matter, both forms are apparent in manga just like in Hollywood and other major entertainment providers.
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Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.
-Oath of the Night's Watch, A Song of Ice and Fire