😱TMNT Mutant Mayhem April O' Neil! Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder, or is it??

[@MovieMan2150]

Great video! I share your sentiments at the end and let's just hope that the movie is good! Being a long time TMNT fan, It doesn't matter to me what race April is because in the comic and series, she has been portrayed differently so as long as Seth Rogen and company deliver a great story, thats all that matters to me.

[@thequeeng2282]

That part! 👌🏾

[@thunderroddrift5984]

Wtf are you taking about doing your mother fucking research plus the comic your rephrasing is not canon and she is not black the how people hair styles where back then

[@mannymale5455]

As a black man, my problem with them making April black is Paramount would rather just race change April instead of creating a new black female character for the TMNT methos. Race changing and saying “it’s a different universe” is lazy because that enables writers to check boxes with out having to put work into creating a new character.

[@thequeeng2282]

Agreed. 👌🏾

[@repique10]

Yup maybe make Irma black. just watched MM last night and thought meh. And I’m the biggest TMNT fan there is!. It’s tatted on me, the bay movies were better than MM there I said it!.

[@PostmortemBirth]

The race or gender swapping for original characters is lazy and unnecessary. Marvel and DC have changed the characters behind the masks plenty of times by changing the secret identity of the character, not pandering to a "modern audience". I've never understood why everybody talks about representation but it always ends in race or gender swapping existing characters because it's easier than creating and selling new characters to the people that claim they want them. The first Nickelodeon series mixed and matched a lot of different source materials but it worked and was fun and entertaining without feeling like it was bending over backwards trying to check boxes.

[@davidjuniorleon6650]

Fr

[@Ghostviperz]

It would have been wiser to make a brand new character that would allow 80s April to show up later.

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

As a POC I also think that her design change was rather unnessicary, but I also wouldn't have minded it if they made her a completely new character. It was just a weird change to make April an entirely different person and then slap her name on it imo, and it feels a lil lazy to me. I think in general alot of people in media are missing the point on how to represent POC, I feel like they just throw in random character changes to check boxes and I never liked those. What we NEED is more unique characters! Look at characters like Spawn, Shadowman, or Blade. They're some of the coolest heroes of all friggin time! Extremely badass, very unique, very well detailed and told stories, Shadowman even used his blood heritage to get powers from voodoo gods. Why don't people come up with cool ideas like this anymore?!

[@thequeeng2282]

Right! Very well said. Agreed 👌🏾💜

[@Matucks]

I have no issues or concern when a character is black in any movie or whatever race they decide to go with but some things should just be kept original imo. I mean if Master Splinter came out as a white mouse like the lab mice I would ask myself why don't they just come up with an original idea and make a new movie period. When I first say TMNT in the mid 80's April Oneil and all characters were consistent for the most part. I honestly wish more cultures would make animated movies and release new fresh ideas

[@BladeCuttervita]

I don't like that they made her a black overweight, but if they're going to make her black they should have made her still a redhead in similar shaped. But overall I don't care because soon as I heard Seth rogen was attached to this movie it was a hard pass for me

[@blammers]

I just don’t like the character designs as a whole. The entire thing gives me a Garbage Pail Kids vibe.

[@thequeeng2282]

Oh my gosh, not the Garbage Pail Kids! 🤣😆💯👌🏾

[@CarlosHernandez-rl2wg]

I think that there was no need to change up April so drastically. I wish the studios would just create new characters in order to aim for proper representation (If anything, she could have looked closer to the early Mirage version where she looked black). My problem is that the studios are plain lazy. Even if a character is made to represent my ethnic background / lifestyle it should be done as a new character not an edit of an already established character. Machete, Black Dynamite, Static Shock, Blade, are all good examples of a proper representation of diversity. Even the most recent Django film made sense. The original Italian Django film was so big that it created a bunch of copycats that used the same name to live off of the clout. This was Tarantino's take on the film (Still wish that Nero would have played the original Django in his meet up with Jamie's version.). Regardless though, I know that this film is not for me, nor am I too interested in it. What I do wish for would be a dark Mirage based series that would be my thing.

