An All Black Fan Cast of Wonder Woman

nice cast.

A fine collection of ladies if I do say so myself.

@ bigshow2312
I know the first thing people think of when they hear "I'm not racist but..." is racism. And color of skin doesn't really matter in fiction. I think it has more to do when something being drilled into your head for decades, and a character being presented a certain way for (in some cases) 70~ years, then having some fundamental element about them changed, no matter what it is, that doesn't settle well with some or most. Imagine a white Luke Cage. Nothing wrong with it racially, but the fact that he's been established as a black guy for 40 years makes it just seem wrong.

Dammit I just wrote a really really long passionite response to you man but it didn't post for some reason and now i'm pissed. I guess I'll try it again.

MCD is a fantastic actor. No one is denying that. but for my I grew up on the old Kingpin from the Spiderman cartoon and comic books. To change an element of your childhood is hard for anyone. to me Kingpin represents the embodiment of crime. And rich white guys are the ones I envision as that crimianl mastermind. Like Oil executives, Bank CEO's etc... It's less about race and more about who they are and what they represent to me.

to change a character's race will no doubtedly change the character's thinking and who they are internally. Let's face it race does play a part in how everyone thinks. White parents race their kids differently than black parents, hispanic, or asians. That's just fact. So their background will have an effect on them. It's all about charactership when you write about an individual. Who that character is will effect the overall story. not really a bad thing. It would be a great elseworlds story. Refreshing and imaginative. and it would really connect with those who belong to that race. but think of this, Wonder Woman is an amazonian. They are greek. Greeks aren't white but mediterranean. Sorta a mix between white and arabic. if you change that character to be black it would totally change who that character is in relation to where she fits in with the world. If you had an equiviant to Wonder Woman say from Africa who was a warrior with great strength and power that would be awesome. Maybe like a female Shaka Zulu but with awesome power. What if you changed that character to white? wouldn't really work. you could make it work by saying she was an orphen or something taken in by this particular tribe. but It would alter the way she thinks because she is different than the rest of her tribe.

as far as there not being as many minority characters as there are whites comes down to three reasons: 1)Marketing. Comics make characters geared towards their audience. for the majority of comics history it has been white boys that have been invested in comics. So naturally that's who they wrote stories about. But as time as progressed that has begun to change. Now people of all ages and backgrounds love comics so the comic community has begun to evolve and diversify. Which is more of a reflection of how the world really is. which is very benefical marketing wise. 2)Writers. Most comic book writers are white males. So it's easier for them to write about what they know. It's not their fault really but, it's harder for a white man to write minority characters because most don't know how to without sterotyping them. It's that simple. But you do have to give them credit for trying at least. 3)Majority. The comic world mainly revolves around America and whites are the majority (But not for too much longer) of the population so logically there would be more white characters. But as time has progressed that gap has begun to close. And the majority of new characters that will be created in the future to come will most likely be minority characters.

And finally as to your question about being ahead of the situation, change takes time. I'm 25 and live in the deep south (GA). My generation has come a long way from my parents generation as theirs did before them, as the next will after me. I see major change here as compared to my grandparents generations. But change will and is happening.

As my final response I will just simply say, for me keep the old characters original in the main continuity but bring on the new awesome characters of the future.

Anyways man, sorry I took up so much of your post. I am enjoying our continued conversation. One love, Peace.