MORE FROM FORBES See The New 'The Flash' Trailer That Took Super Bowl Sunday By Storm By Mark HughesĪnd the fact is, with the vast majority of recognizable popular superheroes coming from the 1930s-1970s era. Investing in movies is always partially motivated by the depth of support for and awareness of the character, plus merchandising potential. Overwhelmingly, the vast majority of superhero characters who sell merchandise and comics - which determines which movies get made - have a massive advantage of being around so long they have inherent brand awareness. The characters who are the biggest, most globally recognizable and popular heroes with decades of history, stories, and comic book source material were mostly created between the late-1930s and mid-1970s. So let’s lay it all out, examine it bluntly, and talk about racism within fandom and comics, including the history and in modern times, and why it’s not only acceptable but a good thing to consider diverse casting for traditionally white superheroes. The degree of hostility tends to be directly equal to the degree of insistence that they are not racist and in fact I am racist for suggesting casting a Black man as Batman or Superman. That’s some intense commitment to dying on this hill, and intense emotional reactions and opposition, for a position that insists it isn’t racist and that it’s not about race at all.
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