[@thequeeng2282]

We are so overdue for a “dark” mirage based series 👌🏾

[@CarlosHernandez-rl2wg]

@thequeeng2282 Respect. Been saying it for a while now.

[@mendlests]

​​​@@thequeeng2282Not again with this, it has already been said thousands of times that April Mirage was never African American or mixed race only because of Kevin's wife or because of some panels that make her look black when they are only shadows and lights that that reflect her face, that has already been clarified and apart from the fact that Peter, who created her, designed her and gave her her history and personality, clarified that she was white

[@lorenzoreynolds2512]

​@@mendlestsfacts

[@warrenschristiancomics1680]

I say it doesn’t matter as long as her personality is likable and the movie enjoyable idc. If they hate let ‘em hate. We all know people always look for something to hate about.

[@thequeeng2282]

That part 👌🏾

[@Hyena-t4r]

true

[@greg3087]

So you’re cool with black written characters being given to other races? Got it.

[@Artisan1979]

I think the design of April is such a departure from what we are used to is because Seth wanted to sell an April that wasn't a bombshell in order to distance his TMNT further from other incarnations. This April seems to be authentic and grounded in the approach to her being a journalist. She hasn't made it yet, so probably she does a podcast or something. She gets across that old-school reporter vibe. She's street level, and I think that makes her more accessible to the turtles than waving a microphone in their faces and obsessed with a story. Yes, it's a massive departure, but let's wait and see all right? If dudes want a fit and glamorous April, go watch Megan Fox's stomach.

[@davidjuniorleon6650]

Like legit bro

[@jensboffin7225]

Tbh I like black characters like the Falcon, Black Panther etc... I also recognize that for a long time, a lot of the source materials were mostly white. But I also don't like to change ''source'' descriptions and original history. We live with our history. I think they could introduce new characters for a black demography... Like a brawler, skater... Imagine a Casey Jones buddy..... Would be cool. But they need to stop tampering with OG characters. Shows are made to enjoy and not like Disney trying to please every lgbt to every race on the globe from East to West. We should be happy to preserve the formula that made us all fans.

[@TheJaymzizzle]

All those examples of heavier set black women were being played by men. I get what you mean though. I didn't see an issue with April at all. People want to complain because it's another white character being changed. Dumbest argument is the "stick to the original" argument when half the people don't know the source material or understand why their beloved character was white in the first place.

[@greg3087]

Ok let’s hear it. Why was April white in the first place. Was it because maybe white make up like 70% of the us population? Ffs. Why am I white? Am I gonna wake up tomorrow and be Puerto Rican?

[@tesla3695]

I'm not into the race/gender changing of iconic characters. Just make new, good, characters instead of changing ones that ppl have known to be a certain way for decades.

[@megamangman]

The argument should have stopped at this april is a high school student and this is a vhildrens movie. Why is anyone going into chidrens movies today looking to find an attractive character to latch on to?

[@TortugaBudds]

Thank you for making the best video on the situation I feel anyone making videos are just but hurt and not even seeing the movie I’ll be real I think the design is mid but I care that the character herself is portrayed in a meaningful way

[@thequeeng2282]

Exactly. :)

[@BluJae93]

I don’t see the problem. She’s a beautiful colored character and she represents a lot of young ladies that aren’t represented. I love it. It works, it doesn’t feel forced. And they are kids so why do people care so much? I think people are just used to sexy milf looking April O’Neil

[@rileysjonger4192]

Worrying about the attractiveness of a child sounds like pedophilia. April is a teenager, not a supermodel.

