I doin't understand the hostility being spewed in this thread. Let me be clear about my stance.
- I understand that some don't care about race, but simply want him to be white because that's just how he's always been in comic book.
- I also understand why people think those not wanting Michael B. Jordan to play the human torch simply because he's black, may be a little racist.
Both sides make relatable and understandable claims. But there are ways of giving your opinions, without being hostile to others.
I see this differently. I see skin color not as a definition of a specific personality or ideology, but simply as a visual trait. As in, skin color is no different to me than hair color, eye color, height, or weight. There are people who have a black skin color, but fit 100% of the "white" stereotype, and vice versa. My point is, I take this simply as a human being playing a fictional character. This change, in my opinion, elicits the same response as a hair color change would. Not much. But obviously a change in skin color makes people angry because we still live in a world where race is still an issue. We have yet to unify as a species that views skin color differences the same as height, weight, eye color, or hair color differences.
And I would like to note, if there were as many black superheroes as there were white superheroes, I wouldn't have a problem if a black character were being played by a white character in a movie. Even then, some african americans would be outraged. But i'm just saying I wouldn't be. The only reason I would be opposed to a black comic book character being changed to a white character in live action, is because you can literally count, on one hand, which ones have the potential to be in a live action movie. And even that number is being generous. Taking one of those very few characters and switching them to white would simply make the problem of race in comics even worse.
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