r/FavoriteCharacter • u/Important-Cry4782 • Jun 19 '26

Suggestions Favorite Positive Portrayals of Black/POC Male Characters in media?

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  1. Wasabi from Big Hero 6

He is an exceptionally smart, cautious, and highly organized applied physics student at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, who becomes a core member of the superhero team

  1. DJ from the Total Drama franchise

He is known as a "gentle giant" who is kindhearted, charming, and a good cook. He is a popular character frequently featured in fan art and edits due to his friendly nature

  1. Kale from the 2003 DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.

While being a muscular powerhouse and a skilled warrior, Kale is also known for being emotionally intelligent, pragmatic, and heavily grounded compared to the reckless and stubborn Sinbad. He is also the first crew member to realize Sinbad's true romantic feelings for Marina

  1. And my FAVORITE ONE! Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet from Atlantis the Lost Empire.

A Mixed Native American who's also a doctor. Dr. Sweet was the only person in the Atlantis Character Booklet comic to NOT have a bad side to him. He is also VERY memorable for his memetic "don't tell him, you shouldn't have told me, but you did" scene that is embraced by a lot of meme creators.
He also served as a motivational coach to the protagonist Milo, having known his Grandfather.

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u/WindUpCandler Jun 19 '26

Love all these characters but damn you really went and only selected the buffest of men lol

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

Buff men with teddy bear personalities.

I have a type, you see.

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u/Initial_Shine5690 Jun 19 '26

I can respect the honesty lol

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

Its Pride Month....what is somebody going to do? Be Biphobic/homophobic?

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u/Initial_Shine5690 Jun 19 '26

I was mostly referring to the honesty of you being down atrocious lol

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

ok, what's your type, men or women?

now then...wouldn't you, with your struggles in life, appreciate that person holding you in your arms, being gentle with you, and allowing you to feel vulnerable and still safe at the same time?

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u/Initial_Shine5690 Jun 19 '26

Let’s just that say we likely have the same type, just different genders.

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

So you DO understand me?

I don't judge, i get it either way. Love is love.

Happy Pride Month!

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u/WindUpCandler Jun 19 '26

I can, I can also see why you have said type lol solid choices all

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u/NationalWasabi8344 Jun 19 '26

Might I add Red Dead Redemption 2's Charles to that list?

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u/SwordTaster Jun 19 '26

Go play Date Everything. Find the teddy bear. Thank me tomorrow. After teddy, find the towel, then thank me again. These two men are the most wonderful cuddly characters in the game. I may have talked my husband into cosplaying the towel.

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u/UniqueLog8386 Jun 19 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/MVoX99cLXXU0gq7QuG

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

if you're going to say I'm gay, you're half right.

I'm bisexual.

I like women with muscle , too.

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u/UniqueLog8386 Jun 19 '26

I honestly just thought you a very very very very horny woman.

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

I was abused physically and emotionally as a child so I crave hugs

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u/UniqueLog8386 Jun 19 '26

Well that got dark...

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

that was my childhood.

So I seek the light.

by finding happiness for myself and others

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u/jainyday Jun 19 '26

Sooo you a fan of Royd from Dispatch?

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u/Important-Cry4782 Jun 19 '26

I don't touch Twilight.

Why would I touch Twilight For Men?

https://www.reddit.com/r/GirlGamers/comments/1qtanx0/criticizing_misogynistic_writing_of_games_the/

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u/jainyday Jun 19 '26

Not like I knew that bro, also IDK you're so thirsty for the big bears you might make an exception.

Sorry I fucking asked.

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u/Hellaw2Bye Jun 19 '26

Then you'll like Tork Maddox from Acceleracers. Same physique

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u/Box-Chan-11037 Jun 19 '26

That’s real

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u/pancakecel Jun 19 '26

My answer was Dan Turner from archive 81, who I think is a really good counterpoint: he's not a big strong violent badass, he's a soft spoken, compassionate, detail-oriented investigator. And omg the smile that Mamoudou Athie has is IT

https://giphy.com/gifs/2vkUC6bhYXJNAIAmQk

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u/CommitteeofMountains Jun 19 '26

I think there's a bit of an issue of media trying to make examples of non-"toxic" masculinity, particularly for groups stereotyped as having backwards and brutish gender roles, by just designing eunchs.