[@thequeeng2282]

Ha. Facts 👌🏾

[@rileysjonger4192]

@@thequeeng2282 these people are crazy 😂

[@storylinestudios6258]

I personally don’t care and in fact I find it good. My issue is more with corporations - that takes advantage of popular topics to turn them into business and make them profitable while pretending to really care in diversity and inclusion. Which also to an extent turns to be beneficial to teach specific generations to be inclusive and breaks stereotypes on how anybody should look as opposed to the 80s or 90s… I would say like you did… “every creature is beautiful the way they are”

[@alvinburkes8115]

It is what is ppl looking attention she's still Beautiful😃😍

[@thequeeng2282]

Isn’t she?? 💜👌🏾

[@alvinburkes8115]

@thequeeng2282 yes she is i don't give a fuck Real Talk 😃💯💯and So Are You 😃

[@benjaminkohl]

I’ve never considered April’s race to be part of her character. Nor do I feel like she needs to be any measure of attractive. I only ever had a crush on Paige Turco. Still do. 😘

[@thequeeng2282]

I mean, it’s Paige…how can you not have a crush? Lol 😉

[@tomjones7853]

Well O'neil is an Irish name. So yes April is a redhead with 80s news reporter physic(big tits and ass with a tiny waist).

[@tomjones7853]

Also Judith Hoag is a way better april. And he manerisms are way more charming and she playes the almost tomboyish April perfectly. She matched the april perfectly . Paige is just a hot chick that got asked to play a character in a movie

[@CryptidZeker415]

It's the double standard. When it comes to a character that's diverse, they must be played by the person of that divisity no matter what. But if it's a white character, they are given a pass to race change them. What the character is either matters or not. And I the case of a character whose last name is O'Neil, you would expect someone Caucasian to play them since that is an Irish name

[@dgarland144]

​@@tomjones7853lol

[@TMNT_1987_]

Zero f* given on what she is honestly gahahah I’m more critical on the turtle design and I love them 🤣

[@TUPGD]

If we wanna really nerd out and get down to it, The Nina Turtles is a Spin-off for April ONeil. She was in a comic book by herself to start. then she was a news reporter. So when it comes down to it, April had a life before the Turtles came into it...And she was like 30 or something. Now shes a 15 year old grown up with the world figured out. If anything needs to change its the "Thrill" these people have with exploiting "kids" into the main characters when they're nothing more than glorified victims.....

[@trooperheinz5697]

Idc about either, however, I see your point queen

[@thesavageland8815]

I told you in this toytainment, you are rare, plant your flag fam and speak your truths, nice editing also.

[@mendlests]

Which truth?

[@thesavageland8815]

@@mendlests how she feel about the situation she has right to speak on it just like everybody else speaking their truths

[@mendlests]

​@@thesavageland8815 He doesn't have it because he doesn't know that the complaints are because the tmnt franchise has many, thousands of woke or Afro-American characters that they could use, apart from the fact that the plot has no heads or tails, I just say it's not bad and now, it has nothing to do with what one complains about, apart from that it seriously says about stereotypes and things but it is not the complaint on the subject that stands out

[@mendlests]

​@@thesavageland8815 I mean hell he doesn't know the theme of Kevin and Peter at minute 7:25,To begin with, Kevin only named him after his wife, who was African-American, and now, that has nothing to do with making him black.and besides, the one who designed, created her story and personality and affirms that she is white is Peter, in fact April's parents come out and they are both white(in vol 4 issue 20)

[@AnointedFlow]

Not a fan of Rise either. I didn't like what they did because she was "black". It was because she was fat and drawn horribly proportioned. I prefer her to be the fit April that has progressed to be a force in the field that can throw down.

[@collectingclassics]

it matters not. great video. much love fam. 🤜🐢🤛

[@xXxmajikmanxXx]

For me, when i first saw her in the trailers and as a TMNT from the 80s, it was more about age than anything, april has always been a full grown woman, in this movie she was a kid in school and decided to see how it would work when i saw the whole thing, but... after i actually saw the movie it works in this movie and the story the created for it and had no problems with it, i had more of a problem with megan fox as april in the michael bay produced movies tbh

[@Deadmare]

O'Neil is irish so i always assumed her to be irish so white with red hair makes the most sense

[@Deadmare]

@marvinnashwheresmyear yes there's dark haired irish but a lot have curly red hair as well I'm one of them and so is my sister inlaw we both have curly red hair. My brother on the other hand came out with really dark red hair that looks brown. Even a quick Google search of Irish women or Irish men shows pics of most women having red hair and men having darker hair.

