Also, I think what Coraline was looking for isn't that horrible to ask -- both her parents were so overworked that they didn't have time for her, and socially neglected her. Anyways, everyone knows they're cute together- if Wybie starts listening and Coraline starts reigning in her fists. 3) The movers in the first scene are actually important.

".I thought it was pretty obvious Wybie was black, and liked that he and the other African American children that you see in town when Coraline's shopping weren't stereotyped.what's really awesome is that wybie's whole family is presented as black in a consistent way. Coraline talked to herself and Wybie was put in the movie for Coraline to talk to because it's hard to read a character's mind. But if I do, I'll watch for the things you point out.I haven't seen the movie yet, but isn't the depiction of the nightmarish "other mother" as being a walking stereotype a suggestion that the more equitable roles of the "real" world are better?I noticed the blatant pushing of gender roles in the 'other' world, as well.i think that since wybie's character didn't reflect his being black, as in his character wasn't about his race, many people just assumed he was white. I agree with you that the film was troubling at the same time it was thoroughly worth watching. Mom doesn't look away from the screen but asks "who's it from?" you don't know how sick i am of hearing people say, well, wybie should have acted black, and i find i'm tired of my anger over this.my major issues with the coraline film were less with race and more with the weakening of coraline as a character. He could be black or bi-racial. ).I didn't recognise Wybie as black because his skin wasn't very dark - also his personality reminded me of an ex-boyfriend of mine with long tangled light-brown curly hair, which probably flavored how I saw Wybie's hair.Firstly, great analysis guys! I love that they didnt make it obvious. For god sakes look at HIM . yeah.. i had my tinted glasses on and i also had not thought about wybies race..i did think about it a little when i saw his hair...and its funny because i went to see the movie with my biracial friend ! Though if I had given it more thought I would have assumed he was of either African American or a mix of African American and Hispanic blood. Thanks, I hate it.He tells her it's older than his grandma (which is clearly ancient in kid years) and she's still like COOL VERY NORMAL, THANKS.Me, the entire time her mom is opening the door: NO NO NO NO DON'T DO IT NO.Listen, by this point in the movie she's already sewn his mouth shut because Coraline thinks he talks too much. In the first scene (after the doll intro), a moving truck pulls in and on the side it reads "Movers- Ranft Brothers." The other mother is a spider, hence the bugs (and the web, and her appearance at the end) She sews and knits and all of that because she's a spider. Just my opinion, and pardon me if that seems racist, I don't mean to be. To me, it looked like he was a red-headed kid.Hi. Skin is too dark. I just thought maybe it was dirty or something. I just watched the movie. Hooray!well, i'll certainly take it as a complement that you assumed non-whiteness in me, but i am in fact a white woman who forces herself to notices racial inequalities.Truthfully, I didn't notice Wybie's ethnicity until I went to see the movie again. Stop doing fan casts with white people casted to be wybie ; If anything he’d be mixed In conclusion, wybie lovat is black. I also love that they made him light-skinned because we come in many, many shades.exactly! “Wyborne!” “Grandma!” The stranger, aka ‘Wybie’ says under his breath. Not in his voice (could have been deeper) or his looks or in his skin. Tell me this isn't horrifying? Speech too lazy." When Wybie found a very old doll at his grandma's that looked exactly like Coraline and left it on her doorstep: I'm kinda race-blind that way :P.i think wybie is bi-racial too, i guess...So, how did Wybie's grandmother actually get her hands on the Coraline doll?I thought that Wybie was Hispanic at first, but upon seeing that his grandmother was black, I thought he was bi-racial, since his skin wasn't very dark. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing.Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place!Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life.Obsessed with travel? :) ).i do get what you're saying. I am so happy to see a black kid that isnt rapping or dancing or stereotyped some other way. Wybie Lovat from Coraline is black. i did not know at the time that he was not a character in the original story, and so i thought in regards to race he was a good addition, but his character almost seemed rushed in regards to gender, like "omg, there's this creepy boy who likes to stalk girls and catch slugs! (Sorry! I know it's disappointing that you're wrong, but seriously, get over it.Oh yessss! I was only able to tell the black ghost was black because of her thicker lips and her voice (it was deeper than the others). Perhaps Wybie's grandma found the doll when it looked like her sister, and then the Other Mother stole it back, changed it to Coraline (in the beginning of the movie, the doll has darker skin & hair), and sent it back to the grandmother's house so Wybie would find it and give it to Coraline (the Other Mother seems clever like that). both are cinematically exciting, but one is true to the character and the other turns her into a typical movie girl whose pluck gets her into trouble that a boy must get her out of. really? Look familiar? ... [Imaginary Wybie looks up at Coraline forlornly, takes off one of his gloves, revealing that he is just made of sawdust and that he won't survive in Coraline's world] ... the doll is my grandma's... spy? Wybie Lovat from Coraline is black. Biography.