So, you were suggesting exactly what I said because you seem to be under the impression that everybody lies about their true feelings and beliefs when writing them down and only tell the truth if asked in person.

Thank you. I agree entirely.

So, as I speculated, you took quotes wildly out of context and irrelevant to the discussion to fit your opinion. Your entire argument is based on, essentially, a lie.

The implication that lankypanky is racist simply because they ask to be pointed towards racist comments is incredibly offensive.

Are you suggesting that I can't believe anything, ever, unless I was alive at the time and personally interacted with relevant figures?

Since you seem to be the other person arguing our perspective on the issue I just wanted to let you know that I've done some research and can find no quotations from Toriyama that support Klausaidon's claim that Goku is not Asian.

You keep stating that Toriyama confirmed Goku's ethnicity, yet provide no quote or source to back it up. I have done some research on the issue and have not been able to turn up anything to support your claim.

Not being the same planet with the same geological/evolutionary history is irrelevant to race. The planet in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe is clearly not our Earth, but I see no one (who isn't a moron) arguing that the characters aren't Asian in appearance and culture.

I read so that I can be aware of things that occurred before I was alive.

I won't deny that, especially since I can't recall the exact source for my statement.

My favorite movie is Super Mario Bros. I don't give a shit what you think you know about dinosaur history, especially since you actually agree with me in your third paragraph.

Exactly. Check out the above thread where someone is arguing that Goku is not Asian because he's an alien.

It's a matter of context and how the culture is informed.

Anime/manga creators typically don't depict their own nationality/ethnicity with the same caricatured features other people do. Giving Goku white skin doesn't make him any more Caucasian than the thousands of other anime characters with white skin who happen to live in Japan.

I never said that anyone specified Superman as a specific race, let alone me specifically.

When people first started discovering, seeking out and cataloging fossils they used the term "dinosaur" to describe pretty much everything, including mammoths. It's no different from ancient peoples believing they were "dragon" bones.

I never stated that "white" was a specific race, just that Clark Kent, despite being an alien, has Caucasian features and a lack of melanin, so he can best be described as a "white" person.

That would actually be pretty cool and a fitting thematic development for the character.

It does seem like a lot of Dragonball fans are embarrassed for enjoying the show/manga.

The manga that the show was based off of was always titled, simply, "Dragonball." The Z was only appended to the anime.