[@retroraider5313]

Rogen emulated the original comic April better than anyone else has in these iterations...BWB April is in my heart from cartoon and on trilogy, yet change is good

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

Not true tbh, original comic april was a highly intelligent scientist. This one was trying to be a teenage take on the 80s cartoon, not the original comics. I wish she was more like the comic one!

[@herotolegend]

Hey i follow you on IG and i didnt know you had a YT! Firstly, i am a very white, very irish male. I love women of all shapes and sizes, as most men actually do. And i Def love a beautiful black woman. My problem with this is that it is almost a universal trope in the last several years to turn every redhead character black or at minimum swap their race. As if they are doing something unique or altruistic. It is ALWAYS the redheads. What is up with that? I mean for real, mary jane, jimmy olsen, wally west, Barbara gordon, Heimdall, cyclone, iris west, batwoman, april O'Neil, human torch, flash thompson, carrie kelly robin, electro, and the list goes on and on! And i dont have a problem with updating or changing characters, nor diversifying the cast. But damn, there are actually a lot of pretty badass black characters already lets utilize them! But my major issue with TMNT is their weak look. The TMNT are mutants. They have never been portrayed like 11 year olds pre-pubescent weaklings. They are young at heart with extremely athletic physiques. These turtles dont look like they could fight anything IMO. Great video. Subbing. 🙂

[@thequeeng2282]

Well said!!!! I can’t argue with anything you said. I very much agree. 👌🏾🔥💜

[@harleyquinn5774]

April O’Neal doesn’t need to have any cookie cut features in her appearance across the different story verses of the franchise, with the exception of her red hair. Even her red hair doesn’t need to be natural.

[@Backtothehat]

One of my co-workers looks just like this version of April. Down to the personality.😂💯

[@ladalebrown6538]

I liked this April.. I feel she matched what was going on in the movie... although I would have liked for it to stay on the original story line..

[@Relltheman5]

Tbh her design looks like a middle aged woman instead of a teenager

[@peepa47]

"As a black female"...why does everything have to revolve around race?

[@Jjaawwss]

Thanks for the video! I liked the fact the movie changed stuff up to make it fresh and interesting.

[@johnnykakashi9028]

To me race swapping a classic characters that been around for decades is lazy shows that companies don’t care about ethnic people why just make a new black character that helps the turtles fight crime as a black man from NYC I want to see black and other ethnic people in the tmnt universe as heroes ,villains ,and antiheroes i new to your channel I love your videos

[@thequeeng2282]

Very well said. Agreed!! 💜👌🏾💯

[@charlesruble4012]

I think the only thing that I find kind of annoying in this movie's character portrayals is giving Donnie glasses to present a more stereotypical "brainy" vibe. That seems a little TOO on the nose (pun slightly intended) lol

[@thequeeng2282]

Same 👌🏾

[@tmnttamis6059]

It added to his character hella imo, considering they leaned more into the geeky side of him

[@Ghostviperz]

She’s a hot mess as a character but she became endearing toward the end.

[@JTpopCULT]

I hope the movie is good but I don’t like this version of April. Maybe it’ll make more sense depending on the characters back story but it’s not just that she’s over weight but she just looks frumpy. I also like Jackie Chan but it is weird that he’s voicing the character because splinter and Ninjas are Japanese.

[@itsmikebradley]

Everyone is right… for them. That’s all I can say sis 🤙🏾💜

[@deframon]

Well the reasoning behind the change is probably what upsets people. It’s not being done to be creative or different. This going on all media. It’s an agenda. I loved the movie by way. It’s so good that among other things didn’t matter.

[@challenger9520]

APRIL O NEIL WAS MIXED RACE IN THE ORIGINAL COMIC. Look it up!

[@M3TR01DFANBOY]

untrue, she was a white woman who sometimes had a perm.

[@antoine1486]

No need to explain really. It’s true. They completely bastardized the character for no reason. Well, I know the reason but they need to leave IPs alone if they’re just gonna ruin them.

