by jellydonut25 » Sun May 31, 2015 11:04 pm
There's no reason Peter Parker HAS to be a white guy.
And no, people wouldn't want those MINORITY roles like Black Panther being given to white guys, but that's because those characters are part of the diversity that people want to see MORE of in comics and superheroes.
Would I want "Hal Jordan" to be a girl? Probably not. Because "Hal" isn't a girl's name. But I'd be ALL for a female green lantern, and more female, black, Hispanic, etc heroes in general. I love the notion of the female Thor.
You and I (white guys) will like these heroes pretty much no matter what, because they're heroes, but young black, Hispanic, Asian, female, and other minority (especially MINORITY in the realm of comics) fans need more easily identifiable heroes.
If you get the RIGHT actor, I don't care if Peter Parker is played by a Hispanic guy who was raised in Taipei.