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95. No worries. cheers! :) nt

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actress tells minorities to stop stealing white super hero roles [View all] Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 OP

Most of the 'hero' franchises are from comics that are many decades old. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #1

Guardians of the Galaxy in their current form was from the 2008 but the characters go back el_bryanto Mar 2015 #2

The cartoon version of Static Shock was one of my favorite TV shows..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #10

omg -- i'd never heard of it so looked it up -- 2 or the 3 creators are dead, both under 50, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #26

I'm all for having more minority super heroes Reter Mar 2015 #3

What about having a white guy play Green Lantern, when the most famous version of that el_bryanto Mar 2015 #18

You think Jon Stewart is more GL than Hal Jordan? Based on what? TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #25

Every incarnation before the current JL was all Hal Jordan. Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #29

Not exactly there is Kyle Katern and another major one and an old school Lantern TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #31

It feel the same about Spider-Man Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #32

Kyle Rayner. Codeine Mar 2015 #36

Good call. Gardner was the one I couldn't even begin to pull out. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #89

At a guess, probably because Jon Stewart was the GL in the... JHB Mar 2015 #60

Stewart is meh, he was strong because he is a Green Lantern not because he was that great a GL TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #88

I don't care what actor plays him, Codeine Mar 2015 #34

It's just a shame htat Hal Jordan is such a desperately boring character. el_bryanto Mar 2015 #37

Now on this we agree. Codeine Mar 2015 #38

Yeah, but Hal Jordan had a great sidekick. zappaman Mar 2015 #46

Ah, jeez. Codeine Mar 2015 #63

Me too. zappaman Mar 2015 #71

GUY GARDNER!!!..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #53

Sorry, but for the "Superfriends" generation, it was Hal Jordan ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #51

Blonde Aquaman has generally been lame ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #48

It's a frickin' cartoon people. ZX86 Mar 2015 #4

Who cares what color they are? zappaman Mar 2015 #5

Yeah, this. A great actor can do wonders for a character..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #9

Because that's not really Nick Fury Nevernose Mar 2015 #14

I forgot about all those ridiculous multi-universes. zappaman Mar 2015 #17

They're ending the Ultimate universe now, aren't they? Marr Mar 2015 #44

That man was MADE for that role. Number23 Mar 2015 #39

Well... zappaman Mar 2015 #42

Oh. God. NOO!!!!! Number23 Mar 2015 #43

Buahahahahahahaha Xyzse Mar 2015 #90

You knew about this, huh? Number23 Mar 2015 #92

Yes, I saw it got put in network television. Xyzse Mar 2015 #94

Because Marvel actually decided to model Fury after Jackson to troll him into playing Fury ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #49

Cool info! Thanks for that Number23 Mar 2015 #75

Avery Brooks was Captain Sisko on Deep Space 9 ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #78

Oh yeah, he definitely has a bit of the SLJ flavor Number23 Mar 2015 #80

It's not so much the color as the culture. Xithras Mar 2015 #93

I think Rodriguez was misinterpreted: she understands the need for superheroes in all races Wella Mar 2015 #6

This is rather the impression that I received myself. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #11

I don't know enough about the superhero world to know which ones are popular and which ones are not Wella Mar 2015 #15

but she could have said that, right? CTyankee Mar 2015 #12

When you're saying things on the fly, they often come out a little different than you intend Wella Mar 2015 #16

I guess it is true, but really, there are agents out there who can moderate views in such CTyankee Mar 2015 #19

Yes, but agents can't cover 100%. That's why they have PR people to smooth things over Wella Mar 2015 #20

I don't know but I think they can advise...if they are intuitive they know what to say to CTyankee Mar 2015 #21

Yes, they can advise, but they can't be everywhere at once and public figures say things on the fly Wella Mar 2015 #22

yes, I always would advise a generous spirit... CTyankee Mar 2015 #23

Michelle Rodriguez isn't that type of actress JonLP24 Mar 2015 #45

You're right, she's often in trouble for speaking her mind justiceischeap Mar 2015 #58

"apologizes to those offended" alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #7

I do think her wording was a bit problematic, to be frank. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #8

And shame on Zoe Saldana for stealing roles from green and blue people! Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #13

She didn't say what she meant in the right way romanic Mar 2015 #24

I agree with her that Hollywood is being lazy. dilby Mar 2015 #27

Idris Elba. bravenak Mar 2015 #28

I dunno . . . Brigid Mar 2015 #30

Still here. Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #33

He's still around mythology Mar 2015 #35

Honey, get Hollywood to actually DO something with the black superheroes that already exist Number23 Mar 2015 #40

A stand alone Storm movie? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #50

Get them to do anything with ANY female superhero! Behind the Aegis Mar 2015 #52

Supposedly, there will be a Black Widow film ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #54

I have heard that about the Black Widow too. Behind the Aegis Mar 2015 #55

Oh, I am SO with you! WONDER WOMAN should have been done 20 years ago Number23 Mar 2015 #76

I think Rodriguez needs to re direct her angst towards JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #56

Isn't it? JonLP24 Mar 2015 #57

She put the onus on minority creators who might not even be interested in writing the script JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #62

Booze bottle for five minutes? JonLP24 Mar 2015 #70

I've read two articles on this JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #72

who wrote Juno? JonLP24 Mar 2015 #73

Girl, this thread is Heaven for me. I may live in here forever Number23 Mar 2015 #77

Eh, it's done in comics all the time. Miss Marvel is currently a teenage Muslim girl. Marr Mar 2015 #41

You are wrong, of course. Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #66

lol! Marr Mar 2015 #67

She has never struck me as being too bright. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #47

Have you even read her reasoning? DetlefK Mar 2015 #59

Superman was created in 1933. Batman was created in 1940. kwassa Mar 2015 #87

Which only reinforces my argument. DetlefK Mar 2015 #91

IMO they should make both Johnny AND Sue Storm black Orrex Mar 2015 #61

who the fuck cares... Javaman Mar 2015 #64

Maybe some of us minorities are sick of the myth of the white superhero taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #81

I agree. Javaman Mar 2015 #82

Ok yeah agree taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #84

No worries. cheers! :) nt Javaman Mar 2015 #95

Right now my current favorite, its the JAPANESE VERSION of WITICHBLADE! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #65

That looks great ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #74

She's trying to make a jump that doesn't exist yet ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #68

Made me think of this.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #69

It fits... Phentex Mar 2015 #83

Superheroes are made-up so who cares what race they are supposed to be. alarimer Mar 2015 #79

You'd be fine, then, if Tom Robinson were played by a white man? Orrex Mar 2015 #85

I can't believe that she used the Green Lantern as an example. Glassunion Mar 2015 #86