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

I'll be honest with you: I hate every version of April that isn't the original one from the 80's. Everyone, even Megan Fox's. And I feel this way because to me the original one, redhead tv journalist wearing an orange jumpsuit, is perfect. It's an irrational type thing, I admit it is so, but darn... I just wish they just stop messing around and brought April back; which they did in the most recent game. And I haven't heard any complains about that decision, has anyone? Look, like I said it's an irrational thing for me, just a preference. But those type of changes to a character are a very finicky thing. Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury made me wish that character had been African-American since the start. Domino being played by Zazie Beetz was a performance I actually enjoyed a lot, and those movies version of Blind Al are just perfect too. But you know what didn't work out for me? When they slimmed down Amanda Waller for one of the runs of The Suicide Squad comic. What I mean is that I don't know. Some times it works and some times it doesn't, and to me not a single one alternative version of April had ever worked. They have way more consistency with Cacey! Why does he gets to be himself but April has to be changed every time...? It's not fair, it's all I'm saying.

[@thequeeng2282]

Good points. And yeah, I never thought about Casey, his ass sure does stay relatively the same across the board. Lol.

[@SalikCollins]

The 80s isn't the original April. The mirage comics is.

[@urbanhawk2886]

Tbh I don't understand this April hate at all. I'm a white woman and never even saw a problem when I saw her in the trailers. To me she is just another varient of April in the multiverse/turtleverse the creators have already established. I honestly do not care what colour her skin is or her weight. All I care about is her personality and if she is interesting. Right now my two favourite April's on screen media are 2003 and Rise. Both for different reasons but it has always been down to who they are as characters and their writing. If this April is a badly written character who does nothing then I will say but am holding back judgement until I see the movie. I will also say though going by what a lot of humans are looking like in this world with their deformed faces. I again don't understand what people are really complaining about. 😂😂

[@thequeeng2282]

That last part tho 🤣🤣👌🏾💯

[@Lum_Versace]

just wanted to point out that a lioness doesn't have the mane in the graphics you use. only the males have that as far as april goes. i dont mind her being black, like who gives a shit. but i dont think we should normalize being unhealthy in media at all

[@LUCC-E-BEAR]

She changed into a white women....she is blacc in the 1980 comics. For a turtles fan and not know about the original history is crazy to me

[@andretownsel2989]

I never seen a woman who was so into Teenage mutant ninja turtles

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS make me smile

[@toyfederation]

Great video.

[@vietcong411]

If April looked like you, there sure would be a whole lot less complaints :)

[@Joy-zg3lv]

the way you start out this video so well, like 99% of these people hating on April in mutant mayhem are either White and/or male, as a black and nonmale person: april is wonderful, i think shes really pretty, annnnd April being black makes more sense and her being white can play into the White Savior stereotype, its ok to have your opinions trying to claim she is bad, ugly or wrong is pretty suspicious

[@thequeeng2282]

Well said! 👌🏾💜

[@jarellano1014]

All character designs are Awful in my opinion 🙈😱🙈 Looooove Pinky!!😂

[@thequeeng2282]

The designs are definitely different! 😆 🤷🏾‍♀️ Ray Filet for me….is the worst. Lol

[@ShayneRawls]

I don't think you can get an idea behind the comments without going into feelings. I don't think anyone would say anything if April was white. April's been black and white across all mediums. Just feels like a certain kind of person hates representation. The people complaining probably have never seen those three examples of what you're talking about. And the funny thing is this is isn't for adults it's for kids and children need that. I personally don't care but as a black man i take exception to all of the others making this a big deal because of her race

[@bobahicks]

Firstly, congratulations on starting the channel and I wish you the best success with it. In relation to the topic of the video- I think that you make very valid points. For me, I tend to stick within the 80's/early 90's TMNT bubble so I generally don't pay too much attention to the newer media. I do however think that some of the 'outrage' shown towards this new version of April O'Neil is more to do with people trying to create controversy around something that is essentially not really that important to the quality of the overall product. There is also a just some people who are staunchly opposed to making any changes to a legacy character and will complain about it because they see it as an attack on their personal favourites from the past. Then there are others who hold very outdated views on topics like race and gender and just want to make sure that the world knows what their inept opinions are 😂. Great video. I'm going to catch up with the ones I missed this weekend 🐢🐢🐢🐢

[@thequeeng2282]

Well said 👌🏾💜

[@TheJaymzizzle]

All the comments about future generations being the ones this is really made for, have it right.. this isn't our TMNT. It's our kids and I hope they love whatever versions they get :)

[@TheJaymzizzle]

Side note. I noticed the thumbnail said gay. Should have edited that out if not wanting to address it. Changing it to ugly doesn't make it any nicer or less of an insult.

