Do most black Dragon Ball fans think of Piccolo as Black?

I know a few people(black and white) who thought that Piccolo was black. But, I never did. I can see why people thought he was; there are some similarities. 1. read more

Piccolo's Lack of Connection to his Native Land: This is the most convincing in the "Piccolo is black " argument. He knew nothing of Namek or the Namekians. Piccolo didn't feel a strong enough connection to stay on Namek. read more

I could be off base but I think it's probably due to black fans of this franchise being hard up for representation. That is to say, Piccolo's race is abstract so it's easy to project any race on him. I've heard similar diatribes about how Freeza represents the white man and how the Saiyans are black people. read more

To be fair he does use a black guy as a alter ego. You enjoy teaching high schoolers, and I'll enjoy creating my crappy manga. Let's see where we both are in a year. read more