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I haven’t read much Wonder Woman (mainly John Byrne’s run) but I’ve always assumed she’d have an accent. She’s from a Greek island after all.

She's from a Greek island that has been cut off from contact with most of humanity for several centuries...not only would their Greek be archaic but their English would be non-existent.

Paul wrote: "I haven’t read much Wonder Woman (mainly John Byrne’s run) but I’ve always assumed she’d have an accent. She’s from a Greek island after all."

I get where you're coming from. I can't read Wonder Woman now without having her speak with some sort of Mediterranean lilt. Though, I think for the most part, she's just assumed to have an American accent, possibly assuming it from her adopted homeland. Every adaptation prior to the recent films, from Lynda Carter to Superfriends to the Justice League animated series to DC animated features, have had her with an American accent.

Sud666 wrote: "She's from a Greek island that has been cut off from contact with most of humanity for several centuries...not only would their Greek be archaic but their English would be non-existent."

Yes, look what happened to Australia. It's only been a few hundred years and they have a whole different accent, dialect and vocabulary, and they've had the benefit of continual contact with Britain. Imagine close to a thousand years or more of isolation. Even in continental Europe, Latin evolved into Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, etc., and those accents sound totally distinct.

@Jay the fact that every previous portrayal of Wonder Woman had an American accent could just be due to Hollywood having a serious habit of giving characters American accents even if they’re from other countries. I notice it a lot in animation especially. But even from live action DC, judging by the concept trailer that was released for the Black Adam movie, Black Adam will be portrayed as having an American accent despite the fact that he’s literally an Arab from a Middle Eastern country (Khandaq is a fictional country but still a Middle Eastern one). It seriously irritates me like 1. The lack of representation🤦🏻‍♀️ and 2. I wonder if Hollywood execs think that American people wouldn’t be able to understand other accents or would be automatically biased against accented characters. After all, it’s usually bad guys in films who have foreign accents because the Americans always have to be the heroes. At least that’s what I’ve noticed.

Kadi wrote: "@Jay the fact that every previous portrayal of Wonder Woman had an American accent could just be due to Hollywood having a serious habit of giving characters American accents even if they’re from o..."

Actually, despite Wonder Woman having the Greek gods as part of her origin, the location of Paradise Island was never disclosed. The location was supposed to be a mystery. It wasn't actually called Themyscira until George Perez retconned the name during his run in the 1980s. Prior to that, the TV show said it was in the Bermuda Triangle, and the comics implied it was in the Pacific Ocean (it has kangaroos, for example). It wasn't until some DC animated feature around a decade ago that it was retconned to be near Greece. So, she could pretty much have any accent. An American accent is about as plausible as the next.

So far as Black Adam goes, I'm dead certain that there wouldn't even be a Black Adam movie if Dwayne Johnson didn't play him. The whole movie was actually his idea. I think they asked him what superhero he wanted to play and he chose Black Adam. So, you can't have any other actor, because with any other actor the movie wouldn't get off the ground. So, you have two choices with Johnson, you can have him try to fake a Middle Eastern accent and risk it being bad and offensive, or you can play it safe and just have him do an American accent. I don't blame them for choosing the latter.

hello kadi p

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "hello kadi p"

There's a notification delay. I'm afraid she won't notice your hello until several hours from now. Also, I know you're new here, but it's poor etiquette to shout out somebody in another person's comments, or write hello in general :)

oh i didn't know that

but for now hi jayson

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "but for now hi jayson"

"Hi" isn't very good etiquette either.

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oh so what do i say to greet people

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "can you be my friend"

I could, but you'd have to promise not to use my comments for off-topic chitchat.

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "oh so what do i say to greet people"

You send them a direct message or write them a comment at the bottom of their profile page.

ok i will send you a messege ok

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thank you

hello anybody there

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "hello anybody there"

This is unacceptable. Also, I've head your comment history, and you're obviously a troll. Unfortunately, I will have to block you now.

noooo please dont

@Jay I think the Rock is such a great casting choice for Black Adam and because I loved the Shazam movie I’m really looking forward to seeing what they do with Black Adam in his movie and future ones. Just sad about the accent I guess. But you’re right about the choices they made regarding that.

Also, interesting to learn that about Wonder Woman’s origin! I’ve never watched her movies or read her comics so I know very little about her.

Wow I can’t believe that spammer bot-like person followed me here. That’s crazy! I didn’t have notifications turned on for this comment section otherwise I would’ve come to head them off ages ago. They keep commenting on one of my reviews after they insulted me, then friend requested me, then changed their username to impersonate a friend who stuck up for me... it’s borderline insanity. Wait, so if I block someone they can’t comment on my reviews?

Kadi wrote: "Also, interesting to learn that about Wonder Woman’s origin! I’ve never watched her movies or read her comics so I know very little about her"

It's funny, as iconic as she is, her comics have never sold well and, like you, few people are familiar with her background in the same way they are with Batman and Superman, or Spider-Man at Marvel.

Kadi wrote: "Wow I can’t believe that spammer bot-like person followed me here. That’s crazy! I didn’t have notifications turned on for this comment section otherwise I would’ve come to head them off ages ago. ..."

Yes, I read all about your interactions with them. It's the main reason why I blocked them.

Blocking people will make it look as though your profile is private, without the ability to message as well. Additionally, they're unable to even see your reviews, let alone comment on them.

♬SAM♬ wrote: "@Kadi Yes, technically thats what happens when u block a person.."

Yup, and you can tell if you've been blocked if you try to send a message and it says "Sorry, this person isn't accepting messages" or if you try to friend request them and it says "Sorry, this person isn't accepting friends." They're actually are, but just not accepting them from you lol.

♬SAM♬ wrote: "Also @Jayson I've been reading your reviews, and they are simply fabulous! Looking forward to reading more of your reviews."

Thanks, SAM! I appreciate the kind words. 😁👍