[@thequeeng2282]

Yep! Whatever they get! 😆👌🏾

[@Ghostrider-ul7xn]

This is a prime example of how looks/appearance obsessed America is. I've had people (especially white women) argue against this claim whenever i bring this up, but their reactions when their beloved character's appearance is altered to feature non-white traits literally proves my point. I remember similar reactions when they chose Daniel craig for playing Bond because he was shorter than 6 feet, lol. Same criticisms for Tom hardy because apparently he was 'short' for playing Bane in TDKR. Tom holland had the same criticisms when he was chosen to play Spiderman. Gomez Addams from the 'Wednesday' show also got criticized because apparently he was "ugly" and puerto rican. For a country that prides itself in being multicultural, they care way too much about appearance.

[@thequeeng2282]

I see no lies told. Big facts 💜💯

[@NMC_1980]

Yes I care very much how she looks and her looks are 50% of the reason I didn't want to ever see this movie, other reason being the artstyle, it's ugly and april is disgusting looking in the artstyle and her design. When I watch something I want to enjoy there are things that have to be met in order for me to even attempt to enjoy something and style is one of those things. There are also things that will turn me off instantly and one of those things is needless change. When you change something for no reason or if I suspect you have an agenda behind your change then it will turn me off of the product IMMEDIATELY and I will never look back. To this very day I still have not bothered to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 or Fright Night 2011 or Ghostbusters 2016 or Afterlife and I will never watch those movies because they do not meet the standard I am looking for. So, I think April in this film is hideous as is the artstyle. I will never see this movie and as a matter of fact I didn't bother watching the current cartoon version as it also has a hideous artstyle.

[@obitoxshinobi8978]

I want asian DC Static Shock or Marvel Blade

[@obitoxshinobi8978]

@marvinnashwheresmyear free race swap

[@YouToobLovesNazis]

🤡

[@jonathanv1187]

Leonardo is the one…. 😂😂😂

[@TommieMotley]

Have a happy New Year

[@PixelsNcreatureS]

I was more wondering why she seems teen aged too

[@ShionAkasuki]

I don't mind the race and weight personally if we stick to the canon that in tmnt there's a multiverse and alternative dimensions then different April's and Casey's make so much sense they're not meant to be all the same. I think people are upset due to the brainwashing of society standards I grew up on the 80-90s and onwards thanks to my parent's. Best video I've seen so far about this discussion the lot of video's from other channels gave a stressful headache but you didn't. I think the mayhem design was preppy and cute and suited her teen school year's.

[@thequeeng2282]

I enjoyed Mutant Mayhem as well. And after seeing the movie, I was even more a fan of April. 💜

[@josereynosojr460]

I liked the Afro Splinter

[@SketchBravo]

Damn, you didn’t like Rise? Thatt’s fair…but I ain’t gonna lie, it was the fight scenes and the movie for me. 😁

[@Turtl289]

I just like cute ladies so i know its weird but im ok with the change cuz if she was a real person id think she was cute just like all the other designs lol

[@Satisfying-all-dtime]

Honestly… watched the movie a few days ago and all the humans looked ugly as hell. BBBUT, I understand why fans are upset, even though I loved the movie and the directions they decided to go with, you still have a hard time loving that character… Putting the looks aside, you want to emotionally understand and be able to like that character but her.. she just reminded me of the angry big mouth young girls these days. Also, they are messing with the content too much (in this movie I could care less which race she ended up being) but for for DC universe and The Witcher… they ended up F***ing themselves over

[@thequeeng2282]

Can’t argue with that! 💜

[@MTDripstories]

April is Irish so she isnt your typical WHITE woman. SHe isn't European white but I believe April was always Black Irish. She was never a European to me but I guess she was to other people. Just make her a little thick give her braids and glasses and boom? Yeh no they did that BS on purpose. They could have made her look like SHuri from Black Panther...That is not saying Thick woman are not beautiful but the whole stereotype that all black woman are overly thick needs to stop.

[@davidfaustino4476]

Does the appearance of fat brownish gay characters REALLY make women like these properties???

[@BSmiTh79]

In general, i dont agree with race/gender swapping established characters. Just take the time to introduce a new character since you want to take the franchise in a different direction to begin with. Honestly, though, i agree with your sentiment..well, that's different. Then, I spent the next few minutes trying to figure out if she was supposed to be a teenager or adult 😂. Personally, i dont care for this incarnation of TMNT as a whole.

[@ColorsBright]

This is the Popeye's People version of April

[@jamesb2894]

April was originally a black woman she was based on Kevin Eastmans long time girl friend at the time who was bi racial.

[@raphaelhamato7546]

That is actually false. Her name is based on a friend of Peter Laird. She was never black. She permed her hair in the 80s mirage comics, which was a popular thing to do at that time.

[@sethryandelosreyes1423]

Your right👍

[@Hypno-Swag]

This has been debunked several times.

[@alexsummers1]

I am not going to lie. Initially I was put off by her frumpy look from the first trailer. Now after seeing multiple trailers, recently becoming a Ayo Edebiri fan (Just binged “the bear” season 1 🤌🏾) and I can’t see April being any other way. I just got my mayhem Turtle figures and I am hype!!! Let’s go!

[@thequeeng2282]

Lol! Right on! 👌🏾💜

[@wwe682]

After watching the movie I like this version of April she's funny unrelatable

[@DarthEnahs]

she was a black woman in the original comics, I am fine with her being any nationality, weight or creed. i actually love the new movie. there are so many iterations of the turtles and this one might not be for you or others. i enjoy all the concepts.

[@bobtaylor3945]

2 each is own

[@HolmYork-bu8hd]

There are three black characters they could have used in Mutant Mayhem instead of race swap April Characters Val appearance in Chameleons are Forever comics 1993 by Stephen Murphy Linda appearance in The Ghost of 13 Mile Island! 1992 by Steve Sullivan You're Fired! comics 1993 by Stephen Murphy Kenya Leavitt appearance in It Takes Guts... comics 1993 by Bob Fingerman

[@Buck_Phillips]

Nah im with Nardo, she's cute.

[@TommieMotley]

Nice to meet you

[@emkhet7924]

In my opinion, who gives a f$&k🤷🏿‍♂️ how April looks in this movie. Goes to show you can't please everyone. As long as the movie is good, is all I care about.

[@CJtheCollector]

You are 100% right my friend

[@LUCC-E-BEAR]

Wow is blacc man hearing a blacc women saying a blacc character is ugly is wrong!!! And the original april and Baxter are blacc...just let you know

[@KueenzTee]

If people are worried about her weight and race that tells me they literally have no life. There are much bigger concerns in the world lol the new generation deserves to see themselves in characters.

[@thequeeng2282]

That part 👌🏾

[@solomonallen3524]

Then start creating new characters And stop race swapping

[@jamesoconnor7306]

Don’t care life goes on

[@timothyoakhart8860]

I find it hilarious how quickly these same people forget about the 87 cartoon with a white ginger Baxter Stockman. I think if it’s that big of an issue don’t support it and fortunately other versions of the character still exists for those people. Personally I’m more upset that we don’t get more Rise of the TMNT which features my favorite version of April, I couldn’t care less that she was black, I care more that the character was fun because fun is ultimately what it should be all about with these characters.

[@BurstJones]

April has a good voice actress i forgot the girls name. But she is on The Show called The Bear

[@mendlests]

If you allow me to say something without you taking it badly to your video or the subject, why do people complain about the design and what are the reasons: I find it amusing that people of color (some) say that they don't care or according to them they don't care about those issues but they show how hypocritical they are, I say that they had not complained in the 87 version to baxter They made him a target and according to that it is racism to his people and that is why the company returned him fly and they never used it so often so that future adaptations would never turn it white ever. Apart from the fact that this is disappointing, the tmnt franchise has characters of color, lgbt or women that they can use instead of forcibly changing that, I'm talking about gender, why did they change leatherhead to a girl, but they don't look for excuses to change the characters why yes and you just say that there's no harm in making those changes why it doesn't matter but when people of color suit them, and a Latino tells you so Latino who does not want these changes, it is more like in the case of Namor from the mcu that they turned him Maya but nobody liked that change, just as people do not like these changes

[@thequeeng2282]

I will not take anything badly... I welcome your comments.

[@mendlests]

​@@thequeeng2282 Look, maybe you have that vision of saying that these changes are not bad, either because of new generations and stuff, but still tmnt having Thousands of characters that are of color I mean look, just silver sentry from 2003, they could use any character from I forced the justice but they didn't, on the contrary they took and created a colored character for the franchise and look how many fans love him, they couldn't apply that idea with April and not just change it for What reasons for progressive agendas, you know for a change, right?

[@youtubedeletesmychannels2329]

That ain’t April bro that’s May

[@cassiopea.ornata]

I know this vid was released a month ago but I just watched the movie and wanted to leave my two cents. Personally I don't mind her at all to be fair all the humans in this movie look a little skewed because the style they were aiming for was like doodles in the side of your notebook. I see where people are coming from but I personally don't agree and the fact that a bunch of grown men caring about how attractive a teenager is kinda weirds me out but I have seen a lot of comments across multiple videos discussing this about her weight and how she should be fit in order to help the turtles and being fair I see where people are coming from but throughout the movie she was never really a kick butt type of support she mainly used her reporter skills to help them. And I don't mind her being black either since race doesn't really play a big factor in her character and we get good versions of April no matter what race she is. Basically I don't really care as long as she is a well written character which she is from what I've seen. And those other versions of April will always be there for y'all to enjoy if you don't like this one. But other than this whole thing the movie was great and I would definitely recommend it!!

[@thequeeng2282]

A month old….but this topic isn’t getting old anytime soon, unfortunately. But, agreed!!! Her character as a whole seems more important than her looks. And personally, after seeing the movie, I really enjoyed her character. 👌🏾

[@Joka.-]

I thought she was dope

[@barneywiggins5621]

Yo…I’m sorry. Why they had to make black April oddly shaped and unattractive. What world are we living in right now? How is this progressive???

[@Nonjola]

I never understand why artists always change an old character drastically instead of creating a new one.

[@gsystem06]

I always thought she was black in the mirage series they only went back and changed her design when the cartoon came out ..made that Irish girl design but if you look at old school pics she had the curly hair and those lips come on now

[@Turo602]

That's false. She was always white. The comic that everyone loves to pinpoint where she's black isn't even her first appearance, and it's about her getting a perm.

[@ToyAttics]

First!

[@thequeeng2282]

😆

[@TheJaymzizzle]

Almost lol

[@bernardomhidalgoiii7734]

Would have been cool if they animated you🥰

[@thequeeng2282]

I agree! I think that’s a good idea too. 😉💜

[@igotgame1621]

If it’s a good movie is all that matters

[@solomonallen3524]

Its time to start creating new characters and stop Race swapping them for the sake of diversity

[@benjaminwalthall66]

Honestly this version of April O'Neil is not what I grew up with. Her character was not older she was a teenager and afraid of being on TV. That is not the kind of April O'Neil I grew up with. She lacked character and was lame. The movie sucked. The Turtles were all the same. It wasn't even any good. I love the Teenage mutant ninja Turtles but this film was aweful. It wasn't even because of the change of April O'Neil. It was bad writing and no character development.

[@StealthMode90]

In their first fight over the scooter one turtle spits on his downed opponent. The scene is so fast you barely catch it also the lack of weapon discipline by nearly killing April with a ninja star to the head before befriending her. Not to mention the turtles stealing beforehand. They didn't put much emphasis on the turtles being actual martial artist in this woke adaptation. Very disappointing as a TMNT fan since the 90's